Tarale @Tarale@computerfairi.es

Every time I'd point out that he was sleeping badly because he was overtired and had a massive sleep debt, she'd purse her lips and look at me like I was growing a second head.

Every time I'd mention that he needs routine and she just can't disrupt it and do whatever she wants, she'd act like I was having some kind of anxiety delusion.

But now he is finally starting to have longer naps and sleep through the night better.

Feeling pretty vindicated by the fact that the baby's sleep has become more stable after I did all the work to get fix the overtiredness and help him get to sleep independently.

Mother in law was going on about how he's just "special" and "different" and doesn't need all the sleep the experts said, and overtiredness isn't a thing and he's just "difficult" (which she's so proud of). Acting like I'm nuts.

I knew what was going on. I'm not crazy.

toothy-peg

@nicole oooh
ooooooooh
thank you for this

I think this explains something that happened with someone that no longer talks to any of us. They wanted us to cut out someone because they didn't get along with them, we didn't, they cut ALL of us out. Very GSF3 person.

@lizardsquid It's really good. It was on special and I couldn't resist and now there is chocolate on my laptop

I sent my husband to get ice cream from the kitchen and he's just fucking with his open source voice assistant
JUST GET ME MY ICE CREAMmmmmmmm its got roast almonds in the chocolate and it's toffee flavoured and I need it

THE BABY SLEPT
BY HIMSELF
TWICE IN ONE DAY
AFTER A 10 HOUR STRETCH AT NIGHT
I AM VERY CONFUSED
AND CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC

@lizardsquid hmmmmmmm

ok
I'll give you that

but I feel vaguely cheated that it didn't cost you more battery

@lizardsquid Please tell us, in detail, how you would give us world peace in the next five years

@squirrel I dunno, do your paws have opposable thumb-like things that make handing things to people easy or are you actually just gonna have to nudge stuff over with your nose?

I miss being able to have a drink. Just… have one. Without having to think about when I'll need to breastfeed. Without having to set a timer. Without having to worry about how much booze is in it, or if I can have a second one if I like. I miss that slight break my brain gets from a glass of wine.

Babies are the weirdest little people. Oh, he went to sleep on his own for the first time in months.

Oh no, there's been an upset! He's kicked his mother in the teeth and fallen off. Very disappointing, folks.

Time again for the breastfeeding gymnastics, and today the reigning champion, Mr 7 months, will be attempting the 360° titty swing. Very difficult manoeuvre, as he must stay attached the whole time, while rotating his arse over his mother's head. Let's see if he can pull it off…

Baby has entered sleep catchup mode, which is lovely for me, but also vaguely anxiety inducing, as it's usually followed by some sleep problems.

I have been up since 3.40am because baby.

oh jesus fuck
my new coffee smells almost like caramel ♥️

When you mention that you're displeased with her, and that it's taken this long to correct the baby's sleep, she makes it plain that's because I'm a bad mother…

She messed up his sleep on Thursday and it's Tuesday now and we're still not sure we've fixed it.

She doesn't think she did anything wrong.

I'm still so mad at my mother in law for disrupting the baby's sleep twice in one day. She insists she was "tiring him out" for me, so he'd sleep better, but that's not how baby sleep even works.