Before I gave birth to Ginny, I struggled with sleep like many women in the last trimester do. On top of that, I was fatigued. It was not the best feeling---wanting sleep and not getting it. People would tell me that it was God's way of preparing mothers. My response was that if God was trying to prepare us for motherhood then He should give us as much sleep as possible before the baby is born.
To this day, I think my assessment is correct. The sleep deprivation of the 3rd trimester is entirely different than that of being a new mom. When I was in that last couple of months, I knew that I would be going without sleep once the baby arrived. I was not wrong. I will say this, though. The sleep deprivation of a new mom usually comes without the additional fatigue. At least, now, I feel like I do get rest when I sleep, as opposed to when I was pregnant.
Ginny will be 6 months old in a couple of days. She is still not sleeping the night through. We have gone from being up every hour or two to sleeping in 5-6 hour chunks. That means that I have now been sleep deprived for 6 months. Actually more if you include my last 2 months of pregnancy. Quite frankly, I'm getting tired of being tired. It is so bad that now I am grateful for getting 6 hours of sleep in a row. My ultimate fantasy now is to get 10 hours of sleep....just once. 8 hours of sleep in a row will suffice and make me very happy. Someday....right?
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