I’m sick and tired of being told “JuSt GEt up BeForE tHe KiDs”

[breeanna]

@dmurrayfly Yea my kids get up ~4/5. If I’m up that early I’m not getting a damn thing done. Then I’m dragging all day and want to go to sleep early. But then they wake me up like 17 times a night.

 

[hqaz8520]

@dmurrayfly Jeeze, my kids are actually decent sleepers (the baby does nurse once per night, but it's not so bad) and I still don't get up before them. If I do, I just scroll on my phone in bed lol. I don't like losing sleep.

 

[erickem]

@dmurrayfly Yeah hard no. Sleep is THE most important thing for your sanity. No way would I sacrifice it for journaling.

 

[wildbeliever]

@dmurrayfly Hell, my baby is a good sleeper and I still don’t want to sacrifice my sleep to get up before him to work out or clean or hobby. As much as I’d like to do some of those things I’d rather have as much sleep as possible.

 

[heartguy]

@dmurrayfly Is there anything worse than unsolicited parenting advice?

 

[dmurrayfly]

@heartguy My MIL is the queen of any and all unsolicited advice. Not to mention scoffing, eye rolling, and “back when I had kids…”

 

[heartguy]

@dmurrayfly I hate that shit so much for us.

 

[dmurrayfly]

@heartguy She recently claimed that I must want my kids to be disabled because we use sign language that and it’s inappropriate to still be breastfeeding my son lol.

 

[heartguy]

@dmurrayfly F her. I just literally came inside from lighting my Mother’s Day card on fire from my step MIL. Lol

 

[dmurrayfly]

@heartguy that is fantastic lol.

 

[rosendo]

@dmurrayfly LOL THEY SHOULD F OFF. you’re killing it & your vent is relatable solidarity mama

 

[sisters18]

@dmurrayfly I hate this advice with a passion. I am blessed with good sleepers who are fairly consistent with a wake up time - I STILL don't want to wake up before them in order to be able to do anything for myself! Why should I have to sacrifice sleep for that? I should be able to exercise/meditate/have coffee when I want to

 

[brokenjohninchrist]

@dmurrayfly Yeah, I don’t think I’ve ever gotten up before my toddler. His “late” wake up is 6am. His early wake is 5am. Yeah, I’ll keep sleeping thanks.

 

[eeswarchandra]

@dmurrayfly Yeah, I’m right there with you. My son has refused to fully sleep in his crib since November when he first got sick. We were getting back to having him in the crib for 3/4s of the night and this week he was sick again. Wouldn’t stay asleep unless he was on me or right beside me. With a fever. And he’s nearly 2. So I couldn’t sleep because I was uncomfortable or I’d be in an unsafe position.

I feel like I could sleep for a week straight and that’s just on a regular week.

 

[dmurrayfly]

@eeswarchandra I occasionally daydream about what it would be like to just sleep for 7 days. Just fall into a deep sleep lol.

 

[thanhcongk83]

@dmurrayfly I’m sorry. Some days it really is so hard. It’s the hardest when they’re small. I feel like I’m just surviving most days.

 

[kal20]

@dmurrayfly How’s your mattress?

 

[dmurrayfly]

@kal20 I think it’s quite comfortable. It’s a good memory foam. And I have a special pillow for migraines.

 

[kal20]

@dmurrayfly Have you used a Pillow (app) or another sleep quality app before to measure your sleep?

 

[dmurrayfly]

@kal20 No. I co-sleep with my son so I don’t know if that would work.