December 2012: 8 hour sleeps and chubby chops all round

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Well he woke up 50 minutes after going down. Settled with a cuddle though so I think it's teeth as well as sleep regression. With the sleep regression do they wake because they're hungry? I googled it but couldn't find much other than forums has anyone got any links?

Sorry to hear of poorly babes. Hope they all feel better soon. So glad we aren't contending with teeth yet.

In good news, I seem to have made progress with clearing the blocked duct - lots of feeding on that side, hot clothes and hot massaging it in a hot shower.

In not so good news, T was asleep most of the day which rather seems to have affected her readiness for bed! She was really late last night due to clocks I guess so was late up and I guess it's generally messed with the nice little non routine we've had working for us.

Spotty so close, and really good going for your DD.

We've only got A here again tonight. DD is having another sleepover at MIL's with 2 cousins.

We had a big surprise meal for MIL's 70th today. Shattered now. But DD and A were both very good.

Think we're truely into teething here too. A has been desperately chewing his hands, and I think we can see/ feel a couple near the surface ready to break through.

Well done wl, your perceiverence (sp) has paid off, reclaim your boobs!!!

Spotty that sounds like my F with his sleep last week, especially the waking after an hour, something he has never done before. Thankfully the last 3nights have been back to one feed so fingers crossed your F get through the phase quickly.

If feeding does not sooth DS, its the car. Which also worked today when he was refusing to have his nap (trip to the shop and home and he was fast asleep for 4hrs!)

eeee these babies :)

glad I'm not the only one cosleeping at mo ;) though fed to sleep this eve. he's had a fab day driving to York and Leeds save the last 30 miles. armegeddon baby. I sang every song we know and he went to sleep - till I bloody sang silent night to illustrate a point to dh (god knows what) and he woke again even angrier than before. thats our breast feeding calming/ focus song. he was well pissed off!

I may have crossed wires but did someone say that they were on penicillin and then that lo was coughing? I've noticed a bit of coughing with our thrush.

coconut oil has been amazing for me though as a nipple cream. they really do feel so less sore after 2 days of applying after feeds. plus I smell lorverly! it's anti fungal apparently. the canesten is a faff to time right. apparently it's good to put in bath and in his bottom in case thrush pops up there too. not done yet tho.

one theory of sleep regression is that they are learning so much that they have lots going on in their head at night. plus they find it harder to switch off. another is they are slowly moving to an hour sleep cycle rather than 45 mins.

here's hoping for peaceful nights

We're trying the Big Cot tonight (next to our bed) as Z is really getting a bit big for his bassinet. He's been unsettled all evening so we may not have picked a great night for it, although after some manic kicking he seems to have calmed down. One of his playmats has some big piano keys at the bottom and he's been kicking them all day, a whopping great big deliberate kick with both legs right up in the air at right angles to his body and then both crashing down really hard together, and that's what he's been doing in the cot.

clarella yes it was me on penicillin, DS is coughing loads but I think he's got a cold, his temperature has come up quite high this morning and he's sneezing a lot. Good tip about coconut oil, I will try that. DS had thrush on his bottom when he was teeny, daktozin nappy cream cleared it up in a few days. I'm not sure what the UK equivalent is. Ha to armageddon baby, ours is shock-and-awe baby, mostly in the supermarket.

I've just been going through my phone and found a video I took while pregnant of my tummy showing movement, which I took and sent to my husband while he was away last September. Made me all emotional...
I had a horrible pregnancy but I do really miss it in many ways.

Me too Seconds, I've forgotten how horrid it was and just remember it with rose-tinted spectacles now. Good luck with the cot.

Terrible screaming fit when being put to bed tonight, he was exhausted but would not go to sleep. Been down since 10 so just managed tea now!

We're co-sleeping too. DH would prefer a that The Little Mister was in his own bed but tough shit!

The big cot seems to be going ok! Fingers crossed it lasts. If he's unsettled later I'll bring him back into the bed with me for a bit but at the moment he's happily sleeping with his arms out in a manner he couldn't do in the bassinet. And the cat is happy as he can sleep on our bed again so long as he never so much as looks at the cot.

seconds I'm feeling a bit more like that, I think because it's around the anniversary of my bfp! On Easter Sunday last year I went back to the UK for 3 weeks. I spent the entire time curled up in bed suffering with morning sickness and vowing never to get pregnant again. It doesn't seem that bad looking back now!

clarella we're identical to you. He goes down in the cot then gets restless towards 4am and it's such a faff getting up and down every hour he comes in with us. Dh doesn't mind as that way we both get more sleep and we'll tackle issues if they arise later..

Ugh, regression night here. C woke at midnight and has been yelling, not crying, since. Constantly on the brink of nodding off, then rousing again. I got sick of listening to it and am feeding her even though she had a dream feed at 10.30pm. No idea if I'm doing the right thing. Fx we don't have this pattern every 90 mins.

I had a very easy pregnancy - didn't mind it at all. Am v lucky.

Ds seems to be doing four hourly tonight which is better. Prefer eight though....

4.5 hrs fx we stick to this!

Big Cot night is going well - put Z down at about 10ish and he slept till 3.15, changed and fed, and went back down again very easily. The cat is also delighted by the new arrangement as has been pressed up against me nearly all night.

No poo for 36 hours... This is going to be an epic one when it happens.

Aargh teeth! Awake every 1.5hrs crying, he fell asleep before finishing the calpol and we are up now with very rosy cheeks. Got estate agent coming round today, house is in no state for photos, how do people get their homes so tidy?

hand holding for rubbish nights....

I've given in and fed every 2 hours. dunno if ri ght. little monkey had better jump a centile after all this!

threw him in hammock at 4 utopian when it looked like co sleeping meant sucking mummy every half hour

Ds is finally into his sainsburys 0-3 month grows

Mamapo hope you got some rest after you fed C sometimes they just want that little bit more before they settle.

Thanks spotty - I fed her at 1 and she slept until just before 5, then up at 7.15. Not the horrendous night I anticipated, but I had terrible trouble sleeping.

Hope everyone is feeling ok and all the erupting teeth back off today.

We were awake every 2 hours. Of course, now he's fast asleep in the cot in DD's room and I'm clearing stuff off the sky box because I can't sleep!

I think we need to move the cot from DD's room, into ours for a bit. I want to get A sleeping in it, but I worry that his wakings will wake DD.

MaMa, that trip sounds amazing I'd love to do something like that.
Honey, just hope your not around when it happens. We went a while without a poo but luckily I was hanging up washing last night when it finally happened and DP had to deal with it! It absolutely stank.
Sorry to hear everyone is having bad nights sleeps with regression and teething. Dreading both, although E has only just turned 3 months so maybe I've got a couple of weeks yet.
We got our first laugh this weekend, he was just sprawled out on the bed and did a little giggle. Will be spending all day trying to get giggles out of him again. He's had such an amazing week for development, really started playing with his toys, grabbing them and kicking and will entertain himself for ages on his floor mat. I'm loving seeing the difference in him but it makes me a bit sad. I went to a wedding where there were a few teeny newborns at the weekend and he's not my tiny baby anymore.

I feed every time DS wakes, unless he refuses. I did the same with the older two and managed to avoid rod-for-own-back territory! Maybe I was lucky.

Very shaky day today, so tired and DS isn't coping well with his cold. Lots and lots of screaming, hours of settling and naps lasting about 20 mins or less. Left the house for a whole hour today and he screamed bloody murder for the duration. I really think I'm due a break whether it's sleep or just going in the pram without kicking off.

Big glass of is going down nicely while DH has a turn at settling though.