Whoever came up with the term 'Sleeping like a baby'? WHO?
Do they even have children? Or am I the one who is the anomaly to this rule? Because not only do babies spend an awful amount of time NOT sleeping but they also make it impossible for anyone desirous of this state to achieve it.
Let us recap: From the early stages - Baby hungry > Cry >Awake >Feed baby > Put down.
Baby poo/Wee > Cry > Awake > Change baby > Put back down
Baby want cuddle > Cry >Awake > Cuddle baby to sleep > Pace > Put down.
Then in the middle stages - Baby hungry/cold/got wind > Cry > Awake > Feed/Wrap/Burp > Put down
Now - Baby Separation anxiety > Cry > Awake > Stay with baby > Pat > Try to leave >Baby Separation anxiety > Cry > Awake > Stay with baby > Pat >Baby Teething > Cry > Awake > Stay with baby > Give Paracetamol/Bongela > Pat >Baby Separation anxiety > Cry > Awake > Stay with baby > Pat >Baby Teething + Separation anxiety > Cry > Awake > Stay with baby > Pat >...you get the picture.
And if this happens every one and a half to two hours, then at what time is a baby supposed to sleep like a baby?
As for me, I've given up all hope of a good night's sleep. No sooner than you conquer one problem then another rears its head. Oh joy.
And then he smiles in the morning, and you are like 'Sleep? WHat sleep? I'll sleep when I'm dead. Oh he is so cute, I want another one," forgetting the night's issues.
Babies rule the world, I tell you.
As soon as he's 18, I am soooooo booking an extended spa break where I can sleep all I want.
