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

Up again. DS slept fitfully from 4am til now. And only with the aid of a dummy - I knew he couldn't possibly be hungry but he seems to have a strong need to suck. Was hoping this wouldn't be the case as DD at 21 months is still a dummy user and I hate it, but the dummy just now did allow me to dose, so will have to see.

Well ds semi awake for last hour, crying but eyes still shut and wouldn't feed (much to my annoyance as boob feels ready to explode!) now having a half hearted feed then hoping will go back down but if not I've just heard DD and DH so he can go downstairs with them for a bit.
Smicha - I would also have been well peed off with DH! I saw mine writing a text to his mate saying 'bit tired, up at 7!' Wtf - you had 8 hours sleep!!! Grr!
I exactly understand the whole bottle/jealousy thing, I'm the same and it makes me feel like a spare part weirdly! X

Susie, we were up again between 3 and 7 but not sure what time. At 7 Missmarbles was singing her lungs out so I'm up for the day, although little monkey has calmed right down and us dozing on my knee after feeding.

I was reading about sleep regression on Kellymom last night. It reassured me, that this is normal for 4 months even though frustrating. It did say that as she's more interested in the world around her, she will be distracted at feeds and so may not take as much, and therefore will be needing to feed at night. I have noticed that she is a proper faff at feeds at the minute, the implication being I need to make sure she's mega full during the day and see if that conquers the nights again. I think I posted last weekend that she hadn't fed much and I was concerned about the impact in the night, and sure enough this week has been crapola.

Hope toothaches are improving, Tea and Heff. Sorry it's gone up your other eye, Amey; hope you can still enjoy your party and can get it sorted ASAP.

I'd have been fuming too, Smicha

V (((hugs)))

Good sleeps, MrsN and Heff And Small too, especially if second attempt at transfer was successful.

Hi to Babylon and Minipopsmum, if you're lurking. Hope Minipop is doing ok.

Glad the hokey nipple situation is improving slightly, Izzy.

Sounds like some better nights last night, if only a little - still, in the right direction hopefully! DH came home last night to find me an exhausted mess on the sofa so said he would take Kid from 4 am, when he(Kid) usually loses the plot. So he did and I got about 6 hours sleep last night, with one block of 3! I feel renewed. I haven't had longer than two hours for weeks. I have to teach this morning for the first time since Kid was born, so I hope I remember how to do it!!
Just checking in, will read and respond at a leisurely pace from the other side of my venture into the grown up world of work.

Have lovely Saturdays

Yup last night was loads better, just wish he would do it every night. So frustrating when you know they can do it. Hope everyone having a good day, gorgeous weather here and we've been for a walk and lunch out. Baby small is currently with grandma so I've hoovered, read my book in a long hot bath and am now having a cup of tea on my bed with Jo Malone candles fragrancing the room and a box of chocolates by my side- I'm so happy!!!! I have 8 more minutes before baby small will return.

Well, I taught the lesson, and I think I even managed to be useful! Result!

amey sorry to hear that the infection has spread to the other eye [ sad] but I hope you enjoy the party anyway. Maybe go for Sophia Loren glamour with a pair of sunglasses? Sorry about the tooth too, heff I hope you have at least found some bf-friendly painkillers.

vicky I hope you are feeling ok after the funeral.

madam and smicha sorry about the DH insensitivities. I hope they made it up to you today!

nervous yu must tell us if you buy any exciting snacks!

izzy good to hear that your boob is recovering!

mrsn what a fab stretch! May it be the first of many...

madam Kid is a serial sucker too. We are about to cave and buy him a loathsome dummy - anything for a quiet night. What other morals will I sink on my journey through parenthood?

marbles hope you got s good lie in!

Re the breast/bottle dilemma. I have had to decide this week to go solely to formula I am absolutely devastated. But the odds were so stacked against us (many many boring and bad reasons) and in the end the deciding factor that was in order to continue to bf Kid I have to express regularly, and he gets very, very distressed if I put him down. So what is worse, stopping bf, or having a baby who cries himself literally sick for 15 minutes every three hours? I couldn't do it... So I am trying to console myself with the thought that I managed 3 1/2 months, nearly three of them exclusive.
And that he does actually still prefer me to feed him!

Well first attempt at giving baby Pattz was successful! He took about 70 or 80ml without a problem and then went on the boob so I'm happy with that! I managed by thinking of it how susie does - it's another new thing he has done which is a positive. So thanks for that susie

We met some friends and SIL at a play barn today - our Saturdays have definitely changed! But it was nice. And it's lovely to know hubby is off Mon, Tues and Wed.

Hope you are all having good weekends. goat sorry you had to make that hard decision, but it sounds like you have done what's best for both of you and like you said you have done fantastically well doing the length of time that you have - keep that chin up.

That should say first attempt at giving him a bottle! Tired lol

Hey everyone, I have completely fallen off this thread, sorry :( thanks for all the wishes for minipop. He's slowly getting better. Thank goodness.

I will surface again on thread 4 as I've no chance of catching up in time.

Hope you're all well & little ones haven't been too troublesome xx

Hello, everyone.
I'm sorry that I have not been around on the thread, but I have news!
Baby evil, would cry from 6- till when ever in the evenings, he would push up his legs to his stomach, gulp down his feed, and generally turn red when horizontal.
I did loads of reaserch, and thought he had colic. Bought infacol, it's now 24 hours later, and I think my instinct was right. He is still wailing after feed time but not for an hour. Yay!!!! I've been more happy to smell orange burps!

I managed to get a shower this morning before him crying, and he has been more awake today without the crying.

Here's hoping for a good nite,
Evil

Also hope everyone is ok. I'm hoping to catch up on the thread if things go well.
Evil

Evil that's brilliant! Ah the relief when you find something that helps! which I could find something that worked with BabyTea at the moment

So please to hear Minipop is on the mend

Goat you've done an absolute top job to keep up with bf for this long, and you've given Kid an excellent start, so I hope you can make peace with your decision very soon - think how much happier you both will be

goat what a tough decision I really feel for you having to make it but it sounds like you've thought it through and chosen the best option for you all, and 3.5 months is a fantastic achievement and such a brilliant start for Kid so be very proud of what you have done & hopefully you can now enjoy a more relaxed you & baby without the worries of expressing and having to put him down so often.

evil that's great news, really pleased you've found a solution :)

mrsn I know what you mean about your weekends once you have a LO, bye bye long boozy lunches in the pub hello slightly smelly soft play centres and overcrowded swimming pools...

Hoping for a good settle tonight, tooth pain is making me feel like I have ear ache too so shouty babies not ideal company! Only a day & a half til the dentist now though, I think I may survive after all

New thread tonight, we are getting through them aren't we!

Been a bit thoughtful today over yesterday's events. I can't believe we had to say goodbye but it has made me reflect on my own life & family. Thanks for your sympathy

I think we might be joining you goat I think by end of November I want baby J fully on the bottle.
Bit sad today re baby J, he's growing up so fast. We put his Moses basket and small clothes up into the loft my baby boy is getting bigger now and it all seems to of happened in a blink of an eye. It doesn't seem 2 mins since he was born.

Grrrrr MIL!!! That is all

Diwali fireworks.
Kid NOT impressed.

Evening.

Finally got DD1 down!!! Missmarbles was down by half seven, and will hopefully stay that way. DH is working and DD1 wanted to chat, which is lovely because I have missed her terribly since Missmarbles was born. Don't get me wrong, I still make specific time for her, but it is nice to have a giggle before bed with her, without DD2 waking up in the middle.

Well done for breast feeding so long and also for making a really tough decision, Goat. You will keep us up-to-date with Kid though, right?

Lovely day, Small

Hi Mini

Good work, BabyPattz

Probably see you all around midnight, then 2, then 4.... later

Hello eveeeyone. Have been too rired to post duriing night feeds as have been pretty much every hour the last few nights. We are giving infacol a go tonight so evil your post has givenn me hope

I thought the bottle had gone well, however we have had a very unhappy baby since then - it's heart breaking hearing him cry so much and I have already cried twice can a bottle give little ones more wind? Or is it just coincidence? What do you do when your little ones don't stop crying and you don't know what's wrong?

mrsn I think bottles are far more likely to create wind unfortunately. You can buy specific teats and bottles designed to minimise it though. My SIL swears by DrBrowns although they are expensive.

What happened with your MIL??

We picked up our new car last night, today was our first trip out with a full car and its so lovely not having to squash & squeeze everyone in :) We went to our NCT reunion lunch and it was really nice to catch up with the whole group as we've not seen some of the parents with their LOs after a few difficult births. Babylump was an angel and slept the whole time & DD1 was on her best behaviour & didn't even throw her mash potato at anyone :)

Hope everyone's had a nice day & all babies are settling down for a good night.

I read that they do get windy with bottles mrsn so it is possibly that you are seeing. I am about baby pattz bein good at taking one as babyfunch has forgotten how to do it since Tuesday when she took lots via bottle with my DM! So I still got my lie in this morning but only after DH having to bring DD up to me various times to feed. He eventually took her out to the shops when she had fed for ages and he felt reasonably confident she would last a bit without screaming for boob. Cue much of the afternoon spent trying to get her to feed via bottle before we had to bin the milk we had taken out of the fridge to warm up, thinking she would need it all. I had to bin about 7oz eventually :(

I have just tried to wake her to feed as it had been 3.5 hours but she is sparko...why can't she be that sleepy when I need her to be??

goat whatever decision you make will be right, it is not as if you haven't considered all the options carefully. 3 months plus gives Kid the benefits of bfing and stops him having the stress of being put down...you know what you are doing.

mummyv it must be tough having such emotional events going on when you have a baby as well; I hope your reflections on it all bring you some comfort. Not sure I have put that very well, but I mean well!

heff have you made it to the dentist yet? Hope you are on the mend.

amey how are your eyes?

Waves to everyone I have missed....apologies for all my long self absorbed posts recently, I see I have been spouting a lot! It does help keep me sane so thank you all!

He has calmed down now fingers crossed - it has really put me off giving him a bottle as that's what it seems to be I will check out those bottles thanks heff as someone else mentioned those to us tonight too, I would really like to leave him with my mum while we go for a Chinese.

MIL just always has something to say when it comes to baby Pattz and makes me feel like I'm wrong all the time. Wish she would just know when to keep it closed!

heff glad you are pleased with the new car - hubby had to get a new one too as his was no use for 7 hour journeys to see my family. New one is much better, and I got to keep my little Ka

funch that's what I use this thread for too - to offload and sometimes it just helps to write if down hence why I post quite a lot. It's a like a little community where I know people are going through the same and feel the same, and that's comforting. You don't sound self indulgent at all - keep talking to us

I have not stopped eating today - sometimes I think the tiredness takes over and my body wants food to keep going (excuses excuses!!)!

Babylump fed to sleep now snoozing on my tummy. DH is still up with me so think I'll enjoy the cuddles for a bit and hope she stays asleep and I can transfer in a little while.

goat I think we must be getting disturbed by the same fireworks, they're so loud! Luckily dd1 already asleep as she's really scared of loud bangs and we've had a few late nights recently where she's been too scared to go to sleep (her bedroom is a loft conversion so noises are extra loud up there). Wish someone would invest silent fireworks, I love watching them but hate all the noise.

amey how is your eye? Hope you enjoyed the party :)

Ooh, and seeing as that was post 999 its time for Fred the Fourth...

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