I'm sorry mama! I know how you feel! Sleep has just been awful for the last two weeks here too. Yesterday morning I was soooo tired and frustrated with not getting any sleep i just put ds in his high chair to get a cup of coffee and he started to fuss, I turned to him and said 'stop it!' in a not- so nice tone... I felt really bad. It's hard to be a mom and take care of someone 24/7 when all you want is just one stretch of sleep that lasts longer than 2 hours to regroup yourself. (((((hugs)))))
I feel like such a horrible mom :(
I yelled at my 6.5 month old DD last night. I just lost it and couldn't take it anymore. It was the third time she'd woken me up crying and screaming in a 60 minute period and I was just so exhausted from a near sleepless week. I've been averaging four hours a night for the past two weeks. I just snapped.
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I feel like I haven't finished a full sleep cycle in two weeks!
I feel so guilty and so ashamed of myself. I sat there next to her in bed listening to her scream and cry for ten minutes before I could pull myself together to comfort her. I just wanted to rip my hair out.
She's teething really bad, so that's why she's having such a fitful time sleeping... at least I think. Plus she's suddenly in this separation anxiety stage, even in the middle of the night. She sleeps in her side carred crib and that just seemed too far away for her last night. When I pulled her into bed with me to snuggle the rest of the night she only woke up once to eat. The rest of the night, if I felt her stir I'd rest my hand on her chest and she'd settle back into a deeper sleep.
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I feel so guilty and so ashamed of myself. I sat there next to her in bed listening to her scream and cry for ten minutes before I could pull myself together to comfort her. I just wanted to rip my hair out.
She's teething really bad, so that's why she's having such a fitful time sleeping... at least I think. Plus she's suddenly in this separation anxiety stage, even in the middle of the night. She sleeps in her side carred crib and that just seemed too far away for her last night. When I pulled her into bed with me to snuggle the rest of the night she only woke up once to eat. The rest of the night, if I felt her stir I'd rest my hand on her chest and she'd settle back into a deeper sleep.
Bad mommy
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Sleep deprivation is HARD. It changes a person - *temporarily*. Please, please, forgive yourself and move on. It is the best thing you can do for you and your baby!
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Defintely don't be so hard on yourself - but I think the fact that you are beating yourself up, that you do feel bad about it, makes you a GREAT mommy, not a terrible one. It means you really care.
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Hang in there, mama.
In our house, we ALL apologize when we lose our tempers, not only do the boys have to apologize to me if they are rude, but I apologize to them if I yell/snap/etc. I think it helps to model expected behavior, and teaches them that not even mommy is perfect.
So start now! Apologize to her, snuggle with her, and start again.
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We've all done it at one point or another, you're NOT a bad mommy, you're a normal exhausted mommy!!
So start now! Apologize to her, snuggle with her, and start again.
We've all done it at one point or another, you're NOT a bad mommy, you're a normal exhausted mommy!!
First FORGIVE YOURSELF! Take a deep breath...everyone is fine.
Just wanted to say that my daughter started having really fitful nights at 6 months and I thought it was teething. I finally brought her to the doctor and it turned out she had a bad ear infection. She was EBF and had no fever or other signs of an ear infection. She was just super moody and couldnt sleep. Just thought it might be something to consider.
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Just wanted to say that my daughter started having really fitful nights at 6 months and I thought it was teething. I finally brought her to the doctor and it turned out she had a bad ear infection. She was EBF and had no fever or other signs of an ear infection. She was just super moody and couldnt sleep. Just thought it might be something to consider.
I remember yelling at DS1 in the middle of the night when he would not go to sleep. I think he was around 3 weeks? Not my best parenting moment, for sure. I think most mamas have been there, it can be hard in the middle of the night when all we want is some much needed sleep! Don't be too hard on yourself.
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As others aptly noted, you sound like a thoughtful, caring mommy!
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My middle child was a high needs baby/ is a high need child and it is TOUGH! I snap every few months when my reserves are just empty...
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Hang in there!
Hang in there!
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The teething phase is hard. Well, lots of phases are hard! Don't beat yourself up.
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