On Friday I had a milestone: my first night away from Jack. My sleep deprivation has been getting harder to cope with, and I finally decided I needed to do something. So I asked some friends if I could spend the night at their house, and they said sure!
I fed Jack before his bedtime as I normally do, then headed over to their house. It took me a while to fall asleep, but I probably fell asleep between 10:30 and 11, and slept until 7! Of course, I woke up several times, but I went right back to sleep.
At 7 I got up and pumped…that was the longest I’d ever gone without feeding Jack (11 hours). After that I tried to go back to sleep, but it was difficult. I was pretty awake, for a change, and wondering how the night went for Chris and Jack. I think I got another half hour or so, and got up at 9.
When I got home, Chris told me everything had gone just fine. He fed Jack around midnight, and then Jack slept until 7! I was very happy to hear Chris hadn’t had a rough night. And I don’t think Jack even noticed I was gone.
I felt great having gotten such good sleep, but I was still quite tired by the evening. I guess one night of decent sleep isn’t going to cure 8 months of poor sleep.
I think I may do it again sometime.
