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What would you do?

AnglwngsAnglwngs
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So here's the scoop!  Chloe is getting over double ear infections.  In the last 3 nights I have had a total of 2 hrs of sleep a night. I feel like I am going to hit a wall. Chloe is a terrible sleeper any time, not just now. So the lack of sleep is building up. I feel like I am about to hit a wall very soon. My mother has offered to keep Chloe overnight, but I just don't know if I can leave her overnight. I have never been away from her.  Is this crazy? Am I overreacting? Should I let my mother keep her so we can catch up on some sleep or suck it up and deal. I feel so torn. Please help!
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Re: What would you do?

  • vanillacouragevanillacourage member
    Of course you should let your mom keep her.

    Or if it will make you feel better, go over there with her and sleep in another room while your mom is "in charge" of the baby.
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  • aforstaforst member
    Well of course the decision is up to you.  Do you feel comfortable w/ your mom having her?  If you do, I would do it.  I know it's hard to leave them, but you will feel better once she's acutally there.  Get some sleep and go get her in the a.m.  Do you think she would be better off w/ a mom who can't function b/c she's so tired tonight, or a well-rested, ready-to-go mom in the a.m.??
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  • tegteg
    that's really nice of her to offer!  can your mom come to your place and just take the night shift? 
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  • CalliopiCalliopi
    I agree with the pp if you feel comfortable with who's watching her you should definitely do it.  You will feel a million times better after you get some sleep and it will be much easier to cope with everything then.
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  • jenifairiesjenifairies

    I would probably have my mom stay here so if the baby really needed me I was there. Or go stay there too.

    If she is sick, she may want her mommy and some point.

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  • AnglwngsAnglwngs
    The problem is if I either go over to my Mom's and stay and let her take the night shift, I can still hear Chloe cry. And when she cries I can't sleep, so I guess it would defeat the purpose.  Same with having her come over and be "in charge."  I dont know why I think its a big deal leaving her. I just have never been away from her and that I think is what's bothering me about it all.
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  • MNheidiMNheidi member
    I'd do it in a heartbeat - if my mom weren't in GA.  Seriously, you'll be a much better mom if you catch up on some sleep.
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  • jgft878jgft878
    DS occassionally spends the night with my MIL, and it is a huge help when I'm exhausted.  I kind of got forced into it early on, because my mom went into the hospital when DS was just a couple of months old.  My brother and I rotated spending the night with her, and I had no other option but to let MIL help out.  She adores him and spoils him rotten.  He is completely happy when he's with her, but he's super excited to see me the next morning.  I would go for it if I were you.  You need your rest.
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  • 1MusicMaker1MusicMaker
    It's your comfort level--but if my mom lived less than a gabillion hours away, I would totally let her keep DS overnight if she offered.
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