Before being a mother, some weekends I used to sleep late, there were even Saturdays when I didn't even take my pajamas off and that was how I spent the whole day: completely relaxing. Of course, when I became a mother that changed. Although there are few days that I still spend in pajamas, no doubt that sleeping late is not something that happens as before.
That is why today I want to share something that we have commented on the Babies team and more and that I have decided to start implementing soon: Someday we deserve to stay in bed until 11 in the morning and just rest.
Getting up early and getting little sleep: part of being mothers
These are two things that are definitely part of our new life when we become mothers: getting up early and getting little sleep, or at least a smaller amount than we were used to before having children.
When we least realize, dark circles arrive and park under our eyes, coffee or tea becomes our best friend to wake up in the mornings and We learn to survive by sleeping only a few hours a night. If you are a mother or father you can agree with me that it is not easy but we do it with all the love for our children. But nevertheless…
We deserve to sleep late one day
That's right, as you read it: we deserve to sleep a day late. Why? Basically I could tell you that the answer is in the previous point, because if something is missing for mothers, they are hours of sleep and rest. But I will gladly explain why:
- Because once in a while we all need a break.
- Because on average we work 98 hours a week and anyone deserves a long nap to recover from such a long day.
- Because those nights in which we stay late checking pending are leaving their mark on our body and it is necessary to replenish energy to move forward.
- Because if. Because it feels good and because we don't ask for anything impossible even outside this planet.
How can we achieve it?
I know what to say "stay one day in bed until 11" Sounds like something relatively easy, but in real life it's not that simple. We cannot simply leave everything lying down and hide under the covers waiting for life to continue as if nothing when we have dependent children and there are responsibilities to fulfill.
But although it can get complicated, there is always a way to achieve it, so I share some tips to get it:
Get organized with your partner
The first option is to talk with your partner and agree to take care of the children upon waking so that you can sleep late one day. They can even coordinate and take turns so that every weekend one of you sleeps late.
Organize with grandparents to sleep one day at home
Another option is to ask the family for support, for example grandparents or uncles and organize "a sleepover" at their house. So you will rest early one day and you can go the next day to pick them up, while they enjoy a family breakfast.
Apply the "bad mother" mode
I say this as a bad mother as a joke because surely there will be those who consider it a terrible idea what I am going to suggest. But the truth is that sometimes fatigue can do more and I think that if it is done very occasionally it is not a bad thing. Personally I have never applied it, but it is something that has worked for some mothers.
One option is turn to technology and let them watch some of their favorite shows so you can rest for a while longer, as long as they are not hungry, that they should not be left without breakfast either. On one occasion, a mother told me that her children, who were already a little older, had taught them how to use a bowl of cereal so they could rest a little longer in bed some weekends.
Get up and go back to bed
If everything fails you can always choose get up, give them breakfast in pajamas and then go back to bed. If you go to school, they can take a nap together in the middle of the morning and they will rest together. If your children are older and do not want to take a nap, they can always read or watch a movie while you rest for a while.
Dad, you deserve it too
Now, that I write this directed towards mothers is because I am one and personally I know how heavy our task can be. I like to speak from my experience and provide real testimonies of what I know and have lived in my own flesh.In addition, we are usually the mothers who walk from one place to another with things from our family and our home.
However, I am sure that this also applies to many parents who reveal themselves, who take care of their children and also work outside the home, so Dad, you deserve to sleep too late one day!
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