I believe I am a bit of a martyr this week. I am trying desperately to get DD2 to sleep from 11pm ish until 7 am without a breastfeed. I am now on my 5th day and sleep deprivation is kicking in. Somehow it just seems easier to pick her up and put her to the breast, she falls asleep again….I put her down and we continue this ritual every 2 ½ hours or so (3 if Im lucky). Now to get to the martyr bit, I could stop breastfeeding and don a bottle like many. But the inner me keeps saying “NO” you must feed dd2 for 2.5 years as you did dd1, otherwise dd2 will feel unloved and not as special. However Mom is tired and yearns to sleep at least 6 hours in a row plllleeeeeaase!!!
Well tonight may be the night , fingers crossed. Oh and if you see me at the traffic lights in the morning doing the school run and the eyelids are dropping give me a beep there’s a good chap.

- posted by Acorns @ 9:51 PM