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

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second feed of the night :( hopefully ds will let me have a bit of a lie in! I can't wait until he sleeps through the night!

Second feed here which is unheard of from babybrain. First was at 10.45 and he woke twice before now and self settled! He's never self settled before! Trying very hard not to hope this is a new skill he has learned. It's probably just a phase

Managed to pick up some bug or other as I was feeling horribly ill last night . Still feeling quite dodgy and really hope I don't give it to babybrain, though I've no idea where it came from and dp seems fine.

amey godparents are such a hard thing. We haven't yet told 'iLs that we've asked my brother for babybrain. I just know it's going to cause 'why not one of us' issues.... I don't mean you are doing that (babybrain is the first so there's no precedent) just that the subject does seem to cause problems

marbles tomorrow is another day. My mum did a diet that was two days on, one day off which worked really well for her. While it was slow it was more gentle than some (and recommended by her gp) so these things can be recovered

larle hope not!

Welcome abi. Sorry you have joined us... How old is your ds?

Going to try trf. Sorry to those not name checked. Hope people have good rest of nights.

Second feed

Oh fffffffffffs. Sorry, me me me moan alert. We had to go to Kent yesterday. Nice day (despite the unbelievably cold wind and pouring rain ) but long. We were at friends for the last bit, managed to get Kid to sleep at 6. Of course he woke when transferred to car, woke halfway round the M25 for a feed, then woke when we got home. I mean really woke. It took nearly two hours to settle him, didn't sleep until nearly midnight, then woke every 20-30 mins for the rest of the night grizzling. And was up at 4:45.
Our own fault for disturbing his sleep patterns so much, but what do you do when you have to have a day out?... Now that he is too big for the car seats we can carry him round in. Am I doomed to the life of a recluse at home while DH trots off and does stuff?

marbles I think the bear in Toy Story 3 is scary too

Sorry will read posts properly later when awake. And when Kid is not

Oh goat that's crap, hope you had a good day though and you can have a lazy day today to catch up on sleep. Just read your post on how you met DP, so lovely! What a proposal!! My DH shoved his dirty socks in my face so I would look away giving him time to get ring out and get down on one knee!! We had picked ring together do knew it was going to happen, just didn't know when!

Woke up to lots of snow this morning and its still coming down, where has spring gone? Thank god I had a lazy day in front if the tv planned and I did the food shop yest!

Welcome abi sorry you've had to join us!!

Right DH gone to work, baby larle asleep. Time to snuggle and go back to sleep!!

Sounds incredibly frustrating goat, I hate disturbing bb's routine because it usually leads to a bad night and I always thought I'd be one of those laissez faire parents and it turns out I'm not!!

mrsn hope it goes okay at your in laws today.

We had a peculiar night with eight million transfer fails between 8-11 because of cot gymnastics and then awake at five for 45 minutes and now he's still asleep and I am awake.

Bb is off for a sleepover at my mums tonight, v looking forward to it but will also miss him desperately, the two bottles of champagne in the fridge should help-we are going to watch Argo and Sinister and generally loll around.

Have good Sundays everyone.

Oh goat poor you its so difficult when their routine is disturbed. If it helps we've always loosely followed the same routine but it hasn't stopped us going out either, dd1 has got quite good as drifting off in the car then going properly to bed once home, there is hope for you!

Ooh is there a proposals thread somewhere then? Love hearing people's stories where is it?

mrsn I still feed, rock, shhh pat etc. I don't always wait until she's actually asleep though, if she's calm enough I usually go into dd1s room next door and sort the washing out or something so I can pop back in to resettle (we're sort of pick up put down-ing but sometimes just a stroke of the head or I lay next to her for a bit) She's getting better and better at it now, usually complains a bit but we've not had too much proper crying. Do what feels ok for you still, sleep training will come but he's still small so don't push yourselves if you're not all ready.

Enjoy your bubbly susie

Welcome abi how old is your LO?

Right, going to kick DH out of bed with the DDs now, its about time I got a lie in.

Have a lovely day all xx

larle at the dirty socks, how romantic! Well he should know its true love since you still said yes!!
heff it's a how-did-you-meet-DH/dp thread - here
Does it help when you can turn the car seat round to forward facing? Putting him in his new seat is such a faff it does wake him. Was thinking that next time we go, will ask friends to let me do bedtime routine - bath etc - and put in sleepsuit etc (forgot to take one ) so hopefully can do a straight transfer when getting home without the enormous poonami that really didn't help matters
susie I saw your photo of the champers on fb, do enjoy!!

Oh, happy half birthday to your LO, mrsn !

Another hideous night here :( I had a bit of a meltdown at 3am and was in tears, I'm just so fed up of no sleep & if I go to a baby group I'm actually embarrassed when other mums ask me how he sleeps because I feel somehow its my fault . I honestly don't know how to tackle it. Last night he woke every hour, I'd given calpol incase it was teeth, gaviscon again incase of reflux. Don't understand. He can self settle 90% of time so would seem weird to only sleep train in middle of night? Any suggestions welcome.....

Goat - its so hard keeping to routine, we rarely manage it because he always falls to sleep in Carseat but wakes up as soon as we get home & doesn't go back down. His afternoon nap yesterday was 10 mins.

Marbles I fall of diet wagon every weekend mrsn I did have banofee pie and wine.... And birthday cake yesterday . X

Up time here, am hoping for some more sleep once hubby gets up!

We are going to In laws at 2, would you have lunch before you go or not? I have no idea if she is expecting us to go and then eat straight away, or go and hang around for hours and eat later on

Enjoy Susie!

Thanks Heff, will see how we get on.

You poor thing Amey - I'm not sure what to suggest but hope you can rest today!

Off for a nosey at that thread!

hi everyone. My ds is 3 months. I didn't get a lie in! disappointed face

babybeesmama sorry to hear you had a bad night. how old is your lo? my ds has just gone through the same thing and he's 3 months.

amey its absolutely nothing you are doing wrong, I know loads of mums and babies in the same boat as all of us lot and I genuinely believe that the babies will just eventually sleep better, for me its one step forward, two or three back. I totally sympathise and I've had many a 3am meltdown, its debilitating to say the least but I firmly believe it will get better!!

Welcome abi

Well babybrain only slept for another 1.5 hours, but dp settled him at 5.30 and then took him upstairs when he woke again. Apparently for his breakfast he had 1/3 banana, and two dessert spoons of wheetabix and milk! He's really getting into this food thing. Although the banana acted like glue so he had wheetabix stuck all over him and he still smells of it

amey hugs. It's so hard. I've definitely had a number of meltdowns and I never used to be a teary person at all. Just remember, it will get better. It could just be developmental in a busy brain processing everything from the day. Sounds like you are doing the right things to make sure he's not in pain or anything.

mrsn tricky. Can you ask? That's a really difficult time, especially for a Sunday when things are often later. Maybe you could ask under the guise of saying you need to make sure you have food suitable for blw?

Also off to look at that thread.

amey I've also had 3am, 4am and 5am meltdowns so you are not alone! Have you thought about taking him to Drs and get them to check to see if there is anything medically or physically wrong?

Snow starting to wash away now but still having a lazy day!!

Oh yes to the meltdowns... Usually getting a bemused stare from Kid, apparently he is the only one allowed to wail loudly at 3 in the morning!
amey sleep deprivation is really tough, as is broken sleep (six hours is all very well, but not in 30 min slots). I really really hope you get some sleep and recuperation, starting with today.

Thanks Brain - hubby phoned and asked, we are supposedly eating at 2. Lasagne. Who eats Lasagne at 2 on a Sunday? God I sound ungrateful, sorry I just get wound up and it's the only place I can vent! I don't think it would bother me so much if I wasn't doing WW, hate feeling out of control!

Sorry for all the bad nights, I went back to bed at half 9 and slept until gone 12 hopefully you guys get a nap this afternoon!

I haven't read that thread yet as I stumbled across another one that I couldn't stop reading - about a lady who has been sectioned, it's really sad

Thanks you lot - you always make me feel better! Abi - he's 6 months this week but always been a terrible sleeper :( doesn't want to be wide awake in middle of night just wakes up frequently & never does long stretches.

I might take him to see my nice lady gp, just to put my mind at rest. The gaviscon is def making him a little constipated. He's had a longer nap than usual & I'm about to put him down now, going to use the ncss technique to try n extend it post 45 mins.

We have made the conservatory into a playroom this morning, looks great & DD loves having all her toys in one place! X

I have meltdowns too! And I hate messing up baby smalls routine. Why do parents and friends without kids not understand this? I think they think I am some sort of over militant mental woman but they are not the ones up all bloody night when it goes wrong. Last night was horrendous and I am in bed now trying to catch up on lost sleep. On the plus side great grandpa small had a great 94th birthday and is in fine form!

I think I have mastitis sore boob, that has felt full even after a feed. Uncomfortable when feeding. It's either that or a blocked duct. Spent a good half an hour in the shower earlier expressing and massaging. I feel ok in myself, so will see how things are tomorrow!

Survived Lasagne and then went for a nice walk with little man and hubby, nosying at houses and a nice chat.

Little man is sore tonight with his teeth I think, had Calpol and Nelson's teething powder and that's him asleep on me! Poor little mite!

MrsN mastitis gives you flu like symptoms. Hope it isn't that and is just a blocked duct.

Baby larle is currently having a meltdown. Won't latch as just keeps screaming, he was like this last Sunday night. He must hate Sundays!!

Delayed response from me but amey hope you're ok now, I'm definitely in your 3am meltdown club, there's just something so bleak at that time if night isn't there. It will get better although I was thinking recently how much I'll miss you all on here once we finally graduate.

mrsn I'd have lasagne at 2 on a Sunday! I'm a greedy cah though so perhaps not representative! Hope you enjoyed yourself though, I know what you mean about having the control taken from you especially if it involves the DCs or food!

I feel crap today, maybe I just get the Sunday blues as last week was the same although that might have had something to do with DH's insensitivity regarding Mother's Day so I've put the girls to bed but am still up here in my bed listening to miserable music and watching dd2 snooze. They're so scrumptious when they're asleep aren't they

Seriously how can something so small make so much noise for so long??