I routinely debate between napping and showering when my husband takes the baby to give me a break. Most of the time sleep wins. Although today I handed DH our screaming son and just stood in the shower for a while. After a night of inconsolable crying, I was just done.
You literally have no recollection of what you did when LO woke up last night. My SO works nights so I'm home by myself with the baby. She wakes up crying at 12 (I remember because I answered SIL's text) and I take her out of her bouncer. Next thing you know it's 3am. I don't know where she was when I woke up, all I remember is she was breastfeeding and realizing "omg what was I doing for the past 3 hours and where was LO? Was she in my arms? In my bed? Did I put her back in the bouncer?" I feel like such a terrible mother, I've decided that from now on when she wakes up, I'm walking over to the rocker to feed her because I don't trust myself with a lack of sleep
You literally have no recollection of what you did when LO woke up last night. My SO works nights so I'm home by myself with the baby. She wakes up crying at 12 (I remember because I answered SIL's text) and I take her out of her bouncer. Next thing you know it's 3am. I don't know where she was when I woke up, all I remember is she was breastfeeding and realizing "omg what was I doing for the past 3 hours and where was LO? Was she in my arms? In my bed? Did I put her back in the bouncer?" I feel like such a terrible mother, I've decided that from now on when she wakes up, I'm walking over to the rocker to feed her because I don't trust myself with a lack of sleep
You wake up to your alarm going off (because you still have to wake LO to feed 24/7) and you find yourself shushing it and trying to soothe it because you can't turn it off quick enough.
You literally have no recollection of what you did when LO woke up last night. My SO works nights so I'm home by myself with the baby. She wakes up crying at 12 (I remember because I answered SIL's text) and I take her out of her bouncer. Next thing you know it's 3am. I don't know where she was when I woke up, all I remember is she was breastfeeding and realizing "omg what was I doing for the past 3 hours and where was LO? Was she in my arms? In my bed? Did I put her back in the bouncer?" I feel like such a terrible mother, I've decided that from now on when she wakes up, I'm walking over to the rocker to feed her because I don't trust myself with a lack of sleep
I had to start doing this because I keep falling asleep feeding my LO.
DH decided to run out and get us some sodas. He was talking about how something caffinated sounded good (but since it's 7:45 at night, he'd be up all night). I told him if he got something with caffeine, he could stay up with the baby and I could get some sleep in the bed since little man likes to be held and I've been spending my nights with him in the recliner.
I said he could give Zeke a bottle so I could just pump and head back off to bed. Then I made the tired mom comment of "oh but then maybe you shouldn't have caffeine because I read it takes longer for baby bodies to process so then Zeke would be up all night..." Pretty sure the bottle of milk would be safe from DH's caffeine.
When your kid leaves toy cars all over your bed and you don't even bother taking them off anymore. I just lay down and whatever car I come across toss them off. I'll make him pick them up in the morning lol
You know your SO is a tired dad when you open the fridge this morning and there's a carton of ice cream in it. Zero judgement though, I almost put the milk in the pantry last weekend.
When you fall asleep with baby while DH is making dinner and when he wakes you to eat you use the baby as an excuse to continue sleeping.. "But if I move I might wake her"
LO finally goes down for a nap and you decide F housework and take one too. One hour later you wake up in a panic thinking its dinner time and then realize it's only been an hour and LO is still asleep.
When ur dressing ur 1 month old & after putting the onesie over his head u hold out the sleeves so he could put his hands through. & after a bit u almost get frustrated with him for taking forever then remember which kid ur getting dressed.
When you fall asleep with baby while DH is making dinner and when he wakes you to eat you use the baby as an excuse to continue sleeping.. "But if I move I might wake her"
Poor guy. I'm the worst.
Dude, don't wake a sleeping baby! That's a totally valid excuse!
You literally have no recollection of what you did when LO woke up last night. My SO works nights so I'm home by myself with the baby. She wakes up crying at 12 (I remember because I answered SIL's text) and I take her out of her bouncer. Next thing you know it's 3am. I don't know where she was when I woke up, all I remember is she was breastfeeding and realizing "omg what was I doing for the past 3 hours and where was LO? Was she in my arms? In my bed? Did I put her back in the bouncer?" I feel like such a terrible mother, I've decided that from now on when she wakes up, I'm walking over to the rocker to feed her because I don't trust myself with a lack of sleep
I typically have no recollection from 2-5 AM.
I'm constantly waking and can't remeber feeding her in the middle of the night or I wake up with her in my arms and Im not quite sure how long she's been there...I also tried to dump the formula powder into a bottle that still had the cap and nipple on it..
Re: You Know You're a tired Mom when...
"Finally, the baby is napping and not in my arms! I can finally... uh.... er...... what was I trying to do all morning again?"
(answer: empty the dishwasher and eat breakfast. Its past lunchtime now, and I'm fried, so, eff the dishes. Fruity Pebbles counts as lunch, right?)
I said he could give Zeke a bottle so I could just pump and head back off to bed. Then I made the tired mom comment of "oh but then maybe you shouldn't have caffeine because I read it takes longer for baby bodies to process so then Zeke would be up all night..." Pretty sure the bottle of milk would be safe from DH's caffeine.
Poor guy. I'm the worst.
You might as well keep the spit-up contained to as few clothing items as possible.
Dude, don't wake a sleeping baby! That's a totally valid excuse!