December 2012 - the sleep and poo thread (too much of one, not enough of the other)

[PurplePidjin]

[HoneyMumandSon]

No feeding pattern here :( sometimes its every hour sometimes 4-5 hours.

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

Entering hour 3 of continuous whinging , next feed is in 20 minutes. No point going to sleep

[Secondsop]

I'm mixed feeding and we've entered into the following pattern: formula feeds at very roughly 8am, 12 noon, 4pm,8pm, midnight, 4am BUT with grizzling at the 2 hour midpoint of each feed gap at which point I put him on the boob for as much time as he wants. Sometimes it's almost until the next feed. Sometimes when he's really grizzly we bring forward the nex formula feed. As just now when he had the 4am feed early so was due at 7.30, but we're giving it now. Sometimes he has boob cluster feeds when he stays on for ages or falls asleep after a good long suckle and so we delay the next feed.

[utopian99]

Does anyone else's get very snuffly and wriggly at night? He had a big feed already and isn't interested in more yet (checked,) plus have winded and nappy changed.. It doesn't seem like a cold as goes away during the day and he isn't really distressed or crying, just wondering why the furious wriggling?

[EggsMichelle]

The routine was just an evening one, but not only does it prep him for bed, I do house work during the screamy periods!

17.00- wake from nap and bf
18.00- bath (in the washing up bowl with night time wash)
18.20- offer boob again and play (or scream lots)
19.30- ff in the bedroom (no noise, soft lighting) until he falls asleep.

The plan was to have him asleep by 21.00, but times got pushed forward due to screaming and he was asleep at 20.00 so I won't complain. Unfortunately he did wake lots in the night, and has been very fidgety since 5am, but I'll deal with one challenge at a time.

For the first time since his birth I have a headache, normally I get them every time I'm tired or dehydrated (I get migraines too) so there is something to be said for your bodies adjusting to motherhood!

[SpottyTeacakes]

Ds is like that utopian. No suggestions I'm afraid!

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

50 minutes sleep all night sob! And he's still in agony. Think it's constipation, going to stop the infacol.

In other news I may bury my uncle's wife under the patio. She keeps sending completely unhelpful unsolicited parenting advice as in "lol that's motherhood" and "OMG support his neck" via Facebook. A few choice words about her frankly disinterested parenting style are coming her way soon!

[Equimum]

We have no routine at all, but our LO is only just 3 weeks. The closest we probably are to a routine is that he naturally sleeps for a few hours in the afternoon, waking between 4&5 pm. He then snoozes early evening, being fully alert from about 10-1/2 am, which isn't very helpful and makes any attempt to get to bed impossible.

Utopian we have the same snuffles at night. No idea what causes it or how to help, though, I'm afraid. Wen he was born I was told it was mucous and would clear within a few day, but it never really has.

[WLmum]

Oh willyou you poor thing. Hope you get a chance to get your head down soon.

Absolutely bury unhelpful relatives!

[ISpyPlumPie]

We're sort of getting into a bit of a routine at night - sleep from midnight until 3, quick feed then sleep until about 5.30. He'll then feed and co-sleep until DS1 gets up (between 6.30 and 7).

Still no fixed times for feeds in the day, but this week I've felt that we're really getting sorted with the more general routine of groups, shopping, errands etc. Just feed N when he needs it around what else we are doing. This part has been far easier than I thought it would be. Had been particularly worried about getting DS1 to nursery on time but so far it's not been an issue.

Willyou - lack of sleep x unhelpful comments = . You have my sympathy!

[cashmere]

Hi just to say my HV last time said not to bother about a routine till the baby is 3-4 months old so I'm following that advice.
For now F stays up late! We'll try the whole bath, curtain close, feed cot then.
He is forming his pattern for feeds during the night we co-sleep.
Settles at 9pm till 12ish usually then feeds around 3 and around 5.30/6 then back to sleep till 8am ish.

We then get up and he fits in with whatever else we are doing so I can't say I've noticed a pattern. He has had a long afternoon nap eg 1pm-4pm in the buggy following a walk several times and I plan to make this part of our routine most days as it gives DS1 and I time together.

[cashmere]

Sorry about appalling grammar there!

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

Cashmere that's our routine too. Apart from the fact that we're now approaching 12 hours awake. He looks to be flagging though just as DP gets in from work

[MaMaPo]

Oh willyou, how draining. I've just been sat trying to get C to nap for past 90 mins. Lots of squalling, occasional rolling eyes just to wake up. Supremely unhelpful FIL in other room just told me to go out there and relax. Um, I'm a bit busy?

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

Go in there Mama hand FiL the baby and sit back and laugh with your feet up and a cup of tea.

I don;t mind being awake, I've been lucky with sleep so far I think. It's just seeing him in so much pain that's upsetting

[ellliebelle]

We have a sort of sleep/awake pattern but not set times oliver seems to wake for 4 hours and sleep for 8 then wake for 4 and sleep for 8 he feeds anywhere between 2 and 4 hours so a very loose routine and he tends to want his 2nd lot of 4 hours between 8 and midnight which is slightly to late for my likeing

[SpottyTeacakes]

I just spent £7.95 on a cheese and ham toastie

[HoneyMumandSon]

Does anyone else's baby lick their shoulder?! Dash is sticking his tongue out lots and when we put him on our shoulders to wind him he starts licking and gumming the muslin. He's not teething but no idea why else he does this! Does wind male them stick their tongues out?

[cashmere]

Think it's a hunger sign Honey

[pmgkt]

We had our first bad night whole family up. We all have colds includeing little Edward who is looking pale. Keeping up his feeds though although they take ages. All just got up from a post lunch nap

[SpottyTeacakes]

Ds always pokes his tongue out if something touches his lips. Also generally if you poke your tongue out at a baby they do it back

[HoneyMumandSon]

It's more like he's pushing the middle of his tongue out, if that makes sense?

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

For the love of god sleep boy! Also neighbours from hell: stop teaching your new dog tricks in annoying loud baby voices you dicks

[WillYouDoTheFandango]

We have pooooooo! 3 days worth all at once not pleasant but he's SO much happier!

when did my life become poo obsessed

[HoneyMumandSon]

Willyou Congrats! It's such a relief when it does happen even thogh cleaning up that much poo at once is a little bit soul destroying