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Yeah--everyone's different--and every baby is different! FWIW I get more and better sleep now with LO than during pregnancy. So just ignore everyone cause ya never know what you'll get!!
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This has been one of the toughest things for me to listen to. I know people are just trying to be helpful. But believe me... I would LOVE to be able to sleep right now. But between my general pain and discomfort and my constant anxiety induced insomnia it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to get a good night's sleep. And when people tell me to "get my sleep now" it just reminds me how depressed I am about my sleep situation.
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I hear this ALL THE TIME, and it's so annoying. I feel like the majority of everyone's comments are negative. About how you'll have no time to yourself....you'll never sleep again....nothing is ever about "you" again....
Did everyone forget how awesome it is to be a parent and the joys of having a baby? Sheesh! Why does no one ever say that? Everyone makes it sound so negative all the time.
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@mrsjyw: by no means a pro, but 17 days in....I don't know.....it's not that bad! Definitely not getting sleep like I used to, but I think it's all just part of being a new Mom! It's not "as bad" as I expected/people hyped it, every baby and family is different, and it only lasts so long no matter how bad/good sleep is at this point!!
We have bad nights and I can't wait for it to get better, but overall....still beyond awesome despite less sleep!
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i heard this all the time too. the thing that is annoying is that now that i'm completely sleep deprived now, there is no amount of sleep that i could have gotten before having LO that would have made the transition easier at all!
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I hated it too...too bad it's true. When I talk to friends rather than being a downer about how they won't sleep I say "try to enjoy sleeping in" (or just staying in bed) and try to go out to dinner/movies/couple time because those are things that I do miss, even though generally I don't complain about parenthood because I love it.
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Yep, heard it all the time. I was pretty lucky in that both of my boys (at least so far with #2) are good night time sleepers and nappers (for the most part) so I've always been able to get enough sleep. When I don't get enough sleep it's usually my own fault b/c I could go to sleep earlier but I don't.
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I think it's more helpful to:
Eat out now
Go to movies now
Meet up with friends for happy hour now
In general, do all the things you like to do now, because it's just harder once you have a baby. Not impossible, just more difficult. -
some things I wish I'd done (I already told you my opinion on sleep!):
-more dinner date nights with DH (we did this a lot the last few weeks!)
-enjoying being able to just leave the house within a few minutes of deciding to do so, and running errands without stopping to nurse in the car for 30 minutes
-take loooong relaxing showers! -
Oh I know, it's so annoying. I hated all that unsolicited advice when I was pregnant. Now on the other end, being sleep-deprived for 7 months now, I get it, but it's still not very helpful when you are getting up during the night every 5 mins. to pee, and can't get comfortable. You will find that you may be awakened more often after you have your baby (and maybe not if you're blessed with a great sleeper!), but the nice thing is, your sleep will be more comfortable again.
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