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@JoJoGirl: I just wanted to say I am so sorry you are going through this. My LO had horrible reflux, and for the first 9 months--yep, 9 months--I averaged 7 wakeups a night (the span was 6-10, but 7 was the average). Every night. And our days started between 4:30 and 5:00. Every day. It was super super hard . . . I honestly don't know how I made it (while working full time as an attorney).

ETA: I drank a ton of diet coke . . . I am pretty sure I have picked a few of my organs! . . . and didn't stress about losing the baby weight or how many loads of laundry I was behind on (if DH and I had clean underwear, I called it a win). I just tried to streamline as much as possible and let some things go (like meal planning/dieting and working out). I even cut back on work as much as possible, and started not worrying about wearing a low pony to work every day.

@JoJoGirl: There were days I felt like I physically couldn't move, and then other days where I was just sort of in a haze. My supply suffered when I went back to work, so it didn't take long for me to need to start supplementing with formula. After a few months (right around 8 months), I started to drop pumping sessions and by 11 months I had stopped pumping at work. Honestly, I wish I had stopped sooner. It was really just too much, and it was such a huge relief to get at least that off my plate!

@JoJoGirl: When you're dealing with your level of sleep deprivation, I think anything you can do to give yourself some breathing room should be considered! People who have not experienced it really don't understand . . . it's not just a wakeup or two . . . it becomes a state of being. There are days when I don't think I ever really went to sleep.

@JoJoGirl: Yeah, I did every.single.wakeup because I was BFing. It was because of my stupid pride and self-imposed mommy guilt that I wouldn't let go of it. I think that sounds like a great idea (trading nights)!

I will never take sleeping for granted again. I hope you get some relief soon!

@grizz: I swear that almost everyone who talks about their LO STTN is exaggerating, grossly exaggerating, or flat out lying, because they think if it isn't happening then they must be doing it wrong. What an asshat - seriously?! Comments like those make me better understand how a phrase like "c*nt punt" could have (d)evolved into existence. BUT. Karma. My friend Karma has a steel-trap memory and a wicked sense of justice.

@JoJoGirl: I look at it this way . . . the people who share their experience are probably not exaggerating (or it was just so long ago that they really don't remember accurately, or they have several children, and it all blurs together because, well, you know, the cumulative effect of pregnancy and long-term sleep deprivation), but the ones who bring it up so that they can *brag* (especially when they know you are having trouble) are the usual suspects in my book.