nighttime parenting SUCKS
So, Charlotte and I have been in our pj's since 8 pm. I nursed her at 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 9:30, and 10:30, and each time she really *ate*, she didn't fuss at the breast or come off and on like she was full. I've been doing her nighttime routine since 9 o'clock. Two and a half friggin' hours of swaddling, rocking, shushing, nursing, patting. I put her in her bed and she slept for 1/2 an hour, now I can't get her back to sleep and I'm so annoyed and tired of doing this, that I don't want her anywhere near me. She's not a happy camper right now. If I wasn't in my pj's I'd probably get in the van and drive away.
For the half hour she slept in her bed, it felt *so good* to pull the blankets all the way up to my neck, to be able to stretch out and roll over without worrying about waking Charlotte.....half an hour was just a tease.
Formula in bottles, cribs in separate rooms, letting babies "cry it out" - all sounds pretty good to me right now. Well ok, no it doesn't. It sounds horrible and I wouldn't be able to do it, but oh what I wouldn't give for Charlotte to sleep at least the first part of the night in her own bed :-(
For the half hour she slept in her bed, it felt *so good* to pull the blankets all the way up to my neck, to be able to stretch out and roll over without worrying about waking Charlotte.....half an hour was just a tease.
Formula in bottles, cribs in separate rooms, letting babies "cry it out" - all sounds pretty good to me right now. Well ok, no it doesn't. It sounds horrible and I wouldn't be able to do it, but oh what I wouldn't give for Charlotte to sleep at least the first part of the night in her own bed :-(