I actually have three kids--ages 7, 4 and 3 months. Usually I stay up as long as necessary with the baby and have admittedly been running on as little as an hour of sleep per night for 3 months now. My husband didn't start insisting he stay up until I saw my doctor on Friday and she said I was defiently much worst than I have been. So as of right now my husband stays up so I can get some extra sleep. Generally the baby goes down between 11 and 12 and doesn't stir again until 6. We have teething and a growth spurt going on so he's having a rough time.

I used Unisom when I was pregnant so I know the effectiveness wears off with time. My husband and mother in law suggested a prescription sleep aid but I have to be able to get up if one of the kids gets sick during the night or needs me for some other reason. That's especially true for my middle one. She has a lot of stomach problems, including an ulcer that landed her in the hospital last summer, so it's not that unusual to wake up to her crying with an upset stomach or vomiting. She also has night terrors. At those times nobody except Mommy will do so I have to be sure I can get up. I also have to drive my oldest to school so I can't be too out of it in the mornings. I guess I'm between a rock and a hard place.

Sorry if I'm not making sense, BTW. My speech tends to get confused when the bipolar gets bad. I don't know why.