My 13 week old still wakes every 2-3 hours to be fed in the night (breastfed) and his gas and reflux have terrible the last few weeks so he's been waking up crying with reflux when I put him back down after feeding so basically I've hardly slept.
2 days ago my mum said I looked exhausted and I said I was and explained I'd hardly had any sleep to which she said "you need to have an early night and get some sleep tonight" ... as if thats how it works (and I also thiught you could offer to mind him while I take a nap but we digress)
Anyway today she asked how he slept last night and I told her not very good again and she goes "no, he should be sleeping through the night now" and looked at me like I'm doing something wrong. Then started saying it in a baby voice to my baby "you need to sleep through the night now ok?"
I just changed the subject to avoid exploding in my sleep deprivation but am I being a bit sensitive or is it that just really annoying and judgey?
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Unfortunately I think it’s a generational thing, my mum used to say the same things and it was so hurtful being a first time mum. Your baby doesn’t need to be sleeping through the night at all, yes would be ideal for you but at the same time it may just take a little longer than you expected. You will sleep again I promise x
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