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[quote=Anonymous]You just sort of change. I was the exact same as you -- I loved sleeping 8+ hours and napping tons on the weekends, so I was scared too. And really found it pretty hard with my first baby. The middle of the night feedings weren't nearly as hard for me as those period where they're inexplicably up for the day at 5 am (which happened as a baby and again around 3).

But now, with a 3.5 and 1.5 year old, I'm just used to it. The mornings they both sleep in til 7:30, my husband and I are naturally up by 6:30 or so waiting and wondering why they aren't awake yet. When I nap during their naps, it's a really light sleep and sometimes only for a few minutes but it's all I need.

You age, your body adapts, you mourn the days where you could relax and sleep and there are times when you are tired to your bone. But... it's incredibly worth it.

Tips:
1. Nap at least once a day with your baby on your chest for the whole newborn period. They can do the other naps in their bed to create good sleep habits. But this guarantees YOU get at least one good solid nap in during maternity leave. And it's super sweet.

2. Go to bed for the night at 7:30 if you have to. Shower, turn the TV on low, lamps on, phone away and just relax. In fact I loved doing this and still do.

3. Cosleeping helped with my second (never would have done this with my first).

4. Sleep train and do cry it out. It's the only thing that works.

5. Formula is your friend. Find ways (like formula) to make things a little easier.

6. Staff up if you can afford to. I never had a night nurse and survived, though.

7. Change your perspective when you can and just try to enjoy it. This helped me.

8. Lots and lots (and lots) of coffee + walks in the sunlight. [/quote]

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