Sunday, June 26, 2011

Sleepless Night(s ???)

While being pregnant, I never got any sleep during the night. I would either wake up dying of thirst, having to go to the bathroom, or sick. I was lucky if I got 2 consecutive hours of sleep. During the early months I just camped out on the bathroom floor, because it was pointless to even go back to bed! Let me take a step back..... I LOVE to sleep!! I could nap anywhere and almost anytime of the day. I was never one of those people that had trouble going to sleep...AT ALL. It was like a special skill or something; when my head hit the people, my eyes were shut! So when I became pregnant and did not sleep at all, it was a nightmare. Some days I was a complete zombie. Then I would always hear, "You better get your sleep now because when that baby comes, you won't sleep at all." I was so very excited to hear that over and over...NOT! I was definitely not getting sleep when I was pregnant so I was kind of discouraged. I guess I thought I could store up rest, if that's possible. Nope, not me. So when Tanner came and he slept wonderfully, I was very thrilled. Then he slept through at only 2 weeks old! I was a very happy mommy. I even told one person that I get more sleep now that he is born! The entire 9 months that I was pregnant, I prayed for a good sleeper and boy did God answer my prayer. He even takes a good 3 hour nap (most days.)
I say all of that to say this...last night was HORRIBLE!! Tanner had been sleeping in his bassinet. Well we thought it was time to transition him to his crib for the whole night. He already sleeps there for his naps. When we bought our house, my husband had the BRIGHT idea to want a house with the master room away from the bedrooms, so Tanner's room is all the way across the house. So when I went to go to bed last night, with the monitor on full blast and vibrate, I did not sleep at all. Every time I would try to close my eyes, I would hear a noise or hear him move. Then my mind wondered if he was okay, did he spit up, was someone breaking in his window to steal him, did he turn over (yeah right!) and is suffocating, and all the other things moms worry about. I finally went to sleep when it was daylight and he was ready to eat again and I just put him in his bassinet. Tanner did wonderfully, slept all the way through and no screaming or crying. Instead it was ME that was doing the crying! I know all of you veteran mothers are probably laughing at me. I always said my child will never sleep with me, well now I see why parents do that! We are going to keep trying and hopefully I will get adjusted. I never thought I would be the one that would have to transition, instead of Tanner! Tanner -1, Mommy- 0

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