Having a baby is supposed to be joyous, but dealing with a baby that won’t sleep is exhausting. And if you have a work-at-home business, you may wonder if you’ll ever feel sane again. Here are a few helpful tips that may get you through these challenging times as sleepless work-at-home mom.
About this Alpha WAHM Blogger: Candy is the owner/operator of OffAssist and brings to it a background heavily steeped in bookkeeping for small to mid-sized businesses. OffAssist began as a concept in 1999 and officially opened its doors in 2002. Candy credits her success to her amazing family and friends, who have stood by her while growing OffAssist into what it is today. Candy served on the Board of Directors of the International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA) from 2005 to 2008 in a variety of roles: Historian, Vice-President, and President. She is also the founder of 2 Minutes with a VA and the Texas Virtual Assistants League (TexVAL). 
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Great topic! I have a 10-month old and toddler, almost 3 years old. My oldest didn’t start sleeping through the night until about 18 months (around the time he weened from nursing). That was great, except that I was 5 months pregnant with #2. The baby PRETTY MUCH sleeps most of the way through the night. I’ve basically been walking around like a zombie for about 3 years now. My secret for the CONSTANT wakings in the middle of the night was to stop feeding him when he woke up before 5am. To make it through those first few nights, we instituted “baby sleep bootcamp” one weekend. I slept in my office for three nights (which is detached from the house), while my husband (who obviously couldn’t be tempted to nurse the baby) dealt with it all. Worked for us…mostly. He still “checks on us” every once in a while at about 3am.