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Funny how your life changes. I remember the pre-children days when we could sleep in until nearly lunchtime. When we stayed up late but still got lots of rest. Now its all a bit different. The hour between 10pm and 11pm is when I should be tucked up in bed but instead is when . . . → Read More: Other people fantasise about sex, me its all about sleep On the plus side, a couple of nights away with work, being full of cold have meant that Mr Muddling has had to take some of the night time load. Sadly though I still have to get up because he doesn’t seem to be able to deal with both and well, he isn’t able . . . → Read More: Sleep? How do we get more sleep? Strange how you don’t really miss something until it comes back. I hadn’t realised how over the last few months I’ve been relaxed and haven’t had any of my anxious episodes. But they seem to be back. I spent hours last night lying in bed. Listening to the drumming of my heart. Feeling uncomfortable . . . → Read More: The anxiety is back If you read the press, talk to your Health Visitor, talk to your parents, the chances are that everyone has told you that co-sleeping/bed sharing/sleep sharing/family bed is Not Safe and You Must Not Sleep With Your Baby. If you talk to parents in the real world, living real lives you’ll generally find that . . . → Read More: Co-sleeping – if you do it properly it IS safe What is the thing with people and their obsession with how well my children are sleeping? What exactly is ‘sleeping through’ and why is everyone so utterly obsessed with it? And come to think of it what IS sleeping through? As far as I can tell from researching a normal, happy, contented breastfed baby . . . → Read More: So do they sleep well? > So your baby cries. A lot. Ok. Let’s be honest its rather incessant. Its all the time, day in, day out. So much so that your at the stage of considering wearing noise cancelling headphones to just give you a bit of a break. Only a break from the . . . → Read More: >Surviving a high needs baby – it can be done  9 comments  Uncategorized  baby, Babygirl, Breastfeeding, family, HELP, motherhood, Parenting, parenting styles, poorly, sleep, slings, tears, try this at home > The excitement is building! In a few hours I’m going to be footloose and fancy free and on my way to Heathrow for a little trip to Germany (thank you in advance Pampers). Roll on my first night away from both girls. To be honest, given the reaction from Mr Muddling you’d think . . . → Read More: >Off off and away! > . Tired. VERY tired. I. Need. Some. Sleep. Something has messed up Toddlergirl’s sleep again. Sigh. We usually have a couple of bad nights each week but these last few days have been back to back bad. She has taken against sleeping in her bed, has taken against waking in the night and . . . → Read More: >Service suspended until I get some sleep > Its taken a while to stop laughing but have you read this article in the Sunday Times? Turns out I’m an extreme parent because I co-sleep, breastfeed and babywear. I thought extreme parents were those who did controlled crying at 6 weeks, dressed their children in expensive designer clothing or took them up Everest! . . . → Read More: >Extreme parenting? Extremely sensible > I’ve always had very vivid dreams – when I’m deeply upset about something I end up in the same incredibly real, incredibly scary, incredibly worrying dream. Its horrid and I would’t wish it on anyone. We’ve realised recently that, in addition to her occaisional sleepwalking, Toddlergirl has nightmares – she’s asleep but calling . . . → Read More: >How do you help with nightmares?  |
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