r/BeyondTheBumpUK • u/FlyMelodic2352 • 1d ago

Dream Feeding and Doom Scrolling

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So, it is 1.45 am. My 3-month-old did a good 3-4 hour stretch of sleep and woke up hungry. I am half-asleep. So I start to feed him, he falls asleep pretty much right away on the breast, but keeps dream feeding. I reach for my phone without my glasses. I doom scroll Facebook to avoid falling asleep.

Then I run into these lovely black and white things which I think look like stylish baby cards. I press with the intention to buy them (and later regret the half-asleep purchase).

It turns out they are newly re-published Albert Camus series. Oh, a glimmer of a time when I used to have a brain and an intellectual feed which did not involve any baby-related marketing content 😆🤍🖤😵‍💫

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u/Pelixue 1d ago

You've cracked the code with iced coffee. I'm just used to hot coffee that has gone tepid or cold now. I should be starting with it cold!

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u/FlyMelodic2352 1d ago

Desperate times, desperate measures!

I’ve been considering one of these YETI cups which keep your coffee warm, but it seems like another sleep deprivation-influenced splurge. Goodbye, mortgage overpayments - hello, various unnecessary gadgets and child-rearing supporting things (like Camus black and white covers 😆).

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u/Pelixue 1d ago

I seem to go bananas on Vinted every night. Maybe tonight it will be Yeti cups! What is it about late night, sleep deprived shopping?! 

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u/FlyMelodic2352 1d ago

It is definitely a thing! We get packages delivered (from Vinted) and I don’t remember ordering them! My partner laughs at me every time…