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How to stay awake during night feeds part 9!!

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MrsNPattz · 11/04/2013 05:50

A nice shiny new thread!

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larlemucker · 27/04/2013 08:13

Well done lazza

We were up again at 5.30 so he came into out bed so I could sleep

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MrsNPattz · 27/04/2013 08:23

Morning, well I was absent last night because little man slept from 10:15-5:15!! I didn't have to use shh pat once!! He woke me at 3:30 crying in his sleep, but I put Ewan on and it settled him. Not expecting it to be a turning point but it was bloody lovely!

Hope you all managed to get some sleep, I'm getting my hair done today Grin

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MrsNPattz · 27/04/2013 08:23

Morning, well I was absent last night because little man slept from 10:15-5:15!! I didn't have to use shh pat once!! He woke me at 3:30 crying in his sleep, but I put Ewan on and it settled him. Not expecting it to be a turning point but it was bloody lovely!

Hope you all managed to get some sleep, I'm getting my hair done today Grin

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larlemucker · 27/04/2013 09:19

Well done MrsN, hope it is the start of a routine do you can graduate. We'll miss you though

Emilythornesbff · 27/04/2013 09:48

Well done lazza
mrsn that's great news!

Babythorne had a couple of feeds. No idea when because transfer fails made me relocate to the spare room to co sleep.

Anypants · 27/04/2013 10:24

Gah - rough night here. Thought I was in for a.good one when DD went down at 9.30 but she woke at 3am and then refused to be put down. She was sleepy but waited until i'd crawled back into bed and start wailing. DH cuddled her around 5.30 but she seemed hungry so I tried feeding her again and she fell asleep on the boob. Same tranfer fail followed though Sad Managed to get about an hour until now but i've picked her up to feed her (bevause she was crying) and she's asleep. She must just want to be held then after her trauma - great! Envy Brew Brew Brew

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MrsNPattz · 27/04/2013 10:40

Thanks guys - you wouldn't get rid of me that easily, I would still annoy you in the day mwahahaha lol still not getting my hopes up though, I just know I'm going to have the worst night ever tonight after even thinking about graduating

Sorry you had such a bad night Any!

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larlemucker · 27/04/2013 15:59

OMG I'm a terrible mummy, just driven 2 miles round town and over speed bumps. Get to asda and go to get baby larle out of his car seat and I hadn't dine his straps up ShockShock

This lack of sleep is starting to get dangerous

larlemucker · 27/04/2013 16:41

He is fine btw

abi2790 · 27/04/2013 16:41

Well done to your ds MrsN :)

We all make mistakes larle, you're definitely not a terrible mum! There's been a couple of times I've forgot to strap ds into his pram (it's a forward facing one) and I've felt awful afterwards. Like you said it's due to lack of sleep Brew.

funchum8am · 27/04/2013 16:47

Checking in with you ladies, sorry to hear of bad nights but it doesn't sound as bad as a few nights back when I felt like it was a report from a war zone! Babyfunch has been doing OK, still waking at somewhere around 4am like clockwork but sometimes goes back to sleep without a feed. larle don't worry, think you weren't here at this point but I dropped babyfunch out of her car seat having not strapped her in in front of the health visitor at baby clinic. Big oops. But she was fine after about 30 seconds of screaming once the shock had worn off. She was tiny then and I was ready to confess to the social services that they should take her away but the HV said "but you'll never do that again, will you?" and of course I haven't! So long as DS is fine it's a lesson learned Smile

larlemucker · 27/04/2013 18:29

Thank you abi and funch for making me feel better.

Funch how scary, bet you were in a real state. Glad baby funch was ok though.

Having a bad day as I also have a blocked duct Hmm hope sleep is forthcoming for everyone to tonight

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MrsNPattz · 27/04/2013 18:52

As everyone has said Larle - it's so easy done!! Little man slid off the sofa the other Blush hope the blocked duct doesn't turn into anything.

We have a very clingy, grumpy little boy tonight - does not bode well!

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Babybeesmama · 27/04/2013 20:38

Larle - I did that with DD once! We had been swimming & I put her in Carseat whilst I got dried, put blanket on & totally forgot to strap her in! I drove 5 miles to morrisons did my shopping drove home & then realised! Confused It happens to us all! So much to think about!

Goat how is kid?

Well done mrsn! That's fab, god I wish we could have a stretch like that! Tooth 4 is through the gum a teeny bit, hoping that gives us some respite.

We are at a hotel tonight for nieces christening Tomo! I've just got babybee off to sleep and DH is playing snap with DD in the bar! We aren't sure what to do once DD comes up to bed, guess we will all have an early night! Really hope he sleeps ok with us all being in same room!

Sorry not to name check further, on iPhone & memory is rubbish! Xxxx

funchum8am · 27/04/2013 20:53

Goat hope BG is ok now :(.

We still have no teeth, but quite a lot of high pitched screaming recently so maybe they are on the way. You would think so, she is almost 7 months.

Am going solo tonight as daddyfunch is away running a half marathon...and I am playing cricket for the first time in 12 years tomorrow! Local ladies, if you fancy seeing me humiliate myself enormously, we are playing at Eastcote CC at 1pm.

abi2790 · 27/04/2013 20:53

Ds has had a really bad day today. I nearly started crying with him a little earlier as I just can't figure out what is the matter. I feel like a terrible mum who can't keep her own son happy Sad. After a lot of screaming I finally manage to get him to latch on and he will fall asleep after a while but when I put him in his cot he wakes up and gets really upset. He has never been like this. He has always slept for at least 5 mins before waking up. I am really worried about him and don't know what to do Sad. He is usually fast asleep by 8 but I've only just managed to get him to eat and sleep after an hour of screaming. I've given calpol and he looks peaceful now at least but he keeps whimpering in his sleep. Is it something I'm doing wrong?

Emilythornesbff · 27/04/2013 21:02

Hello
Babythorne sleeping on my lap. Took your advice larle and tightened routine a bit so she had a bath with ds, then I read them a story together. She had a feed as he fell asleep and now I'm waiting to attempt transfer to cot. Worked well yesterday but she woke after 30 minsSad still, it's a start. Thankfully dh is clearing up after supper. Thank you larle

That sounds like a rough night any I hope you get more rest tonight.

Hello funch hope the reasonable nights continue for you.

Goodness mrsn good luck for tonight. You never know, they can be unpredictable monkeys Grin

Have a lovely day to or row babybeesmama

Good night wishes to all
Em.

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MrsNPattz · 27/04/2013 21:30

Starting to get really fed up with bedtimes now, we tried being strict about a routine and a bed time but I just ended up being completely stressed so started going with the flow again, but I know he is going to bed too late and becoming over tired making it a nightmare getting him to sleep. He fell asleep at 7 so we tried putting him down but he woke up straight away. I want to get the night wakings sorted first but then any tips on stress free bedtimes??

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larlemucker · 27/04/2013 22:08

Yes MrsN, feed to sleep. They can't cry with a boob in their mouth!WinkGrin

Sorry no serious suggestions.

emily, hope the routine helps

Baby larle v restless tonight, we may have a bad night but on the upside I can get him to feed lots and hopefully get rid of this bloody blocked duct!

funchum8am · 27/04/2013 22:12

Abi huge hugs, if you are not thinking illness it could possibly be a developmental leap making him so unsettled. Have you seen the wonder weeks book? I am no expert but it helped me see why we have seemingly random screamy times.

Mrsn our issue has always been stopping babyfunch falling asleep after mid afternoon so I am no use to you Confused I would say that we are more in the tough love approach camp than a lot of MNers and have rather insisted that babyfunch fit in with a routine since about four months (more because I was going back to work a few weeks later than because of any philosophical commitment though) and it has come out ok so far. We were surprised how little she cried when we did cc at four months but I know that has not worked for my DB and SiL at all so not saying it is necessarily a good idea, but may be worth a try if you are feeling stressed around bedtimes. I read Dr Ferber's book, which I suspect a lot of his detractors haven't actually done, and I was helpful!

funchum8am · 27/04/2013 22:13

Sorry "it" was helpful, not me!

larlemucker · 28/04/2013 00:58

On third feed since 9.30, going to be a long night

larlemucker · 28/04/2013 04:49

Wow it's quiet tonight, hope that means everyone's sleeping.
We've managed a 4 hour stint between feeds and boob not as sore as when I went to bed so things are looking up!!

lazzaroo · 28/04/2013 05:43

Oh my word, am I tired! Went from bedtime feed at 6.30 to 11.30. Which is great, but even when I go to bed early only really get couple of hours sleep. Then fed at 1.15 and 3. Then DD1 turned up in our bed and didn't go to sleep (so neither dd I) till 4.40am. Dd1 woke at 5.15! tried to feed her back to sleep but she seems to think 5.30 s a reasonable time to get up.

Have been in tears already this morning due to sheer relentlessness of it. And DH leaves for work today, away for 3 nights.

Hope everyone else had a better night.

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MrsNPattz · 28/04/2013 09:30

Morning guys, I wasn't absent last night because it was good but because we co-slept after numerous transfer fails at bedtime (we didn't get to sleep until 10:45 Blush). Awake at 1:30, shhh patted to sleep, half 3 shhh patted to sleep, half 4 shhhh patted to sleep but then went to the loo and he woke up. He was starting to get really upset so I fed him, and then shhhh patted him to sleep at half 5 until 8:20. So it was successful in that shhhh pat worked all 3 times, but he was in with me and I had to feed him Sad wish he didn't wake so often.

Larle I do feed to sleep, but at 9:30 cause he wouldn't take it earlier, which is far too late a bedtime.

Maybe we do need to be stricter Funch, I just find it so hard Sad I'm wondering if we crack shhh patting in the night, whether that might work at bedtime too?

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