This is reason #1 simply because it's the first one, not because it's the most important reason. It is a pretty important one, though. I am plenty sleep deprived as it is. I do not need 2-3 hour feedings to make that worse.
I work from 6am-6:30pm Monday- Thursday. I work from 5am- noon on Fridays. I usually try to go to bed around 10pm, but I don't usually fall asleep until closer to 11pm. When I do finally fall asleep, I can usually only stay asleep for about 3 hours in a row. I guess actually that would kind of work, but when I wake up now, I just roll over, get comfy again, and fall back asleep. I don't have to drag my miserable, exhausted self out of bed to do anything, let alone anything involving a tiny human that I could possibly drop on its head if I fell back asleep while feeding or rocking it.
And that's AFTER the kid is born. How about all the sleepless nights during pregnancy I've been told about?? Trying to get comfortable when you're full-term in the middle of July with a broken air conditioner, or the constant numb arm because you can only sleep in one uncomfortable position. Waking up with heartburn. Waking up to pee. Waking up to puke. Waking up because of crazy baby dreams. Waking up with a panic attack. No thank you.
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