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

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funchum8am · 03/01/2013 14:05

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 Hmm 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!

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StitchAteMySleep · 07/01/2013 00:33

Can you get some extra pillows and use them to support under him in rugby ball position Larle? Dd1 needed to feed in that position at first and I am convinced it was because still got jammed against my pelvis in asynclitic position during her birth. Some cranio-sacral osteopathy might help.

larlemucker · 07/01/2013 00:44

What's cranio sacral osteopathy?

Izzybuzzybuzzybees · 07/01/2013 00:45

We have just came upstairs and baby j has taken piddly little feed so will be back soon no doubt :(

Attempting transfer and have Ewan ready in crib!

I second lots if pillows in a stack larle. I used to only be able to feed on my left in a kind of rugby hold with his body and legs in the pillows.

larlemucker · 07/01/2013 01:00

Don't have room in the bed for anymore pillows unless I want to suffocate the hubby.
Can't see me sleeping in bed ever again

BrainGoneAwol · 07/01/2013 01:21

Well, last night went ok til 4ish and then no more sleep. Babybrain just cried and cried unless he was on me. Too tired to post. Turns out the gaviscon is helping reflux but he now can't poo! Sad

Halved the dose but he's still straining. So far on second feed but keeps coming to, pulling up his knees and crying. Seems we've just swapped waking with reflux to waking with constipation. Think it's going to be a long night.

Sorry for no name check. Keep drifting - need to attempt transfer before I fall asleep and drop my phone on him again

Wishing you all well Smile

StuntNun · 07/01/2013 02:05

First feed here but so shattered. Why do I feel like I'm getting more and more tired? Will try and read more on the next feed.

Susieloo · 07/01/2013 02:12

Up again for a feed, he's stirred a few times but managed to go back to sleep-I didn't know about combining ibuprofen with a feed so thank you tea. I decided to give him his second dose of calpol before I picked him up to feed him and I'm hoping this will pre empt any horrendous screaming. Going into town tomorrow so will get some bonjela for his gums.

Good to hear from you marbles and ditto re reassuring to know that miss marbles is going through the same although rubbish for you. Interesting what you said about food, babyloo still on smooth purées but has been struggling with some of the thicker ones.

Really hope we get to go back to sleep now and are not up for a couple of hours.

larlemucker · 07/01/2013 02:19

cracked open the hob nobs, think I'm going to have a long night. Just spilt peach cordial all over the floor.
Been feeding for 2 and a half hours
susie try ambesol liquid, its got a local anaesthetic in it, sure its ok for babies but check with pharmacist

Susieloo · 07/01/2013 02:29

Thanks larle I'll look in boots tomorrow, just googled and it is suitable for babies, I'm on third transfer fail, attempting again.....

MrsNPattz · 07/01/2013 02:57

First feed here so I have 3.5 hours - the usual really. I start Weight Watchers on Tuesday so am currently tucking into some chocolate raisins while I still can!!

Waves to marbles - sorry you are having a bad time! Keep posting!

How lovely heff - glad you enjoyed a bit of peace!

Hope toodle is doing ok, not posted for a while!

MissingMyMarbles · 07/01/2013 03:53

On second feed only two hours since first but that one was four hours after settling so not doing too bad given the horrendous start to the night. Not holdings breath though. She's currently sleeping in me.

Thanks MrsN Smile

Susie, going to ditch the spoon for a bit and do some BLW after careful consideration, as she will bring stuff to her mouth herself and seems happier doing that. Started a thread in weaning. Starting to doubt myself thinking that I may have started too early, despite being fairly sure at the time she was ready, although I doubt she would have taken so well initially if that we're the case. Think it's just sleep deprivation.

Hi new people and congratulations. Sorry not to name check further - I'm whacked. Attempting transfer....

MissingMyMarbles · 07/01/2013 03:56

Fail. Almost instantaneous.
How can they be so completely sparko on you then so completely awake the second they hit the mattress.
And then seconds later completely sparko again on you Confused

MissingMyMarbles · 07/01/2013 04:12

Wouldn't it be funny if someone took pictures of us trying to settle these babies??Grin
Who climbed into the cot? I so wish I could do that but slightly afraid if would collapse!! I am currently leant right over with head ext to Missmarbles. Have been known to lean over with boob hangings re so as to feed her in situ to eliminate transfer in the often vain hope that she will stay asleep. Doesn't do anything for the back, and goodness knows what I'll have to do when we lower the mattress a notch!

BrainGoneAwol · 07/01/2013 05:12

marbles just made me laugh out loud. I've tried doing that and then realised what on earth am I going to do if ds does actually latch on and I am stuck with this 16lb baby hanging off my boob.

Third feed an hour ago (got engrossed reading) Had a few wakings in between but babybrain drifted back off to sleep after crying and waking me. Gaviscon constipation is almost as bad as the reflux.

Very conscious that dp is back to work tomorrow and needs a good night. Especially as probably not sleeping well after trying to cook me a delicious supper and badly burning one hand Sad. Christmas present was a big frying pan that goes in the oven, but dp forgot the metal handle would be really hot... Shock

StuntNun · 07/01/2013 05:27

Short second feed here. It should be brilliant only two feeds tonight but J has been crying and straining and farting and refusing to settle for hours. Poor DH is back to work tomorrow and will be at serious risk of falling asleep at the wheel. I think this is the most tired I have ever been. Confused

MrsNPattz · 07/01/2013 05:45

Second feed 2 hours after last put down Hmm

Lol at marbles! That would be hilarious to see!

larlemucker · 07/01/2013 05:57

WOW we have managed 3 hours sleep (in chair) between feeds!!! now need to figure out how to feed in bed and transfer so I can sleep in a bed!!!

Izzybuzzybuzzybees · 07/01/2013 06:12

That's us feeding now so went 5 hrs between feeds. Pretty good considering. Hoping for another hour or two before dd wakes up; and wakes Ds. Feed was pathetic tho.

BrainGoneAwol · 07/01/2013 06:15

Fail.

Sigh. I'm turning into an insomniac. Could have had another hour there but couldn't fall asleep Sad. Going to have to start napping in the day again at this rate. Why did I ever complain about just two wakes in the night?!

larle step in the rnight direction...

larlemucker · 07/01/2013 06:21

however he has woken up, fed for 10 mins and gone back to sleep. hope he has had enough

GirlOutNumbered · 07/01/2013 06:28

Oh dear, lots of teething babies. Hope that passes quickly for you. I had a good night, with just a 3 o clock feed, but DS2 is now up and talking to his mobile, loudly! Normally we'd all go back to sleep, but DH is back to work tomorrow, so alarm due to go off in 20 mins. Off to visit grandma for a couple of days :0) which means I can relax!

GirlOutNumbered · 07/01/2013 06:31

I must be tired, DH is back at work, TODAY, not tomorrow....

Ameybee · 07/01/2013 07:08

We are up for the day! DS went down at 7 last night after bottle, woke at 830 and downed more milk, woke up a couple of times with wind but then went to 315! And then till 630! So pretty good. Although I'm not used to getting up at this time, its cold & dark! I might cut the vegetables up & get tea in slow cooker before DD wakes up!
DD has a hospital appointment today so that should be fun juggling them both - not!
Hope everyone got some sleep! I really struggle to get back to sleep after the first bottle, its so annoying! Think DH can do night duty tonight! X

Smallgreenone · 07/01/2013 07:11

Hi all, stupid iPad lost my post earlier and was too tired to re-post.
larle baby small was a few weeks older than baby larle when he took a dummy, he hated it at first but I persevered as hated being his human dummy and hey presto one day he took it! He likes the mam ones!
We had constipation on gaviscon too, I stopped using it because of it. I gave him brown sugar dissolved in water to relieve him and a few hours later out came a poonami! Old wives take from my mum but worked a treat.
Hope teething gets better susieloo, poor little man, sounds terrible for him and you.

BigPigLittlePig · 07/01/2013 08:20

Brain - you may as well be my surrogate poster...

Reflux - check
Gaviscon induced grunting & straining - check
Multiple failed transfers - check

Need I go on?

Currently have whimpering/grunting baby with frantic leg action. Am genuinely fearful of what the outcome of said grunting will be and have my peg at the ready