This latest phase is so tough. I've read on a few blogs that around the 9 month mark, the sleep goes in the toilet and it's often a low point in the parenting life cycle. I feel all of that and more right now. I'm so exhausted. I hurt.
As much as I love sleeping with my little girl, she is now 10 months old and I'm growing tired of being the human pacifier. I knew this moment would come. I think you almost have to be pushed to your breaking point to really want to make a change. Well, I am there. I really need for something to change soon, but I don't have the energy to even THINK about how I might go about changing the sleeping situation. And from the brilliant Ask Moxie blog, this would be the worst time to go about it anyway.
I just need to make it through this hellish phase of non-sleep. It's been going on for weeks -6 weeks, to be precise. I hope it will end soon. I need a few decent nights sleep under my belt (3-4 hours in a row!) and I'll be able to think clearly again. And then come up with a game plan to phase out the night nursing and co-sleeping.
This girl loves the boob so it's gonna be tough. I am her lovey. How do I change that? That's a question for another day in the hopefully not too distant future, when I've had a few nights of decent rest.
Signed,
A very tired momma
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