@beaconpostpartum: A mom from California stayed up with me until my toddler finally fell back asleep at 3:02am. 😭❤️ And can we just talk about how RUDE it is when your toddler decides to bring back the newborn sleep schedule??? Like excuse me. We already did this. We completed this level. WHY ARE WE BACK HERE. 😂 I genuinely thought once we survived the newborn stage, the middle-of-the-night chaos would eventually become a distant memory. HAHAHAHA. Cute. Because apparently toddlers can wake up at 1:47am and decide they’re ready to discuss the meaning of life, request a banana, and scream because their blanket is touching their foot. The same blanket they specifically asked you to put on them. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. 🫠 And the worst part is that you’re not mentally prepared for it anymore. With a newborn, you kind of expect to be awake. You have your little station set up. Water bottle. Snacks. Burp cloths. A show you’re halfway through. But with a toddler? You went to bed thinking you were actually going to SLEEP. Like a normal person. With hopes and dreams and a REM cycle. 😂 Then suddenly you’re standing in a dark hallway at 2am negotiating with someone who has never paid a bill in their life. “No, we cannot go downstairs.” “Yes, your stuffed animal is right there.” “No, it is not morning.” “PLEASE STOP SCREAMING ABOUT THE WRONG CUP.” 😭 And somehow you end up rocking a child who is approximately the size of a small adult while wondering how your life got here. Anyway. That was me the other night. Sitting on the nursery floor, completely exhausted, waiting for my toddler to finally fall asleep. And I opened this app where you can see other moms who are awake. There were little yellow dots EVERYWHERE. And one of them was a mom from California. She sent me a hug. Just a little heart on my phone. And I don’t know why, but it made me feel so much better. 🥹 Because I had been sitting there feeling like the only person on earth who was awake with a child who absolutely SHOULD be sleeping. Meanwhile there were moms all over the country doing the exact same thing. Some feeding newborns. Some pumping. Some rocking babies. Some dealing with toddlers who have apparently decided that 3am is an excellent time to practice their vocabulary. 😂 And there was something so comforting about knowing we were all awake together. Different houses. Different kids. Same absolutely ridiculous night shift. Because motherhood can be so lonely at night. During the day you have distractions. People to text. Things to do. Coffee to drink. But at 2:30am? It’s just you and a tiny person who has absolutely no concept of how badly you need sleep. And sometimes you don’t need someone to fix it. You don’t need another article about toddler sleep regressions. You don’t need somebody telling you to be consistent with bedtime. TRUST ME. I HAVE TRIED. 😭 Sometimes you just need another mom to say, “Yep. Mine’s awake too.” And that’s what that little hug felt like. A stranger on the other side of the country reminding me that I wasn’t the only one doing this. So to the moms awake tonight with newborns, babies, toddlers, or preschoolers who have suddenly decided sleep is optional… I see you. And I hope your child goes back to sleep soon. Preferably before they request a full breakfast at 3:17am😂💛 #mom #baby #MomsofTikTok #momlife #newborn

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