So, we have these sterilizing bags that are used to clean baby bottles and the plastic parts from the breast pump. It's really the easiest process in the world; you rinse out said bottle, put the bottle in the sterilizing bag, and microwave it for about three minutes. After it's done, you dump it out on the counter on some paper towels and allow the parts to air dry. Viola. Sterilized bottle and parts, very little work.
You, however, know you are in the throes of sleep deprivation when you wake up at 3am to pump, walk downstairs with your freshly pumped milk and begin to assemble the parts for sterilization only to realize not all of the parts fit in the bag, necessitating two rounds of bag-microwaving. I would have to stay downstairs for an additional three minutes to get through Round Two of bottle sterilization. I was almost brought to tears last night at the idea of an extra three minutes preventing me from getting to bed sooner.
Three minutes. That is how important sleep is when it feels like you are getting none. Argh.
You, however, know you are in the throes of sleep deprivation when you wake up at 3am to pump, walk downstairs with your freshly pumped milk and begin to assemble the parts for sterilization only to realize not all of the parts fit in the bag, necessitating two rounds of bag-microwaving. I would have to stay downstairs for an additional three minutes to get through Round Two of bottle sterilization. I was almost brought to tears last night at the idea of an extra three minutes preventing me from getting to bed sooner.
Three minutes. That is how important sleep is when it feels like you are getting none. Argh.
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