Monday, August 4, 2008
What's goin' on?
As of late, meaning the last week or so, I cannot sleep. I stay in this middle zone during the night where I'm not fully awake, yet I'm not passed out either. I think I dream really vivid dreams all night long so when I wake up I feel like I never went to bed. My sweet little Julianne has relapsed and is waking up somewhere between 3 and 5 every night and I have to get up to feed her. I feel like a zombie during the day. I was watching Oprah the other day and good ole Dr. Oz was on telling us the keys to staying young. One of those was to get 8 hours of sleep. At the rate I'm going I'm probably 60 already. At least I feel that way most of the time. Plus, I don't know how mothers nurse there babies to the age of 1. I feel like it depletes me of everything I have. I nursed Sophia for 5 months, that's the longest I've gone and poor Julianne, I don't know, I'm loosing my patience quickly so we'll see how it goes. I know it's good for them, but should I waste away as a result. Talk about sacrificing for your kids. I feel frail and weak and everything else in between. My hairs starting to fall out from the pregnancy. Well at any rate, I'm alive and doing o.k. on most accounts, so I should be grateful.
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First off, you're not the only one. :) It seems like nursing until 12 months of age used to seem just standard to me (before kids). But then actually doing it!? It's a whole lot harder than I ever thought. I have a lot of respect for women who can hang in there. I stayed with Blake until 10 months, and with Alli just until 5 months. I'm hoping to keep it up with Tyler because after seeing how expensive and messy bottles and formula are, it makes nursing seem a lot better. Give yourself a pat on the back for how far you've gone and know that your little J has definitely gotten the benefits for this long. Don't feel like a failure for not going 12 months! Do what works best for you. I think you're great!
Maybe you're pregnant again? :o)
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