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

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MummyPigandDaddyPig · 16/06/2012 01:59

( 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....

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Ellellie · 23/06/2012 01:07

Oh no softly how long is your DH doing nights for? My DP was working away last week so know how you feel with the solo bedtime.

I'm up again. Really needing Fashion Police :)

MummysLittleSunbeams · 23/06/2012 02:37

Evening all (or morning, whatever)

Last night ds must have slept in his basket for about 20 mins max, at least tonight is a slight improvement as he's been there since about 10pm & has just woke for the first feed now. The problem is I get sooooo tired sitting up in bed bf'ing that if he doesn't cooperate, I end up just laying down with him & co-sleeping just to get some sleep.

softly have you tried a sling? I've used one with all my 3 & I can honestly say its one of the best investments I've made. It just allows you to get on with everyday things with the added bonus of getting your baby to sleep at the same time. Also it's really easy to transfer them into their cot/basket when they are asleep. The one I'm using this time is by Lifft Slings & I bought it second hand from eBay.

tea&Hobnobs did you sort out snacks?

I've been looking into the pantley pull off method - not as rude as it sounds lol! I'm aware that I seem to be feeding ds to sleep at night & want to stop that before it becomes a habit. I think I tried it at 10pm & I think it worked but I'm too fricking tired
to remember! Confused

MummysLittleSunbeams · 23/06/2012 03:03

Yikes scary stuff - just been speaking to someone over on another thread who along with her 15 week old dd & her dh has just been evacuated from her house near Preston as 35 feet of floodwater are expected. Will now probably not sleep as will be running through evacuation procedure for us and the 3dc's in my head - even though we live in Surrey, have no rain & live nowhere near a river!

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MummyPigandDaddyPig · 23/06/2012 03:57

Morning all, DC3 on boob, and DC1 and 2 must be attempting Euro cup final penalty kicks in their sleep as they are both thrashing about like crazy. DH away again so am perched on the edge of the bed with baby and ipad. its all solo onehanded parenting from MummyPig again.
Kids have been very good, but Im just so tired in the evening and get snappy with them, and then I feel terrible once they are finally asleep. Managed to skip all the booring bits of tonights story though ( hooraayy!) who on earth writes the Disney story books? They make no sense half the time and DC1 is obsessed with them esp Beauty and the Beast....

Tonights snack is bananas...quiet fruit to keep DC's asleep...needto buy some breakfast biscuits, theyre not too bad if I remember rightly! Had the AllBran ones with me in hospital, ate the whole pack during my 48h stay, almost starved to death by hospital food! at least I was prepared and had snacks and teabags with me so I could have a decent cup-of-yummy-yorkshire builders tea. Could do with one now. (thinks of ways to install kettle hotel type tray on bedside table....)

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jetstar · 23/06/2012 04:15

Morning all :) the birds are already singing here! Dawn chorus.

MLS I haven't heard of the pantley pull off method. Does sound a bit cheeky, whose pants get pulled off? Grin
Scary about that flooding, hope the family wii be ok.

ImissMiniPop · 23/06/2012 04:21

Morning, after reading a few websites decided to do an extra pump session before bed and then get a longer sleep overnight as getting three two hour sleeps a night isn't enough. Minipop is a bit poorly atm, so I need to make sure I don't get poorly too.

I have some pistachios and some crackers for snacks but am too tired to eat them!

Yawn

MummysLittleSunbeams · 23/06/2012 04:25

Morning jetstar just posted to you on the other thread. Isn't mn a wonderful thing, I don't know how I managed night bf'ing my other 2 without it! I actually feel like I don't want to go to sleep, posting inane ramblings is too addictive!! Grin

The pantley pull off is when you pull your nipple out as you feel them drifting off & you gently hold their mouth shut with your finger on their chin. I did manage to get ds asleep in his basket about half an hour ago but he started writhing around after a bit so I took him out & burped him, fed him & he's now asleep on my lap. Time for the basket dance shortly. Confused

MummysLittleSunbeams · 23/06/2012 04:28

Oh dear thinking of little minipop. Sending healing vibes your way.

Saritabean · 23/06/2012 04:44

Thinking of you too minipopsmum having been there ourselves very recently... You sound like you're doing brill. I think you're v sensible though trying to get more sleep overnight.

Forgot to bring the breakfast biscuits to MILs... :(

Feel v peckish now.... Mmmm think I might need to raid MILs kitchen cupboards!!! :o

cmm · 23/06/2012 04:57

Hi mini pop hope little pop gets stronger soon. Remember you from pp thread. I too am up feeding checking fb mn etc!! My little fella has been up feeding for ages now!!! Well he was one this week!!! Do t think he wants to give it up yet!! X

Saritabean · 23/06/2012 05:30

OMG, just had half an hour battle to get screaming rooting hungry baby to latch on.... We're both exhausted!!

jetstar · 23/06/2012 09:49

Sorry to hear that Saritabean we had struggles like that when DD was younger. Hospital midwife suggested lots of skin to skin cuddles to try to relax.
MLS I'm near guildford Smile used to live in Woking (when I was single!) I agree I don't know how I managed with DD1 and no phone to MN on! May have to try the pantly pull off myself (titter)
minipop do take care of yourself and hope little pop gets better soon

Softlysoftly · 23/06/2012 10:13

Hope monipop is feeling better today, well I was pleasantly surprised dd2 went into Moses at 2 and stayed until 5 whoop, then fed and went back down but had woken dd1 who clambered into our bed and would t go back off :(

Got my friends wedding today though so looking forward to that, tonights snacks will be leftover wedding cake!

DH is on nights forever he has a restaurant, gets mon and tues eve free and that's it grrr. Oh and sling is a plan I have booked to attend a sling library in Cardiff so hoping to get some advice.

Babylon1 · 23/06/2012 13:38

I missed the thread last night.

DS went through from 9pm til 5.30am Grin

I'm feeling very very blessed today and hoping he may continue with this!!

Which actually means he'll be awake every two hours tonight!!! I just know it!! Wink

MummysLittleSunbeams · 24/06/2012 00:49

Arrrggghhhh cant even keep my eyes open to type...

Babylon1 · 24/06/2012 01:15

I'm here!! Knew I would be!

Saritabean · 24/06/2012 02:01

Oh dear babylon1! Welcome to the nights antics... As a plus- at least you know that you're not alone! Hopefully it's a one off and you'll go through from now!

Thanks jetstar - DD is so fickle... Amazing feed one time, fussy feed next, no idea why one or the other! that second feed last night lasted 2hrs before she'd settle... Let's hope tonight's efforts are better!!! Especially as important weigh in tomorrow Hmm

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MummyPigandDaddyPig · 24/06/2012 02:21

Am here too! Breakfast biscuits on hand today! And bananas!
Hope baby minipop is better, and that all our little babies are behaving this evening! :)
Went to bed st 7 with the kids, so feel quite human at 2.20 in the morning!

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Saritabean · 24/06/2012 02:39

Wow mummypig bed at 7 is amazing! Despite not having more DC than little periwinkle here I may have to try that tonight....!

MILs house last night, mums tonight... No snacks by bed, but Dads chocolate birthday cake sitting downstairs all lonely and may need some company... Wink

MummysLittleSunbeams · 24/06/2012 03:34

Aaarrrrgghhh nodding off again. Have nothing constructive to say other than I was so tired at last feed I managed to drop-kick my phone from the bed onto wooden floorboards. What's racket.

karatekimmi · 24/06/2012 03:52

Hello can I join in?

Who'd have thought a couple of years ago that 3 in the morning was for feeding and watching baby's poo and trying to guess whether they had finished or if there was more to come! This used to be getting a kebab on the way home time!!

Saritabean · 24/06/2012 03:54

Well... 3 attempts for a good feed, 1 vomit/choking episode, 1 DH woken up for help with choking baby, 1 yummy breakfast biscuit and 2 hours later, gonna try and put her down cos my neck's aching from doing the nodding dog!!!

ImissMiniPop · 24/06/2012 04:42

Basket dance and nodding dog?? are these yoga poses, or something i should know about for when minipop gets home? :o

Minipop seemed a little bit better yesterday, he was awake all through his feed at 7pm (via a tube, as he was really tired from taking a bottle at 4pm, and his antibiotics).

Good job I put my alarm on as I slept through my 2am expressing session! Confused

it's peeing with rain in central london, and left the washing out - doh!!

hope all your babies are being good! forgot to sort snacks and the only thing in reach is DPs chocolate... :o

jetstar · 24/06/2012 05:52

Welcome kimmi :)
3rd feed of the night here and we're going for the lying down position this time (DH in spare room getting actual sleep) maybe we will snooze, who knows?
Good news on the mini pop front :) hope it continues, unlike the rain (it's raining here too)

jetstar · 24/06/2012 05:53

Welcome kimmi :)
3rd feed of the night here and we're going for the lying down position this time (DH in spare room getting actual sleep) maybe we will snooze, who knows?
Good news on the mini pop front :) hope it continues, unlike the rain (it's raining here too)