Thought I would give everyone a chuckle because, let's face it, we can use one every now and then. In honor of Sleep Awareness Week here are some funnies (letters, pictures and videos) that are sure to put a smile on your face. Why not add humor to your life if you are a sleep deprived mommy? My favorite is definitely the letter!!! Enjoy!
Dear Fellow
Babies,
OK, here's
my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 7 months. The first few months
were great--I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, around the clock.
Then something happened. Over the last few weeks, she
has been trying to STTN (sleep thru the night). At first, I thought it
was just a phase, but it is only getting worse. I've talked to other babies,
and it seems like its pretty common after Mommies have had us for around 5-6
months.
Here's the
thing: these Mommies don't really need to sleep. It's just a habit. Many of
them have had some 30 years to sleep--they just don't need it anymore. So I am
implementing a plan. I call it the Crybaby Shuffle.
It goes
like this:
Night
1--cry every 3 hours until you get fed. I know, it's hard. It's hard to see
your Mommy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding yourself, it's for her
own good.
Night
2--cry every 2 hours until you get fed.
Night
3--every hour.
Most
Mommies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights. Some Mommies
are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mommies may stand in
your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don't give in.
I cannot
stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!! If you let her STTN (sleep through the
night), just once, she will expect it every night.
I KNOW IT'S
HARD! But she really does not need the sleep; she is just resisting the
change.. If you have an especially alert Mommy, you can stop crying for about
10 minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to fall
asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mommy once stayed awake for
10 hours straight, so I know she can do it.
The other
night, I cried every hour. You just have to decide to stick to it and just go
for it. BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up with:
My sleep
sack tickled my foot.
I felt a
wrinkle under the sheet.
My mobile
made a shadow on the wall.
I burped,
and it tasted like rice cereal. I hadn't eaten rice cereal since breakfast,
what's up with that?
The dog
said "ruff". I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this about 20
times a day. LOL.
Once I
cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on the monitor in the
other room.
Too hot,
too cold, just right--doesn't matter! Keep crying!!
I had
drooled so much my sheets were damp and I didn’t like it touching me.
I decided I
was sick of all the pink in my room so I cried.
It took
awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am. Tomorrow night, my goal is 3:30am.
You need to slowly shorten the interval between feedings in
order to reset your Mommies' internal clocks.
Sometimes
my Mommy will call for reinforcements by sending in Daddy. Don’t worry Daddies
are not set up for not needing sleep the way Mommies are. They can only handle
a few pats and shhing before they declare defeat and send in the Mommy.
Also, I
like to give Mommy false hope that listening to the sleep sheep with rain
noises puts me to sleep, sometimes I pretend to close my eyes and be asleep and
then wait until I know Mommy is settling back to sleep to spring a surprise cry
attack. If she doesn’t get to me fast enough I follow up with my fake cough and
gag noise that always has her running to the crib. At some point I am positive
she will start to realize that she really doesn’t really need sleep.
P.S. Don't
let those rubber things fool you, no matter how long you suck on them, no milk
will come out. Trust me.
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