Hellobee Boards Topic: Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:05:56 +0000 Foodnerd81 on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent/page/2#post-2595071 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 07:01:28 +0000 Foodnerd81 2595071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @ladybee: I feel like I have post traumatic stress disorder from it. C just started another cold and I'm like, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! All the sanitizer! ms.line on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent/page/2#post-2595070 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 06:43:59 +0000 ms.line 2595070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @catlady: This sounds like my life right now! DesertDreams88 on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent/page/2#post-2595009 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:40:49 +0000 DesertDreams88 2595009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 3.5mo-5.5mo .... it would have ended earlier probably if it wasn't for a vacation. YAY FOR SLEEP TRAINING. Seriously people. Thank you DH for handling every wake-up for 4 nights with a mixing of a little waiting and a lot of back-rubbing. Once LO learned there was no milk at night, he has slept 8pm-6am. hopefully I didn't just jinx it.... BabyTsMom on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent/page/2#post-2594992 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:51:44 +0000 BabyTsMom 2594992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'd say newborn-2 months. He never was one to be up every hour or anything (the worst was every 3 hours) but I sure didn't cope well with the sleep disruption. I'm convinced that some moms just have way better coping mechanisms than I did/do. sapphire on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent/page/2#post-2594979 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:44:28 +0000 sapphire 2594979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ First month. She slept 8 hour stretches by 2 months and has never been one to wake up at night since then. But that first month feeding every 3 hours, eeks. Winterbee15 on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent/page/2#post-2594978 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:41:09 +0000 Winterbee15 2594978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Months 0-4. He had colic and reflux and it was like I was living a nightmare. I don't know how I functioned! I didn't believe anyone that told me it would get better. Then It was like someone flipped a switch at 4 months and he got MUCH better. farawayyama on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent/page/2#post-2594963 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:11:18 +0000 farawayyama 2594963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Months 0-3 were probably toughest. Especially weeks 1-3, where she was having feeding issues and I was getting 3 broken hours a night. I have suffered moderate-severe insomnia in the past, however, and I'm extremely grateful it wasn't an issue with a newborn. I'd take my DD as a newborn over severe insomnia any day. irene on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594912 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:07:17 +0000 irene 2594912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Newborn to 3 months, hands down. Tanjowen on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594904 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:03:12 +0000 Tanjowen 2594904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Birth until 10 weeks was awful. My son woke up every 1.5 - 2 hours to eat (and took an hour to eat). I started having panic attacks because I just knew I was never going to sleep again. Once we got past that point it's been pretty good. mfa_lady on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594898 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:56:59 +0000 mfa_lady 2594898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Months 0-4 and 12-13 with DD1. Littlebit7 on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594895 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:53:18 +0000 Littlebit7 2594895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I feel like 0-4 was hard but predictably so. 4-8 were SO MUCH HARDER because I kept thinking "it must be, it should be, why isn't it easier!?!!!" The expectation of significant improvement that wasn't occurring was the worst part. And it wasn't easier until she slept through the night at 7-8 months. ladybee on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594886 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:47:57 +0000 ladybee 2594886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Foodnerd81: you're post just terrified me. I'm so, so sorry. That sounds horrible! 😬 chopsuey on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594880 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:45:05 +0000 chopsuey 2594880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ First 5 weeks for both kids! AB810 on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594806 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:22:13 +0000 AB810 2594806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 0-18 months for my daughter, who was a terrible sleeper and still waking up 6 times a night at a year old. 3-9 months for my son. Smurfette on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594795 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:08:11 +0000 Smurfette 2594795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 3-4 months. She was waking up every 30-90 mins. No clue how I worked. Cherrybee on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594771 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:15:09 +0000 Cherrybee 2594771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For me, it was my 105hr induction with E, followed by two nights on a ward with screaming babies - almost an entire week with no sleep at all. Then E didn't STTN until 25 months and didn't STTN consistently until just before she turned 3. The newborn days with S seemed a breeze in comparison, although we are just hitting the 4 month sleep regression and I'm legit scared that it will be the end of sleep once again. Mrs. Sunshine on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594733 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:58:34 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2594733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My first still isn't always a great sleeper but it got handled. I fell down a deep deep hole of depression with DD2 from 6 to about 8 months when she started having reflux symptoms at night but I had no idea that was an issue. Bouts of screaming all. night. long. I was crying most of the time too. It sucked. daniellemybelle on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594724 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:54:16 +0000 daniellemybelle 2594724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Really the first year was rough. Day one through day 400 or so! Shantuck on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594707 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:39:45 +0000 Shantuck 2594707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Definitely weeks 1-11. Then he started to miraculously sleep! babypugs on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594682 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:25:00 +0000 babypugs 2594682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 1-3 were obviously very bad, but 4-8 seemed the worst. It seemed like the zero sleep nights would never (ever, ever) end and it was so hard surviving work during this period. Everyone talks about how bad only two hours at a time seems...but to me that would have been a dream come true! winniebee on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594639 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:45:13 +0000 winniebee 2594639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For me, DS2's months 0-9m. He was up many times a night and up for the day very early! DS1 was a much more typical baby sleeper. JenGirl on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594637 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:44:03 +0000 JenGirl 2594637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The first week was a blur of sleeplessness. No sleep for ~40 hours due to labor. Then our son would cry if he wasn't held. So we held him for a solid week. I kid you not. We slept in shifts. It was insane, but he was brand new and I couldn't let him cry and it was so wonderful holding that tiny squish. Beyond that we haven't had a specific period that was rough sleep. We'll have a few good weeks, a great week, an awful week, a good week, an okay week, etc. Super sporadic. Truth Bombs on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594616 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:20:59 +0000 Truth Bombs 2594616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ With my oldest she slept terribly from 4 months until we weaned somewhere around 15 months. My second also started sleeping terribly at 4 months and it's still pretty crappy at 9 months. WHY do my babies sleep beautifully as newborns, and then the shit hits the fan when I go back to work?? Foodnerd81 on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594605 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:12:36 +0000 Foodnerd81 2594605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Around 6 months for my second, when my first was almost 3. We had a month long stretch where we were all so sick. The baby was waking up a lot because of her cold plus sleep regression, toddler woke up because of back to back ear infections and was a beast during the day, and I was sick and miserable and couldn't shake a sinus infection because I was getting no sleep. Then DH went away for a week for work. The worst. That was the entire month of this past June. Anagram on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594528 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:16:13 +0000 Anagram 2594528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The whole first year with my 1st. gentlelunette on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594525 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:14:54 +0000 gentlelunette 2594525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Definitely from 0-5 months. LemonJack on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594522 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:13:36 +0000 LemonJack 2594522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The newborn phase. DD has never been a great sleeper, and just started sleeping through the night consistently (at 2!), but those early months were by far the worst. After that I started just bringing her into bed with me and nursing her back to sleep. That saved my sanity those early days back to work. ineebee on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594492 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:52:00 +0000 ineebee 2594492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ From day 1 until we sleep-trained at 5.5m. Ms.Badger on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594473 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:47:05 +0000 Ms.Badger 2594473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ around 6-9 months. He had sleep through the night on and off since about 4 months but then we started traveling for the holidays and then he got sick and wanted to sleep with me (and I do not sleep soundly with him in bed with me) and was just waking up more times. I think it was harder because I had just started to get real sleep again and then it was gone. When we stopped traveling and got him on a normal schedule, things got ok again. And they were awesome by about 11 months peaches1038 on "Worst period of sleep deprivation as a parent?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/worst-period-of-sleep-deprivation-as-a-parent#post-2594470 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:46:33 +0000 peaches1038 2594470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Everyone who has said until 9 months is giving me so much hope! My guy will be 9 months on the 8th and things have started looking up a bit!