Putting my kids to bed at night is a test of endurance and patience, let me tell you....
My toddler has her good nights and her bad nights. Sometimes she welcomes slumber, other times she fights it tooth and nail. My 2 month old son has gotten into this strange sleep pattern of being wide awake from like 8PM to midnight with constant crying unless he is being held/fed/tended to in some way, and then he sleeps from midnight to 0530 before needing to be fed, and then will fall back asleep, but wake up every hour until I or my husband gets up for good in the AM...
I know that infants don't have much of a schedule and you are sort of at his/her mercy, but for crying out loud (literally)...
I don't know about other mothers out there, but sometimes I feel trapped. Stuck. My husband is working full time and I am taking care of the little ones, who constantly need me and basically need to be watched every second (my toddler) lest she start drawing on the wall with crayons or sticking small objects in the VCR or toilet or something. I go back to work in a couple of weeks, and when I do, my husband is with the babies. God love him, but he does not have the mommy touch. I came home to him and my daughter and the sink was stacked with dishes, the house was a mess, my daughter would be wearing her jammies all day...WHo knows what it'll be like with two babies (one who is currently crying in her crib...my son is on my lap crying as well).
Guess it's back to work!
My toddler has her good nights and her bad nights. Sometimes she welcomes slumber, other times she fights it tooth and nail. My 2 month old son has gotten into this strange sleep pattern of being wide awake from like 8PM to midnight with constant crying unless he is being held/fed/tended to in some way, and then he sleeps from midnight to 0530 before needing to be fed, and then will fall back asleep, but wake up every hour until I or my husband gets up for good in the AM...
I know that infants don't have much of a schedule and you are sort of at his/her mercy, but for crying out loud (literally)...
I don't know about other mothers out there, but sometimes I feel trapped. Stuck. My husband is working full time and I am taking care of the little ones, who constantly need me and basically need to be watched every second (my toddler) lest she start drawing on the wall with crayons or sticking small objects in the VCR or toilet or something. I go back to work in a couple of weeks, and when I do, my husband is with the babies. God love him, but he does not have the mommy touch. I came home to him and my daughter and the sink was stacked with dishes, the house was a mess, my daughter would be wearing her jammies all day...WHo knows what it'll be like with two babies (one who is currently crying in her crib...my son is on my lap crying as well).
Guess it's back to work!
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