Annoyed

Lilleybug

and irritated. DH has to go on a business training 6 hours away. He will be gone the entire week. I know its nothing he can avoid, but Im just so irritated. Besides the fact I will miss him like crazy, we usually switch off on nightly feedings. I'll have to do it on my own for the entire week (baby is usually up  ALL. night. long). Maybe its hormones, I dont know, but for some reason Im really upset over him leaving. So upset I havent even gone to bed tonight. He leaves tomorrow =(

Tomorrow I am hosting a baby shower 2 hours away (which was scheduled before his trip) and so I dont even get to say goodbye or take him to the airport. Am I being ridiculous? I feel like Im overreacting a bit but I cannot help it.

Jenniferk08

I can understand the frustration but just remember your H is working, alot of people are out of work.

As for the not sleeping.. have you tried a warm bath at night?  I did that with MJ before his 10pm bottle and he's been sleeping until 6:30 ever since.  I also use some lavender soothing Aveeno lotion on his feet/legs before going into his Pj's. 

Also now might be a good time to schedule some hours with a local babysitter to test them out.  Have someone come over for an hour or two even if it's just to give you time to nap/do laundry etc. 

dee1369

I understand your feelings, since that's how I feel every time my DH has to go out of town, but try not to let it get to you too much. You're lucky to have him help you at night - my DH is useless once he falls asleep, he rarely hears her crying and if he does he just goes back to sleep. 

We use the lavender soothing Aveeno on DD as part of her nightly routine as well. No bath before bed here, because she gets so worked up about it, but a lot of people swear by it. We do some massage before she gets her PJs on, and swaddle her and read her a book or play music while she's nursing. Since we started this routine she routinely sleeps until 7 a.m.

 

JessiRaye

I know it is hard and stressful to do it all alone. My H was out of town last week and I had all 3 kids by myself. It sure would have been nice to have an extra set of hands during dinner and bedtime each night! But no sense getting worked up over it. Hopefully it will fly by:)

I try to tell myself each day to enjoy every second with my LOs, even if it means I am up for hours at a time or utterly exhausted. It really does go by so fast and soon enough you'll be looking at a 5 year old like me:( I can barely remember what it was like to hold him all night or what his newborn cries sounded like. Trying to relish each second gets me thru those days where I want to pull my hair out.

As for the sleeping...I hope that gets turned around soon! Sleep deprivation is rough. Good luck:)