Just for a chuckle...

[buddyleebaby]

This was not funny to me at 3AM, but it is now after a little sleep.
DH and I have both been severely sleep deprived, between dd having days and nights confused, visiting relatives, and dh's work schedule. If we get two straight hours we count ourselves lucky.
I have been letting dd stay in the bed with us lately, but last night after nursing her I decided I was too exhausted to be have her in the bed with me (afraid of rolling over, etc.). So I turned to DH and asked him if he would please take the baby back to her crib.
He says ok and starts yanking at his pillowcase, patting his pillow, smoothing it out, and so on and so forth. I am getting extremely annoyed. (WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THE BABY?)
So after watching a minute of pillow play I burst into tears and say "FINE! I'll do it! I'll take care of OUR daughter all by myself!"
Then he turns to me and says (outraged) "You ASKED me to change the baby's pajamas, that's what I'm doing!!!"

[psophia17]

LOL :)

I remember (vaguely) those days - DH and I had a very small bed, so we were incredibly paranoid about falling asleep while DS was in the bed with us - there were more nights when we would wake up convinced that DS was in the bed with us, but really he was fast asleep in the crib next to the bed. I would also wake up cradling the pillow I used for BF support - and once I tried to put the pillow back to bed in the crib before DH figured out what I hadn't actually done...

Funny days and nights when you're working on fumes...

[mudder17]

Oh my! Big hugs! It sounds just like a conversation DH and I have had! I'm in the middle of sleep deprivation, so I totally understand, but DH is not quite as sleep deprived, fortunately.

Hope your days and nights get better soon, but even if it doesn't for a while, know that it will pass and you will be getting more sleep!

ETA: Oh, and although we didn't generally co-sleep with Kaya in our bed (her crib was next to my side of the bed), there were at least two times when I suddenly woke up and DH said, "Umm...I think you and Kaya fell asleep at the breast..." and I'd look down and say, "She just started" and he'd say, "No, she's been there for at least 2 hours." DH was nice to bring her to me most times, so he knew what time she woke up.

Eileen

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[RwnMayfair]

I'm sorry you all are so sleep deprived, but I honestly have to say that sounds (after the fact) as though it was pretty funny. (Well, I couldn't stop laughing, at least.) I hope the sleeping improves soon though, before your husband starts randomly diapering the first thing he comes across in the house. ;)

-Melissa

Taran, November 20, 2003

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[bcky2]

rotflmao........................this is just too funny. i love it :)
thanks for sharing.

[ErinMC]

That one just made me laugh out loud - I can totally picture that happening to us 16 months ago. Amazing what a lack of sleep will do to a person!

Erin

Mom to Chase
Feb. 2004

[Wife_and_mommy]

LOL

Thanks for sharing. That's hilarious! :)


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[hez]

Alicia, I was seriously laughing my rear off over here. I know it wasn't funny at the moment, but I sincerely appreciate your sharing it now :)

I could see this happening to us-- except it would be me patting the pillow and DH thinking (knowing) I had lost my marbles!

[mommy_someday]

ROTFL! Eileen, my DH and I *just* had the "falling asleep at the breast" conversation not two days ago!

And hugs to you, Alicia. I burst into tears so many times during those first couple of months when I thought DH was refusing to help. Always turned out to be a "miscommunication" of sorts. Things will improve soon. Hang in there and thanks for the chuckle!

[sarahsthreads]

My DH doesn't handle sleep deprivation all that well either. We had so many of these "conversations" in those first few weeks that I lost count. It really is funny after the fact, but when you're that incredibly tired it can be a little...trying. ;)

I swear it does get better! Although, I'm still the one handling 95% of the nighttime parenting because DH doesn't even hear the baby monitor until long after I do - I'm not sure he ever would - and it's pointless to wake him up once I'm already awake.

Sarah :)