As of lately, we are deprived of sleep, not only from Hazel, which is not only expected, but anticipated, but from Asyraaf. He has been waking up in the middle of the night from nightmares, we presume and keep on crying relentlessly till wee hours in the morning.
GOD, HELP US…
That was what usually go through our minds especially when the brain stopped working somewhere between 3-4 am and the feeds and nappy changing of Hazel. We are lucky Hazel is not much of a fuss, unlike Asyraaf at her age.
Somehow there’s the maternal instinct in me that pops up and says ‘Maybe he is showing his need for attention’. The crying, the tantrums, the wriggling on the floor and the “No!” answer to every question we ask and sometimes the questions we don’t ask…ahakks… It was as though No was his answer by default.
But since yesterday, I have been trying to pay extra attention to him, especially when he starts to throw himself anywhere on the floor, I playfully chased him around the house and it worked. He started laughing and asked for more games, peekabo, main Kuchi2 (tickle in his language) and no more nightmares…alhamdulillah. Maybe as a new parent of two, we oversaw the need of the elder sibling…our bad…
Would welcome any suggestions and tips of course…:-) Feel free to drop one ya…
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