Sleeping when the baby sleeps...yeah
So, whoever came up with that clever little adage apparently didn't know that some babies only sleep when they are being rocked or walked or bounced. Thank God that's not my little dude most days, but yesterday it was.
This time around, I have a ton of help--my sister and mom are mostly both here and my spouse had time off. But yesterday, my sister was gone all day with appointments, my mom was still down in CA on one of her regular "breaks" she takes back at home, and Spouse was at work a full day. At first it was awesome, hanging out with the big kid and the baby and getting All The Things Done! I could do it without guilt because the baby wouldn't sleep without me being up anyway. But then around 3:00 or 4:00 my energy suddenly gave out entirely and it was miserable. It reminded me of everything that didn't work about postpartum with kid 1.
But that evening my mom came back and today has been all about the napping while Grandma got the baby to sleep in the bassinet and then cleaned my whole kitchen! My relationship with my mom can sometimes be sticky, but right now I am just appreciating her so much. I wish every postpartum mom had a couple people hanging out helping full-time.
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This time around, I have a ton of help--my sister and mom are mostly both here and my spouse had time off. But yesterday, my sister was gone all day with appointments, my mom was still down in CA on one of her regular "breaks" she takes back at home, and Spouse was at work a full day. At first it was awesome, hanging out with the big kid and the baby and getting All The Things Done! I could do it without guilt because the baby wouldn't sleep without me being up anyway. But then around 3:00 or 4:00 my energy suddenly gave out entirely and it was miserable. It reminded me of everything that didn't work about postpartum with kid 1.
But that evening my mom came back and today has been all about the napping while Grandma got the baby to sleep in the bassinet and then cleaned my whole kitchen! My relationship with my mom can sometimes be sticky, but right now I am just appreciating her so much. I wish every postpartum mom had a couple people hanging out helping full-time.
I actually wrote this over at my dreamwidth acct, where there are currently
comments on it. Comment here, or use OpenID there.