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

270 replies

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:
moosechops · 22/03/2017 21:03

Oh and left the keys in the car door overnight (twice) OH went to work locked us in. Our neighbour knocked on door looked for ages for keys so had to pop head out the window and realised she had my car and house keys in her hand. Dunno how no ones knicked my car or atleast the car seats.

Coldbrewsandamumbun · 22/03/2017 21:04

I put 6oz of baby milk in my coffee and 2 sugars in the bottle. I forgot how to speak after my youngest was born after 6 hrs sleep in 4 days, just sat talking gibberish 😂Also forgot my kids names once too 🙈

Iamthedogsmother · 22/03/2017 21:06

I was so tired when dd was a baby. DS was a toddler with SEN. I was changing her nappy and must have brushed my hair from my face afterwards. I went to wash my hands and as I glanced in the mirror I noticed I had a smear of shit on my face. I wasn't at all horrified or disgusted, I wasn't even bothered. I just thought 'I've got shit on my face' and carried on. Must have cleaned it off at some point.

MrsPoldark · 22/03/2017 21:08

My youngest is 8 so I've managed to blank a lot of my worst offences from my mind but can still remember trying to phone dh at work using the Sky remote then realising what I'd done didn't bother trying an actual phone but gave him pelters for not answering when he came home hours later. Also walked the dog only to be greeted by said dog when I came back in, 2 miles and hadn't noticed he wasn't there.

L666TTY · 22/03/2017 21:35

While pregnant the first time I was exhausted! I threw my mobile in the bin and the bin men took it!!!

maxandmoo · 22/03/2017 21:46

Whilst breast feeding, I ran to the front door and answered it to find the meter reading man standing eyes firmly fixed on my totally exposed right boob. I just looked at him and quietly shut the door.

Elledouble · 22/03/2017 21:55

I very carefully poured crunchy nut cornflakes into the cafetière instead of my cereal bowl.

Kept calling my son by the wrong name in my head for about a month after he was born. Convinced myself I was a terrible mother because I couldn't even remember his name. Sad

grosseconnasse · 22/03/2017 22:16

I had a shower, washed and conditioned my hair but forgot to wash my body. It took me ages to realise.

Frogonalog16 · 22/03/2017 22:18

I have done the school run with my trousers on back to front ConfusedHmm

Isadorabubble · 22/03/2017 22:26

I topped up my Oyster card and then forgot to touch in and got an £80 fine which I am appealing. Fingers crossed whoever reads it has experienced or has a partner who has experienced this level of sleep deprivation!!

pho3be · 22/03/2017 22:31

I once went to the supermarket in the evening just to get out without the baby.
Fell into some sort of weird trance in the aisles, pushing the trolley back & forth as if it was a baby in a pushchair! [Facepalm]

gardenrosie · 22/03/2017 22:36

(When pregnant) went all round Waitrose filling up the trolley then feeling satisfied I had 'done the shopping,' got in the car and came home. Never took stuff through checkout or into car, just left the trolley totally full in the shop.

UnderTheF1oorboards · 22/03/2017 22:48

I put a batch of newly delivered post into the pillar box instead of the letters I meant to send. I sent DS to school in full uniform but no pants. Also dropped DS at nursery without any shoes on. Ketchup on his cereal instead of milk. Poor little mite looked a bit shocked but gamely chowed down anyway until I realised and gave him alternative proper food.

user1473460538 · 22/03/2017 23:05

I made a big pot of chilli, let it cool and bagged some up intending to freeze, when I looked in the freezer a couple of weeks later I found a frozen dirty nappy in a bag, I presume the chilli went in the outside bin.Grin

woodwaj · 22/03/2017 23:35

The postman once brought my lunch to me after i left it on the car roof. I did remember to bring the baby in 😉

Shemoon23 · 22/03/2017 23:40

I've accidentally shoved the dummy in the mouth of the person who is holding my baby, instead of my own babys mouth

The best I read somewhere (can't remember where) was a mum who tightened another girls pony who was in front of her in the que of a supermarket. Loool just imagine the girls face :/ awkward

Ahardmanisgoodtofind · 23/03/2017 00:34

Answered door with boobs out and offered window cleaner a squeeze (i meant of the baby ) he still only knocks for paying if DPS car is outside.
Working as waitress after DS was born i put a meal down in front of large mean looking man which was obviously very hot. Soon as i clicked him about to take a bite i shouted "blow on it" VERY VERY loudly. Blush
I called a chicken a flappy dog, you know...Eats corn on the cob while miming chicken tonight in work. My boss asked if I'd been drinking. I hadn't i just haven't slept more than a handful of hours in three days.

mummyhappiness · 23/03/2017 01:02

Turned up at my spin class last week. In my ugg boots! There was no way my uggs were fitting into the pedal cage ! Had to go home without doing my spin. Not only that had to walk past all the other fit mummies ( who were all looking at me by this stage ) to leave the spinning room Blush

Sparks2211 · 23/03/2017 04:09

Shaved one leg in the shower. Just the one and only realised when putting tights on.

rizlett · 23/03/2017 06:13

I popped in the ribbon on my nightie in place of my nipple at 4am once and then took half a minute wondering why the baby was still crying....

TheBigFish · 23/03/2017 06:17

After changing DS yesterday couldn't work out where dirty nappy was. Was still folded up under his bum, buttoned inside his vest and sleepsuit.

Knackerednursey · 23/03/2017 07:22

I walked into a busy swimming pool with my handbag over my shoulder, and only noticed when it started floating! Blush

zippy30 · 23/03/2017 08:49

I'm another one who forgot to put on a skirt during the newborn stage. Spent most of the day walking round in a jumper & tights... Answering the door to delivery people, chatting to MIL - nobody mentioned anything!!

Mixedupmummy · 23/03/2017 08:51

This thread has made me laugh so much!
I've done lots of these:
Tried to make tea with cold water
Left cash in the cash machine
Went out with mascara only on one eye
Tried to open front door with car keys
Looking for mobile phone while talking on it.
Walking round whole day with one boob out my nursing bra. Thankfully in my top but looking very wonky.
Worst one had to be when I called dd2 the wrong name in baby swimming class. 4 month sleep regression was a killer.

Mixedupmummy · 23/03/2017 08:52

Oh and I leave my keys in the door all the time