Anyone remember a thing called sleep?!

ATolentino89 · January 2016

ATolentino89 · January 2016

I have a distant memory of needing to take Benadryl to fall asleep. And the only waking I would do in 8-9 hours is to go pee. Man, those were the days.

Not that I don't absolutely love my son.

I am bored at work.

ACarter0914 · January 2016

I'm tired. I'd love to sleep for more then 2 hours at a time.

He's really cute and this won't last forever.

mltarrio · January 2016

My girl is two weeks old today and it feels right now like I may never sleep longer than 30 minutes ever again. It does get better right? Or is that a lie they tell new mothers?

Gingermom15 · January 2016

Henry is 8 weeks tomorrow and slept from 11-9 both yesterday and this morning. Have faith that it will get better. Those first few weeks were the longest days I've ever had.

breezypip · January 2016

So I don't want to jinx it, but after 5 weeks of NO sleep or very very very little, DD has been sleeping for 6-8 hours at night the last 4 nights. I feel like a million bucks! And literally a day before that I had broke down sobbing that I will never sleep again and that I will probably die of sleep deprivation. Please let this be the new normal!

yl1m32015 · January 2016

Hang in there guys. My daughter is 2 months old and sleeps great now. The first month or so you just have to survive and get through the sleep deprivation.

angelicac06 · January 2016

Yeah my almost 6 week old surprised me the other day with 5 hours at night uninterrupted. Before the longest was 4. It isn't consistent however it gives me hope that it will get longer and longer. I freakin miss sleep. My DW is sick therefore quarantined in the guest bedroom so I've been taking care of LO by myself for 4 days. My DW wakes up this morning at almost 11 am! God I never thought I'd ever be envious of someone with a horrible cold lol.

Court11152325 · January 2016

DD is 4 weeks tomorrow and has been doing this lovely thing where one night she sleeps great and the next she barely sleeps at all. So just as I get my hopes up, she crushes my dreams and everything I believe in. I'll let you guess what kind of night we had last night.

Fingers crossed it gets better. But what sucks is even if she does sleep through the night, I'll have to wake to pump because my poor engorged boobies wouldn't be able to make it til morning.

Also, if I have to hear my SO talk about how tired he is one more time I'm going to punch him.

jenEP · January 2016

I love hearing these encouraging stories. I'm so tired, but knowing that it might get better soon gives me hope.

candace4erich · January 2016

Between pumping every three hours for our twins in the NICU, visiting the NICU twice a day, trying to keep regular life merely functioning, and driving my husband to doctors appointments for brain tumor treatments, I have no idea what sleep is anymore. Or how it feels to not be stressed out.

laurabwalker · January 2016

I have hope, ty everyone. At this point if she sleeps 2-3 hr stretches I'm ecstatic

Mizuiro007 · January 2016

With my first it was awful in the beginning. We only got sleep by switching off with each other, later only by having him in his swing. Then a period where he would sleep every other night and nights between were still vaguely nightmarish. I think by 4 months he was sleeping decent stretches in his crib and since then it's been uphill.

DD has her nights she gets fussy but at 7 weeks she sleeps roughly 4 hour stretches overnight so I'm getting a little better sleep. Sometimes I give her a last feeding after hubby gets home and he'll take her for a feeding so I'll get closer to 6 hrs-8 hrs. Sleep does return although it has yet to be the same as it was before kids. For one thing I find I don't sleep as much. Rarely can I make myself sleep more than 5-6 hours now and I used to need closer to 12 to function.

kleshelle · January 2016

My little girl is sleeping 4-5 hours max at night and I'm loving it! Hopefully it just keeps getting better and not start going the other way..

JulieK79 · January 2016

breezypip said:
So I don't want to jinx it, but after 5 weeks of NO sleep or very very very little, DD has been sleeping for 6-8 hours at night the last 4 nights. I feel like a million bucks! And literally a day before that I had broke down sobbing that I will never sleep again and that I will probably die of sleep deprivation. Please let this be the new normal!

Friday night I was crying because I was so exhausted from just everything. Saturday night DD slept from 10:00-4:30. I was so excited. DD is 7 weeks. Hang in there ladies!

Court11152325 · January 2016

DD just slept from 9:30-2:45. It was amazing! My boobs woke me up at 2:10 or so and I had to pump or they would have exploded. And of course she woke up just as I got back in the room from putting the milk in the freezer.

Fortunately righty is a work horse and was able to keep her happy.

brittbee0715 · January 2016

Everyone is sleeping right now but me of course. I have to pump. Gaaahh, how I hate pumping!

Mizuiro007 · January 2016

I wanted to add that at 15 months DS sleeps 10-12 hrs overnight and takes a 2-4 hr nap in the afternoon. There's definitely hope for the future.

pupsicle23 · January 2016

Every time I brag to someone about how DD is a great sleeper and does a 4 hour followed by a 3 hour stretch, she has a terrible night. Last night girlfriend completely lost her mind and screamed for two hours. The boob finally was accepted and calmed her down. Boob for president.

But, I have hope that she'll have no problem sleeping longer stretches before too long.

ACarter0914 · January 2016

Worst night ever...I've been trying to supplement with formula before bed but that's a huge no go! Makes my little man super gassy and wakes right up so our usual up every two hours turned into bed at 12 up at 2:30 and not back to bed until 4 then up again at 6:45. (By awake I mean screaming at the top of his little lungs)

I'm not impressed; usually we are in bed around 9:00 and he's up every two hours after that.

I miss sleep!!!!!!!

TomekiaB · January 2016

My sleep issues aren't so much DS fault as my body. Initially it was terrible night sweats and waking up freezing. I still wake up and need to pump most nights (or sleep through a pump session and wake up in pain). Sometimes I wake up hungry and have to eat despite it only being 4-5am or I take advantage of having both hands and put away a load of laundry or dishes after pumping/BF because it is so much easier when DS is sleeping or DH is still home. The most significant time DS keeps me awake is when he wants to play around midnight (which is when he kicked nonstop during my pregnancy).

misamima · January 2016

I can't promise when it'll happen, but you will sleep again.

And then you'll forget all about these sleepless nights that you'll make the same mistake I did and get pregnant and relive it all over again...

sarahjulypsu · January 2016

I had such horrible insomnia/ hip pain/ plus needing to pee all night while pregnant that I got less sleep then with a newborn. I survived with next to no sleep the last two months. Whatever I get now is way better! DD is 4 weeks and slept from 10:30-5 last night, thank you Jesus! I hope it happens again. It does get better for sure.

teachmegs817 · January 2016

My LO is sleeping in 3 hours stretches, which do make for some tiring mornings and even tiring feeding sessions when DH or I, initially wake to change and feed him. He will be 5w tomorrow. I will say though, because he's on this 3 hour, sometimes 3 1/2 hour stretch, it's a predictable schedule and that's helpful for us.

Question for any ladies who had preemies. Did you find that because your LO was preemie, they didn't start sleeping for longer stretches until much later on? I know every baby is different, but we have 1 friend who has preemie and he didn't start sleeping longer stretches or through the night until 4 months. She said that at about the 4 month mark was when he was only waking up once during the night for them. I was just curious to see if a general rule for preemies is, to expect their sleeping patterns to take longer to develop.

katy4128 · January 2016

DS slept from 11:30-4:30 then 5:30-8! Thank you baby! It is amazing how just a little bit more sleep can make you feel like a million bucks!

Gingermom15 · January 2016

misamima said:
I can't promise when it'll happen, but you will sleep again.

And then you'll forget all about these sleepless nights that you'll make the same mistake I did and get pregnant and relive it all over again...

At the moment the very thought terrifies me. If my dr would have agreed to tie my tubes during my two week exam I would have let her in a heart beat. Thankful she has ethics incase I'm insane enough to do this again

cedixon2 · January 2016

I sleep from 8 pm to around 1am. DH takes the 2 feedings so I can sleep.

I got my tubes tied on Friday. I guess my next sleepless nights will come when my 13 year old starts driving and dating... Gulp!

misamima · January 2016

sarahgn said:

misamima said:
I can't promise when it'll happen, but you will sleep again.

And then you'll forget all about these sleepless nights that you'll make the same mistake I did and get pregnant and relive it all over again...
At the moment the very thought terrifies me. If my dr would have agreed to tie my tubes during my two week exam I would have let her in a heart beat. Thankful she has ethics incase I'm insane enough to do this again

When your sweet babe starts giving you hugs and kisses and says "I love you", you're gonna forget all about the newborn stage.

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