So for the past few weeks my son has decided my new routine, it goes like this.
6 to 7pm- bedtime. Problem is I can't sleep then as it's too early.
7 to 12- wake up everytime I so much as move/ and or feed every hour. With that feeding comes constant painful nipping and pinching that ensures I still can't sleep.
12 to 7 or 8- decides it's time to start day. Wakes up 12 and we go through to living room( currently watching some monty python on Netflix and eating breakfast at 2.53). Still no sleep for me!!!
8am- back to bed we go and feed to get him to sleep. ( Cue more nipping and pinching) till midday then stay up for a few hours. Hours filled with housework/ clothes/ cooking then back to bed at 7 to repeat all over again.
Nobody who he will settle with other than me to give me a long enough break. Nobody to have him while I catch up on a few hours that I so desperately need. I never get to share any time with anybody who is an adult or if I do I'm totally exhausted and just want some sleep and can't be bothered. People wonder why I'm stressed and grumpy and dont smile.
Don't get me wrong, I love my son and he is my absolute world but I can't function like this every day without somebody to give me an break. Before I break!!!
Whoever says having children is going to be easy be prepared because you will have the shock of your life. It's the hardest day and night's work you will ever do, so if you are currently expecting I suggest you sleep as much as you can now asyou won't for the next few years. If your children do sleep all night then appreciate it because it can suddenly change at the drop of a hat, and do a complete flip.
Thankfully it doesn't last forever but it certainly lasts for long enough to put a strain on you. God I feel like a grumpy pensioner and im not even a bloody pensioner, but this a good lesson to remind myself when he has his own kids to always help out and not wait to be asked.
If i see him or his wife stressed and tired in the future I will be helping any way I can. Doing their housework, cooking, and babysitting so they can at least have some time to relax . There would be no better gift than that that I could give him in his future and I will risk being the interfering mother in law to achieve it.