One of the hardest things I had to come to terms with was waking up in the middle of the night with my daughter to feed her. It was hard to go back to sleep (if she did) and there I was.. awake when the rest of the world was asleep.
The one thing that got me through it (sanely) was to look forward to watching TV shows. I had every hour planned out. At 1am was Northern Exposure, 2am was Nash Bridges, 3am TJ Hooker, etc…
So whenever Little Bit began to cry for her midnight milk session, I would look at the clock and automatically know what’s going to be on TV for me to watch. I started looking a little forward to it actually.
The Cynical Parent
The world is a funny place, but I don't laugh too much about it.
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March 16, 2007 at 9:03 am
confidentialgurl
Wow, it’s amazing the tv shows you grew to enjoy for your little one!
March 16, 2007 at 9:20 am
- S
Oh yea.. TJ Hooker only works at 3am.
March 16, 2007 at 11:23 am
blessed1
I hear ya. I just posted something about lack of sleep yesterday. It’s hard and it’s so frustrating….but it does get better. I promise!
March 16, 2007 at 2:20 pm
pluckymama
TV works wonders for those awake nights. I came to enjoy being up. I just had to keep telling myself that it’s OK to not be sleeping with the rest of the world. Three months left and I’m back at it again.
March 21, 2007 at 8:03 am
Dawn
I breastfed my daughter and really had no problems at all with sleep deprivation. But I let her sleep on the bed next to me so nighttime feeding was just a matter of rolling over and lifting my shirt. But I do remember the sleepless nights with my first.
March 28, 2007 at 10:54 am
theniceguy
I do that when I battle insomnia, turn on the tube. Something about those 3 a.m. re-runs are just the perfect medicine for sleep.
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