Uninterrupted Sleep... ... Yeah, right.
That's a picture of Beanie when we went for our very first walk in the stroller. She enjoyed the walk a lot, so much so that I'm trying to make a point to go for a walk everyday, as long as the weather permits.
The idea of bringing her out for walks is to expose her to sunshine and fresh air, so that she can differentiate between day and night.
Day -> Fun and sunshine, milk and butterflies, songs and dance, happy mommy and active baby.
Night-> Snuggle and sleep, lullaby and pillows, huggies and whispers, sleepy baby and contented mommy.
Unfortunately, it is not the case.
Beanie is still waking up at least 2 times a night on good days and on bad days, every freaking 2 hours. Since I am on both day AND night shifts, the sleep deprivation is driving me crazy.
So, a few days ago, I sent out a SOS signal and got my father-in-law (FIL) to help out a bit. My FIL took her out for a walk in her stroller and I immediately jumped to bed, looking forward to an uninterrupted sleep, even if it was just a nap.
There I was, drifting happily to sleep and suddenly I heard... "Waaaaaaah Waaaaaaah Waaaaah" and that was Beanie screaming at the top of her lungs.
I must be dreaming... *ignore*
"Waaaaaah Waaaaah Waaaaaah Waaaaah Waaaaaah "
Geez, that was indeed Beanie and she was wailing at the void deck and since I am staying on the 2nd floor, I could still hear her cry.
Sigh, so I headed down to the void deck below to carry a grumpy Beanie.
So much for an uninterrupted sleep.
6 comments:
Oh dear. Poor mummy. I had my first night of good sleep when my son turned 4. I almost popped champagne to celebrate! The trouble with breast fed babies is they don't get satiated enough, so they are often hungry. And when they get older, they just want to wake up to suckle. Mothers who wean them off early may not have that problem.
I hope you find some kind of help or you'll become too sleep deprived and grouchy.
wanna try folding a small handkerchief to cover Beanie's eyes when she fall asleep in the day? so less easily wake up from light.
i've tried on my god-daughter and it works. her naps used to be 15mins then wake up wanting to play + cuddle, she slept for 45mins after my method...
She is really very pretty!! VERY!! I used to sleep next to my baby in a very big t-shirt. It was easy to train my baby to find the nipple on his own, and help himself whenever he was hungry. I didn't have to wake up.
4 ??!! 4 ??!!! *faint* I cannot tahan until she is 4??!! I intend to breastfeed Beanie until she is 1 yr old or so. Hmmm... I do intend to "sleep-train" her when she is around 6 mths. Let's see whether I'll be successful.
Petunia: so your baby was in your t-shirt and both of you slept together? Currently Beanie sleeps in a Sarong and only very occasionally she sleeps on my bed because I'm so afraid that I'll flatten her!
Fresh Fry: Ok, i'll give that a try! Hopefully it will work! ;)
Not IN my shirt. I lift up when he cries. I was sooooooooooooo tired that this was way better than having to GET UP.
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