i know that things change from day to day with our lo's, and that ap is about going with the flow and following their lead — and that's the kind of mom i want to be — but my 5 mo dd's needs are kicking my a**. this morning i woke up and just burst into tears.
she was napping well for a couple days (2 a day, for over an hour, and alone), and then she just stopped napping. she was nursing every 2-3 hours, and now it's back to every 45 minutes (and when she does nurse, after a minute or two she bites and pulls my nipples, and cries). last night she was up every 15 minutes for the first half of the evening, then just stayed latched on into the wee hours. she is teething, and extra fussy b/c she's not sleeping. i'm just letting her nurse whenever she wants to and holding/wearing her constantly, and trying to keep her happy the best i can. but i'm tired and sore and so burnt out.
is this just a phase? is my happy, easy going girl still in there somewhere? is she just on the precipice of some huge developmental milestone? is there something i'm not doing that i should be?
she was napping well for a couple days (2 a day, for over an hour, and alone), and then she just stopped napping. she was nursing every 2-3 hours, and now it's back to every 45 minutes (and when she does nurse, after a minute or two she bites and pulls my nipples, and cries). last night she was up every 15 minutes for the first half of the evening, then just stayed latched on into the wee hours. she is teething, and extra fussy b/c she's not sleeping. i'm just letting her nurse whenever she wants to and holding/wearing her constantly, and trying to keep her happy the best i can. but i'm tired and sore and so burnt out.
is this just a phase? is my happy, easy going girl still in there somewhere? is she just on the precipice of some huge developmental milestone? is there something i'm not doing that i should be?
