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I hope you can start to get back into a normal sleep pattern soon. That's exactly what happened to me once my daughter started sleeping 12 hours, and 30 years later,I still don't sleep through the night. :( It's a pretty common phenomenon.
I'm sorry...but it's true. I've heard it happened to them from so many women, and from others they think I'm kidding.
I used to be able to sleep through anything, and lived across the street from a Fire Dept. and sirens going off at all hours of the night and never heard a thing. Now a whisper 3 rooms away wakes me up. It's a Mommy thing! lol
I have the stupidest guilt things. When she's healthy I feel guilty that I'm not exposing her to enough pathogens to prevent asthma. When she's got a sniffle (or pink eye this week), I feel guilty because I must have brought some mean horrible nasty pathogen from work.
When I let her explore on her own, I feel guilty because I'm neglecting her. When I'm playing with her for a long time I feel guilty because I'm not nurturing independence.
I feel guilty because we don't give her a chance to self-soothe since we're always soothing her. I feel guilty that I can't meet her needs when she cries.
I feel guilty that she is not getting the stimulation and social interactions of day care, and then I know if I put her in day care I'll feel guilty because I'm not spending time with her.
I guarantee that whatever it is that I do with my child, I find a way to feel guilty about it.
It could be my Catholic upbringing or it could just be a BAD case of mommy guilt ;)
Its okay. I still check on my son if he sleeps for longer then usual or just to see him breathing. Its a mommy thing. If I can't noticably see him breathing at his bedroom door then I walk in and physically touch him just to get a little movement. Hes going to be 3 this coming up June.
You'll always do this. I'm sure as long as your babies are living in your house, your gonna be checking on them =)
I think my biggest guilt comes from feeling like I need a break sometimes. I know its ok to feel that way but I still miss him and feel bad when I leave.
I also feel guilty when I leave him in his seat or swing so I can have a few minutes of not holding him or entertaining him. Somedays I feel like I'm running out of things to do with him.
I feel guilty that we're not using cloth diapers... There are so many benefits to using them and I have no excuse other than laziness.
@northernazbride: You shouldn't feel bad! You've got to do what works for you. But just know that we think it doesn't actually take a whole lot of effort. Just an extra load of laundry once every few days.
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Ah, mommy guilt. The hidden little secret nobody tells you about before you have kids. I think we all have our little bouts of mommy guilt, but have you had any guilt over really ridiculous things lately?
Addie started sleeping through the night (10-11 hours a a night). Time to celebrate, right? Wrong! I still wake three or more times a night to check on her (even though she's right next to me because we co-sleep), and I feel guilty that she is sleeping through without needing to get up and eat, like I'm neglecting her or something. Ahhhh!
Tell me about your unreasonable bouts of mommy guilt. Surely, I'm not the only one?!