“So I thought of you this morning, Louis, as I rocked a fussy 10 month old at 4 am. At this point, I'm very used to operating on little sleep but I thought of how I came to this point. I imagine others will agree with me that the initial reality of very little sleep is downright shocking. ”
June 13 at 4:05 am
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Continuing: You think you're prepared for it. "I pulled all-nighters in college." But nothing can prepare you for how much it affects your life. It will get better - keep telling yourself that - and you will sleep for more than 3 hours at a time again. But you will never return to the sleep you had before you had kids. - Carla Thompson
Despite my implied bravado, I don't have any illusions that we're prepared. My activity here shows I often get up early and stay up late. My wife's been getting up every 4 hours to take pills. But as much as the exhaustion that's sure to be there (x2), the sense of being out of control will definitely contribute. As I told Cyndy earlier today, I know we can prepare all we want, but we won't be 100% ready. Should be fun. :-) - Louis Gray
Yep, you can't possibly prepare yourselves. Just hunker down, call in every possible friend and relative for support and know it will end and things will get much easier. And make sure your wife has a good girlfriend. She's going to need to cry on the phone to someone when her hormones are going ballistic. - Carla Thompson