While the World Sleeps explores the peaceful yet lonely feeling mothers experience in the middle of the night while nursing their bubs.
On one hand, there’s a peacefulness I experienced in the early days of nursing where I’d hear my baby begin to stir, sit up, turn on the soft bedside light, pick up my tiny baby, latch him to my breast and just stare at him while my husband snored softly beside us (That is, until I woke him to change the nappy). I always loved the way my son could hold so tight to my scrunched up shirt and yet be fully relaxed in my arms knowing he was safe.
On the other hand, the extreme loneliness I experienced while nursing in the middle of the night was exhausting. I knew there was someone, somewhere that was awake with their baby as well but it was never as comforting as it was lonely. The older he became, the lonelier I felt, wondering how long this stage will last.
I would not trade the experience for anything (Okay, maybe for more sleep). I hope this portrait speaks to the peaceful-lonely heart of mothers everywhere.
While the World Sleeps explores the peaceful yet lonely feeling mothers experience in the middle of the night while nursing their bubs.
On one hand, there’s a peacefulness I experienced in the early days of nursing where I’d hear my baby begin to stir, sit up, turn on the soft bedside light, pick up my tiny baby, latch him to my breast and just stare at him while my husband snored softly beside us (That is, until I woke him to change the nappy). I always loved the way my son could hold so tight to my scrunched up shirt and yet be fully relaxed in my arms knowing he was safe.
On the other hand, the extreme loneliness I experienced while nursing in the middle of the night was exhausting. I knew there was someone, somewhere that was awake with their baby as well but it was never as comforting as it was lonely. The older he became, the lonelier I felt, wondering how long this stage will last.
I would not trade the experience for anything (Okay, maybe for more sleep). I hope this portrait speaks to the peaceful-lonely heart of mothers everywhere.
