November 2012 - BFPs? Already? You girls are going to have some fun!

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1693077-November-2012-They-WERE-sleeping-what-happened

[Contradictionincarnate]

my dd slept 12.30 til 7! 3rd night in a row ... problem is I'm getting used to this! slightly upset that she did it last night without being boobed to sleep!
dh said he was suprised at how much milk she was taking last night and said she was constantly grumfing for food he said that he knows a bit about my experience now.
Think he was being nice and was lucky I was in a good mood so I didn't mention anything about the fussing or the fact it wasn't hurting or uncomfortable for him to keep feeding her! she had 18oz between 7-11pm after several feeds in the day. If I could measure it everyday I would probably be told off by a hv for giving her too much!

[Kyzordz]

Sat feeding Eric now, am very tired but praying he wants a cuddle with me till next bottle and he usually stays till gone 9 so should get an hour. Other brother (15) and dp with pissed weasel currently so I can see to e. vq you see in those circumstances I could almost expect someone to get royally bladdered, your poor dh :( but this is silliness! The more bro is seeming ok, the less concerned I am and the more annoyed I am! Little git!

Did you get any more sleep eliza? Doesn't sound like a sleep allowing environment :(

[fruitpastilles]

Aww feeding S and she is stroking my arm bless, I know it's for her comfort not mine but it is still cute :)

I'm in Birmingham so can do a midlands meet, think horsey kyz and sweetpea mentioned it?? Sorry if I've got anyone wrong!

kyz glad your bro is seeming to be ok

S was 16 weeks on Tuesday and will be 4 months on the 13th, I'm expecting sleep regression next week, it will kill me, I'm not used to her being awake all night these days.

[Sophiathesnowfairy]

ky treat it as practice for when E is older I hope your DB realises how lucky he is to have you watch out for him. Particularly when you were looking forward to a chilled evening reunited with DP.

sweetpea your doing great, is hard going but as vq says it will pass and all too quickly they start becoming independent and that is

I have to say, we did not have a 16 week sleep regression really, we had the usual week or so of not taking much milk and cross, rigid shouting at food time, particularly tea time. We change over to comfort milk in these weeks and am free with the gripe water and cuddles. He likes to be walked around facing the world so he can see what's afoot.

I still put him down after Night Garden, which he seems to be intrigued by, then he gets up at 10 for 5oz and these days barely wakes. He always seems to wake for a chat and a bubble blow in the early hours at some point and then goes back to sleep till about 06:45.

[MadamGazelleIsMyMum]

Hello - just to give you some hope, we are over the sleep regression and its the best it has ever been. This will sound like a massive boast, and am not saying it to induce the , but to give hope that the regression does end well. I know its 100% luck, but DS (18wo) is now consistently going to sleep by 7pm, and staying asleep until 6.30am. Not dream feeding as it unsettles him. He was a good sleeper before the regression (going to bed at 9pm with one waking but being awake for several hours). I dont entirely trust it yet, but it does seem to be developing into a pattern. He only sleeps for max 3 hours in the day and has, most days, dropped the afternoon nap, so think that is also partly responsible. Plus he eats between 2-3 hourly, so packs in a lot of feeding during the day.

I've probably jinxed it now by saying this aloud. But he just seems to have found his natural day/night rythmn.

[PetiteRaleuse]

Morning all. Those of you coming up to 16 weeks don't worry or stress about the sleep regression. It doesn't last for long and it will be nothing, NOTHING, like those horrible weeks post birth.

[MadamGazelleIsMyMum]

elixa how are you?

kyz, definitely a good big sister. Hope he is well but suffers sufficiently that the memory stays for a long time.

fruit I am often in the midlands so might be able to make a midlands meet too.

[PetiteRaleuse]

And once it is over it is very often better than before :)

[sweetpea1112]

kirrin O is 14.5 weeks.

Thanks for your honesty VQ

everyone else thanks for the kind words and support.

Logically I know this can't go on forever, but it is hard to believe that at the moment. He is just unsettled generally at the moment, so I reckon something big and unsettling is happening in his world at the moment. Seeing things from his POV helps.

[StuntNun]

Sweetpea we're having feeding/sleep disasters here as well BUT every day there's something new: he can sit up unaided for a few seconds; another word added to his babble; suddenly he can hold a spoon and get it to his mouth most times and only occasionally in his eye! So while I'm having a really tough time it's because so much is going on with him and when it's over he'll be much easier to manage.

DH almost redeemed himself by doing the post 3 a.m. feed and settling J so I got SIX HOURS SLEEP! The most since, oh about the 14 November iirc! Only I went downstairs to get J to relieve a boob the size of a watermelon and found him alone lying on the sofa. At least he was in his sleeping bag which makes it difficult for him to fall off.

[Lilliana]

L didn't go back down till 5.40 and was up again at 6.20 :( She fed and then decided she wouldn't be put down anywhere and I wasn't allowed to stop walking so have been doing circuits of the kitchen until she finally went back to sleep at 8.45. Now sleeping on me and I'm too scared to move.

Was hoping this was the regression as she is 14 weeks and was too weeks late but judging by recent posts I am kidding myself.

She has started falling asleep at 7.30/8 but sleeping worse than when she went down at 10. Find it hard to keep her awake now and do want her to go down earlier but not at the expense of our 4 hour stretch!

Sorry me me me, will be back when the fog lifts

[Lilliana]

two, not too, you wouldn't believe I was a teacher!

[MissMummy1]

Tried to catch up the past couple of days. Totally lost track of what I was going to say!

apple my dp has first born ulster 'man' superiority complex. To the rest of the world he's an arse. Sympathies. I lost the plot with him last night (infront of my family ) when he said 'well obviously because i am the mmn in the relationship I have to pay for everything' - this is utter bollocks, up until last year he spent 2.5 years living rent free in my apartment and contrinuting nothing. My family resent know this and also gave him both barrells for it last night. Why do they think having a dick gives them the right to act like one? Definitely no feelings of equality here either

Eliza no advice just hugs. Cant imagine what you are going for

Det good luck for today!

Kyz Glad he seems okay. I remember drinking an entire bottle of tequila as a fresher and ending up in casualty having my stomach pumped. Not one of my finer moments . Put me of for awhile forever!

M has increased her 10 min sleep spells to 2.5 hours. Madame I am still !

Thanks for yesterday YW - I am also looking forward to Tuesday's meet up!

In other news, my car has been uplifted! Only 10 days after the crash . Crossed fingers ladies they see sense to give me a nice big payout

[gardenpixie32]

A good weekend in store for the Pixie household. DP is taking the girls to Tescos today, I am going to have a peaceful soak in the bath while they are out.

And as it is Mothers Day tomorrow, I am being treated to a lay in! I plan to sleep in the spare room and have a big fat lay in tomorrow morning while DP sees to the girls. Great present! I am very pleased that he is being so pro-active with the them. I think he has built up his confidence now, the first few weeks were a shock for us both.

I hope everyone has a lovely weekend. It is a special one for us all

[Sophiathesnowfairy]

mm at first born Ulster man syndrome my DP has that but I think it manifests differently. He takes providing for his family very seriously indeed and treats it as his role in our team. He never ever complains and thus I don't complain about what I put in, long hours being a mum, cooking, which I love anyway and at the moment I am pleased to be working part time and contributing financially/having some of my own independence. I sort of feel we work together to make our life tick along.

Having come out of a marriage where my exH had mollycoddled public school the world owes me something while I do nothing syndrome, it is just fantastic. I was expected to be the bread winner working full time in a challenging job and be a Stepford Wife as well. Just doesn't happen. Obviously.

I love where I am.

[Elizadoesdolittle]

Morning all, nice to see some happy posts sophia and garden sounds like a lovely day

mm your post made me giggle but sorry DH is still being an arse. At least your family know the truth!

Well I guess all things considered the night wasn't too bad. I did manage a little bit more sleep between 3:30 and 6. We are definitely getting out of here as soon as the probe is taken out. Probably around 14:00 so only 3 hours to go. I do have to go back to the other hospital but that was to be expected. I will go home first for an hour or so so that will be good. They don't know I am but it's not like they can do anything about it. I'll just make sure I'm back there at a reasonable time. And then I'll put operation release into full force.

[misslaughalot]

Well my horrendous dizziness has passed. Drank pints and pints of water yesterday and by 5pm it had gone. No idea what caused it unless its my way of dealing with 100 nights of broken sleep (not counting the 3 months before giving birth when I needed a wee in the small hours). 99.9% sure I don't need to POAS VQ but my heart jumped into my mouth when I read that.

So our new next door neighbours decided that 11.15pm is an acceptable time to be drilling Babylaughalot had only just gone down after serious wind problems and then the drilling started. DP went round to tell them to shut the fuck up ask them politely to stop but nobody answered the door. They know there's a 3 month old baby next door but even if there wasn't you don't begin the DIY at that time surely?

Another one dreading the sleep regression here, thanks for the reassurance PR!!

[misslaughalot]

Cross posted Eliza, good luck for operation release! Remember to call on the MN quiche for backup if you need it!

[kirrinIsland]

not too bad a night here - I've stopped keeping track of the times as it's just too depressing (!) but we she went down at about 11 and had 3 wake ups before 07.30 when I woke her up.

misslaugh speaking as someone who has no medical knowledge whatsoever, if lots of water relieved your dizziness then low blood pressure could be to blame?

[StuntNun]

Don't forget the new thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1703340-November-2012-Four-months-Oh-no-the-dreaded-sleep-regression

J had a two-hour nap so I manage to get some studying done! Only problem is the old little grey cells aren't up to much at the moment.

Hope today isn't too bad Eliza.

What are you up to Tits?

[BigPigLittlePig]

No lie in this morning, but don't mind as F slept 6 hours to begin with, and I had 4, so feel more human today. We've had a lovely morning - out for a walk with dsd on her bike, and dh (first time he's walked into the village and we've beem here 4 months!) to the paper shop and our tiny local library. F has got her first library book out, dsd thought she'd died and gone to heaven at having so many books to choose from. And now we're power washing the patio and marvelling at the fact it is red rather than sludge coloured. Plastered in mud, even F has mud in her hair

This afternoon we're going out again, to a fairtrade sale in the village hall, and the park.

eliza love how chubby E's cheeks are getting! I'm glad you can escape for a few hours this afternoon, hopefully not too much longer now.
garden enjoy your bath, sounds divine!

Hope everyone's having a lovely Saturday - it's quiet on the quiche so taking that a a good sign!

[Sophiathesnowfairy]

Grrr selfish father rant alert. Is my 40th in a few weeks and invited him down to lunch for it the weekend before and he has booked stuff in. This wouldn't be too major, only he has done this every year for the last 4 years. Again this I would've be too bothered but everytime I try to arrange someone that is near his wife's children's birthdays I get "we don't want to book anything in that weekend as it it near x or x's birthday and they MIGHT want to do something"

And seeing as they do the same at Christmas "we don't know what x and x are doing so we can't make any arrangements" I feel hurt.

So I made some carrot soup from home grown carrots and some wheaten bread and had a cosy lunch with DH.

miss I would be concerned about what they were drilling at that time of night. Mwahahahahahaha!

stunt don't work too hard, have a rest as well. Shall I pop round with the remainder of the wheaten bread as sustenance!!

bigpig sounds like a perfect Saturday. I love libraries.

[Sophiathesnowfairy]

In fact I would quite like to be a librarian but it would mean going back to school.

[PetiteRaleuse]

Plus if this government have their way libraries won't exist for much longer.

[PetiteRaleuse]

Had the bright idea of going to the shopping centre. Ha! Was my annual reminder of why I never go shopping and buy everything online. Didn't buy a thing. Jst done my supermarket shop online, popped into he farm to buy some meat and about to order DD1's new bedding etc online.

Will have to go soon again though as DH's colleagues gave us 180? in h&m vouchers for LO's birth. The girls don't need any clothes, but I do. Would IBU to use it all on updating my badly fitting wardrobe? Possibly, but that's what I am going to do.