* How old is your baby?
10 months (will turn 11 months in early Feb.)
* How many times does your baby wake up in the night?
0-3 times
* How much sleep do you think you get?
On a bad night I'll only get a couple of hours. On a good night I get 6-8. I spend much of the night trying to get stuff done (ex. laundry, vacuuming, cleaning, making baby food, researching my older DS's medical problems/therapies, etc.) I'm a SAHM but my DD doesn't nap well, so I don't get much time to do anything during the day. If I had to give an average amount of time I've been getting per night recently, I'd guesstimate 4 hours.
* How many days of broken sleep can you handle before you start to feel the effects during your daytime?
I'm always tired and usually don't get enough sleep, even when my DD does sleep through the night, so it's hard to say. I feel the effects of a lack of sleep pretty much every day. I don't know how many days I'd have to get extra sleep to get fully rested. Maybe a week? And that's not going to happen anytime soon
For me at this point, I'd say that the total amount of sleep I get matters a lot more than the continuity of the sleep.
*How do you cope? Do you have any strategies for coping? And where or who are the places or people you go to for support?
I complain to... I mean
talk to my mom and my DH, and that helps make me feel a little better. I'm unfortunately an emotional eater, so I do end up indulging in unhealthy food a bit more when I'm extra, extra tired. I try to find ways to enjoy the time I spend away from the kids, even if it is cleaning the bathroom. Audio books are really helpful as an escape and can be used during a lot of little household chores. Other than that, I pretty much just try and get through each day and hold on to my patience as much as possible. It helps that I enjoy playing with my kids, and they're two of the cutest, sweetest little guys ever. Not that I'm biased
If you want to ask me any more questions, feel free to pm me.