December 2012: This too shall pass, this too shall pass

[HoneyMumandSon]

keep repeating the mantra...

Mama i've decided that when she falls asleep now shes going in her cot. So she gets use to waking up in it. Then hopefully she'll start to associate being in the cot with sleep. When she wakes up i'll either feed her, change her or resettle her back to sleep then she'll go back into her cot. I started tonight so far shes been in her cot 4 times. Think it'll be hard work and take a while but eventually worth it. Plus shes not getting stressed out because as soon as she wakes up i'm there to sort her out. Plus hopefully it'll stop her being latched onto my breasts for what feels like hours of a night and i'll be able to get comfy in bed.

2.5 hours ffs I knew the good sleeping wouldn't last

I think I just got 3 hrs. But I'm not sure. My brain is slightly foggy tbh!

willyou I hope LO is ok and the screaming doesn't last.

And sorry ds has reverted spotty let's hope it's not for long!

spotty your poor dad.. and sorry for bad sleeping. I think we're in weird sync as while yours were being great O was being awful and tonight he stayed asleep in the cot for 3 hours (previously 10 minutes tops)
Think it may be due to letting him sleep on his front, which I'm hugely conflicted about. I know it's a total no-no but then ten years ago it was the recommended best practice? !

seconds hope little z is okay- I get so paranoid about nail cutting
mama my waffling is exactly the same; I think some of it is just my way of mentally ordering myself if that makes sense?

Any we're up again after two hours....

Just dropped my phone on H's head while feeding theres a red mark there

Ah utopian welcome to my world! I tried in vain for the first 6 weeks to get T to sleep on her back in her cot, only ever got a few mins out of her and ended up co-sleeping. I then tried her on her front and she slept really well ever since (bar the last week!). I was ok with my decision, had to resort to same with dd1, but hv scared me so we bought a sensor mat.

spotty hopefully it's just a temp set back and he'll be back to longer stretches soon.

T was absolutely not interested in the dummy this afternoon and eve so didn't bother to try at bedtime. She was so tired from not much napping she went down quickly anyway. Fx she will again now - just depends whether she's sick!

Been there hales!

FX T's not sick WL, hope you had a nice birthday xxx

Hi all, sorry for blundering in half way through.. I was on the original December 2012 thread (which does feel like ages ago now - scary!).

My lo is a terrible sleeper. She only cat naps in the day and at give moment is waking 5+ times a night. She's on infant gaviscon for reflux but is still fairly sicky too.

DH is driving a lot for work at the moment so DD and I are banished to the spare room.

I've read tonnes of advice on sleeping so I feel like I know everything and nothing about it as she still wakes up so much...

I'm so tired... Is it normal?!

Sleepless it dies sound normal unfortunately are you ff or bf? How old is she now? Ds woke every two hours last night and dd was never far behind

Sleepless i'm in the same boat and its exhausting isn't it. Theres been about a weeks worth of nights were i've only got up twice other than that its like u said up 4-5 times. Last night it was 4 times before midnight 4 times after. I'm going to class that as a successful night though because she slept before 4 which is when she usually falls asleep. FX they change soon

Wow sleepless and others that sounds tough. sleepkess reflux is a horrible thing isn't it. Don't know how you feel about it but dd1&3 had/have reflux and are tummy sleepers - apparently that position sort if shuts the stomach on little ones so makes refluxing less and so more comfy. Dd2 who didn't gave reflux was happy on her back.

Well, who needs dummies! T has been happily (noisily) sucking her 2/3 middle fingers for the last 1.5 hours!

Yay for finger sucking WL! What's her age? On wonder weeks it says roughly between 11&12 weeks one of the signs of the developmental leap they're going through is frequent thumb sucking.

isthat I don't think it is a hind/fore milk problem because he isn't feeding differently and the green poo happened over the weekend... This morning it was back to orangey-yellow but still foamy he seems fine otherwise...

Hmmmm...

Spotty is your DD eating ok? When my DD was hospitalised with tonsillitis they gave us a spray which is essentially a local anesthetic. A quick spray of that before every meal really helped.

I think we're on a growth spurt now. The longest sleep last night was between waking at 2.16 and 4.40, and A fed in that time too. I'm sure it will get better in the next day or 2, until his jabs on Thursday.

Last time I got the odd cold etc whilst feeding, but it was going back to work that seemed to finish me. 2 months back and I got pneumonia which took 6 weeks of antibiotics to clear and has left me with asthma.

Was really sweet yesterday-DD banged her head and was crying/moaning. A arched round to see her and was making eye contact and cooing.

Off for a run now, see if I can wake up!

Barbeasty I can't even get her to eat chocolate! She won't take calpol ATM either but I know once she does she will feel better.

I think throat sprays are from six years so I wouldn't want to use it without recommendation from a dr

Oh she's going to drink her medicine in exchange for nick jr!

Is there any room on the sick sofa? Full of a cold, mouth ulcers multiplying at the rate of knots and v patchy sleep due to various combinations of DSs in and out of the bed all night. DS1 is saying he feels ill too though still seems to have a surprising amount of energy so think a duvet day is in order.

Spotty - DS1 had throat spray after we ended up in A&E with what turned out to be a nasty bout of toncillitis when he was 2 and it really seemed to help him. Know what you mean about not wanting to get it over the counter as she's so little, but might be worth seeing if the dr will prescribe it.

I'm out of ideas then nutella these babies like to keep us guessing!

DS was properly giggling at me blowing raspberries in his armpits

Do you know what spray it was? Was it difflam? I've had a look and I think she can use that. Hmm it does mean dragging them both out for a twenty minute drive then ten minute walk to boots

Morning all,
Sorry to hear about sleepless & sick lo's and mums.
All pretty quiet here. Have just come back to bed after a hectic hour of expressing a bottle, feeding ds, sorting laundry and washing up. Hoping he will sleep for another hour before we get ready to go and find out what activities are on at the children's centre.

Thanks all. She's 14 weeks - a smiley, giggly, chatty, strong little girl. Just wish she'd bloody string a few hours kip together!

wl she sleeps (har har) in an amby hammock - could never get her to settle flat on her back in a Moses basket. Might be worth considering moving her to her cot and see which position suits her best. She's bf so I know she'll wake more than ff.

I just seem to be surrounded by people (at the children's centre, my SIL etc.) who all say "oh I put them down at 7pm and they dont't wake up till 8am". Oh wonderful.

Sleepless I know people with dc the same age and they get a full night. It makes me not like them very much they are ff though and dd was a good sleeper.

Another successful morning nap. Ds was tired so I put him to bed, tried settling him with no luck. I had to get dd dressed so I left him (moaning but not crying) and by the time she was dressed he was asleep not sure what time it was but he's still asleep now!

I can't remember, sorry Spotty . Might be worth trying to ring ahead and speak to a pharmasist before you set off to check they've definitely got something she can have to avoid a wasted journey (apologies if you've already thought of that).

Oh, and welcome back Sleepless.

Spotty ours is Difflam, and DD was given it when she was not quite 2 so I'd think it would be fine for your DD now. It's brilliant stuff, she went from refusing to eat to eating toast in seconds.