I wanna take a minute to talk about sleep 😅
As I’ve mentioned previously, my son Oscar is a terrible sleeper (good thing he’s cute 😉). As a first time mum I listened to all the advice, read all the books and tried all the “techniques” to get Oscar sleeping through the night. For the longest time I thought there was something wrong with him or something wrong with my mothering...
I felt so much stress and anxiety about Oscar’s sleep. I was trying to follow schedules, trying to get him to “self-soothe” trying to follow all the advice I had heard to help him sleep better. I appreciate everyone who tried to help us I really do. Being a mum is tough especially when you’re sleep-deprived. For me personally though, sleep-training and letting my baby “cry-it-out” just doesn’t feel right. I’m not judging those that do, it just isn’t something I’m willing to do.
Things got better for us when I found a group on Facebook that was full of mums with babies who didn’t like to sleep either 😅 mums who also didn’t feel right about sleep-training. I found comfort, support and confidence in my mothering through this group. I still have my struggles, but a lot of the extra stress and anxiety surrounding sleep has been eased.
The reason why I wanted to share this is because I feel like the only advice and help that I was being offered was centred around sleep-training. If you feel like me and it’s not something you want to do then don’t! There is not one “right” way to parent your child. Trust your mother instincts and do what feels right for you.
We have good nights and bad nights and I now know that’s normal. Babies need our love and attention and that doesn’t stop at nighttime. Some people have babies who sleep through the night and that’s awesome! But if your baby continues to wake during the night, you’re not alone, and most of the time there isn’t something wrong with them it’s just what babies do 😅
If sleep training isn’t your thing - have a look at “The beyond sleep-training project” it’s been such a huge help to me.
Regardless of your parenting style... whether you’re a stay-at-home or working mum...if you co-sleep or sleep-train...breastfeed or formula feed... we’re all just trying our best to be good mums... and if you are making sure your little ones feel loved every day then you are a good mum and that’s what matters most ❤️
As I’ve mentioned previously, my son Oscar is a terrible sleeper (good thing he’s cute 😉). As a first time mum I listened to all the advice, read all the books and tried all the “techniques” to get Oscar sleeping through the night. For the longest time I thought there was something wrong with him or something wrong with my mothering...
I felt so much stress and anxiety about Oscar’s sleep. I was trying to follow schedules, trying to get him to “self-soothe” trying to follow all the advice I had heard to help him sleep better. I appreciate everyone who tried to help us I really do. Being a mum is tough especially when you’re sleep-deprived. For me personally though, sleep-training and letting my baby “cry-it-out” just doesn’t feel right. I’m not judging those that do, it just isn’t something I’m willing to do.
Things got better for us when I found a group on Facebook that was full of mums with babies who didn’t like to sleep either 😅 mums who also didn’t feel right about sleep-training. I found comfort, support and confidence in my mothering through this group. I still have my struggles, but a lot of the extra stress and anxiety surrounding sleep has been eased.
The reason why I wanted to share this is because I feel like the only advice and help that I was being offered was centred around sleep-training. If you feel like me and it’s not something you want to do then don’t! There is not one “right” way to parent your child. Trust your mother instincts and do what feels right for you.
We have good nights and bad nights and I now know that’s normal. Babies need our love and attention and that doesn’t stop at nighttime. Some people have babies who sleep through the night and that’s awesome! But if your baby continues to wake during the night, you’re not alone, and most of the time there isn’t something wrong with them it’s just what babies do 😅
If sleep training isn’t your thing - have a look at “The beyond sleep-training project” it’s been such a huge help to me.
Regardless of your parenting style... whether you’re a stay-at-home or working mum...if you co-sleep or sleep-train...breastfeed or formula feed... we’re all just trying our best to be good mums... and if you are making sure your little ones feel loved every day then you are a good mum and that’s what matters most ❤️
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