Tag: Sleep

Our Bedsharing Story – Three PSAs

~ Sahara ~ 1 Comment

A friend of mine posted a request for advice about what to do to get sleep while her 10 month old sleeps in the same bedroom. Daughter is starting to keep mom up through the night, and my friend is desperate for sleep.

Ah, how I remember those days. Rather, I remember them for their fog, not so much for what we did. At the time, it felt like it would never end, though looking back, it seems like just a blip in time.

I don’t think I’ve ever talked about our bedsharing story, so I’m going to now. Because we stepped into it quite unintentionally.

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Putting The Baby To Sleep… Or Not

~ Sahara ~ 2 Comments

After the last hour and a half, I feel like I need applause.

I’m working with my Wee One and her sleep (but she’s also in a sleep regression, I think, so maybe I shouldn’t be doing anything with it right now?)  She screamed for longer than I liked, and I reassured her here and there, then I just realized: she’s not calming down, she’s not sleeping: this is not working.

<hang head>

I have no idea what I’m doing.

So, I look around my living room: no applause? Oh well. I’ll settle for wine and a chocolate chip cookie.

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Secret Admirers.”