Most of my life, I've always had my fair share of insomnia.
whether it was stress-related, work-related, intentionally induced or just generally occurring. All these instances do not compare with having to lose sleep while your baby is bright-eyed at 2 am, actively awake and making sure you don't slip up or sleep off in this case..lol
Earlier when Zoe was about two months or so, it was a struggle. It would get worse when Princess Zoe would decide unilaterally that the whole residents of Browns Green, Birmingham had no right to be asleep when she was awake and start wailing away with her wonderful set of lungs. Bruh...those nights were something.
Pickin wey say mama no go sleep and all the other stories yunno....
omo.. Based on her sleep and feeding cycle around that period, Chioma and I had to develop a tag team schedule where we would pass Zoe to her Grandma first for a couple of hours (around 10pm-12am), then I would sleep off and Chioma would be with her till around 3pm or 4pm. I would then wake up and take her downstairs with me where she'd eat and usually sleep off in my arms (She is a huge lover of contact sleep) and I'd be awake with her till late the next morning whenever the rest of the household wake up.
Ahh... those days..and nights
Thank God for good parental leave on our parts and help from Zoe's wonderful Grandma.
Anyway, it's gotten much better these days with things gradually falling into place and better routines being established. To all upcoming parents.. I assure you this period WILL pass.
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