Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Sleep.... or lack thereof

I have always been a great sleeper. I never have to wake up to go to the bathroom and I tend to sleep very deep. I have been this way from the beginning (or so my mom tells me). Well pregnancy has changed that. I hear it is preparing me for when she actually gets here. I hate not feeling well rested. It scares me a lot to go on little sleep because frankly for my sanity and everyone else's, I need sleep.

So from now on everynight I am praying our daughter has good sleep patterns like me and AE. I hope I get a sleeper because I know I will be a better mom.

Is it weird to pray about something like this? Is it sad that I am more nervous about her not sleeping than labor?.......

4 comments:

Amanda said...

Perfectly normal. You'll forget about the labor as soon as you hold her for the first time. The non-sleeping thing lasts longer and for those of us who need sleep, it's harder to deal with. I hope she's a sleeper too, for your sake. Read some books on sleeping babies and put together your own little routine with her and stick with it. I was lucky with Amelia, I'm hoping this little boy is just like her.

Amanda said...

Love your maternity pictures by the way. You look so cute.

Anonymous said...

No not weird, I pray every night that Max will sleep all the way through :)

EARLYREISERS said...

Just be prepared for the first little while they need to eat every two hours...I'm sure you know this but I NEED my sleep as well. So plan on lots of naps during the day. Annabelle and Rebecca are both good sleepers and I think your friend is right just keep a good routine and know you can always nap when she naps. It gets tricker after your first with sleep but you'll be fine! Plenty of us sleepers do it!