...because Rachel, inexplicably, has been waking up at 3 a.m., screaming, for the past four nights. We are at our wits' end as to what to do. We've given her baby Tylenol, extra formula, stroked her gently, rocked her...and she refuses to go to sleep. I was up until 5 a.m. this morning. The fact that she slept in until 8 was no help, since I had to get up an hour earlier and shower.
She has been such a good sleeper until now, I hate the idea that she could be falling out of that pattern. Neither Drew nor I are coping well with the lack of sleep. And I am really scared what will happen when he leaves for Seattle Wednesday night and I'm left alone with her. I don't think I can survive on only 5 hours of shut-eye.
I know that children eventually sleep through the night. But I can't wait until Rachel is 6 years old or so before that happens.
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Hang in there, Lisa - it does get better. Motherhood is one of the hardest professions you will ever be called to - but, the most rewarding!
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