Now, 13 weeks in , make that 14 weeks today, I am exhausted. Gavin had 1 week of really good sleeping, but now he seems to be regressing back to every 3 hours max waking up. At the beginning, exhaustion was expected during postpartum. Now though, getting my day in a somewhat structured routine is not working out quite well with this unexpected, “I don’t sleep, Mom,” turn of events. But, his 2 hours looks so peaceful!

- Just say No to added responsibility.
- Cut yourself some slack, it is okay to miss a day at the gym or have a bowl of cereal or whatever is grabbable for dinner.
- Help your baby develop sleep patterns, or at least a bedtime routine, ours is bath, book, eat, cuddle – starting at 9pm.
- Put the baby in his/ her own room (we started that at 2.5 months).
- Sleep when the baby sleeps (I still to this day can’t do it, but when he sleeps, I do try to relax).
- No need for a baby monitor, I promise you will wake up when they are crying loud enough to need you.
- Remind your hubs that it is “Fake Hate” (Thank you cousin Matt for this term), you love him to bits, you are just exhausted and don’t mean tot take it out on him.
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That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.
By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.
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Thanks for link to my blog. I can relate to your laser beam eyes… I seriously do that! I hope you find a way to get your sleep. Your sleep is just as important as baby’s and Dad’s!! <3
tis 100% true 🙂