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I’m Supposed To Sleep When?
“Sleep when the baby sleeps.”
Such a great piece of advice for new parents.
Those early days with a newborn makes sleep a precious commodity. If you can sleep throughout the day, being up all night is a little less painful.
But what becomes of those short blissful naps when you have not only a newborn in the house, but also a 4 year old?
They pretty much disappear.
My oldest stopped taking naps a long time ago. That was a sad day. Getting him to lay down and snooze with me in the afternoon is a rare treat these days.
Having a non-napper in the house means that I don’t get to nap either. There is no “sleep when the baby sleeps” for me.
Instead, I get to be the exhausted momma with the dark circles under her eyes. The one trying to remember when newborns start sleeping through the night.
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4 Comments
Digital Molly commented on Oct 04 11 at 9:51 pmOh Holly! It will get better – you can slap me. I hated when people said (or say!) that!
Danielle commented on Oct 04 11 at 10:14 pmThat was the hardest part of going from one to two kids for me too…I felt horribly guilty about the time I wasn’t spending with my big girl, and I could never nap if she were home.
Bre commented on Oct 05 11 at 4:51 amMy sister and I are 6 years apart and my mom used to tell me that I didn’t have to sleep, but I had to stay in my room for a couple hours every afternoon. In writing sounds worse than it was. I like to think I am an excellent napper now and no lasting effects!
Sara commented on Oct 05 11 at 10:21 am@Bre – my mom did this too! I actually really enjoyed it. We called in “quiet time”, and had 1-2 hrs every day in our rooms.
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