It is so bad for me. And like I said my son sleeps better than some babies on this board, and I know he is still young so not really out of the norm for what a 3.5 month old would do, but MY GOD! It is killing me. DH had to go to work today and I almost cried. I have to do this all myself today after being up twice to feed last night and he was up at 5:30 for the day. I get so wound up when I put him to sleep it is like I am just waiting for his next wake up. So I barely sleeps when he does.

I can hardly function. Last week I don't even remember giving DS a bath all week. But I must have, right?

:cry:

Meg

It's like running a marathon. Eventually you hit a wall and you no longer need sleep and you run on auto-pilot.

Ditto... you just learn to live with it. Try doing all this and going to work full-time. I'm working from 730-445 today and it really sucks!!

I can't even imagine. I am so sorry you have to go to work. I worked for 1/2 day on Saturday while DH watched DS and I was beyond exhausted when I got home.

But that may be because the stinking car broke down on the drive home. What little energy I did have was used up worrying about the car.

Meg

Ditto... you just learn to live with it. Try doing all this and going to work full-time. I'm working from 730-445 today and it really sucks!!

I'm right there with you, Sandy! 8:00am-5:00pm (officially). No lunch and working until 6-ish most days is the reality.

Meg--I'm so sorry about the sleep deprivation. My dd is 12 months now and still awakening 6-8 times per night. My dh is gone away on business a lot (and when home, he doesn't get home until after 7pm). What Lesley said is so true--you just sort of go on auto pilot.


All I can say is that you need to nap when you can, accept any/all help that comes your way and stop doing anything you absolutely don't have to do for awhile (let some of the housework go!). After awhile, you will start to function a little better; however, there's nothing like a full night's sleep!

{{{BIG HUGS}}}

Sometimes, after a series of bad nights, I wished I did work just so that my body didn't have to lug around a child all day after no sleep. I missed my desk with my comfy chair...

Do you have a relative that could help you out for a few days while your DH is at work? Maybe just a few hours every afternoon so you could nap...

So been there! Not a happy place to be. I would just cry and cry and then I would somehow get the strength to go on.... :D :shock:

(((HUGS))) Meg. I'll say it again.. sleep deprivation is a wicked thing!! When the boys were little and feeding every 3 hours around the clock(which went on for over 3 months) I was exhausted. Because their reflux was so bad at that age, it would take 2 hours to feed them, 45 minutes for a nap and then back to feeding again.. 24/7. I was shattered and managed to blow up the microwave and melt several bottle sterilising units becasue I forgot to add water!! :oops: :oops: (Even a big sign saying "put water in" didn't help)!!!
I agree with the others.. there really is no solution.. you go on autopilot and just have to survive through it... and you do! My boys were 5 1/2 months old before they slept 10pm-5am. Even now I'm up several times a night to one or the other. Aaaaah, a good night's sleep... that is my Xmas wish!! :lol:

I know how hard it is to be extremely sleep deprived and to still need to get up and face the day. When Evan's reflux was at it's worst, we had to manage on 2-3 hours of broken sleep per night for weeks at a time. Dh still had to go to work (and fell asleep standing at a machine quite frequently for a while :shock: ), and I had to look after a toddler and an infant. It's hard, but somehow God gives us the strength to do it. Hopefully there is someone who can come in for a couple of hours so that you can crawl into bed...with ear plugs. Hang in there! Things really DO improve!

Sleep deprivation... :( Man, oh, man. I still brim with tears when I think about Ian's first 5-6 months. It was truly horrid. One of my good friends IRL said that it was the lowest she has ever seen me and was worried. I know how you feel!!!!

Naps when you can.
Get a family member/friend to come over while you're there so you can sleep, but be close by.
Go to bed early... as early as possible. Even if you have to get up 3 hours later to nurse, go to bed!
Sleep late when your dh is around to give you some time.
Tag team the naps on dh's days off (you sleep for 2 hours, he sleeps for 2 hours)
Get some exercise.
Eat well.
Drink a lot of water.