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My Due Date: September 1, 2015I have given birth!
Age: 44 years old
Location: Canada
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Nervous about adding another...
By Mrs.Mom » Posted Jun. 25, 2015 1:32pm - 419 views - 5 comments
Most of my friends are in the same boat I am and have recently had their second child. Our firsts' are all the same age so I keep asking how things are going and what the adjustment is like. Most tell me it's challenging and exhausting. So my fear is setting in because they have children who sleep through the night. My toddler still gets up every 1.5hrs or so. She won't sleep in her own bed and the only way I get rest at this point is if she sleeps with me, which won't be able to continue when baby arrives. My mind is racing thinking about how hard it was with my first. For 2 years straight we were/are up every 2 hrs and for most of those two years she would cry for at least 2hrs with no way to console her. Then she would wake for the day at 4am-5am. I remember waking up in tears every day wondering how I would make it through the day with the level of constant exhaustion I was experiencing. I almost didn't have another because of how difficult the lack of sleep has been. But I have always wanted two and here we are.
I'm so afraid of what is to come. I pray that this child is a better sleeper. DH and I have tried every sleep training method with our first and we tried for well over a year (starting when she was 8mos old and nothing has ever worked. We have made an appointment with the pediatrician to see if we can get any help/advice to make things easier on us. We couldn't get in until mid August so there is no solution in the near future. The lack of sleep took a toll on my marriage and things are just now feeling back to normal (as long as she sleeps in my bed) and my relationship with my DH is much better now that we are getting some rest at night.
I guess I'm writing this journal entry to get my fears/thoughts out. Please pray for me we have a better sleeper this time around AND that by some miracle my daughter will start sleeping in her own bed and will STAY asleep for more than a couple of hours!
Thank You to those who do.
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Nervous about adding another...
By Mrs.Mom » Posted Jun. 25, 2015 1:32pm - 419 views - 5 comments
Most of my friends are in the same boat I am and have recently had their second child. Our firsts' are all the same age so I keep asking how things are going and what the adjustment is like. Most tell me it's challenging and exhausting. So my fear is setting in because they have children who sleep through the night. My toddler still gets up every 1.5hrs or so. She won't sleep in her own bed and the only way I get rest at this point is if she sleeps with me, which won't be able to continue when baby arrives. My mind is racing thinking about how hard it was with my first. For 2 years straight we were/are up every 2 hrs and for most of those two years she would cry for at least 2hrs with no way to console her. Then she would wake for the day at 4am-5am. I remember waking up in tears every day wondering how I would make it through the day with the level of constant exhaustion I was experiencing. I almost didn't have another because of how difficult the lack of sleep has been. But I have always wanted two and here we are.
I'm so afraid of what is to come. I pray that this child is a better sleeper. DH and I have tried every sleep training method with our first and we tried for well over a year (starting when she was 8mos old and nothing has ever worked. We have made an appointment with the pediatrician to see if we can get any help/advice to make things easier on us. We couldn't get in until mid August so there is no solution in the near future. The lack of sleep took a toll on my marriage and things are just now feeling back to normal (as long as she sleeps in my bed) and my relationship with my DH is much better now that we are getting some rest at night.
I guess I'm writing this journal entry to get my fears/thoughts out. Please pray for me we have a better sleeper this time around AND that by some miracle my daughter will start sleeping in her own bed and will STAY asleep for more than a couple of hours!
Thank You to those who do.
Comments for this Journal Entry
 | Comment from rcorinne » Posted Jun. 26, 2015 9:03am :/ There may be time yet. Still thinking about you. |
 | Comment from Mrs.Mom » Posted Jun. 26, 2015 7:18am Well she woke again at 5am and again at 615 then up for the day at 7am. Sigh....heres hoping tonight is a good one! |
| Comment from Mrs.Mom » Posted Jun. 26, 2015 7:18am Well she woke again at 5am and again at 615 then up for the day at 7am. Sigh....heres hoping tonight is a good one! |
| Comment from Mrs.Mom » Posted Jun. 26, 2015 2:28am Thank you so much! So tonight we tried putting her in her own bed again and right now it's 330am and I just put her back to sleep after her FIRST wake up! Usually she would have been up several times by now but it's been a couple months since she slept in her own bed. I'm trying not to get my hopes up but I'm hoping this is the start of something new/better :). I'm really not sure how/why I'm this optimistic still lol |
| Comment from rcorinne » Posted Jun. 26, 2015 1:16am Very tough. Sleep is such an important thing, and I take it for granted when I can get it. Gosh, I wish we could save up those good sleep hours for those exhausted times when we can't sleep enough. Sending out a prayer for your family right now. |
