A recipe for domestic disaster

I prayed and prayed over and over that I would not be writing these posts this time around. But guess I don't have any power over it.

Brinda.

She had been a good sleeper until 3.5-4 months. And then she changed.

At 4 months, she stopped going to bed at 9-10pm and would do 12midnight instead, but then sleep until 4am or 6am , nurse and back to sleep until 10-11am.

At 4.5 months she started fussing, fussing really bad between 8pm and 12midnight before finally succumbing after I gave her around 2 oz of EBM. Nothing would help the fussy periods - bath, massage, cluster feeding, nothing.

At 5 months, she moved back to going to bed at 9pm, but .... wakes up every 2 hours, and ... will wake up for nursing at around 1-2am, and then .... refuse to go back to sleep. She is wide awake and wants to play for the next 2 hours. I really don't care what she does as long as she let me drift in and out. But, she will not sleep in the dark alone, she wants someone to hold/play, the swing annoys her at that time, and nothing will do. So, Dad and I are in some weird dazed state for 2-3 hours, on the edge as Brinda's cries/whimpers might wake up Sudha.

The result - the next morning, I am exhausted, low energy levels. I don't want to do anything, but I have to work. So work it is, cooking suffers, housework is in neglect, tempers are frayed. Add to this a partner who considers sleep to be the greatest gift to mankind, and is way beyond respectable grouchiness because this precious gift has been messed around with for the past 3 years.

Makes a wonderful recipe for domestic disaster.