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How to stay awake during night feeds part 8 - bring your snacks and join the fun!

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GoatBongosAnonymous · 05/03/2013 15:20

Here we go at 7001 messages!

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MrsNPattz · 16/03/2013 01:15

First feed! I'm sleepy and can't think if anything more interesting to put ??

GoatBongosAnonymous · 16/03/2013 01:28

First feed here too. Fab!
Is now crawling merrily around cot chatting to self. Not so fab...

stitch here's to a quick recovery for you all.

funch problem is, I have a great Voice from years of practice - Kid just laughs at me... Hmm

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Smallgreenone · 16/03/2013 01:56

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Susieloo · 16/03/2013 02:44

Agree small

StitchAteMySleep · 16/03/2013 03:01

So I am now up for the fifth time. Dd1 has had a very bad night though luckily hasn't vomited yet. Stitch thank goodness has woken only twice, but her coughing is terrible and has been keeping me awake. I am hoping she gets a milder version than me because of the breastfeeding. I am hoping this is the last virus of winter now.

Stitch gets 'the look' and 'the voice', but still insists on pulling out my CD collection. She gets detention in 'the pen', which seems to work for all of 5 minutes, before she goes to them again. She is like a magpie with shiny things.

larlemucker · 16/03/2013 03:47

Oh stitch sorry to hear you are all ill, hope you all get better soon.

funch think baby larle might still be a bit young for 'the voice', however, I could always do with extra training if you're up for lessons!

We're up for first feed here, watching comic relief that we taped earlier.
Just seen weather and snow is forecast tomorrow Hmm I have a lovely walk and wander round the shops planned.

Spreading more sleepy dust, baby larle napped really well yest so hopefully we'll have a good nights sleep

BrainGoneAwol · 16/03/2013 04:58

Second wake for me with babybrain.

It's so frustrating, he woke again with wind and by the time he'd wriggled around enough to get it out he was awake. He was just about sleepy enough to settle with white noise, but then he's pulling up his legs and moaning. So I get him out to do some stretches. Get a bit more wind out, by which stage he is well and truly awake. Sit in the dark for a bit when I hear this sucking noise. He's woken enough that now he's hungry and is trying to eat my cardi!

So feeding it is then... Which I know will give him nighttime wind. Hmm

Does anyone else know that song by Flanders & Swan called The Gas Man Cometh? There should be one for life with babies...

Babybeesmama · 16/03/2013 06:00

Terrible night here Confused. DH just taking him downstairs to watch Grand Prix qualifying! He's either teething again or its reflux because I stopped the gaviscon on Tuesday. God knows :(.

Funch - has sleeping through continued? X

MrsNPattz · 16/03/2013 07:45

Up time here, so quite a good stretch after first feed!

It is little man's half birthday today!! Can't believe how quickly it has gone. Hubby and I are off to Cinebabies and for lunch which will be lovely.

I forgot to say, we tried him with food last night for the first time! He tried Butternut Squash and pear. It was so cute seeing him in his high chair eating making a mess

Stitch hope you all feel better soon!

Amey hope you got some more sleep after baby Bee went downstairs!

larlemucker · 16/03/2013 08:02

Sorry to hear of bad nights. After our half 3 feed baby larle slept till half 7. He had some really good naps yest and I think that makes a massive difference to how well he sleeps at night.

Anyone watch comic relief last night? As much as its fun to watch and the celebs waive their fee do you think they give any of their millions to it?

BrainGoneAwol · 16/03/2013 09:01

I got bored with it and went to bed, but then I did turn on at the point they were doing the bit on gangs and I detest Eastenders with an irrational passion been forced to watch it by my dm who is addicted

Ime working at various charities, celebs are funny creatures just like the rest of us Some just do it to raise their own profile and look good, some will only reduce their fee and don't get asked again others embrace it completely and do amazing stuff both with their money and time. Celebs are just like us Wink

Babybeesmama · 16/03/2013 09:44

Wow that's fab larle! Well done baby larle - good sleeping! I didn't watch it, it upsets me watching some of the visits to Africa. I do agree that being told be millionaires to donate my money is slightly patronising! X

larlemucker · 16/03/2013 18:16

We record it and fast forward the depressing videos

Been out since 10 this morn, totally knackered! So proud of the fact that we fed in public again with no problems!! Got lots of activity points to add to WW!!!

EeyoresGloomyPlace · 16/03/2013 19:16

Well done larle that's great, and the more you do it the easier it will be.

Happy half birthday to little man mrsn what did you watch at cinebabies?

I've just got back from a long and rather depressing shopping trip to town to get some new work clothes, because I've resigned myself to the fact that I've got about 6 weeks left and there's no chance I'm going to be pre pg size that quickly. Got some lovely things in Debenhams bit just a little :( at the sizes. Will get there though, determined not to get lazy about it.

Hope everyone's had a nice day, see you later on xx

Babybeesmama · 16/03/2013 19:54

Heff I am also :( about sizes! But you've done really well! I wish I could get into ww more, I keep going off the rails at weekends and being tired means I have even less will power!

Been out with DB and his wife & my SIL (other brother is away with work) plus my parents and all 5 grandchildren! They played so well together, was lovely. Made me a bit sad tho as there is usually always tension between the SIL's and one of my DB's seems to speak with out thinking sometimes. We all use to be so close & I feel really sad that we aren't so much now. I know its up to the parents but my eldest bro & SIL have 2 kids & asked their friends to be godparents to their first, but they have also asked them for second. I kind of feel like it would've been nice if me or other DB were asked (we asked them for DD & will ask other bro for babybee). Maybe I'm being unreasonable certainly would never ask in AIBU thread!! Blush! It sometimes feels like they put their friends before family, we didn't even get invited to their DS's 3rd bday party, felt sad for kids really. Anyway, enough about me!

Sorry for moan!!

X

MrsNPattz · 16/03/2013 20:32

Hopefully last feed before bed here. How do you guys get them down at bedtime? We are usually still feeding or rocking to sleep, is he getting too old for that now? I don't mind doing it, but hubby asked if we should still be doing that.

Amey aw that sounds a bit mean! Could you speak to your brothers? Did you have some Banoffee?

We are going to in laws tomorrow for what's meant to be tea, but they have asked us to go at 2 so SIL can get home for her little girl (she goes to bed at 7, why on earth do we need 5 hours to have something to eat??) cause it's not like we have a baby too I always dread it when I know we are seeing them, as awful as that sounds. I just don't feel myself around,like I am putting on an act. And I always feel judged about my parenting! So Yey, a fun day tomorrow lol

larlemucker · 16/03/2013 20:34

Oh amey sorry to hear that, picking godparents is so hard. We were going to have my DSis but she is really not religious and I thought she might find it difficult to stand at the font and say whatever about god but when I discussed it with her she said she would be happy to do it so don't know what to do now!

MrsN hope your LO had a good half birthday!

heff I was looking at dresses for my cousins wedding today, was picking up a particular massive size and looking at it thinking "am I really that big?" But hopefully WW will help with that

Spreading sleepy dust to all the DSs and DDs out there, my friend needs to share it out. Her DD, who is 4 days younger than baby larle, has been sleeping 9-7! So not fair!!

MrsNPattz · 16/03/2013 20:37

Heff we went to see The Croods we are big kids it was funny!

funchum8am · 16/03/2013 21:22

I have sorted my work wardrobe today...still a 16 but now from shops with bigger sizes Grin I do feel quite bad about my weight now, or rather about how greedy I have become. DH and I are going to cut out weeknight puds and I am cutting back on wine

Sleep has indeed continued to be better though she is now back to waking about 2:30 for a feed. We are also doing a 10:30 dream feed which is quite annoying as we would like to go to bed a fair bit earlier than that!

mrsn babyfunch used to cry for a few mins when put down but would then drop off (this from about 4 months old) and since she learned to suck her thumb about 3 weeks later she is put down, the thumb goes in and we don't hear from her til dream feed time. So while we had terrible wakings later we have been very, very lucky that she goes down so easily. She would happily sleep from about 5pm if we let her!

Smallgreenone · 16/03/2013 21:41

Baby small goes down awake and self settles usually with no crying. Tonight however we are at my parents so I am in baby smalls room and dh is in the spare room because baby small wont sleep here at all unless next to me. Hope this doesn't bugger up our routine at home but expect it will. Does anyone else find baby wont settle unless at home? Baby small is 6 months now so very aware of surroundings, was so much more portable when newborn.

MissingMyMarbles · 16/03/2013 22:55

Evening everyone.

I fell off the diet wagon today. I stepped on the scales this morning and had only lost about 1/2 a pound, and although I have been really good this week, it's been a struggle, then I made the children drop scones for breakfast and had one (fine as only 3 points), then completely lacked any inspiration for lunch and we went out, had a salad...... but then had apple crumbleBlush We walked to the park in the sunshine, and when we came home to watch the rugby, I made popcorn. By that time I thought it was game over, so I've had a bar of chocolate and a digestive tooBlush Ah well, tomorrow is another day....

Missmarbles goes down after falling asleep feeding around 7 but she self settles if she stirs after that. She flips over onto her tummy and has rain music on. She still wakes for a feed about . 10/11 then 1/2 and 4/5 before getting up at 6.30/7. I do wish that we were down to 1 waking and that I could be sure she'd settle with Daddy and a cup of milkConfused I'm back to work on the 2nd and start nights the following week. I took a night job because I really believed she would have been sleeping through by thenHmm

Not big comic relief fans really, although some of the projects that it supports are really worthwhile. We watched bits of it but went to bed about half 10. The sad bits are really sad though; I think it gets to me even more because I have children of my ownSad

Well done for public feeding, Larle. It gets easier every timeSmile

Just popped up to do first feed.....

Families are complicated, aren't they, Amey? Hope you get it resolved amicably.

I think we'd DD1 would like The Croods, MrsN. Is it suitable for an 8 year old? She's quite a sensitive soul, so not too scary? (This is the child who didn't like the scary bear in Toy Story 3 and cried in BraveGrin) I know that kids films are rated, but sometimes I think that some of the jokes and even the storylines sometimes, can be a bit adult. Perhaps I am just over-reactive because she is sensitive. I don't need more disturbances in the night, due to nightmares.

abi2790 · 16/03/2013 22:59

just lay down and closed my eyes then ds wakes up wanting a feed! Arrrggghhh so tired!

MrsNPattz · 16/03/2013 23:51

First feed here zzzzzzz only been asleep an hour!! I was day dreaming about him sleeping through tonight! Been so tired today, had to have a nap this afternoon - think I did too much in the week. Who was it that said that breast feeding totally tires them out? I think it must be this that is causing it with me, when I do too much I feel totally drained!

Marbles there is quite a lot of chasing of the The Croods by different animals, not sure if this would scare her? Not too many adult jokes I don't think. We enjoyed it!

Ok so now I'm wondering about sleep training, but I don't want to leave him when he's upset Sad

MissingMyMarbles · 17/03/2013 00:35

Third feed!
Been up hourly since 10.30Hmm
She seems upset Sad She is full if cold though.

larlemucker · 17/03/2013 03:05

First feed here (if you count transfer fail at 10!!) was woken up to the sound of baby larle trying to suck the flesh off his fingers!! Must be hungry as on second boob!

Sorry to hear of bad nights. It's scary reading these posts wondering if I'm still going to be here in 3 months time!!