Sleep Follies
Sweet girl has never been a great sleeper. She slept, but not very long. I blame a tiny belly and fast digestion. She was so jaundice in the beginning (for 6 weeks really) that it was right to feed her so often. As she got a bit bigger (when she hit 10lbs I think) she was able to go a bit longer at night. But usually no more than 3 hours.
So note that I have not "slept" for more than two hours at a time, in almost four months.
It was "better" when I coslept because I was less disturbed. But now that it's time to get her into her own bed (she's been there about two weeks now), well the struggle is real.
And the first few days were hard, but than for about a week it went well. Or maybe just five days? I really am not a good historian in these sleep deprived days. But she slept for three hours at a stretch and then I think it was Sunday night she slept for five hours. So the ability to sleep is there, somewhere.
But it has not been present since then.
She's been up every hour. It's ridiculous. She wants to nurse or pacify, not sure which, and I just can't feed her every hour. It's exhausting. Add to that she wasn't eating great during the day and I feel like we have some confusion happening.
But what is really happening is her brain turning on. It's got some ridiculous cutesy name but it's all developmental, these night wakings. Her brain just can't settle. Her body just can't stop moving. She rolled over the other day and I thought she was going to rest a bit easier after that. Nope. If I watch her on the floor I feel like she's going to roll the other way very soon as well. She has the benefit of being light and have strong legs. They do all the work. She is not great with her arms yet.
I would love to tell you that this being my third rodeo I am handling it better. But nope. Sleep deprivation is sleep deprivation is sleep deprivation. Even when you know why it's happening.
But I point you to the following evidence ... David at four month regression. And here. And here. And here. And here. There are other posts but you get the idea. His lasted about two months. And then I posted this. But this was really the turning point, and when he started sleeping. It was a five month process. Not pleasant.
And not a happy fact as I start this process with sister.
G was a little bit different, but I didn't document it. I know that he was going four hours at a stretch by five months. And that I started CIO with him for ten minutes at a time at four months. I know that if he had slept three hours I fed him (per doc).
But it was less of an ordeal because in the pleasant way of first babies, I could "sleep when the baby sleeps" so it wasn't as dire. With the last two kiddos I'm up all night and most of the day.
It is what it is. Please pray it passes quickly.
So note that I have not "slept" for more than two hours at a time, in almost four months.
It was "better" when I coslept because I was less disturbed. But now that it's time to get her into her own bed (she's been there about two weeks now), well the struggle is real.
And the first few days were hard, but than for about a week it went well. Or maybe just five days? I really am not a good historian in these sleep deprived days. But she slept for three hours at a stretch and then I think it was Sunday night she slept for five hours. So the ability to sleep is there, somewhere.
But it has not been present since then.
She's been up every hour. It's ridiculous. She wants to nurse or pacify, not sure which, and I just can't feed her every hour. It's exhausting. Add to that she wasn't eating great during the day and I feel like we have some confusion happening.
But what is really happening is her brain turning on. It's got some ridiculous cutesy name but it's all developmental, these night wakings. Her brain just can't settle. Her body just can't stop moving. She rolled over the other day and I thought she was going to rest a bit easier after that. Nope. If I watch her on the floor I feel like she's going to roll the other way very soon as well. She has the benefit of being light and have strong legs. They do all the work. She is not great with her arms yet.
I would love to tell you that this being my third rodeo I am handling it better. But nope. Sleep deprivation is sleep deprivation is sleep deprivation. Even when you know why it's happening.
But I point you to the following evidence ... David at four month regression. And here. And here. And here. And here. There are other posts but you get the idea. His lasted about two months. And then I posted this. But this was really the turning point, and when he started sleeping. It was a five month process. Not pleasant.
And not a happy fact as I start this process with sister.
G was a little bit different, but I didn't document it. I know that he was going four hours at a stretch by five months. And that I started CIO with him for ten minutes at a time at four months. I know that if he had slept three hours I fed him (per doc).
But it was less of an ordeal because in the pleasant way of first babies, I could "sleep when the baby sleeps" so it wasn't as dire. With the last two kiddos I'm up all night and most of the day.
It is what it is. Please pray it passes quickly.
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