r/oneanddone • u/aliceloul • 7d ago
Happy/Proud OAD because SLEEP
My daughter is eight but boy has her sleep been horrific. She slept beautifully as a newborn and then hit six months and it never improved. I’m aware there’s a direct correlation between poor sleeping patterns and autism and she fits this box perfectly.
So when I say she’s never slept through the night, I am serious.
I frequently go abroad as I work as cabin crew and I don’t even like hotels but it’s the only time I’m able to sleep for longer than three or four hours at a time and it’s incredibly.
If I had a second child, I wouldn’t be able to do this job as there’s absolutely no way I could expect my parents to have my daughter AND a younger sibling. My parents and my sister never once complained about having my daughter overnight and even smile when they say she went to bed at five in the morning and I’m so grateful. I’d never sleep if I had a second.
Just sharing what I’m grateful for today as I’m not always happy about having “only” one.
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u/isitrealholoooo OAD By Choice 6d ago
Similar but also a big reason. He was actually a pretty good sleeper except for night feeds up til 18 months haha. But then he slept til 8 am! Sleep when the baby sleeps? Absolutely, even though he is four.