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November 2012 - losing sleep and losing weight

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StuntNun · 31/12/2012 13:26

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Passmethecrisps · 08/01/2013 08:37

P gets 8 week jags today. She also gets another weigh-in. Fingers crossed she has put some weight on!

CandyPop · 08/01/2013 09:09

icdaff yeah to be fair dh is great and supportive 90% of the time but yesterday I had a tough day but still made an effort to keep on top of things and that little comment made me feel so sorry for myself! Today is a different day! Gonna try take it easy... Although I have just done the hovering !! :D

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Elizadoesdolittle · 08/01/2013 09:19

Well after a night of E sicking up a lot I wish I'd tried the gaviscon. There was a slight brown twinge in one lot too. I only know as there was a stain on her white blanket. After one lot if sick I did a complete change and after that I just mopped up with Muslins as there wasn't as much and managed to catch it and I was bloody tired! I don't appear to have cracked nipples so don't think it's that. Had better contact drs if it happens again. She seems fine though.

MissMummy1 · 08/01/2013 09:20

4.5 then 3.5 hours sleep from.the gremlin.

Passmethecrisps · 08/01/2013 09:26

eliza the brown tinge could be stomach acid.

Good luck lane

TooManyDicksOnTheDancefloor · 08/01/2013 09:34

Thanks dixie, I needed a little perspective from someone with a baby of a similar aga. I won't complain about 3 hours now, sorry VQ, j

TooManyDicksOnTheDancefloor · 08/01/2013 09:40

Posted too soon! -VQ, hope you get to catch up on some sleep today or tonight.
I've stopped offering both sides at most feeds as she's not draining the first side. I think I have an oversupply and she's drinking too much which adds to the sickness.

I've just done my first school run and it went like clockwork. B woke at 6.45 for a feed, DH got Dd1 up and dressed and we managed to walk to school. I feel loads better for getting some ftesh air, was quite depressed yesterday due to the reflux. I just needed a good few hours sleep.

PetiteRaleuse · 08/01/2013 09:49

DD1 has got another cold. Full of snot and night time coughing. That can't be good while recovering from pneumonia can it? Waiting for LO's physio.

Having a none coping day and considering rehoming the animals. I won't end up doing it, but right now I don't have time to walk the dog properly or clean up the sodding mud from the garden. He's so lovely, I couldn't bear not to have him anymore, but there are more and more days where I have to prioritise the children.

Elizadoesdolittle · 08/01/2013 09:50

Thanks pass - I did wonder if it could be that.

pikz · 08/01/2013 09:50

VQ and Lane....wishing you a sleepy day of naps.

We are 3 or 4 hours here. LO went 11/2,45/6/8,30 but at 8.30 had an ounce and straight back to sleep.

PetiteRaleuse · 08/01/2013 09:50

How is E today Horsey ? Have you mentioned to the French part of the family he's got bronchiolitis?

ValiumQueen · 08/01/2013 09:53

dicks do not apologise. Three hours is not enough either! We are all shattered. I do find it disheartening hearing about younger babies sleeping longer, but I am extremely grateful that J is gaining weight with no problems, and takes breast and bottle. It is swings and roundabouts isn't it? I have two older girls who slept like a dream from 6 and 7 weeks, but now get up extremely early. Usually just as J has nodded off for his longest stretch of sleep. I am hoping this is growth spurt / end of illness.

MissMummy1 · 08/01/2013 09:54

dicks tilly was 5 weeks yesterday. We had two nights of 7 hour sleep stints last week but 4 hours is really her max. When she is awake she wants to play which makes putting her back down take ages. I think we are having the 6wk growth spurt early as had a few days over the weekend where she slept for 10 min slots max the whole night Confused

Busy day today. Lunch with my mum, baby massage then a cuppa with YW 's DSis (if I survive baby class!) Also need to fit in a trip to the bank, chemist and post office in amongst all that Confused thank fuck I have the car!

ValiumQueen · 08/01/2013 09:57

PR not good about DD1. Do not hesitate to get her seen if worried. She is very vulnerable. Could the pets go on a holiday? I could not cope with pets, but not sure it would be wise to make such a major decision at the moment, one you and your family may well regret, or cause more conflict/guilt etc. things will get better. Before much longer having a dog and two kids will be manageable. The kids are ill at the moment, and you are not 100% yet either.

TooManyDicksOnTheDancefloor · 08/01/2013 10:03

That's my problem VQ, dd1 slept 11-6 from 5 weeks so I'm judging B against that. Dd1 also took a bottle, B coughs, splutters and cries!

My timings are similar to yours pikz

Might go to baby cafe this morning, I can drive now so it would be nice to get our.

PetiteRaleuse · 08/01/2013 10:09

They are both going to the Dr on Thursday for a post illness check up so unless she serms ill rather than snuffly I'll leave it til then.

Wow I'm so bad tempered today with the dog, who is just being a dog, and DD1 who is just being a toddler.

I'm so tired. I lie there at night listening to my children breathe and going over and over the last few weeks and events from further in the past in my mind. I always do that when I'm down it's stupid.

ValiumQueen · 08/01/2013 10:14

PR it is not stupid. You are not stupid. You are trying to process a trauma. Is there anything you can do to aid sleep? Nytol? Look at your sleep hygiene etc? Would writing your thoughts and feelings down help? even if you never look at them again it can prove therapeutic for some. Big hug!

pikz · 08/01/2013 10:18

Hugs PR, as VQ said try writing it down sometimes helps empty your head.

Dicks get out and about. I like you can drive again and can't tell you the difference it makes to your mental state.

Just remember we are all doing amazingly well with very happy newborns from what I can see on Facebook! Give yourself a break.

ValiumQueen · 08/01/2013 10:20

How are you today pikz ?

pikz · 08/01/2013 10:37

Much better VQ thank you.I have had some sleep and with all the visitors gone L and I are back in our own routine and the world feels more manageable.

You ok?

PetiteRaleuse · 08/01/2013 10:38

I do lots of writing and that does help. Tbh what would really help is a clean house. I manage to clean the bathroom and kitchen daily, and do the laundry and hoover. I's just the mud on the floor from the dog that I don't have time to deal with every day and it's not his fault. The garden is a bloody swamp with all the rain we have had. Things will be better in spring. Or if we get a decent winter like we are used to with proper freezing temperatures. The damp winter is pulling me down and not helping with the housework. Nrmally at this time of year we don't go above freezing for weeks on end and it is much nicer.

Good news, the physio thinks LO now just has a cough. The worst of the bronchiolitis is over. Woo hoo.

I have the name of a babysitter who is a trainee vet nurse and also looks after people's animals when they are away. I's time we met. Maybe she could walk the dog for me a couple of times a week and get to know the children so we can get out for an evening from time to time. He's a big bouncy dog so I al not sure most babysitters would be able to handle him - he's lovely but tends to get his own way if you'renot used to dogs.

pikz · 08/01/2013 10:40

PR if you can afford it get a cleaner in this week. The £30 I spent on mine just before Xmas saved my entire sanity completely.

Izzybuzzybuzzybees · 08/01/2013 10:47

I am so tired today. J is napping but I have dd here so can't. She has peppa pig on and my eyes are closing :(

PetiteRaleuse · 08/01/2013 10:49

Yes I think I will look into that, thanks. Someone really giving the whole house a thorough clean would help. I'm not even houseproud as a rule. It's just neverending with the animals, kids and rain...

Pre kids and pets I was just as messy but didn't need to clean as much.