How to stay awake during night feeds part 3 - wishing for sleepy dust

[TeaandHobnobs]

Welcome all to a shiny new thread for moral support during night feeds, general food envy and chit chat

Agh. At 2.30 and she went back to sleep after, so I'm taking that as a win! Currently feeding with me leaning back, so gravity doesn't make it worse which seems to be helping a little. I can try the expressing a little and then feeding if it gets worse again - kellymom has some tips.

Another poorly baby mini , but at least it's not whooping cough .

Really hate it when the non feeding boob leaks whilst feeding, am now covered in leaky breast milk on one side of my shirt and can't move to change as will wake baby small [hangry]

I wrote a long post earlier but darn phone lost it!

We are staying at PILs' house and babyfunch slept 6 hours in the evening from 6pm then woke at 3am and just now! So I have finally had some sleep but woke with rock hard boobs and in a big old puddle of leaked milk!

valium I am with you re hcps going overboard with their protocols and not looking at situations properly - glad you didn't let them keep you in when you know it is not necessary.

I'd take the baby who sleeps over the lottery...if I won I would end up giving up work and I would miss it in the end!

Ha ha, I hate that too! My toddler nicks my breast pads & hidesif I leave them on sofa when feeding. I always forget to replace them then next time baby feeds get soaked!
After our long stretch first thing in evening it all goes tits up (pardon the pun)! He either wants to feed every hour or fuss and tends to get farty wind & belly ache - any advice on quick relief of these? I so want another hour before dd wakes up! Xxx

No advice on wind, we struggle too!

She has just thrown up an enormous amount all over me and the bed....at what point does vomiting mean you should go to the doctor? She has slept loads, not fed much and then thrown up hugely in the past 13 hours but is feeding and seems ok now.

Just finished feed 3, really hope I can get back to sleep

small and mini sorry you have poorly babes too - it is horrible, especially the worry that it's something more sinister. It's good to know all the facts about these things but it is does tend to make me a hypochondriac!!

I got a other couple of hours, but that's my worse night in a long time! Definitely napping this afternoon after a trip to Matalan.

Can't wait to put him in his pumpkin suit after he gets weighed at the clinic [hsmile]

funch I'm not sure about that but I would say if you are worried at all it wouldn't hurt to get the dr to have a check. Hope everything is ok!

Hi everyone. Haven't been doing very well posting, as so tired during night can barely read the thread never mind write anything, so sorry for not name checking. Didn't have a great night last night and am pretty exhausted today. DH brought Missmarbles downstairs this morning after change and feed so I could have an extra hour, and ten minutes later DD1 came in in tears because she didn't want to go to school

Sorry to hear about the poorly babies perfect excuse to do nothing but cuddle and comfort and bit worry too much about routine.

Hope everyone else getting done kip and not feeling too zonked. It's a cold entry day today, so Missmarbles in babygro and asleep on me, ( having a decent nap, which she hasn't had for a couple of days, so maybe she will sleep better tonight), and I am watching the good network- which just makes me want everything and someone to book it for me

I think we feel under pressure to get our babies to sleep well, apart from the fact we'd like to sleep, because everybody asks you about hue your nights are! I think there's no point in lying but am always hopelessly optimistic that after one good night we've turned a corner, then am disappointed, yet done what unsurprised that the next night us rubbish again

How many ridiculous iPhone autocorrects?!
not worry
some kip
cold wintry day
food network
someone to cook it for me
how your nights are
somewhat unsurprised
is rubbish

Sheesh!

marbles do you have a Samsung s2? Some of my posts are atrocious due to the damn auto correct.

Hi Mini. No, it's an iPhone. The autocorrects and predictives are so random sometimes. It seems, as well, that it has picked up and saved every slang or colloquial word that I use and saved it, so it doesn't autocorrect it, just underlines it, which is great, but not my name! What's all that about?

Sorry marbles but that did make me laugh! [hsmile]

I was hoping for a good night tonight as I didn't manage a nap today after a rubbish night last night, but I think my little pumpkin may have other ideas!

Sorry to hear about poorly babies. Re wwind/colic, not a quick fix but l would rcommend baby massage ~ there are specific routines for wind andd colic.

Evening all, well I managed to get an hours rest during the day today. I went round to my parents & laid down in bed for an hour, don't think I slept though but hopefully it will help me get through the night a bit better.

Baby J went down at 8.30 and me & hubby are watching supernatural seeing as its halloween before going to bed.

Fingers crossed for good nights sleep for us all x

I've decided, whilst I'm not dieting per se, I am going to improve my diet and cut down on sugary stuff. Pre-pregnancy I was a really healthy eater. During my pregnancy I was do lousy, I ate whatever I felt I could manage, and got into some really bad habits. I didn't put on much weight when pregnant and I still haven't but my diet is really crap. I eat the sensible balanced stuff, but I eat crap as well: cake, chocolate, too much syrup on my porridge etc. How badly can it affect your milk I will really need some resolve....

Anyway...
Missmarbles is sleeping. Has been since 7, which meant I had a lovely evening with DD1 (DH has only just got in from a meeting). I am in bed already, and am really hoping for a decent night tonight.

Hope everyone else gets a good night too. Hope the poorlies are feeling better. I will try to be better at name checking typing tonight.

marbles your autocorrect made me giggle and reminded me of a text me mum once sent me that read 'give us a call, your sister is heterosexual'...it was meant to say 'your sister is here'

Hope poorly babies are getting better. My lo has slept pretty much all day so I have no idea how tonight will go Feeding now but I expect I'll see you all again very soon!

Evening all [hsmile] how is everyone doing? Hope the poorly babies and mummies are getting extra rest and help.

I'm ok mrsn ,thanks for asking :) Just had a long stretch awake last night and trouble with keeping my eyes ope!

Ewan has been working his little socks off these past few days and I've been really amazed how he's helped. It seems that if babylump is already tired, but not too worked up about it, then 20 minutes in the crib with Ewan can actually do the trick. If he's still plotting world domination I hope he's not in too much of a rush as I'd like him to stick around a bit now.

We went to a friends Halloween party for the kids today which was fun, DD1 had a lovely time with all her little friends and babylump was very obliging of all the broody mums wanting a cuddle. That is until she projectile vomited all over my best friend and the sofa [hblush]

What's the trick or treat situation like where everyone else is? We've had loads, nearly ran out of sweets. My DSis made a fab pumpkin into the face of Jack Skellington (think that's the name?!) and DD1 & I made a spooky mummy night light and spaghetti spider web plates to hang on the door. They didn't last long in the wind though [hsad]

Sleepy dust being spread in abundance [hsmile]

We didn't get any trick or treaters here at my folks' place but that is because they live in a converted old house with only 4 houses that you could walk from without braving a big main road, and none have kids the right age. I would have quite liked to see some though!

Feeding now which is new - normally she sleeps from early evening til 12 or 1. We have lots of family all here so think she woke up at 9.30 after sleeping from 6.30 as usual, because she could hear us all chatting over dinner. I just hope she isn't overstimulated as she has been held by several people tonight. If she sleeps from now for 3 hours plus that would be great and may even mean the start of a new phase hopelessly optimistic mummy thinking where she is more awake in the evenings and so sleeps more at night. Fingers crossed!

She did vom on me this morning so spectacularly that my reaction was not to clear it up, but to get DH out of the shower and show him! (have I already posted that today?!). Am not worried about her being poorly as she has had a really wakeful but calm day. But I also need to find out doc contact details for near my parents in case she is ill when we are here, just in case.

Really sorry to hear about all the poorliness and hoping hard that they are back on form soon, ideally after great sleep tonight!

Hello everyone, what a lot going on here! Sorry not to name check everyone, you have all been very busy while I have been away. We were at the PILS where there was no wireless OR 3G reception. I missed you all terribly in the middle of the night, particularly as sleep was especially horrendous! So sorry to hear about the poorlyness out there this week, and I think Kid was in the ranks of these - the most heart rending wailing, obvious discomfort, slight fever, and absolutely no sleep for two nights. At least the PILs didn't mind, and were happy to look after him while DH and I went for a lovely walk in the midst of autumn foliage - the first time we have left Kid with anyone. As always we were also fed ridiculously well and MIL insisted on banishing us from the kitchen and not allowing so much as a tea towel or veg knife into our hands. How lovely to be waited on for a couple of days!

DH is away this weekend and I am really dreading it. How do you cope alone for 48 hours with a baby who screams nonstop if you put him down?

I shall keep up with everyone now!

First feed of the night after bed at half six and asleep by half seven, I went to bed too so don't feel too bad, really hoping he can go through until 5 rather than the hated 3-4 spot.

He's been fine today, still pulling his ear or trying to scratch his head where it itches him I think but nothing else is bothering him I don't think, we has a pj day and it was lovely but I think it contributed to him not having any naps, busy couple of days with aunties and uncles which will be lovely.

We had a couple of trick or treaters but both family!!

My American soda order came today, the peanut butter pretzel flips are amazing!!!!!!

First feed of night here, not gone as long as last night! DH out on leaving do - keeps telling me he's on his 'last drink' - bloody long one. Had a friend come over who is staying n think he thinks that's his pass to do what he likes but our toddler is super clingy n still wanted me all evening - bathtime was intresting with baby attached to boob or screaming :s! Really could do with DH being around more as he was away all weekend too! X

Arghhhh I don't believe this. Baby J woke up at 11.30 and is still awake. He fed for a while, pooed and now won't go back to sleep as I had to change him. This does not fill me with confidence for the rest of the night.

Glad you had a good time away goat it sound really nice for you to of had the time being looked after, shame about the sleep though.

Not sure about being left alone for 48 hours although with the amount of work DH does I might as well be. Maybe make site you go out during the day and get some adult company to help break the days up x

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Hi all, bad day today feeling better after some sleep as DH took baby small. Still tired obviously but not feeling like I'm about to die!
Glad Ewan is working for you heff he appears to be taking a mini break from his duties here. I'm hoping he returns soon.
Going to attempt a transfer 90% sure it will fail although his arms are floppy, we'll see.......