Keep going Jamie. Some days might feel like an excruciatingly slow struggle through a chest height morass, but you’ll be achieving a lot more than you realise. Your video reaction to the Justin Welby’s interview with Stewart and Campbell was excellent even though, by your own admission, you were very tired. Listening to Alistair Campbell for any period of time is surely proof that God is teaching you to excel in the gift of endurance 😁
Lots of excellent advice and wisdom here, and it is interesting that really bad days are so often followed by really good days.
Disrupted sleep is awful, and I remember this as a particular misery which can, if not fixed, detract from the joy of having young children.
I advocate maximum comfort. Do you sleep with your little son in a single bed? If space allows, get a bigger bed. Have refreshments ready by the bed - a tea tray, kettle, thermos of warm milk or whatever for your wakeful child, and even a tiny fridge, for the inevitable disturbance. Once milk has been offered and pillow plumped, get yourself comfortable with a lovely square reading pillow, cup of tea and a tiny torch and read something soothing. Your child will sense that you are relaxing by yourself, and that this is a time for stillness and quiet. I used to find that accepting the disturbance and thinking of these ghastly nights as at least time to relax and read for myself the best way of inducing actual sleep.
Take magnesium every day to enhance the quality of the sleep that you do get. If hot and bothered, a turn round the garden in the moonlight before settling down again can work wonders for both parties.
Sorry if the above sounds bossy, but it worked for me!
Keep going Jamie. Some days might feel like an excruciatingly slow struggle through a chest height morass, but you’ll be achieving a lot more than you realise. Your video reaction to the Justin Welby’s interview with Stewart and Campbell was excellent even though, by your own admission, you were very tired. Listening to Alistair Campbell for any period of time is surely proof that God is teaching you to excel in the gift of endurance 😁
Thanks Louise. Really appreciate the encouragement to keep going. J
Lots of excellent advice and wisdom here, and it is interesting that really bad days are so often followed by really good days.
Disrupted sleep is awful, and I remember this as a particular misery which can, if not fixed, detract from the joy of having young children.
I advocate maximum comfort. Do you sleep with your little son in a single bed? If space allows, get a bigger bed. Have refreshments ready by the bed - a tea tray, kettle, thermos of warm milk or whatever for your wakeful child, and even a tiny fridge, for the inevitable disturbance. Once milk has been offered and pillow plumped, get yourself comfortable with a lovely square reading pillow, cup of tea and a tiny torch and read something soothing. Your child will sense that you are relaxing by yourself, and that this is a time for stillness and quiet. I used to find that accepting the disturbance and thinking of these ghastly nights as at least time to relax and read for myself the best way of inducing actual sleep.
Take magnesium every day to enhance the quality of the sleep that you do get. If hot and bothered, a turn round the garden in the moonlight before settling down again can work wonders for both parties.
Sorry if the above sounds bossy, but it worked for me!
Thanks Mary. That all sounds like great advice! J