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

I just feel a bit deflated. I won't make any rash decisions now and will just see how I feel in a few days time

writer sorry to hear your news, how frustrating!

The settling babies on moses basket mattresses works, or it is has done the last two nights for ds. He is doing well, sleeping soundly from 11pm.- 3.30am and then feeding and then he will sleep till his next feed but he grunts off and on which means I only doze.

Writer - I think it all sounds really positive. Absolutely re apply, you have nothing to lose. Sounds like you did amazingly in the exams!! You Gould be proud of yourself, all that and being sleep deprived!!
Squizita - my DS is only 3 weeks and we are still learning everyone tells me it gets easier so bare with it and the rewards will come flooding in (I can't wait for my first smile)

DS has been a gem today on our first day without DP! I even slept when he did this afternoon for 2 hours! Progress

His last feed has been much shorter the last few nights only 10-15 mins compared to up to 60 minutes!

Just about to put him in his cot he's been asleep 20 mins

Thank you Sammy I have talked it through with DH tonight and feel much calmer. He's also in the process of applying for a new job so it could be exciting times for both of us.

I went to meet another potential childminder tonight and although she seemed really nice I know she's not the right one for DS.

We're meeting up with two more during the week so we will see how they are.

mrsmugoo - I'm sorry you were feeling a bit down this morning, I hope you are feeling better now. Somedays I feel like I'm going stir crazy with only DS for company too so you have my sympathies

DS hasn't slept too well today as there's been a lot off tooing-and-froing as a result of my interview during the day and then visiting the childminder, it's been an active day for him. He's fast asleep on his cot and I'm hoping he's exhausted enough to have a good long block of sleep.

Feeling much better now thanks - still feeling under the weather but there's not much that can be done about that. MIL was here and played with DS all day and I pretty much had my feet up all day which was bliss. I even had a leisurely shower right in the middle of the day. I managed to arrange all my nursery visits and some other adminy things that needed doing.

He barely ate a morsel the entire day despite MILs patience with him - chewed up one asparagus spear for breakfast, sucked on a pitta bread finger and 3 spoons of ella's kitchen beef stew for lunch and sucked on some cucumber while I spoon-fed him half a weetabix by stealth for dinner. Plus we are now breastfeeding roughly on a 3 hourly schedule during the day - have decided that feeding on demand has got to come to an end if we're to prepare him for nursery.

mrs a good baby room/nursery will do whatever routine you want them to, they should really only implement their routine as the lo head towards 1 or over. In the beginning its all about whay the child wants and needs.

Nursery leader for 10 years. Any questions ask away :)

oh thanks cookielove that's really good to know!

He's really been wrapped up in cottonwool by me for the last 6.5 months! He won't drink milk from a bottle or cup (drinks a few sips from a sippy cup before grabbing it and wanting to bang it on the table and do it himself but not being able to tip it up enough) and won't really eat solids so I have no idea how he's going to survive for whole days without me but I'm hoping a nursery will be able to succeed where I've failed.

Cookie sounds like progress. Curse the "awake at any sound" thing it sabotages my nap time every afternoon, DH is rocking her and she makes any noise BAM awake!

Sammy yay for a nap! Hope you get that smile soon!

Writer Exciting times. Hope you find the perfect child minder!

Oh dear better go dd has poonami ed after 30 min sleep in the sleepy head and is screaming as DH changes her. Only boob will silence her!
At least we know she will lie in the sleepy head though.
Waves to everyone!

Writer - you should feel really proud of yourself! I can understand how frustrated you must feel but I think you should definitely give it another go if you can.

Mugoo - completely sympathise re the weaning, it feels like such a minefield when you're getting started! I think it's quite normal for it to take until 8-9months for it to click with some babies - and then they surprise you by just suddenly eating much more. I'm a big fan of BLW - it really worked with DD as she's a v independent soul and wouldn't take a spoon. She literally just had what we were having so I didn't worry about waste too much (just cooked without salt for a few months) It is super messy though! DS has just started weaning and I am amazed by how the food gets EVERYWHERE! Do you ever eat at the same time as your LO? DS seems to have taken to food v quickly (although that will probably have changed this time next week!) and I think it might be because he's pretty much just left to it and sits in high chair copying us all.

DS has been completely wired tonight - we had a really busy day and I think it's sent him loopy! Luckily he was rolling about on the floor laughing manically rather than crying but I think it could have gone either way! He's only just crashed out - hope it doesn't mean a tough night ahead..

writer agree with others you should feel proud of yourself :)

Me and ds have had a quiet day on the sofa with our colds (I have it now too) with him sleeping and feeding and not much else but I think he's feeling better cos he's been like notadoctor's ds tonight and just gone to sleep! It's so nice to see him so happy especially as he was such an angry baby in the first month.

Hope you all have good night's

I had DS Down by 8:30 but a messy nappy just awoke him, stupid thing is because of my nap earlier I'm not tired
I seem to get the impression that busy days cause upset with babies, I find that with my DS he is so much calmer and sleeps better if we have a normal day at home. Am I right in thinking this?
Anyway as my Mum said yesterday "sprinkle him with fairy dust to help him sleep" so here goes a little pinch of magic for all of you hoping everyone sleeps well.
Ps you've got to believe in fairies

He's awake and has been for over an hour with no sign of going back to sleep!

I've been awake for over 20 hours now and feel exhausted

He's awake and has been for over an hour with no sign of going back to sleep!

I've been awake for over 20 hours now and feel exhausted

First feed here.

sammy my ds sleeps better after we've been out and about during the day.

First feed here so he made it 7hrs45, he seems wide award now tho

MrsMugoo hope u feel better. As notadoctor says everyone is different.
Sammy Yes re the hectic days. Mine it's "new" things ie Tesco and the park are ok, but a new person or activity blows her mind! And the "poo at worst momemt" thing. How do they time it! ?!

Writer Hope he settled soon after your post. How exhausting for you.

Just did my 2nd feed. DD settled well at 1pm after a change and feed. 12.30 another little poo and a feed. Just fed her again. She's grunting and fighting her sleep but fingers crossed I can sort with seconds of boob.
I got 4-5 hrs myself tonight so far. Pretty good for a whole night sometimes. Some sleep before dawn would be a bonus so over n put while I shh mummy's here her...

1pm?? 10pm!

He's still wide awake in his cot

DS stayed awake for 2.5 hours last night and didn't go to sleep until 02.20am. He then woke two hours later and is awake again now. I'm so tired.

I think he's got stomach ache as he normally has 1-2 poos a day but he hasn't had a single one for 4 days (today being the 5th day). I don't really understand why seeing in terms of weaning all he has done is suck on a parsnip and he hasn't even done that since last Thursday

DS stayed awake for 2.5 hours last night and didn't go to sleep until 02.20am. He then woke two hours later and is awake again now. I'm so tired.

I think he's got stomach ache as he normally has 1-2 poos a day but he hasn't had a single one for 4 days (today being the 5th day). I don't really understand why seeing in terms of weaning all he has done is suck on a parsnip and he hasn't even done that since last Thursday

Morning everyone - well..!!

I heard movement from the cot at 3am but decided to pop to the loo first before I fed him.

By the time I got back in the bedroom he was quiet and still and so I turned the light off and thought I'd see if he'd drop back off. The next thing I know it's 6:15! I managed to leave him happily in the cot until almost 7am before feeding so he officially went all night with no night feeds!!

Brilliant new Mugoo! At least now you know he can so it.

Squizita - 4-5hours is great for a teeny one. Hope you managed to 'mummy's here' your LO back to sleep!

Sammy - I find that with DS what really unsettles him is seeing loads of adults he doesn't know. He goes to playgroup with DD, Baby Sensory etc and it seems to make him tired in a good way. Yesterday we went on public transport (so lots of smiley strangers) to my work (lots of smiley strangers wanting a cuddle) and he loved it but was like a wild thing after! TBF it would probably send me into over-drive too.

Sorry you had a bad night, Writer. It's so frustrating when you can't work out why they're unsettled. A few rounds of 'row, row your boat' while bicycling his legs might (ahem) "unblock" him a bit...?

DS did well - just one wake up and that was after 5am but unfortunately I foolishly waited up until midnight with DH who had been at work until late so am not really feeling the benefits this morning!

She prefers this new cot thing Notadoctor even when awake at night - unless wet or hungry she just chirruped away rather than howling! Hope that over 50% of nights are this comfy
It's the ideal compromide: I can put it on one side of the double bed when she won't be consoled without mum (so "not quite" Co sleeping which I cant do as I move erratically in my sleep) but it's a proper bed the size of a moses basket so can go next to the bed on better nights.

DS wasn't too bad last night though he did wake up for a feed once or twice. Am leaving him with DP this evening as I'm going to see Kylie - first time I've been out at night since before he was born but it's hardly a proper night out as I couldn't find anyone to go with so am going by myself!