{"id":1324,"date":"2011-06-07T20:58:05","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T20:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/?p=1324"},"modified":"2013-08-28T10:00:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T00:00:49","slug":"the-return-of-sleepless-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/2011\/06\/the-return-of-sleepless-nights\/","title":{"rendered":"The Return of Sleepless Nights"},"content":{"rendered":"
After reading a post recently written by Mum’s Word on the Return of Herself<\/a> now that her baby is 18 months old and is sleeping through the night, I felt a surge of panic as to what lies ahead for my pregnant self<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n I thought a 4 year gap between my eldest and youngest daughter would be great. Kalyra is a real little mother hen, so I know she will be a fantastic little helper and big sister. I’m really excited about the role an older Kalyra can play.<\/p>\n But… I fear that four years may have been too long a gap.<\/p>\n I have slightly forgotten what it is like.<\/p>\n Labour.<\/strong>… egh maybe not<\/p>\n Nappies.<\/strong>.. yes<\/p>\n Sleepless nights.<\/strong>…. yes yes yes!<\/p>\n I think I remember. There is the odd evening where I still have to get up, or a little munchkin crawls into my bed to kick me all night, and that old feeling returns.<\/p>\n I do slightly remember the sleep deprived haze<\/strong> that tends to follow you wherever you go when you become a mum. It took us two years with Kalyra to re-emerge from it. I’m not a religious person, but I pray everyday this baby will be a much better sleeper. I speak to her everyday about the joys of sleeping through the night from birth.<\/strong><\/p>\n