Once you get to "I am losing my mind" territory, something has to change. The day / night confusion is pretty common at this age, and boy howdy is it rough. But you need to sleep, or else the consequences you're describing are inevitable.
Here's my suggestion: as soon as you start to yawn, give the baby to your wife and go to bed. Put in earplugs if you have to, but go to bed. Ask her to give you at least five hours. If you're going to sleep at, say, nine o'clock, five hours is two AM; she can then hand Gus over and you can play wakies until 7. Then Jen can get up and take Gus while you shower and get a cup of coffee. It's brutal, but it will get everyone involved at least five hours of sleep, which in my experience is the minimum required to remain sane and with your head screwed on right.
Eventually her days and nights will get sorted out. it is a long, hard road, but I promise it will happen.
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Date: 2007-08-12 05:52 pm (UTC)Here's my suggestion: as soon as you start to yawn, give the baby to your wife and go to bed. Put in earplugs if you have to, but go to bed. Ask her to give you at least five hours. If you're going to sleep at, say, nine o'clock, five hours is two AM; she can then hand Gus over and you can play wakies until 7. Then Jen can get up and take Gus while you shower and get a cup of coffee. It's brutal, but it will get everyone involved at least five hours of sleep, which in my experience is the minimum required to remain sane and with your head screwed on right.
Eventually her days and nights will get sorted out. it is a long, hard road, but I promise it will happen.