{"id":6922,"date":"2016-12-09T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T00:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theyoganestfl.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/09\/my-favorite-reasons-to-lose-sleep\/"},"modified":"2021-07-15T16:48:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T20:48:27","slug":"my-favorite-reasons-to-lose-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theyoganestfl.com\/my-favorite-reasons-to-lose-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Reasons to lose Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What\u2019s your Bed time routine?<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

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I’m a mom of three kids and I’m writing this post while sitting next to my 8 year old daughter. \u00a0Actually, I am laying n her bed, in her room.<\/span><\/div>\n

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It’s 9pm and she is still awake. She came to me about ten times to tell me thatshe can’t sleep and that she’s thirsty. She also came to give me a hug. And then to tell me that she loved me. And even to plan our day tomorrow while complaining about the cat. All the while as I was sitting on the rug in my son\u2019s room next to his bed, because he, too, needs my presence as he\u2019s falling
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Some days I feel like I’m going insane and other days I’m telling myself that this is all temporary and that I’m totally going to miss it one day.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n

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While I\u2019m not exactly sure I’ll miss this part, I can definitely tell you this:<\/span><\/div>\n

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After Shalev, my nine-year-old, was born, I was in heaven. A <\/span>little weirded out at first by the whole situation now having this little baby <\/span>next to me, yes. A little confused about my role in his life or his in mine, <\/span>absolutely. But he was such an easy baby and I really enjoyed sleeping with him <\/span>next to me<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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It felt incredible. It felt <\/i>like flying into a fluffy cloud.<\/i><\/div>\n

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I had a miscarriage before I got pregnant with Shalev so the <\/span>pregnancy and everything that followed was such a gift.<\/span><\/div>\n

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I wanted to be a mom so badly that I didn’t care about sleepless nights or achy nipples. I was really into having a baby. And even though he was an easy-going baby, he still woke up at least twice every night.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Then I got pregnant again with Zoe, my now 8-year-old, when Shalev was only 7 months old – and it wasn’t as fun as my first pregnancy.<\/span><\/div>\n

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I didn’t get sick or anything like that, but I was always very tired \u2013 especially with an infant to take care of day and night.<\/span><\/div>\n

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And then she arrived. All I can tell you is, what a difference in character (it\u2019s amazing how different your kids are from one another)!<\/span><\/div>\n

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The first eight weeks of Zoe\u2019s life, she only cried and <\/span>screamed. I remember myself bouncing on the yoga ball day and night. She was <\/span>wrapped close to me and we would bounce. Hours and hours of bouncing. Sleep <\/span>didn’t exist. After 8 weeks, it started to get better. Shalev was still pretty <\/span>easy (I think by then he slept through the night) and Zoe was stuck to my<\/span><\/div>\n

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breast. It was the only thing that worked.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Third time\u2019s a charm?<\/span><\/div>\n

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I got pregnant again when Zoe was nine months old. And I had Segev, now six-years-old, at my home about 41 weeks later. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Then life really shifted, making round two feel like a walk in
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Segev was not the easiest of babies. He didn’t sleep that well and I also had an almost three years old and an 18-month-old to entertain so Segev didn’t really have much of a consistent schedule.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Long, restful sleep was something I accepted as part of my past, <\/span>and learned to accept short bursts of sleep where I could get it. \u00a0For two and a half years I slept with Segev and <\/span>it worked well for him, but after nearly three years, I was ready to sleep<\/span><\/div>\n

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again.<\/span><\/div>\n

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I figured I paid my dues \u2013 now it was time to rest.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

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Well, it took two and a half more years until I got good sleep. Even today, Segev wakes up some nights and still calls for me. But, he’s my baby and will always will\u00a0 be, so I am always there for his needs. And now that Zoe is finally sleeping, I’m happy I<\/span><\/div>\n

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am next to her because she’s obviously feeling safer and more comfortable to fall asleep with me by her side.<\/span><\/div>\n

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My bedtime routine is a little crazy, but it’s okay, it is what
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I get to do some work while sitting or lying next to my babies. They feel safe and loved and I feel good and productive.<\/span><\/div>\n

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You probably thought I was going to give you methods on how to <\/span>get your baby or your kids to sleep, but I don’t have any of them. I simply <\/span>advise to do what works for you and try to enjoy it. <\/span><\/div>\n

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I still have to remind myself not to lose it when things get <\/span>really intense and everybody wants me at the same time or comes to find me for <\/span>another hug (for the tenth time), or begs for another chapter of the book.<\/span><\/div>\n

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But, really, do what works. And remember that sleeping like a <\/span>baby means getting up several times throughout the night! <\/span><\/div>\n

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Feel free to share your bedtime routine, what works for you <\/span>and what gives you or your kiddos comfort<\/span><\/div>\n

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