Mini rant about sleep...

[Tway]

So a coworker posted on Facebook today that her newborn just gave her another 7-hour stretch of sleep. She well-restedly wrote "looks like my 7-week-old is sleeping through the night!" Now I love her dearly and I'm happy she is getting the rest she needs to take care of her kids, but I also get insanely jealous/frustrated/annoyed/desperate when hearing that parents get to enjoy their babies in a restful, anxious-less state of mind.

Another friend complained that her 2-month-old preemie gets up once a night and she has a hard time pulling herself out of bed. ARGH!

I know it sounds petty and mean, but oh, the things I want to tell them when I'm up for the 4th time feeding and it's 3 a.m. and I just want to cry or take a cab to the airport...

Just thought I'd share in case anyone else wants to poke rested parents in the eye from time to time...

[Chloe'sMama]

I am sorry mama. I was just talking to my friend today about sleep. DD1 didnt sleep longer than a couple hours at a time till she night weaned at 22 months. Now I have a three week old, and she seems to be following in big sis' footsteps. I had friends who sleep trained their babies and got full nights of sleep right away, but I could never do it.... so my choice I guess.

Good luck. Rest when you can.

[MamitaM]

Please don't poke me in the eye! My son does sleep pretty well,but he does wake up,I don't know how many times in the night or at what time but I just latch him on and then I sorta go back to sleep while he nurses. I'm tired in the morning but I can function well enough I guess to do what I need to do. I'm so glad I chose to co sleep. It's sooooo much easier then me getting up to feed him and change him in the middle of the night.

[MamaRuga]

My brother and sister in law have a baby who has been a great sleeper. Their experience of the first year has been so different from what mine was. While I am so glad that they are having an easy time of it, it can be hard to not feel sorry for myself that my baby wasn't that way!

[Mommy2Haley]

Originally Posted by Tway

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Just thought I'd share in case anyone else wants to poke rested parents in the eye from time to time...

A friend of mine is always talking about how her baby (6 months younger than DD2) is sleeping 10-7. Her daughter's sleep hasn't been so great lately though

My first daughter was up every 20 minutes or so for the first 20 months. Then I discovered some food allergies and we magically went to three hour stretches. I discovered some reflux and that stretched a bit more. Then I got pregnant and my milk went away and she started STTN! She was 26 months by that point ...

Her little sister sleeps somewhat better but on nights when she's teething horribly it's like having DD1 in bed again!

I would never CIO just for the sake of sleep. My children are not wired to STTN straight away and why should I rush them into it? Why can't I "enjoy" my children at 3am??