Sleep Makes A Mind Good
The Daughter has been consistently sleeping well. No, not all night although she has done so a few times but she has consistently been waking no more than twice a night. Such a dramatic difference from the 15 months of hourly wakings we've been dealing with. I can't even begin to describe the change in my mental status, my ability to deal with emotional issues, my ability to find my patience and my ability to really be mindful during the days. I'm starting to feel human again. I really believe that sleep deprivation can cause ghastly depression and chaos in the mind.
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{{{Julie}}} I am so happy for you!
I am just so torn about this right now. I agree that sleep deprivation is definitely adding to my depression (but NOT the cause, I've been a depression sufferer far too long to blame it on that) but I know Colin, and I do not think he would at ALL do well if I tried to limit night nursings. {sigh} He seems to be in a very frustrated state these days, very tantrummy and clingy. I know in my heart it would not be a good idea at this time, but I can't even tell you how tempted I am.
Some nights he does pretty good (I'd guess waking 3-5 times, the clock has no light so I have no idea what time it is or exactly how often he wakes) and some are just awful. I can definitely tell though that the awful nights are very teething related. He does the "tries to nurse and pulls off screaming, saying OW OW OW MAMA" thing and I have to put him over my shoulder to comfort him. :-(
Once these FREAKING molars come in we'll see what kind of a pattern his sleeping settles into. I know that so much of this is teething related. Poor baby. :-(
Posted by: Debra | July 2, 2002 12:29 PM