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