{"id":3078,"date":"2019-09-07T15:15:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T14:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.lespetitspois.ch\/?p=3078"},"modified":"2019-09-07T15:18:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-07T14:18:24","slug":"its-just-a-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.lespetitspois.ch\/en\/its-just-a-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s just a phase"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven\u2019t slept in days\u2026maybe even for weeks. Who\u2019s really keeping track when a good night consists of 5 hours of broken sleep these days. My 4 month old is sick at the moment and that has taken our already tiring night sleep rhythm up 3 notches.\u00a0 <\/span>Between the nose running, the teeth growing, the gas passing and the general body developing, we have ourselves a recipe for insomnia and many consecutive nights of \u201cno sleep for you ~ mommy!\u201d<\/p>\n

I could go on and on about the sleepless nights and the tow it takes on the body and mind. But actually this article is about how I\u2019ve come to appreciate this time with my baby. You\u2019d think\u00a0this is not the best time, what with my brain being in a perpetual fog and my body sore from I don\u2019t even know why\u2026 but this is precisely when I think these sentiments are most powerful.<\/p>\n

He is not my first baby. I have an older son who was also not easy when it came to sleep. I remember vividly those early months with him\u2026the despair I felt during those sleepless nights and tiresome days. Running myself haggard looking for ways to sooth him, calm him, make him sleep, keep him asleep\u2026etc. Perhaps it\u2019s the wisdom that comes with being a mom for almost 4 years which cumulated into some sort of enlightenment. But this time around, I\u2019ve become a lot more relaxed because I know a little secret\u2026it\u2019s a just phase!<\/p>\n

It’s not magic, it’s a tool.<\/h4>\n

That\u2019s not a secret you might say! People say that all the time! True, it is not an original concept, but the fact that I realized its truth has afforded me the freedom I\u2019ve not experience before.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been popping up in my head often as I deal with the small but ever consuming day-to-day details with my second son. During those hard moments, I think to myself:\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cit\u2019s a just a phase, it\u2019ll pass, it won\u2019t last forever.\u201d It helps to calm me and give me the strength to face the situation for what it is, a temporary hurtle to overcome. Somehow that helps break down the frustrating moments into more manageable pieces.<\/p>\n

The same concept can also make you treasure those joyful moments more because you know that they are fleeting.\u00a0 <\/span>Cherish those belly laughs, as next week he might not be doing them anymore. Don\u2019t fret if he hasn\u2019t turned over yet because there will come a time when you wish he didn\u2019t move so much.\u00a0 <\/span>Kids, and especially babies change so much in such a short time, realising that the bad days and the good days are finite and ever changing will give you a fresh perspective.<\/p>\n

So instead of being overwhelmed with frustration, I have room to focus on empathy and understanding while further keep my emotions in balance during those situations where my kids requires the most.<\/p>\n

Certainly, this mantra is not magic, it is not the answer to every problem.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s merely a tool for your childrearing tool box\u2026take it out when it\u2019s useful. It helps, it really does.<\/p>\n

Yun is an expat mother living in Zurich, currently trying to keep it together so that both her children won\u2019t grow up into a family of bears\u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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