My Drug of Choice
My drug of choice is "SLEEP". I discovered this in the last week after getting at least 6 hours straight sleep every night. Its like I am on a total high, like someone has slipped something into my drink. Everything is lovely and even when the kids are being naughty they are still as cute as pie. Six hours sleep you say, that isn't much. Well you know what, I'm OK with six hours and I don't want to push my luck, I am thankful for what I am getting.
For those of you without children, you have NO idea. Oh yeah young people I hear you saying, "what I go out and don't sleep all night sometimes". Yes that may be, but you haven't felt the result of continued loss of sleep on a daily basis, for months on end. Every night only sleeping in 2 to 3 hour segments. Yes it adds up but you can never really get into that nice deep sleep that makes you feel alive in the morning.
There is a reason they use sleep deprivation as a form of torture, it makes you go loopy. New mums you haven't lost your marbles , you are just not getting enough sleep. I have a 5 month old boy who is only just now starting to sleep through (due to hunger). Over those months I thought I had permanently lost brain cells. I was forgetting everything, getting grumpy at the kids all the time and feeling overwhelmed by the simplest of tasks.
Well now after the week of at least 6 hours straight sleep every night I feel fantastic. I have my energy back. My memory is slowly returning, although I still forget at least 4 things on the shopping list that is mainly because we have baby meltdowns half way through. I feel like a normal human again and as I said everything my kids do seems to be absolutely wonderful. Probably because my kids are wonderful, super cute and so kind and caring (yes I am their mum I am allowed to say that).
The first child is usually a bit of a shocker on the sleep front, mainly because you are unaccustomed to getting no sleep. Then you child hits 3 or 4 months and starts sleeping (normally) and you get all hormonal and think it would be wonderful to have another child.
WARNING: Having a second child means a lot less sleep. For some reason having a second child makes the first child mysteriously wake every night in between the babies feeds. Also day time naps for mumma just are not in the books, as there is a toddler running around hitting you with the nearest toy every time you close your eyes. Thanks to the Wiggles you also get a "WAKE UP MAMMA". If by any chance both children happen to sleep at the same time, you are so wired from lack of sleep that all you can do is race around like a headless chock trying to get everything done, cleaning, cooking etc etc etc.
So all I can say is think wisely before you let the hormones take over.......Sleep is special.... Talking about sleep I think I will retire now and get my 6-7 hours worth ahhhhh life is good.
For those of you without children, you have NO idea. Oh yeah young people I hear you saying, "what I go out and don't sleep all night sometimes". Yes that may be, but you haven't felt the result of continued loss of sleep on a daily basis, for months on end. Every night only sleeping in 2 to 3 hour segments. Yes it adds up but you can never really get into that nice deep sleep that makes you feel alive in the morning.
There is a reason they use sleep deprivation as a form of torture, it makes you go loopy. New mums you haven't lost your marbles , you are just not getting enough sleep. I have a 5 month old boy who is only just now starting to sleep through (due to hunger). Over those months I thought I had permanently lost brain cells. I was forgetting everything, getting grumpy at the kids all the time and feeling overwhelmed by the simplest of tasks.
Well now after the week of at least 6 hours straight sleep every night I feel fantastic. I have my energy back. My memory is slowly returning, although I still forget at least 4 things on the shopping list that is mainly because we have baby meltdowns half way through. I feel like a normal human again and as I said everything my kids do seems to be absolutely wonderful. Probably because my kids are wonderful, super cute and so kind and caring (yes I am their mum I am allowed to say that).
The first child is usually a bit of a shocker on the sleep front, mainly because you are unaccustomed to getting no sleep. Then you child hits 3 or 4 months and starts sleeping (normally) and you get all hormonal and think it would be wonderful to have another child.
WARNING: Having a second child means a lot less sleep. For some reason having a second child makes the first child mysteriously wake every night in between the babies feeds. Also day time naps for mumma just are not in the books, as there is a toddler running around hitting you with the nearest toy every time you close your eyes. Thanks to the Wiggles you also get a "WAKE UP MAMMA". If by any chance both children happen to sleep at the same time, you are so wired from lack of sleep that all you can do is race around like a headless chock trying to get everything done, cleaning, cooking etc etc etc.
So all I can say is think wisely before you let the hormones take over.......Sleep is special.... Talking about sleep I think I will retire now and get my 6-7 hours worth ahhhhh life is good.
Ooooooo...it's blog posts like this that reinforce my "1 child only" policy!! I'm like you - I love my sleep. Can't imagine doing it all again + toddler!!
ReplyDeleteYou enjoy that sleep, you've earnt it!
Don't get me wrong they are lovely, but at the begining there it was a struggle. Bad timing I think as my daughters 2 year molars were coming through about a week after bubbs was born. then cracked her head open, then infection, blah blah blah. Its so cute now with all the cuddles and when she says "I love you baby" that just melts your heart.
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