This week has been rough for me. I've been in a rut to be honest. I am not feeling well, am exhausted all the time and struggling with being a mommy and just want to take that hat off sometimes and have a break. I love Cale dearly and he melts my heart, this just hasn't been the best of weeks. It mostly has to do with sleeping. Cale is not sleeping through the night yet again and to be honest it makes me feel like a failure as a mommy-like what am I doing wrong, what do we need to change so that he will sleep through the night. He has had an ear infection and has been cutting teeth, but now I don't think any of that is going on and he just isn't sleeping well. I tried letting him cry it out last night and after 20 minutes the 2nd time he had woken up for the night, I couldn't take it anymore. Once I or Jeff goes in, he is fine. I just think that I need a few nights of good sleep and honestly to be spending more time in prayer for patience and how to love on this child. I think part of the problem is I have been lacking in God time lately, I still pray, but haven't been reading the Bible, devotional, or anything that is going to nuture my spiritual part of me. Maybe that's why I am struggling so much this week and just feeling blah about a lot of stuff. It's just nice to be able to write/vent my feelings here. For those of you that read, thanks for listening.
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Don't give up. Don't throw in the towel.
ReplyDeleteYou can't do sleep training when a kid is sick. That means don't let him cry it out. You'll have to spend a few nights getting him back on schedule once his illness is over, but until then you need to attend to his needs. It sucks and wears you out, but it's something you have to do.
I always used to rock the babies and pray during those middle of the night wakings. Try that.
I'll be thinking of you!