Kids and Health: Today, I realized it isn’t my 5 month-old son who has the issue...

By MamaMia - 25/11/2018 15:30

Today, I realized it isn’t my 5 month-old son who has the issue sleeping without me, it's me who can't sleep without him. This is his first night in his crib and I can’t fall asleep. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/11/2021 05:01

Today, my newborn daughter has kept me up all day and all night for the past few days. Usually my husband sleeps. I finally cracked and yelled for his help, only for him to scream at me that he needs sleep and gives her to me anyway. FML

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By anonymous - 28/12/2011 08:14 - United States

Today, my 9 month-old son realized he is just as tired as I am. His solution is to cry loudly. My solution was to cry along with him. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/03/2019 08:00 - New Zealand - Palmerston North

Today, I've reached a level of tired I didn't think was possible. I've had less than 3 hours sleep in the last 72 hours and have not slept more than 20 minutes each stretch because my newborn is so unsettled. The baby has been peacefully sleeping for the last 3 hours and I can't sleep. FML

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By Mum2be - 25/07/2021 02:01

Today, my baby kept me up all night, and I only got 3 hours sleep. Normal, right? He's not even born yet and I'm only 5 months along. FML

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By purpletrout - 30/11/2016 06:39 - United States - Lansing

Today, my energetic 10-month-old decided to stay up four hours past bedtime. After I FINALLY got him to sleep, I tried to go to bed. My husband is now snoring, farting and taking up my side of the bed. I desperately need some sleep. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/10/2018 15:30

Today, our 6-month-old is finally sleeping through the night. We thought we'd finally get a good night sleep ourselves, until my dumb husband fell asleep with the tv on and our 5-year-old ended up watching Saw 3 by herself. Now the 5-year-old wakes up with nightmares. FML

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Hush

By Anonymous - 02/05/2021 19:01 - United Kingdom

Today, after 6 months of my baby sleeping 10 hours through the night, she's now going through sleep regression a week before I return to work. I'm now getting about 3 hours of broken sleep per night. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/10/2023 13:00 - United Kingdom - Altrincham

Today, I got home after working 14 hours completely exhausted and found my wife asleep, after not sleeping for at least 4 nights with our newborn. She woke up and couldn’t remember where she'd left the baby. After a mad panic, she remembered that he's with her mother. We are not coping very well. FML

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By Lordofdance - 13/10/2017 16:00

Today, the only way my newborn sleeps is if I dance around with him strapped to me. Six hours and counting. FML

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By possiblyoverweight - 08/11/2011 14:01 - United Kingdom

Today, my baby son latched onto my nipple for a feed, after a month of having to be bottle fed because he wouldn't latch. This would be fantastic, if it weren't for the fact that I'm his father, not his mother. FML

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BurnInDemonFire 33

Thursday 8 November 2018 21:29

This is kinda sweet. I think. Try replacing him with a teddy bear until you're able to fall asleep without it. And please, don't turn into one of those moms who refuses to believe anyone will love him as much as you do, so you sabotage his relationships.

TCRII 29

Sunday 25 November 2018 15:41

Try setting up his baby monitor close enough to hear his breathing. That really calmed my nerves when my son started sleeping on his own.

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rebelwithmouseyhair 18

Tuesday 27 November 2018 15:49

Specialists now recommend sleeping with your baby for up to three years. Don't fall for the scaremongers going on about SIDS. There's a reason why it used to be called crib death. Unicef edited a leaflet about sleeping safely with your baby. Enjoy!

AmbrosiaFan 18

Saturday 1 December 2018 16:21

Typical mom reaction. My son slept in his crib for a week and that whole week I tossed and turned. Just remember that they will grow up and eventually not be in our beds anymore. Love on that little guy because eventually he will scoff at you giving him affection in public and around his friends. You are doing great! ~~~Mom of a 7 year old boy

Gofuckyourself 24

Thursday 17 January 2019 10:07

You might have separation anxiety or you're just mentally used to having him sleep next to you.

knowledgeofthebees 4

Sunday 17 February 2019 20:40

I'm the same with my som, he's slept with me and my fiance pretty well since birth, started out because he had terrible night terrors and separation anxiety even at birth, he had about 2 months where he slept on his own just fine and now the might terrors have been back for about 9 months, and the separation anxiety has tripled no matter how hard we try to work on it, he's 14 months old now. I want my space back😂