Feb 2011 - The one where they all start sleeping through the night! (We hope)

[WanderingSheep]

Was hoping a positive title might bring us some good luck

Jane, I hope today goes well, it will be an emotional day for you but good to meet other parents who have experienced the same as you.
Wandering, yippee for sleeping thru. Noah did well, I had to go into him at 5.30 to put him on his side then he slept until 6.45. I actually feel a bit rested today. Think I had the longest stretch of uninterrupted sleep I've had since Noah was born!
Reastie, I really hope Alice slept ok last night and hope she starts settling better on an evening.
Dh left at 6 this morning as he's in Belfast today. Wont be hone til 10pm! I hate long days on my own with the boys so I've got my sis and sil down today plus I'm taking the boys to the local garden centre.
Hope you all had a good nights sleep and have a good day

Yey for sleeping babies wandering and emski! H woke at 5.30 so I shoved a dummy in then he slept til 7am!!! yipppppeeeeeee!!!!! I hope this continues

jane I hope today goes well, we will all be thinking of you.

reastie I hope Alice settled last night, and then slept thru to make it up to you!

H fell asleep to his light show last night, and has dropped off to it just there for his morning nap. Fingers crossed it has magical, sleeping magic powers!

ponyo how did the non-swaddling go? I wimped out and swaddled H for bed....I need my sleep too much!

Oh wow! Noah and Harry too? That's fab! Hope Reastie has had the same luck and everyone else for that matter!

suzy how was baby sensory fathers day spesh with you?

well, sure you're all waiting with baited breath as to how alice slept . sorry to break the chain of good sleepign babies but she was actually worse . went down finally at about 10 but then at 11:30 screamed....and screamed.....and screamed....and then screamed again - known nothing like it since she was first born . We still have no idea why. SHe wasn't hungry, had a clean nappy and didn't stop when we cuddled her. DH ended out taking her down stairs and sat her in front of the tv - which shut her up straight away . I know it's a bad thing to do anyway, let alone when she should be sleeping at night not being stimulated, but think we were too tired to care at that moment. Dhe didn't go back down until about 1 I don't think.

jane hope you have a lovely week end remembering zoe and looking forward to the day when you will have a little brother or sister for her (be that to happen very very soon or some point in the near future :)

Oh no Reastie. Do you think she is teething? She sounds really unsettled. I really hope it changes soon

Oh reastie poor you, was so hoping for good news re sleep etc. When she went down at 1 did she then stay asleep until morning? It's really very hard to figure out what it is.

And yay for wandering emski and suzy long may it continue.

Sorry reastie for putting that in the same post.

jane hope today goes well, thinking of you, and hoping you have exciting news soon, whether that's a few days, weeks, or a couple of months.

D

it's just a phase.....this too shall pass....it's just a phase......this too shall pass

I just don't think it's teething ems but I have no foundation to base that on other than instinct. she is usually fine in the day and quite happy and smiley and chatty (so long as she isn't tired or bored or hungry ). my mum said my sister was always a nightmare at the same time in the evening for months and months (if not years) and they ended out cosleeping just as it was the only way to shut her up - but I want my bed and my own space even - it's the only time and place i ever get it!

oh , no don't worry d - plus, it was only a few weeks ago that alice was settling easy in evenings and then sleeping through the night and I thought I had it sussed . I think she was OK after she finally settled until she woke up at about 6 hungry, so maybe I can't complain . One thing I wonder - I always feed her in the morning when she wakes up (and time from say 5 - 7) and put her straight back to bed to sleep until the next feed at about 9 - 10 so that I can get breakfast/showered/chores/ mn etc - maybe she's sleeping in too late in the morning and I should get her up and changed and doing activities after the first feed and then just a nap when she's tired between the early and mid morning feeds and she might be more inclined to sleep earlier in the evening. But then, it's worked OK this way for us so far. No idea really!

reastie sorry to hear about your bad night, I am sure this is just a phase and will pass soon. If its any use at all I WOULD recommend getting her up after her first feed. We re-settle H if he wakes any time before 6.30, any time after that and its up, feed, activity, then down for morning nap. I used to just feed and put him back down, letting him doze for a few hrs, but I do think its best to start the day with your routine of Eat, Activity, Sleep if you see what I mean? Then when she wakes from her first nap she will be ready for a good feed, some more play and then another good nap around lunch.
However, this is based on my vast experience of one non-perfect sleeeping baby so feel free to ignore!
Also, I think you have me mixed up with someone reastie as I dont do baby sensory (althought would love to as it sounds interesting!)

Just wondering of those of you who are following either baby whisperer or any other "routine" how do you get things done, go to groups etc? I cant seem to fit anything in now that H has 2 long naps a day! I know I could just take him, but he only takes catnaps in the pram abnd then is overtired and has a poor nights sleep. Is a boring day the trade off for a good night?

oh and reastie you know that Alice can self-settle and sleep thru the night, so try not to get too disheartened! Maybe now she is a bit older/ more alert you just need to "tweak" the routine a bit?

Suzy, with Ben I was really strict with naps and would bring him home from outings for his naps. He would sleep well in his buggy though. Dh and I have always believed that it was due us being strict with the routine that Ben was such a contented baby,although it was a tie and im sure people thought we were mad!
Noah always has his first nap at home or in the car if were visiting someone a decent car journey away. The last two days I have had to wake him after an hour for his feed. He then naps every two hours. It can be for 20 mins or an hour. I adjust his nap times around his other naps making sure we can fit in his late afternoon nap.
I guess that because I have an older child I cant be too strict with routine plus I think it saves my sanity!
Whatever you do thoughdont become too worried about a strict routine as I found the pressure too much sometimes

hi everyone, just trying to catch up after a week of not logging on.....
We had our anniversary last wkend so went to Manchester to see Take That, was AMAZE!!!!! Sadly Howard didnt notice me in the crowd (sigh) bit rude of him since I have had a crush on him since I was 11! Have spent the week with Cass refusing to let me out of her sight as she has had a nasty cold but she seems better today.
jane hope the SANDS thing goes ok, thinking of little Zoe today.
reastie no advice cause C has totally gone mental with sleep also, but big hugs and a promise that yes this will pass! You have the foundations of a good routine so Alice will soon figure out that shes much happier following mummys routines and go back to being an angel!
hello to everyone else, have mixed up whos posted what im afraid!

Hi MizK not being funny or anything but Howard ignored you cos he is MINE. Got it?!?! [jealous] Glad you had a good time.
reastie we're going backwards with sleep too, not sure what's going on either but do try to nap in the day. Yesterday was pretty much a write off for me and I was falling asleep all evening - unlike some (little) people! Hang in there. Have you tried ledkr s 30 mins of daylight before bed? I'm going to try tonight and will let you know.
expat we call K Kostas or Kosta which is the Greek nickname.
He's into 6-9 month clothes and we had to cut the feet off his sleepsuit the other day. He was always going to be tall but jeez!

Ah HA reastie that little nugget of info might be the key!! If she's only getting up for the day at 9 or 10, I reckon she'll not be ready for bed till the same time in the evening. She's treating bedtime as her last nap of the day, which is why she's waking after an hour! I'd either move bedtime to 10pm, or get her up at 6.30 for the day. (hmmm, rock, hard place...)

Bumped into zerominuszero on a rather embarrassing thread today, she is good and has a 3mo DD.

mizk lucky girl

Feeling good here- S woke at 10.30 for her first feed last night (sigh), then I heard her again at 1.30, went for a wee, when I came back she'd gone back to sleep! Fed at 2.30, then at 5.45 she was singing away in her cot, then sucking her fingers, then ASLEEP! Till 8AM!! That's the longest she's been without a feed for about a month! Shame I didn't go back to bed at 6 too...

suzy it's tricky. We tend to only go out in the mornings, straight after her first nap, then time coming home so she falls asleep in the car and stays there for her lunchtime nap. (car parked 2 feet away from full length living room window in case you're worried!). Afternoons tend to be a bit too much for me to go out, as there's tea to cook and Imy doesn't get out of bed till about 3 normally. I was the same as emski was with Ben, with Imy, and always came home for naps, and Imy's always been a brilliant sleeper.

byron 6-9mo with feet cut off! Wow! S is just getting into her 3-6mo clothes!

Debka, just looked at that thread, ahem, ahem!
Byron, your boy is a giant, he's so tall!
Reastie, def think waking Alice earlier in the morning may fix your evening problems. Try it and let us know?

delia re finger shaped toy- S is currently happily wrestling gnawing on a brightly coloured plastic snake that is almost as long as her- she looks like the next Bear Grylls!

deb just found the thread - corn plasters

byron - yes - tried the fresh air thing too. looks like delias blood stained finger option is nearly the only thing i havent tried

right, so tmorrow alice will stay up first thing and i'll see if that helps. shes hardly slept all day so far

mizk and there was i thinking meeting ponyo must've scared you off the thread btw i'm ssoooooo you went to tt concert - i saw them in concert when i was 11 - please tell all - did they do all the golden oldies? i was utterly convinced i would marry mark when i was 11 . there's someone on here who put up a lovely piccie of them with dc and dh and i remember thinking their dh looked like howard . give me a while and i'll remember.

it's chocoroo with the howard ll dh . actually, think it was her who is my baby sensory fellow too

chocoroo will have to watch her DH with me and MisK around...

Hello,

I haven't caught up yet but had to immediately respond to these Howard allegations! Do you really think so? He'll be mortified when I tell him....I drive him bonkers with my Take That obsession - I've been to see them 8 times, and Robbie solo 8 times too. Our bathroom is decorated with all the framed programmes and tickets! I'm off to see them all again on the 28th.

and yep reastie I'm your baby sensory buddy but am missing the Father's Day sesh - they're doing it tomorrow and DP would rather chop his balls off than go. In fact I think he'd rather watch my Take That DVD's!

A very shouty baby here today, she's found her voice for definite and has been making a racket all day. I'm full of cold again and suspect she's heading the same way. Off to meet DP Howard shortly in the Bullring so will stock up on snot sucking apparatus!

Right, will try and catch up properly in a mo but lots of waves to everyone.

yes i do choc , but it might just be me . did i tell you i once walked past robbie in the street in london?

Well, it's probably an improvement on the last person someone said he was like....Phil Neville!

Am at you walking past Robbie. I met him once and made a right fool of myself. And I touched Mark at one of his solo gigs and barely knew what to do with myself. Like I say, I'm totally obsessed.

Hello all, well sorry reastie but good news from last night, dd slept in her gro bag again and I only got up to do the dummy run at 1am and 4am (ish) then a few times a 5.30 but she was awake then. Much better than the previous night!

My mum has been to visit, had a very nice day and dd has been a smiley little girl all day pretty much :) She's got the 5pm grumps now but we're used to that

suzy I do very loose baby whisperer routine but if I have something planned in the day I just go and do it, if she sleeps that fine, if she doesn't thats fine too. So sort of following the routine but only when conveniant haha. Hope that makes sense?

jane hope the memorial goes well, will be thinking of you.

at reastie thinking I'd scared MizK off - I told you I'm not wierd! You lot with your take that obsessions am not a fan myself so won't be fighting over Howard

Back later am off to deal with whingy girl :)

ponyo i am so jealous of your non-swaddling success!! H doesnt seem to know what to do with his arms and always ends up knocking his dummy out and then getting cross Glad you are a baby whisperer too! During the night do you use her techniques (PU?PD etc) for night wakings? Or are you just sticking with the dummy?

reastie I hope you have a better night, and if not then at least you have an action plan for tomorrow. Im sure you will crack it.

chocoroo H has deffo found his voice, its sometimes quite embarrassing when we are out and about and he is making all these weird noises. Im sure he thinks he is talking and his little face is so expressive!

debka thanks for the advice. Love that you leave LO in the car! H always drops offin the carseat, then his little eyes ping open as soon as we enter the house

DH and I are having steak, king prawns and salad for tea, strawberries and cream for afters and a nice bottle of red wine. Happy Friday