So--yeah, last Friday, Isaac started eating rice cereal. EVERYONE and THEIR MOTHER, and their mother's mother, TOLD US THAT GIVING ISAAC rice cereal would help him sleep. WRONG-O!
WRONG-O!!!!
Oh, how I wish it were true. Yeah. It's not. (Incidentally, Isaac loves to eat and he also loved his new cereal. It's already time to add another kind of grain to his repetoire.)
I shouldn't be surprised. Dave doesn't really sleep more than 6 hours in a night. In our case, Snuffles sleeps for MAYBE 4 hours at a time.
Again, I go back to the days before I had a baby. I was like "what's the BIG WHOOP?...babies sleep so much, I'm sure I'll be fine. Why does everyone talk about sleep deprivation? Must be human nature to have to complain about something." Oh, how naieve I was.
Yes, the baby does sleep alot, in small increments--between 20 minutes and 4 hours at a time. Grown ups need CONSOLIDATED sleep--and me in particular--needs like 8 hours of CONSOLIDATED, uninterrupted sleep. Good luck with that.
And, yes, baby eats a lot. So between feedings (20 - 45 minutes) every 4 hours, his intermittent sleeping and everything else that has to happen around here--the result is NO SLEEP FOR MOMMY.
And--now--I'm experiencing soft muscle tissue generalized pain that comes along with not sleeping. Quasi-fibromyalgia like symptoms. Yes. It's no fun! It wouldn't be a big deal except for the fact that I have actual responsibilities.
It feels like climbing Mt. Everest. Lots of gravity. Not much oxygen--and no energy!
TOOO bad too--because our life is really wonderful. And the irony is I'm soooo happy. I just wish I felt up to the task---reliably.
OK--enough, already.
Love you. Miss you! Email us at schleiferkin@gmail.com.
3 comments:
Okay.... I apologize for the unsolicited advice... I'm by no means an expert. BUT, have you tried reading any books like "The Baby Whisperer"? It's about getting your baby on a sleep/eat/play routine. I used a book called "Baby Wise" with my other two, and it worked great. That book suggests letting your kid cry it out, which some moms can't stand, and which I was having a hard time doing with Collin. That's why I tried reading Baby whisperer, and it has the same premise for a routine,but just different tactics for helping baby sleep. Again, sorry to be another person to put on the unsolicited advice list, but it has really helped me A LOT!
Hi! Thank you! Yes, I think that gal is great--I have read a couple of her books. The other guy who is wonderful is the "Happiest Baby on the Block" guy, and I've read some others too about "Healthy Sleep, Healthy Child" and I can't remember the other. Dave and I will be doing the 'cry it out' thing over the holiday break--which--my pediatrician swears by--I've just had to keep things really quiet for Dave because of his school and work schedule... :( But THANK YOU and miss you guys!
Tara
can't wait to tell my mom that the rice cereal did not work. not one to accept defeat, she will no doubt say that you're not feeding him the RIGHT kind of rice cereal or you're using the wrong spoon or something equally as ridiculous.
how about feeding him turkey or a shot of burbon?
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