20 Memes for That Describe the Sleep Struggles for Parents of Medically Complex Kids

Night night, sleep tight, caregivers and parents of medically complex kids. For the next thirty minutes at least 🙃 (And yes, we did make these when we should have been sleeping.)

If you need a laugh or two to calm your brain enough to fall asleep tonight, we’ve got your back.

1 | Any flat surface is good.

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2 | There are different rules for parents of medically complex kids…

When you hear "just sleep when your kid sleeps" for the 100th time, but you have to stay awake to make sure they keep breathing all night

3 | The coffee isn’t hitting the same anymore

When the caffeine was supposed to wake me up but all it did was make me shaky

4 | It looks rough over here.

How I look when the therapist shows up after another night of no sleep

5 | These ears are too sensitive now.

When you are trying to sleep but you're hyper-aware of every single sound

6 | Are trees supposed to be purple?

Me, questioning reality when I get an entire uninterrupted night of sleep

7 | I mean… one can hope.

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8 | A lot can go wrong at night…

My brain as soon as it's time to go to bed: I'm feeling this like deep aching sense of dread

9 | Time to catastrophize!

My brain as soon as it's time to go to bed: Anxiety

10 | My imagination is my own worst enemy.

My brain as soon as it's time to go to bed: Welcome to the terror dome

11 | Not again…

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12 | Honestly, that’s best case scenario.

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13 | Can’t win over here.

When being tired makes you anxious, but your anxiety also keeps you from sleeping

14 | Have I died and gone to heaven?

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15 | Do not test me! Seriously! Literally anything will make me cry today!

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16 | These eggs make a nice pillow.

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17 | Do I enjoy it or do I need it to sustain life?

When you don't necessarily "like" coffee, but you can't live without it due to a physical addiction

18 | The beeping haunts my dreams…

When I'm trying to go to sleep, but I keep hearing phantom tube pump alarms

19 | These dark circles are permanent now.

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20 | It’s a whole new sensory experience.

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