Time seems to work differently when you have a baby. Since having Miss K, I find myself thinking in ‘sleep cycles’ rather than in minutes or hours. When she was a newborn, I was quite lucky in that she regularly woke and slept every 2 hours. 

When she was awake, I spent most of my time feeding, burping, and changing her. As soon as she was down, it was a mad rush to get things done before she woke up again. The morning sleep cycles are always busier as I like to get most of my errands done in the morning and relax in the afternoon – rest assured, I’m not always running around like a madwoman!

Here’s an example of a typical morning sleep cycle when Miss K was around 6-8 weeks old (for simplicity’s sake I’ve rounded the times):  

• 11am: Baby wakes up
• 11 – 11.10am: Feed left boob
• 11.10 – 11.15am: Burp
• 11.15 – 11.20am: Feed left boob
• 11.20 – 11.25am: Burp
• 11.25 – 11.30am: Change nappy
• 11.30 – 11.32am: Try and feed right boob
• 11.32 – 11.35am: Tummy time
• 11.35 – 11.45am: Feed right boob
• 11.45 – 11.50am: Burp
• 11.50am – 12pm: Put down to sleep
• 12 – 12.05pm: Boil water
• 12.05 – 12.15pm: Put in load of laundry
• 12.15 – 12.20pm: Make hot tea
• 12.20 – 12.30pm: Shower
• 12.30 – 12.40pm: Drink lukewarm tea while editing blog post
• 12.40 – 12.50pm: Tidy kitchen
• 12.50 – 12.55pm: Take out rubbish and recycling bin
• 12.55 – 1pm: Heat up burger
• 1 – 1.10pm: Put out laundry
• 1.10pm: Take first bite of burger – baby wakes up

Some days are better than others but it does get a little bit better and more fulfilling as she gets older!

Marie xo