Ever pulled an all-nighter and had that sick headache feeling in the morning? That is becoming me....every morning. Though we have gone to the baby sleep clinic this week and now have a plan to help Charlie start learning to sleep longer than 2-3hours at a time at night and for more than 30 min during the day, it isn't going to go into effect until Labor Day weekend when we have some time to devote to it. And even then, it will be a slow process with many sleepless nights down the road for us.
It is funny to me how much time during the last three months that we have spent trying to elongate his disappearing naps. So far, approaches such as patting him back to sleep, and turning him over at 20 min (like a hamburger patty) have only had success for a few days or weeks. We have now officially given up on trying to get him to sleep longer, and just praise God when he naps for longer than 35 minutes during the day.
Anyways, when you have a baby who doesn't sleep well at night and doesn't nap either you can't make up for your lost sleep, so here's what I've been doing to cope.
Praying....lots and lots of praying around here, especially for my emotional stability, patience and that I would be able to still have joy and hope in the midst of a situation that I'm sure cannot continue on for the forever it feels like it will. Your prayers are of course highly appreciated!
Swimming....I'm not sure why, but going swimming with Charlie when I feel exhausted always perks me up. Charlie also he loves the water so I know we'll have fun.
Laughing....this one can't be forced, but when I find myself enjoying Charlie and Jonathan for any reason I try to milk all the fun out of it that I can. These little moments of joyful living are what carry me through when I'm discouraged and depressed. For our mutual delight, I offer here the latest little moment I'm treasuring up in my heart.
2 comments:
Awwww. I'm sorry your having a hard time honey. I thought you guys found a "system" that worked for you:( I'm sure EVERYONE has advice for you...(BUT:) Do you swaddle him? Like REALLY tight? I swaddled Max till he was like 9 months!:) He loved it and always slept better that way, otherwise he would just overstimulate himself:) I will definitely be praying for you guys, it's such a hard time to live without sleep, you just don't feel like yourself. Hang in there girl!:)
The sleep deprivation is just really hard, isn't it? What is a baby sleep clinic? Is it a boot camp-like place where you can drop your baby off and they will return him sleeping through the night? We need one of those here in Seattle! Jonas just started sleeping through the night consistently (within the last few months) and it is like the heavens have opened up and shined upon us. We'll keep you three in our prayers.
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