I'm so ashamed of myself

[Fleur]

sleep deprivation does horrible things to us. It's ok to feel bad about it, that's what makes you a good mum but you don't need to hold onto it. Get it off your chest, forgive yourself & move on. I hope you get some sleep soon

[skybie]

oh hun!!!sleep is such an evil thing. its especially bad when we're so used to our LO's sleeping right through!!!
when DD1 was a bubba i actually bit her i was that frustrated!! dont ask me why but thats what i did! pmsl.
You're not a bad mummy and dont feel guilty hun, ur human, it happens and it'll happen again. its sucky but everyone gets over it!
DS wont remember the night when he was 1 and his mummy cut sick at him!!
Hope u and him are feeling much better today
xxxx

[onthefly]

Forgive yourself hun. I doubt there are many mummies who haven't done something similar (me ). You know it's not good, but there really are strong mitigating circumstances here. It was the same for me - I handled it ok for the first 12 months or so... then... oh dear. I've lost it a few times. The last time I yelled at DS was just a week or so ago (he had a cold too! oh that makes it worse I know) and after he'd calmed down he snuggled up to me and said "mum told me off".
But we have to let these things go and move on. He won't be permanently scarred by ocasional slip-ups, I'm sure of that.

[Olive]

ive had a crap one too, so heres a hug for all of us

[sloane]

i'm welling up cos i'm having one of those days...okay, it's been a few days now...as well. you can't help but feel awful but geez it's tough. be kind to yourself cos you're doing a fab job, your DS knows how much his mummy loves him

[Jaycee]

Sweety, there's not many mums out there who can say they've never done that. I've sworn at DS once, I felt so awful and ashamed afterwards, but sleep deprivation is an awful, awful thing to go through. for you, you're a fantastic mum and don't ever forget it!

[Jakabella]

Oh Sterla - Hugs babe. Been there are done that!
DD seems to wake at 1 am evey night now and will not for the life of me go back to sleep in her cot. So I have been sleeping in the spare room in spare bed with her - its the only way we both get back to sleep.
Hugs babe abd know you are not alone!
Kate xox

[Sterla]

Thank you for all your replies, it means so much .

[Freya]

Ditto everyone else. Ive been there many a time. I hope your Ds starts to feel better soon, its so hard when they are sick and dont know what they want or how you can help them.