I'll Never Sleep Again; My tale of exhaustion
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A sweet little baby, a bundle of joy. All babies are precious and special in this world, including my own.
But sometimes, I could throw this baby out a window. (No of course I wouldn't actually do something that terrible, but boy does he push me!)
The whole story starts off wonderful; We had a cute 8 pound 13 ounce baby. He breastfed like a champ and for the first few months slept through the night! Can you say, "Jackpot!"
Then it happened... at his 4 month mark he popped two teeth. And he never slept through the night again.
He is almost 9 months old and STILL never went back to sleeping through the night.
So if you are wondering why I haven't written in a long time, this would be why. My baby boy cries all night long and nurses me dry.
People will be foaming at the mouth to give advice too! "Let him cry", "Let him sleep in your bed", "Essential oils!", "Baby massage", "Put rice in his bottle!"... and the list goes on and on.
No, I would never try to 'cry it out', but I tried everything else!
With a lack of sleep and a loss of hope, Postpartum Depression (or PPD) does hit. Boy did it hit. I would cry, I would want to sleep all day, I was unhappy with myself, I would say hurtful things to the people I love, and I never wanted to leave the house.
I still suffer a little, but I've come to accept that my baby (like a lot of babies) just isn't going to sleep through the night, not right now at least. He still needs his mommy.
So I still don't sleep, I still get sucked dry, and there are nights where he just doesn't stop crying.
If you are suffering too, you are not alone. Millions of moms around the world are sharing your struggles. So take someones baby so they can nap, remind a mother who is suffering a loss of sleep that you struggled too, and for the love of Christ... just don't give any advice for once (JUST LISTEN)!
And definitely don't brag about your baby sleeping through the night... you will make enemies.
