Night Feeders Part 4 Up All Night Feeding, newborns, sleep regressions, toddlers, every knackered Mummy welcome!

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Here's a fresh thread!

Let's start by introducing us/babies again

Feeding here too - at least he managed to go 3 hours this time

Sammy - keep trying the dummy - my ds didn't take it at first either but one day he was upset and a friend said what about his dummy and I told her he didn't like it and the little monkey took it!

Also get your dp to keep trying - again ds was like this but now sometimes dp can settle him when I can't. You going into another room so he can't see or hear you might help - ds would start settling then I would talk and he'd get upset again. Your dp will find his own way of settling him but he needs to be patient and calm - I used to find that dp used to give up on something (patting/shushing) too early if it wasn't settling ds so I had to keep saying to him to do something for a few minutes and if ds calmed the slightest little bit keep doing it. Perhaps dp can do nappy changes, dressing/bathing him and holding him so ds gets used to him.

We've been out all day which resulted in ds not napping as much so we had a very tired boy tonight and he got really angry when I gave him gripe water and formula - he reluctantly had about 2 oz between screaming then refused my boob after trying to get at it for ages and promptly fell asleep! He then slept for about 5 hours before his first feed and I'm just waiting to be able to put him down.

hope you're all getting some sleep

Ds went to sleep Round 1030 after grizzling stopped by me patting his head. Quick feed at 1am and now again but I am thinking he won't settle now. Cross and pained look on his red face (wind maybe?) so changed and winded up but I suspect I will be up for a while...

Have fed ds at 2.30/3.00 trying to get him back to sleep!

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Our 5 week old has the dummy (evenings and nights only) but sometimes I give it to him and he almost balks if that is is the right word ie like retch. I tried it 5 mins ago and that is what he did but I've just been reminded to try again by the previous post and he has taken it now. Put the tip of the treat in slowly and let him feel it and then he will probably start to suck on his own

Sometimes I have to keep my finger on it to keep it in but sometimes ds puts his little hand there to keep it in (they learn quickly)

He is now TOTALLY silent and the dummy has come out and he is still silent

Yay

Auntiemaggie- thanks for the reminder to keep trying the dummy even when he they have seemed to reject it . Works for us!

Feeding again, although on the 2nd feed if he has one I try to leave him 10-15 mins to see if he will go back off - no joy!

1hr 45 minutes later and he's still awake. My head is going to explode. I've had four hours sleep in the last 24

DS has only had 4 hours sleep in the last 13

I don't understand why he just won't go to sleep

I'm feeding him now got the 3rd time in the last 1.5 hours because I don't know what else to do.

I feel like crying but I'm making myself not do it because I know if I start I will go into melt down

1hr 45 minutes later and he's still awake. My head is going to explode. I've had four hours sleep in the last 24

DS has only had 4 hours sleep in the last 13

I don't understand why he just won't go to sleep

I'm feeding him now got the 3rd time in the last 1.5 hours because I don't know what else to do.

I feel like crying but I'm making myself not do it because I know if I start I will go into melt down

I am still up with ds! Not funny, I need to sleep!

Writer I feel for you DS was like that today for the first time. I really hope you have managed some sleep.

I gave up on the sleeping bag and dummy tonight and went back to what I know works., I can see why people do what they do with babies ie anything for a quiet life. After all my struggles today DS finally slept till 1am then 2-5am so I'm feeding now with the hope of a couple more hours

Olivia I sometimes have to hold the dummy there when he's really kicking off I know it calms him down as it almost distracts him if that makes sense so a combo of dummy, holding him tight against me and holding his hand calms him quite well most of the time. I found out that holding his hand works by accident as he pinches and hits out if he's really upset so I was trying to stop that.

writer I hope you get some more sleep

Half an hour! At least it's better than nothing, brrrrr it's chilly again this morning

Up again ! 2 1/2 hrs sleep is the max he is sleeping for at one time so although I don't get more than this myself In one go I may be lucky to get 3 lots of 2 / 2.5 hrs a night

When ds woke for his feeds this morning my left and then just now my right boob was rock hard - that hasn't happened before and ds could hardly latch on.

Morning ladies - he managed 7:15-6:30 with just one feed at 3:30. There were a couple of wake ups before midnight but self settled each time.

My own sleep was totally shit though. Awake almost hourly through the night mainly woken by my effing husbands snoring

Sorry some of you had bad nights.

We were up for the day at 7.40. Still waiting to get breakfast myself! When I do more than 1 night feed I find I wake up ravenous! Anyone else?

Defo feeling the darker colder mornings now :(

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I am ravenous yes. And thirsty... I take a litre of fluids to bed with me

I know breastfeeding is meant to help lose weight but surely not if you are eating more as a result??

I haven't had my 6 week check yet (Monday) but I hope to start swimming after that as have a stone to lose! I know people say not to stress about the weight gain post pregnancy esp if bf but any advice ladies? I would appreciate it

Don't you love when they are newborn the gummy 'smiles' they give you. Their whole face lights up and I know it's only wind but the smiles are just the cutest thing ever

Oh writer I hope things calmed down finally and you both got some sleep. That sounds horrendous. I wouldn't blame you for having a meltdown at all!

DS was so exhausted last night he feel asleep at 7.30 with DH just patting his back (unheard of!) and stayed that way until he woke for a feed at 10.30. Unfortunately it ask went down hill from there and he was unsettled between 1 and 3, plus my insomnia had reached new levels of awfulness

Good morning ladies,
Hope you had some sleep, can I ask a quick question. My LB 7 weeks old gets a bit whiny and naggy in the evening 530 -7 ish it all settles after a bottle and a bath could this be wind pain he's not screaming just seems unhappy.
Does anyone know which is best to use infracol or gripe water?
He's asleep now and always seems so much happier and settles in the day.

Being whingy at that time is really typical for babies!

I find infacol better long term as you give with every feed and it has a cumulative effect. I don't need to use it for DS anymore but used it for a good 6 weeks and it really helped!

Morning all - thanks for your sympathy.

DS was awake until 05.15am in the end so was either grizzling, feeding or crying for over 2 hours. I did have a mini meltdown.

He was then awake again 2.5 hours later for another feed Thankfully after an hour of him playing around and me squealing (and me ignoring him) he dropped off again for another 1.5 hours.

I can't describe how tired I am.

I'm so worried about my interview next week as I've got to leave my house at 9am in order to get there, have my hour long maths/drugs exam and them my interview. How am I going to be able to take the exam, and get the required 100% pass mark and then make a good impression during the interview on 2-3 hours sleep? I feel like cancelling

Don't cancel it! It'll hopefully just be a blip in his sleep patterns. Does he take expressed milk in a bottle? Can DH do night duty if so?

Suea76 - yes google "the witching hour" it really is very normal for babies to fuss like that in the evening - mine did but it passed by about 12 weeks. Hang on in there.

We found gripe water was good for bottom wind that used to wake him up grunting and squirming at 5am every day!

Writer your nights sound hideous you poor love - sending !
Is your DS still on ranitidine?