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To pour an entire bottle of breastmilk on my sleepy baby?

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Iwasjustabouttosaythat · 21/03/2017 14:50

Because I am so sleep deprived I forgot to put the lid on? I just put it to her lips and poured it all over her. Poor little thing.

And how many cups of tea can you make by pouring cold water over your tea? 3 in a row? Sigh.

Anyone care to share stupid things they've done due to sleep deprivation? Make me feel better about my wet, smelly baby.

OP posts:
Deathraystare · 22/03/2017 15:47

I was forever trying to put the kettle in the fridge and get frustrated when I couldn't get it in the door slot

I have never been pregnant and done this. Ihave also decided to fill a teapot FULL of teabags and wondered why there is no room for the hot water. I do have insomnia/dodgy bladder so forever getting up at night!

I sympathise with you all!

c0lette · 22/03/2017 17:24

It's funny that now I moan when I have to get up in the night for a nightmare or a cough - clearly I've forgotten the absolute torture of those constant night wakings.... gaaah, am so glad it's behind me!

Silliest thing I did? Hmm, can't remember. Sleep deprivation basically wiped my memory of the baby years. Probably for the best.

flamingtoaster · 22/03/2017 17:26

I carefully packed all the breakfast washing up into the fridge and we didn't even have a dishwasher.

My friend carefully peeled the potatoes - but boiled the peelings and threw the potatoes out.

Mumtotwobs · 22/03/2017 17:31

Drove down to the supermarket and tiny DS was a sleep so popped him in the pushchair, did the bit of shopping I needed then walked home and phoned police when I thought my car had been stolen. I was pretty red faced when I suddenly realised I'd left it in the supermarket car park!

girlandboy · 22/03/2017 17:36

Sat down on the loo for a wee without pulling my knickers down and without lifting the loo lid up. That was a soggy experience.

BinkyBuntyFintyCunty · 22/03/2017 17:38

Have gone to work on one occasion wearing two bras and on another with two pairs of contacts lenses in my eyes. Not a morning person.

scampimom · 22/03/2017 17:52

Forgot the car had a brake. Bunny hopped into the wall. Caused over £1,000 worth of damage in about 6 seconds.

MamaHanji · 22/03/2017 17:56

Things I've done since my second was born 3 months ago

Called my toddler 'mummy'

Put a dummy into my partners mouth

When she was only a a week old, whilst bouncing the crying baby around the room I thought 'she must be crying because she wants a biscuit' and then proceeded to try and find a biscuit before I realised she couldn't have the fucking biscuit

Had an entire conversation with my partner and then shouted about how he never listens and was self centred...and then he pointed out that I was replacing random words with the words 'noodle' and 'pickle' and that's why he couldn't understand me.

For the last few weeks I've been hallucinating at night as I'm so sleep deprived and I keep jumping up with my torch on and searching for gnomes on the ceiling or bats flying around...

MamaHanji · 22/03/2017 18:00

Worst thing though was putting my toddlers very full morning nappy into the washing machine. There was this gross pissy gel over all the baby grows and muslins as it has disintegrated.

Jillyonaplate · 22/03/2017 18:04

I have in the past clicked the car keys while standing in front of the house door.

When my youngest was little, I was at a coffee shop, attempting to add sugar to my coffee. For some reason I opened the sugar packet and very calmly poured the sugar right into the bin. Then put the lid on and tried to look as though I meant to do exactly that.

A friend has attempted to breastfeed the cat in a middle of the night feeding haze.

purplecoathanger · 22/03/2017 18:12

When I was picking up the older two from school, I managed to lock the baby and my car keys, in the car. I had to walk all the way home to get a spare key. Luckily my friend was with me and she collected the older two and waited with the baby.

oldjacksscrote · 22/03/2017 18:15

OH has just spent 10 minutes looking for the cup of tea he made for me an hour ago, we've just realised I've already had it and washed up the cup, I think it would be pushing it to ask for another one but I have got a baby on the boob Brew

FurryGiraffe · 22/03/2017 18:17

In a two day period last month I: 1) left naan unattended under the grill which fortunately didn't burn the house down; 2) forgot to close the lid of a travel mug so nearly poured scalding hot tea all over the baby; 3) left the descaler in the kettle and then used the water to cook ravioli- and was totally confused about why it tasted horrible. There was also an interesting occasion when I hallucinated a cat in Waitrose.

pontynan · 22/03/2017 18:21

Every work night I stack my clean clothes for the morning in the bathroom in the order I put them on - but I use the clean knickers to hold my hair back when I put my make up on. Couldn't understand why Amazon delivery man looking at me strangely until I realised I had opened the door in dressing gown with a pair of knickers on my head.

Have written off at least 5 electric kettles by putting them on the Aga to boil. They are now officially banned in my house. The smell of burning plastic clings to everything.

Fining random things in fridge, especially the teapot and my mobile phone, is normal.

When DS3 was a baby I had just had one of those awful framed backpack things that takes hours to put on. I used it for the first time to walk him to baby clinic but had no idea how to take it off. Kind of limbo-ed my way down until frame reached the floor and then slid arms out. Frame topples over backwards, baby falls out on head and skidded along highly polished plastic tiled floor and under the seat in full view of health visitor and midwives.

WankersHacksandThieves · 22/03/2017 18:22

When I was in hospital post 30 hour + labour and emergency c section, DH was allowed in so that he could watch DS while I had a shower. I'm standing in the shower thinking something isn't quite right. Hmm I'm still wearing my glasses, no problem, no harm done, take glasses off and put them somewhere safe. Still have the niggling feeling that something isn't right. Glance down and realise that I'm still wearing my slippers....sheepskin slippers....sheepskin slippers that are now completely drenched.... :(

Snowflakesummer · 22/03/2017 18:38

Sleep deprived for 8 months having not slept for longer than 2.5 hours at a time :(. I was driving home with lo behind me in the car, didn't feel anymore tired than normal, feel asleep driving the car and crashed into a tanker. Both me and lo were ok, prosecuted for driving without due care and attention, six points and a fine. After that I got really conscious of driving when even a little tired, 2nd lo is due soon and I see myself being stuck at home as public transport is rubbish where I live and I'm not going to drive tired.

Gobinani · 22/03/2017 18:41

ive literally spent the last 15minutes crying with laughter 😂😂
I still do the car key at the front door thing and my youngest is 11!
My two biggest fails were both with my dd-- first time was flooding the kitchen after starting to fill the sink to wash up and then sitting down in the front to wait for it to fill up. 2nd was when I was steaming some pears on the ceramic hob in a big metal steamer and forgetting it was on. 2 hours later I'm thinking what's cooking and then going in the kitchen to find my steamer has a nice big hole in the bottom.

P1nkP0ppy · 22/03/2017 18:43

Gave car keys to DD age 15 months to occupy her while I strap her in car seat. Push knob down to lock car door, shut it and she waves keys at me (pre-central locking obviously)
Had to ask nice man to break into car.
Carrying DC in framed back carrier, I ducked to get under a branch, DC didn't....
Poured boiling water into coffee jar instead of mug several times.
Cooked roasted potatoes for dinner but found them in the oven days and meals later, incinerated.
Strained peas and chucked them in the bin.

julesr21 · 22/03/2017 18:57

Threw a brand new "you're still sexy" dress that my partner had bought me in the bin instead of the washing machine - luckily discovered my error before bin day!
Also once walked from our downstairs bathroom into the lounge after a bath without realising I was still naked only to be greeted by our local insurance man who was having a chat with my partner about policies. He always stayed on the doorstep after that!

LizzyA123 · 22/03/2017 18:57

I was so exhausted after nearly 16 weeks on a few snatched minutes sleep per night, (DD1 was bf, colicky and definitely not sleepy), that the first night she slept through DH and I didn't notice as we were out for the count too. We woke with a start and still totally exhausted, I said to DH, "well if she's dead there's nothing we can do about it!" and fell back to sleep. Blush. Did go and check a few minutes later when sufficiently conscious and she was sleeping peacefully.Smile

mrscupcake · 22/03/2017 18:58

Went to a 3 hour work meeting in odd shoes, one brown and one navy. My son is almost 10.........

SherbrookeFosterer · 22/03/2017 19:01

Think Cleopatra!

RiversrunWoodville · 22/03/2017 19:13

Had nice roast dinner wrapped remains of ham up in foil to cool completely before putting in fridge. Next day preheat oven to bake cake mix ingredients open oven to put in lovely cake and find somewhat charred remains of Sunday's forgotten roast.
Burned the backside out of several plastic bowls by setting on the hob instead of using a saucepan.

MyChildrenHaveHorns · 22/03/2017 19:22

My absolute worst got me arrested!
Went to the cash machine, DS 2yo rummaging in the sweets conveniently placed next to ATM, I disarmed him and picked him up then I turned to the screen and it said "which transaction" etc. I thought "bloody hell, I don't even remember putting my card in!" Withdrew £50 and went home.
Next day police came to the door and arrested me for fraud!
That's right, I hadn't used MY card, the previous person had done a balance check and left her card in the machine!
I was mortified, luckily they believed me and let me go 😳

Dumbo412 · 22/03/2017 19:25

It happens to the best of us!