How to stay awake during night feeds - part 5

[MrsNPattz]

Here we are

goat thanks, I could but am worried about putting the car seat in!

We are putting the Moses basket in the big cot tonight to start getting him used to it as he will be too big for the basket soon!!

Bed time not going well so far.......

[Ameybee]

heff I find constructive chat is best way, so if we are sat in evening ill day 'oh I find it is much easier if I choose DD's outfit for nursery night before instead of her running round naked for 2 hours then choosing something random that doesn't match or I always try to look for DS rubbing his eyes so I catch him early - seems to work?' This is usually better than saying ' you must do this'. Saying that we had a row tonight! Don't know how it escaped my attention but he was pissed on red wine when I came downstairs after putting kids to bed! Told him its not helpful when I'm knackered, he had mentioned sex aswell, in a jokey way but told him does he really think I feel like that when I'm knackered?! The answer is no plus I feel like a hairy hippo :( .
I might have a go at c 2 5k Tomo, you have all inspired me and I do feel horribly fat, worried with cutting down bf ill gain too

Waves to yule completly normal re the tears! Sleep deprivation does funny things to us! I did stuff like left the baby whisperer book page open on the 'many moods of mum' page so he could read for himself it was normal! Keep on this thread - its a lifesaver!

Xx

[StuntNun]

Second feed here but it came too quickly. I was so pleased when K went from 11-2 I thought I might get another three hours before the next feed but no, he didn't even manage two hours. I wonder if he's just snacking and not taking enough milk to see him through? This demand feeding is difficult.

J seems to be getting a lot more insistent when he wakes in the night. I'm wondering whether DH is training him to cry by not getting him up right away and letting him cry for a bit or sticking the dummy in. I would rather feed him as soon as he starts to stir but DH is waiting until he's practically hysterical. I really need a better solution than relying on DH. I looked for a baby monitor for the deaf but the only one I found (it has a vibrating pad that goes under your pillow) was too expensive. I need a hearing aid you can wear at night!

[StuntNun]

*J not K. Stupid fat fingers lol!

[HeffalumpsAndWoozles]

This is a long night tonight :( Woke up twice at transfer finally asleep by midnight, usually she'd go through to 5am then but tonight weve been up at half past two until 3am and again now only 2 hours later. So so tired and DD1 is in with us tonight which makes things difficult as I have to do it all without waking her up.

Going to attempt transfer and pray we get a good stretch now.

[Susieloo]

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

Babyloo been wide awake in his cot since twenty to five, fed and changed but is shouting and starting to get angsty, tried to get him to sleep on me and not worked - he wants to get up, not sure I can face starting my day at 04.40.

[MissingMyBaubles]

Not too bad all things considered. Two hours since last feed but have has a full three hours between all the others since bed time at 6.30. Big improvement on the 1 1/2-2 hour stretches if the night before

[StuntNun]

Hope you got to sleep Susie

Third night feed here but it's a long one so hopefully I'll get a bit of a lie in after this FC. Not looking forward to getting back to the school run on Monday.

[Smallgreenone]

2nd feed! Baby small fed at 1 then woke up at 2.30 so I popped him in our bed didnt feed him and this is the first I've heard. Still knackered though.
I'm crabby with DH too, I blame sleep deprivation
Hope the medication works and you start to feel better soon toodle
Hope you got back to sleep susie

[MrsNPattz]

First feed here! I woke at 3:40 for the loo, checked little man was breathing then went back to sleep. I think he is up for the day now which I can't complain about.

amey yea it's nice to know we are all in the same boat and understand each other!

toodle I had no side effects. When I first started I was awfully paranoid and kept thinking the baby was moving less but it was all in my head!

[funchum8am]

We had our worst night ever - she woke at 2:30 I think, I fed her but she kept crying but refusing to feed. DH offered to deal with her and since she didn't want bf seemed a good idea. He did all the right things but she cried for an hour so neither of us got any sleep! Eventually she dropped off about half 3 but woke twice more for feeds before 7.30. I am going to try her on formula on Friday (when she turns 3 months, seems a good milestone) and see if that helps. She disses ridiculously at every feed these days. Though how we get round the bottle refusal to move to some formula feeds I am not sure!

Really sorry to hear about all these other bad nights!

[funchum8am]

fusses not disses, stupid phone!

[MrsNPattz]

Evening ladies! Hope you are all ok. Another tearful day here. To cheer myself up I have ordered an iPhone 5 and an iPad mini (I'm selling my old ones!). I think I have a serious spending problem! Can depression be linked to spending too much?

We went to Cheshire oaks today but it was pouring down and little man was grumpy so we didn't stay long.

Hope you all have better nights tonight!

[Smallgreenone]

Ah mrsn hope the new technology cheers you up! I love my iPad mini.
Mastitis again here baby small has not been feeding properly since he got a cough and this is the result. Have the antibiotics and am also going cold turkey and no longer bfing. The dr said it was probably the best thing to do as I'm clearly prone to it and if I feed him through it and then stop I may just end up with it again. So, been in bed most of the day feeling rubbish. At least this is the last time I will have it though and on a purely selfish note I am looking forward to wearing nice bras again and having smaller boobs
Scattering sleepy dust as I crawl back into my pit

[Izzybuzzybuzzybees]

We had a good night last but baby j has now been asleep for nearing 4 hrs. Didn't wake him as we've been out with him asleep in pram while we ate.

I've just woken him and fed him so hoping he stays up now til a bit layer on. We can't seem to get him down much before 1am so tend to stay up. What do you guys do about bedtime??

[Ameybee]

Oh poor you small, hope it clears up soon & yes you definitely have a good reason to stop feeding. Have you managed to find formula that suits baby smalls tummy? We've used aptamil for both & they were fine, they make a comfort milk for colic and constipation in babies.

izzy we've just gone with bedtimes for a bit, I think they gradually pull them back earlier in evening the more they are awake in the day. I still do a bathtime routine when DD has hers at 7 but I don't worry that he's not in bed till later.

mrsn spending will def make u feel better!

We've had a weird day. I told DH last night I was pissed off about the red wine he was a bit sulky today & also green around the gills claims this had nothing to do with the alcohol bollocks I say so I sent him to bed after we had been to Starbucks .

I finally got my legs & bikini line waxed!!!! I was embarrassed at beauty salon! Even more so when I got home and realised I'd got my pants on inside out bloody sleep deprivation!

DS has barely slept at all today the little monkey, no idea what time he will decide to sleep! Hopefully before 9 as I would like to watch the new series of OBEM with a glass of vino!! In peace! Xx

[MrsNPattz]

Oh small I'm so sorry! You poor thing - I hope you feel better very, very soon.

[MrsNPattz]

I'm going to record the series amey so I can watch it at my leisure

[Tooodlepip]

Hi everyone

Last night was great after baby pip eventually went down at 11, he then slept until 6 in the morning which was great skipping the 3:30am feed , and then guess what he went to sleep again at 6 until 10:30am almost counts as a lie in

Izzy we don't have a bedtime routine or a nap routine, it seems every time I think we are falling into a pattern baby pip seems to change his mind. I did try the whole bath, bed thing for a few days but I was bathing him and then he would go to sleep and then 45 min later was up to start his usual fussing routine. The one thing I do know is that if i can make him get enough day time sleep we might avoid evening meltdown, so any tips anyone. In the house most days he goes down for 2-3 naps but will wake less than an hour later and its really not enough for him.

MrsN yes yes spending can be linked to depression, I blew the bank balance this months I don't know why but I think it is linked to my depression. I'm sorry that you had a tearful day I really do hope you feel better soon. I had a mini anxiety attack while out shopping with my dh today, I went into mamas and papas to browse and he said he would wait outside for me, when I came out he wasn't there and I don't know why I just started feeling really anxious. Gave out loads to dh when he did show up

Amey I wish I could crack that whole constructive chat thing my dh is so quiet and really doesn't get pnd and I don't know how to explain it to him without making me feel like a stupid failure

Yule I actually asked the gp the other day can I not just give baby pip a pillow into bed with him for his head of course she said no

Hope the antibiotics do the trick small and you get well soon

anyway meltdown has commenced

[funchum8am]

small oh no! Not again with the mastitis, you poor thing And really sorry you are feeling down mrsn, hopefully the fun of setting up your new technology will cheer you!

toodle we have no real routine for naps. I was going to start trying today now we are home but we went to baby clinic for weigh-in and HV said to give ourselves a breather after Xmas if we want . I think I will keep up the evening routine we already have and enforce a morning time, before which babyfunch has to stay in bed either her crib or with me, but not get up with DH any more, as it is reinforcing her view that 4am is the start of the day! But I will be less strict about daytime naps and just make a note of nap and feed times for now.

Good news is she took an ounce of milk from a bottle from DH this evening!

[Izzybuzzybuzzybees]

Just had a real struggle getting DS to feed. He was latching and sucking for a min then coming off screaming...he has now given up and is asleep snoring in my arms :-)

[MrsNPattz]

I think so too toodle - it's like I can't stop spending because it makes me feel good, even when I'm leaving myself with a ridiculous amount of money left for the month.

It's bedtime here - I wonder what tonight will bring!

[Tooodlepip]

He won't close his wee eyes enough said ....

[Macaroons]

Small - sorry that you got mastisis again, you poor thing! Did the GP suggest any formula you can try to put baby small on?

Sorry to hear about those of you not having much sleep and having to start your day at 4 ish. Baby mac is also very chatty in the morning, and if we ignore him he starts to fuss. Luckily that's from 6 not from 4. What I usually do is put him in bed with me and try to feed him lying down. I woke up at 9 for breakfast. Then went back to bed to try feeding again, and didn't get up till 12! Although I was up on and off checking I haven't squashed baby mac, it did feel like a lie in!

[Izzybuzzybuzzybees]

Feeding again and he's much calmer. Have come upstairs in the hope that after this feed Ewan can settle him :-)

[HeffalumpsAndWoozles]

Oh no small you poor thing not mastitis again :( Hope you feel better really soon.

Sorry to hear of so many bad nights, funch yours sounded particularly painful hope baby funch is kind to you tonight.

We're upstairs now, babylump fed and asleep on me will attempt transfer in a mo. I've recorded obem to watch when DH isn't around to whinge all the way through it and we watched midsomer murders instead which is a guilty pleasure of ours

We have decided the time has come to potty train DD1, we're going cold turkey tomorrow with no nappies and big girl pants instead. I'm totally terrified I have no idea what to expect although I think she's been ready for a while I just hope the timing is right now. Really hope I get a good kip tonight so I've got the energy to tackle whatever happens tomorrow!

Wishing good sleeps for everyone...