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10/5/2018

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I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has reached out to offer me their support after my post on Sunday. I have received such encouraging, incredible, heart-felt messages and comments, I can’t put into words how much it has meant. I have also had people open up to me about their own birth trauma, which I have felt deeply moved by. Because I know how hard it is to put into words. I was so nervous and scared about being so honest about my struggles with PTSD but I kept reminding myself that my honesty could help others. If I can help just one person open up – or one person to feel less alone, then it’s all been worth it. I’ve had local media interested in publicising my story– which I’m slightly nervous about as I must admit, since publishing the post I have also felt quite overwhelmed. You keep something in so long and then to so publicly announce it, I’ve had wobbly moments. But if writing this blog has taught me anything – it’s that I am not alone. And it’s been good for the soul as they say. From day 1 of writing my first post, to week 16 deep in the four-month sleep regression, to the weeks of nap stress and no sleep (we’ve had some rough nights this week), to last week – when I spoke about my birth trauma. It’s been good to know that I’m not alone – and there are other people out there who have one eyebrow and look like the bird lady from Home Alone 2. And also, most importantly, what I write gives people reassurance, comfort, a bit of courage – and a laugh (hopefully). I’ll be doing a little post on Sunday to mark Rafe’s 1st birthday. HOW IS RAFE ONE ON SATURDAY?!! Then back to the ‘normal’ so to speak with the blog posts. I will of course touch on what I wrote about on Sunday and I no doubt will also be talking in depth about the child who DOES NOT SLEEP. (He's cute though isn't he? ❤) Thank you again for all your messages and comments – means the absolute world. And if I do end up in any newspaper articles – I promise to try and at least comb my eyebrow.

Faye x
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Fay
10/6/2018 11:49:07 am

Happy Birthday Rafe!

It's so nice (I'm sorry) to see that in the growing sea of friends with one year olds who are sleeping through, I'm not alone. William self settles 90% of the time- breastfeed is given an hour before bed, bed time routine and then put in cot and I sit silently in his room and he falls asleep blowing rasberries and humming. However he still wakes at least twice a night and needs feeding to go back to sleep! He wakes up and re settles in the night too but needs feeding twice at least. With all of this ability to self settle he still doesn't sleep through.

Many people told me: when he is on solids... When he's crawling... When he's on 3 meals a day... When he's walking... All this has now happened and still my child has me in his room at least twice a night.

I felt embarrassed about this for a while. There is so much online about sleep training- I never wanted to try any of this. Then I have seen that it's just development. I have read lots of medical articles about it and yeah, he will learn the skill when he's ready. Like taking etc.

That being said... I wish he would just fucking sleep through... Even if it was just once a week! Sleep please!!

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Faye
10/8/2018 02:01:21 am

So sorry for the late reply Fay, been a busy weekend. How is Rafe one?!!

It is equally comforting for me to know that there are others out there who are still up in the middle of the night, half asleep, breastfeeding their one-year-olds. And from all the other comments on my blog - I think it is reassuring to know we are not alone. And it will be something they will learn in time. Rafe has done it the odd time - so hopefully for both of us - this will happen sooner rather than later!! PLEASE!!! xx

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