BF in the middle of the night thread...how to stay awake!

[MummyPigandDaddyPig]

( distributes tea biscuits and nursing pillows allround....)

How do yo stay awake at night feeding??? Am struGgling to stay awake and have a sore thumb from playing solitaire on the iphone...alternates with reading muMsnet, daily mail and facebook....

What else is easy reading websites, games apps that dont require any brainpower that I cana entertain myself with? Any tips how to stay awake? Am seriously tired here!

Have cosleept with my dc's from approx 8-10 weeks, which makes night feeds easier, but I have weeks to go until then and wont dare to bedshare yet as older dc's still turn up in qour bed at night....

Can I join in? iPad down to 10% and no sign of this feed ending yet!

Hello ThisOnce welcome, welcome

Right, don't worry too much about vaccinations. Most babies are fine after them now as they don't give live vaccines anymore apparently.

They may get a slight temperature and a bit of a sore leg, but most get nothing worse than this - so try not to worry

Well all 3 DCs are fast asleep - just me wide awake

Oh and top tip ThisOnce plug your charger in bedside, mines become a permanent fixture now

Up again.. Wee all over bed during half asleep nappy change! Considering going downstairs to fetch charger.. Argh!

Babylon - does your charger get hot? Wondering if safe to leave charging overnight.

Susieloo latch Babyloo on straight after each jab - BFing has pain-relieving properties and he will very quickly forget it even happened. If they don't give you a prescription for liquid paracetamol / calpol, make sure you have some in incase of mild raised temperature.

Well we've had a few mixed nights here. First night away was only 3hr intervals, as I expected really, but the following night he did 4.5hrs. Then it was a bad night with less than 3hr gaps, followed by 6 hours last night! But tonight we are back to 3 hours.

He is really teething now - we've been using dentinox gel and you can really feel a couple waiting to break through. Poor unhappy baby

On the plus side he is loving all the extra attention from his Grandfather, uncles and uncles' girlfriends!

He's snoring - back to bed time!

Well we didn't make it to 7 last might after 3 o'clock but it wasn't too bad at 5.30 then 7ish then bizarrely went back to sleep til 8. Tonight though didn't settle in crib til 10 (last feed 9.30) then up st 2, both sides taken and giggling and chatting when put back down so currently asleep on my stomach. Again: (something lovely about it though, holding a sleepy baby in the middle of the night )
About to lay her down again but hoping for st least 6.30/7 from now. We'll see...

Hi! I'm a new mum (baby just 24hrs old) and could use your help/advice. I posted a thread called New Baby, HELP! In this section. Would you mind taking a look? Thanks

I'll go look now x

ThisOnce My charger is permanently plugged in and though it gets warm, it's fine - never too hot!!

FrillyMelon stick with us in here for a while, I think we're all doing fabulous and it's a lovely supportive thread - especially In the middle of the night when your eyes just don't want to be open

Frilly also meant to say that it sounds completely normal what baby FrillyMelon is doing.

It's all building your milk supply.

Be aware that on day 5/6 you could have a tough day where she literally seems to feed all day, this is normal and then again at 4-6 weeks!

But it does get easier, and though sleep deprivation is hard, for the next 6 weeks I would say you need to sleep when baby sleeps if you can, eat well, drink as much as you can and nothing else matters.

Most of all, enjoy this very precious time - it goes so fast! My DS will be 20 weeks this Friday, and it has passed in the blink of an eye

Oh god, just realised I've totally changed your nickname for you too

So sorry frillylemons

Hello to everyone

Thank you babylon and tea for reassurance on vaccinations, I will ask at the surgery for somewhere I can go to feed him afterwards and I bought some calpol today in preparation. How is baby tea doing with his teeth? How are you doing Babylon with dh being away?

Hello this I shouldn't worry about leaving your iPad charging, my parents have had their laptop about five years and it's never been unplugged from the mains!! I also have a baby that waits until his nappy is off before going for a wee all over the bed. With that and my exploding boobs I shall need a new mattress soon

Hello frilly, I had a look at your thread in b and b feeding and agree it all sounds totally normal, babyloo is the master cluster feeder!

We have had another really unsettled day, babyloo very unsettled and crying a lot but really can't figure out what's wrong, he's having a mammoth feed now and hasn't really slept properly today so is now far too tired to go to sleep but I think when he does go he will be out for hopefully more than three hours, I'm hoping to have my first bath since having him if he will hurry up and go to sleep!!

Hope you are having a good night marbles

Really hoping I won't be back until 3

Hey SusieLoo, I'm doing ok without DH so far i think!!

DDs were at school on time this morning and the house is still almost in tact.

The only issue seems to be that I had an extra glass of wine with my friends to what I'm used to

Hello Frilly - haven't had a look at your other thread yet, as just checking in quickly. Put Missmarbles down about half an hour ago; she'd been asleep in my arms since feeding around 9, and I can hear her chuntering over the monitor - she's not squawking though, so she may well be asleep and just getting comfy. Like you Susie, I hope not to be feeding again til 3 at least. Did Ok last night 9.30 feed with a 10pm suck, because it wasn't a feed, to settle feed at 2 then again at 6. Twas a dream feed at 6, and I got up at 7 leaving her sleeping. Not had a very settled day today. Must be something in the air Susie, as she hasn't slept much either. I think she was overtired, settled beautifully in my arms but refused to sleep anywhere else, which is fine til you need the loo or to cook tea for the rest of the family, finally got her to have a decent sleep this afternoon, and the monitor has gone quiet now, so so hoping that we are on for a good night. The proof read of that is very rambling but I can't be bothered to change it because the Sleepy Mouse is biting
Good night (probably see you at 3

Thanks for all the advice! Just learning to BF a sleepy baby and try to get a good latch! My nipples still hurt when I feed but I wonder if it's cause they need time to heal? I do find getting a good latch quite hard, despite watching videos. A friend of mine is a lactation peer person so I might get her to help me! Gosh it's all so daunting!

frilly helllllo :) nice to see you on here

hey everyone else (especially anyone new) Minipop has kind of settled into a 4 hour routine overnight, feeding at 9pm, 1am, 5am then about 9am and I have been so shattered haven't posted much.

Will catch up on everyone's posts shortly, this moving Lark with a little one is so tiring! Xx

1.30??? What's going on? Don't mind if we still get to 6.30 and beyond.

Frilly, sounds like you are doing really well. It is painful at the beginning. It felt like she had sandpaper for a tongue!! I thought it was painful even though mu laych was fine at first. But it does get easier with practice. If you can get past the first few weeks you'll be fine. I remember telling myself the second two weeks are easier than the first two, and the second week is easier than the first. Babylon is right the time flies by so quickly, when you're looking backwards.

Gosh Mini! Hope you're moved gone ok. I'm not surprised you're shattered!

And we're up!! Not quite three and I wonder if he will settle or decide that's it for a while!! Our babies seem to following the same path marbles. I just downloaded an app called the wonder weeks that is meant to tell you when your baby is due to reach a developmental milestone and how their behaviour might change, I'll let you know what it says about the nine week phase.

Hellofrilly my nipples were really sore for thee first couple of weeks so I used loads of Lansinoh, babyloo and I then both sought of clicked and we were fine, I think in the first couple of weeks you are both learning what to do, speaking to your friend is a great idea.

I've just started having a couple of glasses of wine in the evening with dp when babyloo has settled easily babylon. It's really nice although I don't sleep as well so have a couple of days off in between.

Hope we go through till six or seven now and not the usual four

This is a great thread!

Been feeding for almost 2hrs now. She'll fall asleep, I'll try to put her down and then she immediately wakes up and wants feeding...why night time? Why can't she sleep well at night! Grumble.

Oh, has anyone ever fallen asleep whilst bf?

I've dozed countless times while DS is feeding. Not proper deep sleep, but dozing which is still pretty restful I find

Well we're up and feeding here which is a bit

He fed at 9.30 as usual and normally goes through to 6-7 ish, except tonight it's 4!!!

I think he's trying to prove a point that babies can change their routine at the drop of a hat

He has seemed to have really settled into a 4 hourly feed pattern in the daytimes now and he has good naps which means I am getting stuff done instead of just sitting waiting for him to feed

Glad it is sounding positive for everyone else too

Hmph! 4.30! Not amused.

Susie, Missmarbles is 9 weeks today. I think I remember your baby was 9 weeks yesterday; is that right?

Frilly, in the beginning I was terrible for it. Make your sleeping arrangements safe to co-sleep and feed lying down, them it doesn't matter so much

Half five-not bad but I'm not sure I want a crying unsettled not rested baby in the day to achieve it!!! Need to get the balance right on naps I think, I might start putting him upstairs in his cot to nap, I can always fall asleep on my bed next to him then

We have also had some success with a bottle, dp took him to his mums and there is always an emergency bottle of formula and a sterilized bottle in the changing bag, babyloo was hungry dp's mum suggested putting him in his chair and feeding him that way and it worked!!! I did feel some relief but also really guilty, that I hadnt fed him not about formula, and a bit rejected!!!!! We are going to give him a couple of bottles a week of expressed milk if we can.

Yes babyloo was 9 weeks yesterday so they are the same age marbles. Do you have any magic way or toy that keeps baby marbles entertained, babyloo seems bored!!!

frilly I am the worlds fussiest sleeper requiring the room to be pitch black and silent before I can fall asleep but since the baby I have a few times felt myself drifting off to sleep whilst bf him.

Back to sleep - I think I've got an hour at most

Well...both nights LO has done continual feeding from 1am - 6am. Please reassure me that it's normal!