OK. you can't have a newborn and not blog about sleep right, accept if things are going well, then you don't dare blog about it for fear of jinxing it. Too late I divulged to much on the phone to a friend: it's JINXED!
The word is out - for the first three months Halle has been a great little sleeper. No, no all nighters, but she's nurse once or twice in a 10 - 12 hour period and otherwise, just sleep. Well, maybe the first few weeks she nursed a little more. There were a couple of nights that were a bit restless. She's been a good napper too on most days and falls asleep easily.
More often than not I have felt well rested - more so than the latter part of pregnancy. I've even been cranking up the dance tunes and gettin' down with the girls! (So much fun to see Anneka shake her little booty and Halle all grins in her jolly jumper!)
But today my eyes sting a little. And yesterday even more. The last four nights have reminded me what baby sleep CAN be like. Not that she's been crying or anything. Last night was somewhat better, but the previous three she was waking often.
Paul has offered to do a night with her solo, while I sleep in the spare room downstairs. He offered last night and I backed out at the last minute. I like our room and our bed; and I like sleeping with Halle. What if they had a terrible night; then I'd feel terrible for both of them and Paul would be grumpy which I hate.
He's offered again tonight, and maybe I'll take him up on him. I have stock-piled milk and am buoyed be the fact that everyone thinks Halle is so 'chill'. She hasn't really been freaked out by others looking after her and bottles and spends lots of time (hours and hours) in Paul's care and he is fantastic with her (and Anneka too.) (I don't think many Dads take their newborn and toddler to Vancouver to see the sites without Mum, or make there little girl flapping birds and butterflies and teach her all about how things work.)
Should I do it...I'll have to do a mid-night pump session. Maybe!
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