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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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To think babies should be more considerate..

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Writerwannabe83 · 12/09/2014 02:37

....and not wake their mothers up four times in six hours especially when the mother only got 5 hours of broken sleep the night before too....

very otherwise adorable baby available for night time lease

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elsbethy · 12/09/2014 05:59

Morning. Another 4 month sleep regression here. He's currently feeding a ridiculous amount of times in the night, and then getting up at 5am to spend an hour attempting & failing to crawl. And then getting annoyed at me when he can't move. Like it's my fault.

Still, the face planted grunt is pretty endearing. And at least it's Friday!

HolyQuadrityDrinkFeckArseGirls · 12/09/2014 06:00

Why elsbethy? Why is it a difference that it's Fri? Does your boss let you off for the weekend?

startwig1982 · 12/09/2014 06:07

My 3 wo has been feeding since 4.30. I say feeding but quite a lit has been trying to cope with wind and then being sick instead. 3 yo ds joined us at 4.50. DH is snoring.

elsbethy · 12/09/2014 06:14

No, true. But at least my husband will be home all weekend to run around after our three year old.

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Writerwannabe83 · 12/09/2014 08:24

Blimey - loads of shattered mommies!! There's a thread running in the Breast and bottle feeding forum where all us night feeders complain all night long

I saw someone mention about their baby being dick in their bed and that's just another way they are so inconsiderate!! We give up our space so they can have some nice cuddles and what thanks do we get?? A puddle of vomited curdled milk on our side of the bed!!!

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rugbychick · 12/09/2014 08:32

I've got a 2.5 year old that did sleep theu the night when we moved house for a long time. Waking in the night has gone on so long I can't even remember when it started. The screams of Muuummmmeeee get me up. I have a job I need to be focused on, but come into work tired every single day. Worse part is partner works nights, so I can't even share out the night wakings. She's got yo start sleeping thru again soon

amroc18 · 12/09/2014 08:52

This thread has proper cheered me up...was feeling so grumpy that my 4 month old sleep regression had had me up at all hours last night and sometimes not even to feed (makes me cross as I think at least if he was eating there would be a point to it).
Nice to know I'm not alone.

jellybelly701 · 12/09/2014 08:55

I was trying to get my 10mo back to sleep from 11pm-3:30am last night.
I thought babies are supposed to be grumpy little buggers whilst teething. Oh no, not my child, he is extremely happy and just wants to play all night. His favourite thing at the minute is to grab my face with both hands and screech about 2cm from my face, this is particularly unpleasant if you have dozed off and baby decides that's the best way to wake you.

Its hard to stay annoyed when he keeps rolling over to snuggle up to me and rubbing his cheeks on mine. Its just too damn cute.

HolyQuadrityDrinkFeckArseGirls · 12/09/2014 09:34

Oh and don't count on the fact that with time it gets better DD is very cute snuggling and breathing out 'mummy. My mummy' and then spreads across my queen size bed.

Rabbitcar · 12/09/2014 13:17

You are all reminding me why I don't want more children, which is great ! Those sleepless nights [shudder]. Good luck all of you, you have my sympathy. As the owner of a slightly less cute 13 year old, I can definitely confirm a significant change in sleep pattern by this age...

deakymom · 12/09/2014 13:21

19 months old and played for hours last night i stayed awake listening in case he actually cried but he didnt he just galloped around his bedroom and two hours later went to bed! (he has now been napping for two hours)

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Writerwannabe83 · 12/09/2014 13:51

God this is so depressing

At least I know it's not just mine who is a complete nighttime sod

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ithoughtofitfirst · 12/09/2014 14:04

I have all this to come in a few weeks. I think this time i will just try to not think of nighttime as sleep time. But think of it as baby, netflix, MN and pinterest time and anything else is a bonus . I can't even remember how i made it through the first 6 weeks last time. How did i do it?!

kicksandgiggles · 12/09/2014 14:23

I'm with you. My seven week old twins are constantly feeding or just want to be on me. This is quickly killing any remaining broodiness/indecision about whether to go for DC4!

writtenguarantee · 12/09/2014 15:04

They only get away with it because they're cute.

great evidence for natural selection.

xxx28xxx · 12/09/2014 15:17

U have my sympathies ladies. We have just hit 4 month regression, I want to throw myself out the window at 4am but instead i silently weep and long for the day he sleeps through the night....surely that day must be soon?!

Have to say I'm relieved that other babies don't sleep, no offence intended but I keep reading that babies sleep through by around 3-4 months and my wee one is nowhere near that stage! I just hope by the 6 month stage we are there as sleep deprivation is like a form of torture. tf he is so adorable or I would have run away a long time ago

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Writerwannabe83 · 12/09/2014 15:24

My DS hit the sleep regression when he was just over 4 months and he never recovered!! He is almost 6 months now and his sleep is still crap

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xxx28xxx · 12/09/2014 15:35

Oh god writer please don't say that, 6 months is my new lifeline to cling on to .

I just don't get why babies hate sleep/naps?! I love my sleep and used to get 8-10hrs a night, it's torture just thinking about it...

Ideally I would like my lo to have a sibling but the thought of going through sleepless nights completely puts me off, I might wait 5 years until this is all a distant memory

Honeybear30 · 12/09/2014 16:00

Finally caught up with all these replies and they have really made me smile :) of course in a nice way, not a mwahahahaha way! I shall try and read this at 3am when I'm up, it might restore some sanity.

Orangedaisy · 13/09/2014 00:59

And it continues. Feed 2 of night so far. And I am still snotty and feeling pretty ropey.

Baby is forgiven for tonight as she had 2 firsts yesterday-rolling over back to front (which she did for DP who got up with her at 0615 so I could have a lie in til all of 0700-excellent ammunition for why he should do the early shift every now and then) and she also did her first farts in the bath. And didn't follow through. Very considerate given I was in the tub with her!

3pigsinblanketsandasausagerole · 13/09/2014 01:00

I will join you

Went to bed at 10
Woken at 11 by 17 month old dd who is still refusing to go back to sleep

cookielove · 13/09/2014 01:10

Ds is cute but so frigging annoying so glad he can't understand me and my rants! Dh got a bit of an insight of how hard he is to settle at night earlier! !

BigWLittleJ · 13/09/2014 01:25

Another one here whose kids seem to be attempting to slowly kill their mummy with tiredness. They seem to have recruited their new cousin who is currently keeping my sister up. At least it gives me someone to text in the wee hours.

3pigsinblanketsandasausagerole · 13/09/2014 01:46

Dd been awake nearly three hours now

Resorted to milk

Keeps looking like she's about to nodd off and then starts chattering away!

DoJo · 13/09/2014 02:03

My 2.5 year old just woke up and called to me to tell me that he's still tired. So glad he shared that with me - can't wait till he informs me that 'it's morning time' in a few hours...

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