Sleep is for the Weak Reunited

[gingerninja]

As we're officially not the weakest of other posters on the sleep boards anymore, it's time to move on. So, here is the new home for those of us that have been on SIFTW so long we can't bear to leave and who finally, can think about other stuff to talk about.

So my SIFTW sisters, this is where the kettle is always on and we can talk freely about sleep, no sleep or anything that takes our fancy.

Well here I am but can't think of anything to say at the moment as I am being distracted by my 4 children 3 children and husband.

In the words of Arni...

"I'll be back"

Hi all and thanks for setting up the new thread.

I am having a very sad day -- see this thread

Meg I am so sorry ... it sounds very much like you have done absolutely the right thing though. I hope soon you can look back and remember the good times. I (as a vet) would agree that hospitalising a cat in her condition wouldn't have been fair. I'm thinking of you.

Is this a thread were i come on and whilst offering condolonces for you cat ((((sorry)))) also rant about my lack of sleep? - boy waking every hr or so crying out (is fullof cold at mo so slightly worse than usual) - dummy back in then asleep again or asleep before i even get to him grrr or about him getting up at 6.15 consistently for the last 2 month when he used to sleep till 7/ 7.30 . I am ruddy knackered.

oh actually re reading in my sleepy state i can see it isnt lol !

Meggy, so sorry. I'd be devastated if anything happened to my cats. Hope you are OK.

Thanks, I am really upset and missing her, I had her for 10 years (longer than I've had DH!) so it is really weird and sad not having her here

DS is teething and we had an hour's screaming from 1am last night, which culminated in a big pooey nappy. Then I couldn't get to sleep until 4am so I've only had three hours' sleep... just like the old days!

Hope everyone is having a nice Easter, we've had snow today but sadly none of it has settled and now everything's just a bit soggy. Still, there is a big Thornton's egg just waiting to cheer me up

hi

I was cupcakemummy

hhhhmmmmm
what to say stinking cold

dh and ds gone swimming

and dd in england

ds is still a pickle at night
think it is because he hates his bedroom

Hi everyone! Loving our new digs. Thanks for the lovely plant, CM.

Meg, I hope you're feeling better; what a difficult weekend for you! Here's a big (((hug))) and a glass of wine - hey, it's almost noon, anyway!

We just got back from a weekend away in Bilbao, Spain. It rained the whole time, but the Guggenheim was amazing and there was sex, food, and sleep. Really, I think I could subsist on those three things for quite a while longer.

It's DS's first birthday today! It's so exciting, and incredible that he's been around for a year already. It's flown by, and it's been difficult, exhausting and sometimes just downright insane, but I looked at my little man this morning and thought to myself, this has been the best year of my life, even if it was the most difficult, and look what I've got to show for it--the sweetest, cutest, loveliest little man, and a love so great and huge I could never have imagined it before.

Oh, crap. Gotta go fix my eye make-up in the bathroom now.

Miss you ladies! xx

Meg - just seen your other thread . Big hugs for you.

Hello CCM and everyone else . No words of wisdom here. Happy birthday to RoRo's DS - it's my birthday tomorrow, great time of year .

Nappyzone - feel free to rant on here if you like, we got together through experiencing the hell of sleepless babies, though most are improving somewhat (touches wood). If you'd like any specific advice, try posting in the Sleep section

RoRo, sounds great and Happy Birthday to your little man. I know what you mean. The first year was the hardest year of my life but the pride I have just watching my DD develop is worth every minute of the heartache and sleeplessness.

Happy Birthday to you for tomorrow EP too.

Hello again CCM, Hope it's not too terrible at night for you.

We've had some rotters following that week of sleep throughs. What was that all about? Still no dummy which I'm delighted about.

Anyone heard from Tamdin recently? I was wondering about her today and if she's moved yet.

Meg how you feeling now?

Hi Cinderella We have missed your haiku-like posts!

Happy birthday to little RoRo and EP too.

I'm doing OK, have just about managed to stop crying every five minutes though I can't get used to not having her around. I have already started lobbying DH to get another cat soon, although I think he would prefer a dog, which I'm not against but I'm not sure how I'd cope with a puppy and a toddler to look after all day...

Ginger, it's great that you've got rid of the dummy without too much hassle. I don't think Tamdin's been on MN for a while, will have to look out for her, and Tibsy too.

Come to think of it, where's Amber at?

hi everyone, i'm here. have been sick for ages, but think feeling ok now finally. sleep is up and down, but so much better than it used to be. fighting the early waking though, god it kills me.

love to everyone.

Back again.

Poor you Meg it is horrible when a family pet dies, but for what it is worth it sounds to me like you made the best decision.

Hello Ginger congratulations to DD for ditching the dummy. We managed to avoid it with ours, but instead ended up with a thumbsucker (DS1) and a blankie lover (DD). So mine are not without their addictions!

Happy Birthday Little RoRo. I can't believe DS2 will be 1 in 3 months. He doesn't seem big enough. Being the youngest of 3 I fear he will suffer always being his mummy's baby!!!

Amber DS2 often wakes before 6 which I consider night time. I find a few mornings of it can really wipe me out so you have my sympathies.

Hello to IARCFB, EP, CCM and Nappyzone if your still watching.

Well, I'd better go soon as I am supposed to preparing for tomorrows thrilling day at work.

Bye for now

Amber, DS was awake at 4:30 this morning - grrrr. I think he's getting unsettled at 18 mo as expected. He did 6:30 - 4:30 though, so I'm not complaining too loudly! Hope you;re feeling better. There's some nasty lingering bugs around - feel like I've had the tail end of a cold for ages and DS's temp keeps going up and down (though I also suspect teeth).

Ginger: how's your DH doing?

Meg: DS is obsessed with dogs - it's one of his favourite words, all animals are DAWGS or DOGGIES . DH hates dogs though, and I prefer cats, so he will prob be disappointed...

DH is being refered to another specialist in London as he's not responding to treatment. He's OK thanks for asking, up and down with it though.

DD is also very unsettled at the moment. Is it a growth spurt or something then at 18 months? She's surviving on fruit at the moment as she just doesn't seem to want to eat at all. I have noticed quite a change in her in the last couple of weeks, she's definately growing up. Her lanuage is pretty good and she seems to have a new word nearly every day but at the same time we're getting increasingly tantrumy. Some days we can't do right for doing wrong and I really wish I had someone with experience close by that could advise me because I feel like a duck out of water most of the time. I'm really not sure how to handle it and consequently I'm not very consistent which I know is the worst thing.

Anyway, last two nights DD has fallen asleep on her own in a dark room, occassionally shouting mummy and me having to open the door to say shh, night night but it hasn't made a jot of difference to her sleep. Last night she was awake for about 1.5hr in the night, very unsettled and even when she did go back to sleep she kept crying out. Grr

We are def there with the tantrums (I keep expecting the neighbours to call SS, he screams so much at so little provocation) and the faddy eating and the general difficulty! Has you DD got all her teeth? DS is missing his last molars and I think they might be creeping through. There is supposed to be a mega, awful growth spurta t 18 mo as well, whcih makes sense with the language development and everything.

Oh the noise of the tantrums EP, agree. It's soooo loud. Sometimes we hae 45 mins of screaming if I just happen to speak to her whilst she's eating or something. Madness

ginger and EP, i think i'm just seeing the start of tantrums here. full blown crying when we have to leave the park or library, breakdowns in the highchair if i give him the wrong spoon/don't give him a mandarin to play with etc. its driving me mad and i know its going to get worse.
Moxie talks about some 18 month sleep regression, so not surprised things are going a bit crazy all round.
we've been up at 4.30 a few days in a row now. i'm going to bed early, so it's not so bad but i just hate how ds gets so overtired and cranky by mid morning. i feel like yellng at him 'serves you right for getting up at 4 bloody 30!'
ginger, i'm sorry treatment is not working so well for your DH, you guys are really having a rough time of it.
and meggy, hope you are doing ok too, thinking of you.

We are getting the tantrums too, especially in the highchair (yesterday he screamed all the way through tea and spit out half of his spag bog, even though it's one of his favourites). He is slightly better if I give him finger food but then 95% of it ends up on the floor. Yesterday he was flinging bowls and spoons onto the floor with a great show of temper. Not sure how to handle that one really, I try to ignore it as best I can

Just as well he is a sweetie most of the time, he is going through a very cuddly and kissy stage which is lovely.

I think we might be hitting the 13-month sleep regression, he's been a bit unsettled the last few nights and waking early (6ish -- not as bad as 4.30 though!). He has got a tooth coming through, too. But the main thing is that he stands up in his cot and can't get down again so screeches til you go and rescue him.

I've got a day's work in town on Tuesday, kind of looking forward to it but nervous about leaving DS as well. So from today we're seeing if he can do without his afternoon feed as it will save me having to faff with expressing.

Meg: is this the freelance stuff? Exciting . If you want to meet for a coffee somwhere central let me know

Amber: DS getting v clingy and grunpy as well. We were away for a week or so over Easter and he's having a few probs settling down again.

Ginger: when's your next appointment? Hope you get some answers soon . Is your DH back at work f/t?

He is EP. Don't know when it is he's expecting a phone call from his DR. He's going private because he's got health insurance through work and the wait is still awful.

DD slept well last night. She's turned a bit of a corner I think recently and even though she's tantruming she's not nearly as moany and whingy in between. Perhaps she's just feeling a bit better but it's nice to see her happy. We've had so long with her seemingly miserable that this feels like a real reward. She's also started to wake up and shout mummy rather than cry which pulls at my heart strings so much. I don't think I could ever tire of her little voice even at 4.30 in the morning.

SPOTS SPOTS SPOTS

DS has mystery rash, doesn't seem ill, but we suspect slapped cheek disease as he's been a bit grumpy the past couple of weeks and has bright red teeth. If it isn;t better by tomorrow am taking him to emergency docs - need to check he;s OK for the CM on Monday.

Ginger: health insurance is really useful, sorry to hear he still has a wait. Lord knows what it would be on the NHS. Good that he;s managing with work though . How's your job going?

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I went for a short run this morning am trying to get vaguely fit again...