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....

[jaggythistle]

hello. just away to try and put DS2 back to bed after a marathon... feed, be sick on himself while pooing, then sick on another 2 sleepsuit and vest combos while trying to dress him, then another feed.

DH got the easy job of just holding a grinning baby , while i cleaned him up and rummaged for more sleepsuits!

i think I've been up since about 1.30 somehow, except for the bit after the first feed and before the first puke. stop leaking milk baby!

[tara0202]

Evening all. Up for the first Time tonight so not too bad. He's feeding calmly for the first feed in a few days. He's been writhing around on me!

I have mastitis and have anti biotics and also thrush cream for nipples! Am feeling v sorry for myself and hoping all this starts to feel a
bit easier soon. You hear a lot of "the first 6 weeks are the hardest" and my little
ds is 6 weeks today!

Right, think that's him asleep, time tostart the basket dance!

[ImissMiniPop]

2 hours sleep & back up for 5:30 expressing session . our little one sleeps all the time atm in scbu, i did say to DP he's probably saving up all his crying for when he gets home :o

jaggy i've not quite got the hang of timing the extra wee when I change DS , so no matter how much I hover with a nappy covering bits waiting to catch it, as soon as I move he pees everywhere :)

tara ouch! hope things get easier soon,

[Saritabean]

Minipops- once your milk supply has come up to quit a good amount you won't need to get up twice a night... I did just one night express as otherwise far too knackered- you have to make sure you look after yourself too!

[Saritabean]

Mmmm - breakfast 'biscuits' Good excuse for a biscuit

[golemmings]

You know, after 8 1/2mo months with dc2 it never occurred to me to eat in the middle of the night. No idea how I coped with dd before I had a smart phone but with DS I've relied on fb, mn, sudoku, BBC news and the kindle app.

He's a reflux baby so feeds lasted for hours; feed plus half an hour sitting up time. But last night he didn't wake for a feed for only the second time. (last time was after jabs).

[OneTwoOrThree]

Morning ladies. Sounds like some of you had tough nights

Things were better for me with DC sleeping from 11ish til 7.30. Hope his helps you see light at the end of the tunnel.

Re the weightloss, I know the feeling! I never lost the weight from DC1 and felt horrid after DC2s birth.

I signed up to myfitnesspal.com and it's been fab. Have a look, and read through the myfitnesspal support threads on here, then join us when you're ready

I've been following it for 10 weeks and have lost 19lbs. It's not been too difficult - mainly as it gives you an extra 500 calories per day for breastfeeding

I'm hoping to lose as much of my baby weight as possible by 6 months as the bonus calories for breastfeeding reduce when you start weaning an no doubt the diet will be harder with less calories to play with.

[weedoll]

Morning! Only discovering this thread after a veeerrry long night for a long time there I was going on eBay and sleepily bidding on things Ireallydidn'tneed-- then in the cold light of day finding out I was the highest bidder

[Ellellie]

OneTwoOrThree I'm on Mfp but can't work out how to put the extra 500cal on for breastfeeding?! Do I have to put the total cal amount in manually?

My username is Ellellie on there if anyone wants to add me ;)

[OneTwoOrThree]

Ellellie - search under foods for breastfeeding and you should find it.

[Ellellie]

Awesome! Thanks muchly :-)

[Softlysoftly]

Morning well after getting dd2 in her basket at 2am eventually she then woke at 3.30 and the rest is a blur! I do know I've fallen asleep reading this thread about 100 times and have spent most of the night asleep in the nursing chair not good!

[ImissMiniPop]

thnks sarita it's nearly four weeks post birth and it's taken me this long to build up to any decent amount of milk, and I'm still not producing enough for all his feeds - always playing catch up. Am on Domperidon, and it's helped a bit but I don't have a huge amount of milk. So I'm trying to express every three hours to keep it going.

The HV did suggest expressing at 1am and then again at 6am, but i'm too scared incase it affects my already-rubbish supply!! :)

[MummysLittleSunbeams]

IMissMinipop you should try fenugreek for increasing your supply, it really does work. Remember you'll never get as much out when you use a pump as you will when you start to feed minipop straight from your boobs.

This thread is a lifesaver! I don't feel so alone at night any more & although I'm a third time mum, I'm still stressing about the small amount of time ds is actually spending in his basket every night. It's good to hear others are in the same boat.

tara lol at the basket dance!!

[vvviola]

weedoll I used to do that too . And there was one memorable night when I was staying in a hotel with DH & DC, when I ended up sleeping in a chair as DD1 had got sick all over her bed so had to sleep in mine... I bought all the Christmas presents for my brother & family: managed to pay for delivery twice, sent two to the wrong address & spelt SIL's name wrong. I don't allow myself near shopping sites during night feeds now

[SwivelHips]

Lol at basket dancing, I'm a basket dancer but I'm not very good at it.

[MummyPigandDaddyPig]

tara, I can sympathise completly with the thrush and mastitis, its vile! Had it with DC2, and remember walking into local Drs surgery in tears with 2x screaming DC's in a huge double pram, begging to be seen as I was in agony. Think I scared the receptionist as I was seen straight away by a lovely female dr who took one look at me and said " dont worry we'll get this sorted" which made me cry even more... Our surgery is one of these where you can only get an appt if you ring the scary receptionist between 8.30 and 9 and she hands them out reluctantly like theyre golddust whilst asking "is it really urgent?" drives me mad!

[MummyPigandDaddyPig]

Shameless bump to start off this evenings fun and games. Off to sleep now fingers xxed for a few hours!

[ImissMiniPop]

Marking my place while doing the 9:30pm expressing session! :) see you at 1:30

[Ellellie]

Hi ladies!

The start of another night of fun! Please cross all your fingers that I don't have another night like last night!

What snacks have everyone got? I've got some apples :)

[Softlysoftly]

You lot get to go to bed for a bit?? I've been as usual feeding/holding since 6.30 while getting dd1 to bed one handed (DH works nights now he's back awesome). I know I'll be sat here until 2am enforce she even thins about allowing maybe 1 hr in the basket through sheer exhaustion :(

I have special K clusters and a milkybar plus more in reserve.

[Softlysoftly]

*before she even thinks

Not a good sign I already can't type!

[TeaandHobnobs]

Ev'ning all. DS was horrendous last night - woke for a feed at 2:15 and would not go back to sleep! DH came to rescue me after feeding again at 4:30, but I'm sure DS still didn't go to sleep for a while after that. Urgh.

Right, going to try for a conk-out feed now, and maybe he will go until 2:30?

Catch you all later!

(still haven't sorted out nighttime snacks, doh!)

[Yardarm]

I always used to feed in bed - warm, comfortable, often went back to sleep whilst feeding, but this only works if you are happy with co-sleeping.

[Saritabean]

Was just getting into bed when Periwinkle here suddenly decides she's hungry...! Not too surprised though after the mammoth vomit at 2230.

Staying at the in laws tonight, hopefully she'll not scream too loudly when I'm changing her nappy pre-feed!