Strong Enough

A couple months ago I found myself saying “I can’t do it anymore, I’m not as strong as others who have been going longer than me on broken sleep” but then a close friend said

“ its got nothing to do with you being strong at all the human body is not designed to go for long periods of time on broken sleep, you need sleep to recover, rest physically and mentally”

Wow here I was beating myself up that I was only able to last 6 months on broken sleep with a toddler and a baby still breastfeeding 4 times a day, I"d been comparing to so many Mummys around me who have been doing it for years. I thought that because I had only lasted 6 months I wasn’t strong enough, that others were stronger, had more grit and stamina and I was weak…talk about the Mummy guilts!

I'm glad someone pulled me up on it and I realised it wasn't about being strong at all, it was about functioning on broken sleep. We tweaked a few things and Baby G is sleeping through the night.

Right now I have a toddler throwing a tantrum about dinner I've served up, a baby refusing his afternoon nap, and a washing machine beeping at me, having unbroken sleep makes it all a bit more bearable ...will still need a wine tho, so be kind to yourself your stronger than you think!

Have a great weekend 

Ps. this week has been lots of broken sleep due to teething baby but at least I'm not feeling crap about it all now!

xx