GTKY - Sleep Deprivation Edition

[littleapplemom]

Let's hear 'em ladies...what are the weirdest/craziest/funniest things you've done because our monster babies have not let us sleep!!

[littleapplemom]

This happened last week: After two nights of a fevery LO that wouldn't sleep I was the one to get up with him both nights because DH had a super huge interview. I got in MAYBE a total of 5 hours.

I called out of work the first day but agreed to work from home which sucked. I attempted to call out the second day thinking I'd "Sleep when he sleeps" FAIL, they asked me to WFH again. DH messaged me that he was on his way home from his interview and asked if I wanted anything. It was a warm day in NY so I texted back "a giant black coffee" "iced please" since I'd still have to work for another hour after he came home. Well, he didn't get the "iced please" message and when he came home with a giant steaming cup of joe...I cried...like, ugly cry. I was totally embarassed and DH is still abusing me about it.

[nerdalert]

-One night I woke up with a nasty clogged duct. DH woke up from me moving around trying to get comfortable and asked what was wrong. I told him, and he asked if I had tried taking Advil. I was like, "No, I forgot that was a thing!" I forgot that Advil existed and that I could take it.

-I threw away a bowl.

-I had to ask DH 1,000 times what time he was getting off work the next day because my short term memory just wasn't working.

-I cried because I spilled pasta noodles all over the floor.

[spikesmom]

-I went to the grocery store in my slippers and didn't realize it until I was in the produce section with a cart full of groceries!

There are others but I'm too tired to think if them at the moment ;-)

[aluzitano]

Apr 21, 2015 16:57:46 GMT -5 spikesmom said:

-I went to the grocery store in my slippers and didn't realize it until I was in the produce section with a cart full of groceries!

There are others but I'm too tired to think if them at the moment ;-)

Totally did this at Target the other day!!

I apparently was sleep-smooshing all the buttons on the baby monitor when LO woke up in the motn and when dh asked what I was doing I said "oh the baby's crying but if you push these buttons she stops!"

I don't remember a thing, but that was around the same time that the monitor was mysteriously programmed to only turn on when noise was detected instead of just being on forever, so that's good...I thought dh did it lol!

[MrsAdventure]

I changed Pips diaper. DH said he watched me on the monitor. He was up watching TV in our room. I was sleeping, she fussed (then stopped), I got up. DH asked what was up, I answered that she needed a new diaper (I talk in my sleep vividly all the time), I changed her diaper and apparently stood holding her next to the crib kissing her face over and over for an inordinate amount of time....... I remember nothing.

[jax1182014]

I just put things in the fridge when they go in the cabinet. Nothing exciting like you ladies!

[zengal]

These are funny!

In those first few weeks, I had a complete and total meltdown, sobbing in my glider. Because I was hungry.

The dog likes me tired because I can never remember if I fed him, so I go ahead and give him a scoop just in case.

[ninergirl52]

Ha ha zengal my dog would LOVE it if I did that!!
Oh man these are amazing. I can't think of anything that great. I just have zero short term memory & confuse things. The other day I was on a conference call at 6 am, breastfeeding & talking to my team. I told them to be sure to update Netflix with all customer changes. Lots of giggles ensued until I realized what I'd said ... I had meant flexnet (a program we use).

[pixie523]

Same here ninergirl52. I'm just...kind of dumb now.

[jjh1119]

I definitely KNOW the level of stupid shit I do on a daily basis has gone up significantly since having a baby.

I can't think of any, except for when I was at work and missed a whole section IN THE FRONT OF someone's head with color. Like boom a whole quarter of the head I just...skipped.

[kaimee27]

I know that there are a ton of dumb things I've done because of sleep deprivation, but the one that comes to mind most is putting a milk gallon in the cupboard and my empty glass in the fridge.

[sadie74]

Oh, these are awesome! I can't remember most of mine, but I've tried opening my house door with car button unlock thing and stood there for a second like "oh no is it broken?" And then like some of you have said, putting things in the wrong spot and just feeling stupid lol.

[nerdalert]

So, DH took care of LO for 2 hours just now while I got a head start on sleep for the night. Apparently, halfway through, he woke me up and we had a conversation about how LO was asleep, and whether or not he should put her in the crib now. I remember none of this... Like, I don't even remember being woken up.