How to stay awake during night feeds part 6 - all welcome to join us!

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Hi everyone, cannot believe we have exchanged over 5000 messages!

mrsn when we shared our locations on here a while back, heff, goat and I all turned out to live near Uxbridge so we met up having met on here. It is lovely, if you are ever down south let us know!

macaroons sounds like we are in the same boat I officially return to work on 15 Feb but that is actually the Friday before half term so only have that day and then another week off before full time return hits. I am lucky that DH is being a SAHD til 1st July so no drop offs, pick ups or worries about the childminder ringing me because babyfunch is ill etc, and she is in great hands with him, much as I have been critical of him til we talked it over recently. However I am worried about being at work on no sleep - I will get in a lot of trouble if I lose my rag with a pupil or indeed a member of my team (one of whom is a pain). I will have to perfect the art of letting some things go (eg uniform issues in the corridor as opposed to in my lessons - I spend a lot of time arguing with pupils about these and intend to stop save for the very worst!) and dealing with others by just reporting bad behaviour to heads of year rather than dealing with it myself. I am head of faculty so will focus just on what happens in lessons in my faculty rather than working quite so hard on having the best corridor behaviour in the school in my area - it is great having that but takes a lot of time, energy and conflict so it will just have to go n the back burner until I am getting proper sleep again. At this rate dd will be in year 7 by then herself and can help me!

mrsn agree that babies are such a test. But also perhaps one of the most difficult things you will face so while it's hard, to survive is a testament to the strength of your relationship. Sending virtual hugs and hoping for sleep for you to help.

Had an awful night last night. About 2 hours sleep over multiple wakings so haven't been capable of much beyond browsing on here. Tonight is a bit better. Third feed so far, but I got 2.5 hours at the start of the night.

Saw paed yesterday who was lovely and prescribed gaviscon. So far no difference but I think it has to build up maybe. It's nice to know someone is on the case. She wants us back in a week to follow up.

Dreading dp going back to work on monday. It's been so nice having the extra help over Christmas. Onwards and upwards...

Oh, what's with the insistence that the day starts at 3:30! funch have our two been conniving?...
amey the nighttime athletic routine is so much fun isn't it!!
brain also dreading Monday when DH goes back to work, as my day really WILL start at 3:30! DH gets up at 5 for work so can't really give him Kid during the week.
stunt you could try telling your DH that there is no dinner for him, as he only ate a few hours ago?...

Yes goat nighttime athletics are interesting! New for us! Not sure how he's going to find it in a normal cot tho at least the travel cot sides are squishy good job as he's been pressing his head up against them all night!

Hope everyone is getting sleep because we are not x

This level of movement and 'tricking asleep' for so long is new to us.... Hmm. Perhaps this is part of 4 month sleep regression although how can we regress when we have only just progressed?!?

DH suggested yesterday I might like to join Virgin active again problem solver see, you fat - go gym he says I can pay out of joint account if there's enough. Its £42 per month. There's loads of classes and I did love it before, main reason I'm considering it is the kids pool which is fab, can take DS there when DD at nursery & take DD possibly in evening & at weekend (can't take both together). What do you ladies think? Part of me wonders if ill ever be awake enough to exercise, well I
Do tonight anyway! X

Third feed of the night here and DH is snoring away. J only fed for a couple of minutes then went to sleep which makes me think he was looking for comfort or relied from tummy pain rather than food.

Do you use a sleeping bag Amey? There was a tip on the November birth club thread that you can tuck the end under the cot mattress to restrict nighttime movement up the cot.

Hello - I'm new here so checking in for the first time. Nettleton baby is 4 weeks old today, and we're on feed no 2 of the night (it's not morning in my world until at least 7am.. Even though dc disagree with me...). Seem to spend most of our feeding time on mumsnet and this looks like a good thread to join .

Welcome nettleton

We are on first morning feed so not a bad night but still shattered, really enjoy staying up with dp but it makes such a difference to how I feel the next day, the wines probably not helping either.

Bed at same time as babyloo tonight with new book.

Right sausage sandwich and coffee needed, have good days everyone

First morning feed here and then up time so we can get going, so I got about a 5 hour stretch!

Thanks stunt and brain

amey little man is doing exactly the same thing - he starts off lying the proper away but is sideways in the morning!! He is also in a travel cot at the moment so a bit worried about him doing it when we get home and in his normal cot!

What is everyone doing today?

We just had one wake up at 3 last night and then up giggling at 7 for the day, so pretty reasonable!

mrsn I hope you're ok. My DH and I had a rough patch too, I never knew having a baby would put such a strain on a relationship. Our fights were always about different ways of dealing with DS, especially when he was having an uncontrollable tantrum and it was all made worse by DH feeling pushed out. It all came to a head with a huge barney just before Christmas and I was scared it was the beginning of the end for us. But we spent a lot of time talking things through and although it's not perfect we are getting there! Hang in there, it happens to more couples with new babies than I think let on about it.

My ds also likes to wriggle up his cot! I find his grobag impedes his progress slightly, but I think it will only be a matter of time before he is banging his head off the top of the cot!!

Was up between 4 and 6.30! Stupid 16 week jabs!

Well babyfunch was up 2 to 4.30 but with DH then slept again til 6.30. So a slight improvement on the night before! We have come to DH's parents' flat in Stratford for the weekend so a nice change. PILs are coming down from where they live in Scotland this week to spend a couple of months in Stratford, and no doubt will come see us a few times so I will no doubt be posting some of DFIL's classic comments about my weight! Luckily they never stay at ours overnight so visits are short and sweet!

We are seeing some improvement here - wake ups at 2:30 and 6:00, so that is getting better, little by little. Unfortunately more sleep for me seems to = nightmares at the moment, so that's not very pleasant. Also DS decided to have a meltdown when we came to bed (post-feed) - DH offered to take over, but his methods are so utterly ineffectual, I had to give up in the end and swap back with him, as I couldnt stand DS' crying any longer.

I seem to have completely messed up DS' "routine" with my holiday laziness. He used to want to get up at 7:30am, but that now seems to be 8:30 - fantastic, I hear you say! But not so helpful for days like tomorrow when I have to leave the house at 8:30 and I rely on DS as my alarm clock

Today is probably going to be a clearing up sort of day. I have packed away all DS' clothes up to 3m (at last), so they will go into storage with the carrycot and Moses basket, etc. Is it Twelth Night tonight or tomorrow night?

funch I have a wet fish on standby for you if you need it to slap DFIL

Hello, glad I've found this thread. My ds is 9 days old and at the moment we're up all night constantly feeding and he will only sleep with me, not in his Moses basket.
I'm sure I'll be back here in the early hours!

Congratulations Larle. We've all been there so you'll get lots of sympathy here.

Thanks for the fish tea. There should be some comedy comments to report on, he is sooo unintentionally rude it is hilarious. I actually like him but seem to have given him the impression that I believe myself to be unaware that I am pretty big, and he feels that as he cares about me and his son he wants to motivate me to sort it out

Welcome and congratulations larle!

I am in bed already settling in to try sleeping when babyfunch does. I have bought nice brekkie foods for a 3am feast as our day should begin around then (dh asleep on sofa!)

Night night funch! Hope your day doesn't start at 3am and you end up with a super long sleep
Congratulations larle
Baby small and I have been on our own today, had forgotten what it's like as feels like DH has been off work forever. Anyway I really enjoyed myself and we've had a lovely day although we have failed at all naps. He's had about 6 catnaps instead of three nice long naps but hey ho you can't win them all!
Last feed before bed here and hoping for another good night. He's been doing 11pm, 1am, 7am for a few nights now so I'm hoping this is progress although dont know why he just doesn't drink a full bottle at 11 instead of two half feeds at 11 and 1
See you later xxx

Hello, me and little pig would like to join in please. Little pig is 6 weeks old and has had problems with reflux, so our 2-3 hourly night time feeds now take that bit longer as need to convince her to have gaviscon via bottle if she's ever going to sleep in her cot...

Teaandhobnobs - second the nightmares. Last night saw me ripping the head off a bat - thank goodness only in dreamworld!

Hello

Trying to access mumsnet via safari on iPhone so this is a test message iPhone app driving me demented

Hello and welcome bigpig, I'm in bed reading a book on my new kindle for the first time-rocking Saturday night!! Have good nights all, see you in a few hours

Yikes BigPig that sounds horrible!

Evening, we made it home ok at about half 3. It hurt leaving - but I feel a bit better now I'm actually home. Been doing a bit of unpacking and listed some things on eBay. Now watching the launch of big brother from the other night, having had pizza and cheesecake for tea!!

Welcome to all new newbies - this thread is great for support, laughs and food porn!

Welcome nettleton, larle and bigpig

mrsn pizza and cheesecake definitely sounds like the right thing!

Last night wasn't great. Sensible two wakes (bed at 9.30, wakes at 12.00 & 4.00) except that he didn't then go back to sleep. Sigh. Hoping tonight is better.

Babybrain is settling for the night now. So far gaviscon appears to have mostly made him throw up . Tried it before bf this time and this time the signs are promising.

Hoping you all have good nights.

Evening all! small DS does same with bottles during day - has 2 lots of 3oz! He's just having a bottle then going down for bed hopefully. He amazingly took a dummy today! Before today he wouldn't entertain it! Sent him straight off to sleep n I'm more than happy for him to have one if it helps with naps and bedtime! Especially naps as they are a nightmare with having DD to look after too.

Had a nice time with my mum n dad but can tell my mum is still so worried about my brother :( at least there's not long to wait till op now thank god.

DD made DS giggle so much tonight & it was the cutest thing, even tho its been harder work than I thought with 2 and I've felt guilty for DD not getting as much attention I think I've realised just how much she loves her little brother today and its so lovely to see! Xx

Are you guys like me...just think to myself well tonight will be better! I have realised what an optimist I am. I was up 4-6.30 l can't go back to sleep while DS2 is grunting, he may have to go in his own room sooner than planned.

Have a good night everyone.

Girl - earplugs! Block out the snuffling/grunting (by the by, little pig isn't called piglet for no reason!) but not the louder "feed me NOW" noises...also block out dh's snoring so would a pillow over his head