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Date: | Thu, 14 Nov 1996 18:01:22 -0500 |
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Val asked what to do when the baby or hubby wakes, which wakes the toddler who thinks it's time to play.
The answer is: Play.
Who cares what time it is? Seize this wonderful moment - too soon it'll evaporate into the chores of the day. You can't get a wakeful person back to sleep, no matter what age. Once I learned that lesson, life got less complicated for me and my family. You may as well give up on the myth of "straight-through" sleeping, and look for opportunities to cat-nap when you can or engage in quiet activities and tune out periodically. Your "mother alarm" will bring you back to reality if the toddler or baby needs you - you're magically connected to them by breastfeeding anyway.
And be patient. This too shall pass.
Linda Smith, Dayton OH - older and wiser now, and still not sleeping through the night.
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