How to stay awake during night feeds part 2, sleepy mice need not apply

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Hello!
Carrying on are good work from the first thread , how do we keep are selfs awake? By chatting to each other sleepy heads!

Welcome twizzle

DS is 24 weeks and I started using ewan only last week, so yes, give it a go!!!!

Lots of midlanders here I see!! MummyVicky DH is Matlock born and bred so we know Chesterfield very well, dbil lives in Grassmoor!

I was born in Willington near burton on Trent so know Burton, derby and Chesterfield really well, as well as Nottingham and bits of Leicester - I work in Loughborough!

Ewan is working is magic here! Currently settling 7 wo nephew very well and DS is having his last feed, and hopefully he'll then settle them both for the next few hours!

DH is away, dd2 (3 years) is fast asleep and dd1 (almost 8 years) is in bed with me watching x factor helping with babies!!!!

Can I have double helpings of sleepy mice tonight please??!

Yes to weight gain here MrsNpattz :(

I put on just over 2 stone and had lost 1.5 after two weeks, not trying. Since then however I've stuffed my face with anything with copious amounts of sugar in it and multiple servings of meals and put a few pounds back on.

I walk most days so sod it, only way to stay awake and just so darn hungry I don't think I cold restrict myself!

Yes pls to one of those hot chocolates with cream and marshmallows

Ewan mania sweeping MN!!!

MrsNPattz I'm dieting/ was dieting I started doing weight watchers as it has points to allocate for bf.
I lost 6.5lb in 1st month then 2.5lb last month and I've now got stuck as I'm eating too much choc but if I get a grip then I could lose more.

I'm still not sure what approach to take re the sleeping on the boob situation. Until I can 100% decide on what action to take I don't want to start anything half hearted.

I just don't want him to cry & cry, currently I know how to get him to sleep & back to sleep during the night & I can just see that it's going to be a nightmare when I try to change it. In fact I don't want to change it but I know if I don't change it at some point it will be a problem further down the road

Lol @ Ewan mania!!

I was telling DM about this thread earlier! If anyone still wants Ewan and amazon are out of stock, she got them from Just For Babies who are based in Redruth, Cornwall and including delivery she paid £27

HTH!!!

Do you use/would you consider a dummy mummy My LO used to use me as a human dummy to comfort suck so I use one for bedtime now. Works for us :)

Play.com have Ewan for £24 inc delivery too. I got one today :)

Loislane78 he won't keep a dummy in, he'll suck it if I hold it in until he drops to sleep. I suppose I could try it again as a transition?

I love weight watchers - got to goal last year for my wedding and plan on being a weight watchers leader eventually, just not sure I can be bothered counting at the moment so should really stop moaning about weight gain lol

Dummy is a good idea - I don't want to try that for a little while though until I have been breast feeding for a bit longer. But vicky let me know if you try this!

Doesn't bode well that she's already woken up :( only went 1hr 45 mins and this is normally the LONG sleep which I've come to think of as being at least 3 hrs. Please, please let the next sleep be the LONG one...please let there be a long one!

Oh gosh lots to catch up on, hi all. Seems like there is a little Derbyshire contingent here! Re weight gain, I am trying to be really good and not eat sweet things but some days I fail miserably! My brother who lives in London is coming to visit and has asked is if we want him to bring doughins apparently these are a combination between muffins and doughnuts- I have said yes so fear my hardwork will soon be undone
Piglet falls asleep on me too. I know we shouldn't let him but it sort of works for now so I'm going with it. Think I should start to introduce a dummy soon though.
DH has man flu now so I am on my own again tonight . He has promised to take him in the morning though for the early feed........

Wow, lots going on here tonight!
Welcome, twizzle
I feel a little zombie-like right now. We had a lovely walk then came home and ate enough coffee walnut cake to sink a battalion, watched a silly film and then tried to crack on with work. Only my brain really refused to work properly so heaven knows if my reports are readable! And Kid decided to get quite hysterical - it took a good couple of hours to settle him to sleep. Only to wake up ravenous!
Ewan, where are you, I need you!

Doughins sound great small were they nice?

Babylon I know Willington, my DP is from Swad so not to far from there. Love the midlands.

Have ordered a Ewan the sheep. £23 from Amazon delivered on Monday - yay! My DP will go mad, he's grumpy because I bought a new pram (off ebay though) and then carrier (Minipop's outgrown the sling).

Welcomes twizzle

Well, Minipop's run of good sleep has come to an end and he's been up a few times already.

Just settling after 11pm feed & 6 minutes left before I can put him down to sleep. He's not burped though so not sure he'll last long. You never know I guess, the sleepy mice might nip his toes :)

Don't know yet minipops he's coming next weekend- will let you know if they are worth the wait!

Little man fed for 50 minutes and had nappy changed so I was looking forward to a loooong sleep but he woke after 20 mins in Moses basket and is now feeding again! Ewan didn't work why doesn't he work for us

Weather is miserable outside and feeling miserable inside tonight!!

MrsN perseverance is the key I think

Minipop what a small world! DBro lives in swad, as does my Aunty and they have the best swimming facilities for DCs there
Greenbank Leisure Centre is where I learnt to swim

Well midnight feed for nephew is done and Ewan is working his magic, though nephew has a terribly windy bottom

DS decided he needed a little snack too, but this means I "should" get a decent four hour stretch quite soon

Come on sleepy mice!!!!!

Hi ladies and welcome twizzle., I've missed the early shift tonight baby lump has been really unsettled & yelling her little socks off since about 9, I think she was overtired and hungry but the tiredness was stopping her feeding properly so she'd start yelling again which made it worse :( finally dropped off to sleep now but I'm not sure she's had enough to see us through for a particularly long sleep.

DM has been really helpful tonight, she had babylump for an hour while DH & I had a kip. It was so nice to go and have a cuddle for a short while and get a bit of sleep. I'm on the sofa now wondering if she's asleep enough to put down yet and looking at the solid chocolate shoe my work friends gave me at my baby shower, I think it's days are numbered it'll be lucky if it survives the night intact

funch / goat I'll pm you both my number, hot chocolate cafe & park would be fab :)

Good night/morning everyone

And so it begins, am up for the first feed of the night. Her dream feed was only 2 hours ago. Wondering as she's waking up for feeding anyway is it worth dropping dream feed and having an early night instead?

Hello all!

I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to name check everyone, but will do a big to you all! :o

Well, BIG developments here..... as all attempts until now have failed to get miss periwinkle to consistently take a bottle, after 7 months (2.5 of expressing whilst on SCBU and 4.5 of EBF), with me being completely shattered and feeling the strain, and with her weighing the princely princessly sum of 9lb 7oz, we decided the only way to do it was 'cold turkey' ....

And finally.... 14 hrs later, success with 80mls (I know it's not very much but it's something!!!!) after injecting a tiny drop of sugar water into her mouth to get her sucking

I knew that she could actually physically do it, as she has on and off many times before, she is just a very choosy baby and has purposefully rejected it in favour of boob, the cheeky monkey :o

So that was at 9.30pm and I then expected either a cluster bottle feeding nightmare overnight to catch up, or more screaming and bottle refusal... But she's just had another 80mls without much of a fuss at all and gone straight back to sleep.... Yey!!!

I am indebted to my DDDDH and his parents for doing it all day whilst I went out and about to try and distract myself from the feelings of guilt and sadness and regret at finally giving up BFing... :(

But I know it's been the right decision for us, and although it makes me feel very emotional (a lot more than I expected!) unfortunately I know that she will not accept some BF and some bottle, so it was the right time to stop BF. I just hope my poor boobs will manage too as although I'm gonna have to wean down expressing over the next couple of days, its still uncomfortable as expressing is never as good as the real McCoy!!

Sod's law now that I really cannot get to sleep

Sooooo, end of an era, and start of a new phase, I hope to still lurk on this thread and try and post intermittently... It has been a saviour for me many a night and has kept me going through some pretty tough times... Cue feeling emotional again!!!! :)

What's the betting ill be back in 2 hours or less now!!!

Signing off for the time being, hope the rest of the night is good to all the babies and mummies, much un-mumsnetty love to you all x

Hello twizzle

2nd feed of the night and I can't keep my eyes open, I need some sleep zzzzzzzzzzzz

Really pleased for you saritabean I think I will be quite sad to stop bf too but also a little relieved when it finally happens!!

Hope your boobs are okay in a few days.

Pop back every now and again to let us know how you are getting on and thank you for the company over the last three months

I'm pleased you've made a decision Sarita you've done bloody amazing to end a prem for this long - you need to give yourself a bloody big pat on the back

So what am i doing here again so soon??

Bloody upset stomach, that's what
I can really do without this tonight

That should have said EBF a prem - stupid phone

Wow Sarita thwt's an amazing story and I so admire you for ebf your prem for so long. I really take heart for my own prem who is struggling with the whole thing. I do hope you visit with us on the thread often!

Lots of you up and awake tonight... Sorry not to answer everyone, am a bit shattered after a really unsettled late evening. Lots of crying from kid and not quite so much crying from goat...however he is now lying on my lap looking cute and angelic and reminding me why we do this!

Well I was hoping it would be 3 when we were back but I was not visited by sleepy mice .
Well done surita and hope your little one lets you get some rest.
Gosh I'm shattered. I don't want to be back here at 5 but I know we will be. Just wish he could sleep a little bit longer between feeds.