Why do us new moms stress over sleep? I would guess it is because not only does baby need it to grow, us moms need sleep as well. It seems to me that sleep is the number one conversation at my mom meet ups, new mom's group, music class, and well just about everywhere AJ and I go!!!! WHen does your baby go to bed? How long will they sleep for? Do they still eat at night? How do you get them to do that? These are the questions that keep coming up, and yes I ask them as well. But I think all this talking about how my child "should" be sleeping is just stressing me out. I know how important it is for AJ's health (and my sannity), but sometimes I just don't want to compare AJ's sleeping to other babies. It either makes me feel good about how we are doing or like I am doing something wrong.
With all of these sleep conversations I have heard many different ways to go about getting your child to sleep. And all mom's swear by what they did.
Last night was not a great sleep night for us, so I woke up a little stressed out. Luckily my husband went in to work a little later than usual so I got a little sleep and a nice long shower. It always amazes me how much a nice shower can improve your day. AJ was a happy baby pretty much all day even with her lack of sleep. I guess my husband is right she is only 4 months old and we shouldn't expect her to sleep the same every night.
We go to the doctor this week we will have to get her opinion on AJ's sleeping and where we go from here. I am ready for AJ to sleep through the night, but not sure if we can do it. If the doctor says she doesn't need the feedings during the night, maybe then we will try and sleep through the night.
Why can't babies just figure out this sleeping thing on their own? :)
Every baby is different and is good that you don’t compare AJ with other little ones. There is a lot of different theories or strategies of sleeping but you need to do whatever is good for you and AJ. And about shower time I agree with you makes a big difference.
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