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November 2012 - In denial about the six-month sleep regression

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StuntNun · 02/05/2013 11:38

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1740697-November-2012-Starting-weaning-what-does-your-baby-eat

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Pikz · 08/05/2013 20:51

Detective I need one of those for during the day!!

Pikz · 08/05/2013 20:54

Though its done wonders for my bingo wings...upsides to everything!

PurplePidjin · 08/05/2013 21:04

I don't mind the not self settling, he'll get that when he's reafy. Just frustrated that all this food/milk isn't enough to get him sleeping through, and I'm clearly fucking something up for him. I used to get 8-2, 2:30-4:30, 5-6:30. Now I'm lucky to get 4 hours total.

GTbaby · 08/05/2013 21:11

My post hot list. Argh.

2 hours trying to get LO to sleep. He's broken. Sad

ValiumQueen · 08/05/2013 21:12

Gro Bags have zips too. With the larger sizes they zip the other way sometimes so baby cannot undo them. I trust the tog on them, but not other brands.

Ikea bibs do rub. I was given one for DD2 and threw it away. I find the Tommee Tippee solid ones with the trough are good once they are feeding themselves.

pass I would not give a sauce with red wine to LO. Even though alcohol is gone I think it would be too rich. I would make a bland one, remove baby portion, then add salt and wine and other flavours for mummy and daddy.

ChasingDaisy · 08/05/2013 21:18

P is giving me the night off to sleep as I am broken. Am sleeping on the sofa so shall see how much sleep I shall get. Am thinking of you all and sharing out my portion of sleepy dust to those in greatest need. ( Mrpig has clearly had too much of it - lobs quiche fish at the pig sofa to wake him up)

Goodnight quichettes Thanks

ChasingDaisy · 08/05/2013 21:19

Oh and self settling. Not even on my radar at the moment. Or O's clearly. I can put him down awake after a night feed and he will self settle, but not for naps or bedtime.

Pikz · 08/05/2013 21:20

I think mr pig and mr pikz need a sleep slap with the fish. Fuckers.

TheDetective · 08/05/2013 21:26

I have literally just wet myself laughing.

DS1 at his dads tonight. Decided to put O to bed before having tea - omlettes. Quick and easy yes? DP making them....

Presents me with the worlds smallest omlette. Hmm 4 bites and it was gone. Suggested making another otherwise I'd end up raiding the cupboards.

So why the actual fuck has DP just proudly presented me with a plate of mushrooms and tomato - minus any actual omlette?! After me laughing still laughing now! he scuttled back off in to the kitchen to make an actual omlette.

Oh dear. It's not his night! He buggered up the accompaniment too! Grin

Think I'll cook tomorrow!!!

Passmethecrisps · 08/05/2013 21:34

That's what I thought VQ. Thanks.

You'll have heard it pidj but is he growing? As such a wee tot could he e making up for lost time? I haven't a fucking clue - I wish I did. Whatever it is I hope it is sorted soon.

And you are quite right about self-settling. It is something they do when they can and are ready.

I got a Hmm recently from someone who was asking about p's sleep and I said I was rocking her to sleep. I tried explaining the period of change blah blah but there was still a bit of a superior face. Meh to that.

Passmethecrisps · 08/05/2013 21:35

Was he trying to count syns det? Or just being a dafty?

KatieLily12 · 08/05/2013 21:47

Hey pass! Thanks for remembering me, Wasn't sure anyone would.

We progressed to Omiprozole & strong dose pretty quick. Things settled and she began playing happily etc. I literally cried with relief every time I saw her playing on floor happily.

Went to paediatrician who suggested extensive medical tests in place of seeing a dietician to help with weaning. Erm, no. Nor did I agree to take her off meds 'to see if it still hurt'.

Honestly, it's lucky I'm not inclined to violence! I was so angry. Luckily she threw up all over his shoes so I called it even and left.

I stopped going to weigh ins when her weight jumped to over 50th centile. It was just one more stress I could do without. She decided, in true baby led fashion, to wean early and grabbed my sandwich at 5 1/2 months and stuffed it in! So we've been doing fruit and veg finger foods and she loves it! Scared silly to introduce anything else though in case she gets bad again. Wish I could have asked dietician for advice.

How's you?

TheDetective · 08/05/2013 21:48

There are no syns in Omlette - or filling lmao! He was just being momentarily thick!

KatieLily12 · 08/05/2013 21:49

Hey Det it sounds like things are pretty tough. We're still struggling here. Without the sling I would not have survived the sleep regression we just went through. My back is screwed from the rocking I swear

Sending sleepy thoughts your way x

TheDetective · 08/05/2013 21:51

What tests did he suggest Katie.

We are in reflux hell here too.

The HV referred us to the dietician. Back in March. We finally have an appt for 31st May Hmm.

TheDetective · 08/05/2013 21:52

Despite 13 weeks of reflux now, I have finally had a light bulb moment.

Yes he isn't sick at night. But perhaps the reflux is causing the many cry out moments he has been having for the last 2 months. Hmm

Prop up cot time it is.

What shall I use?

PurplePidjin · 08/05/2013 21:56

Could be, Pass he scared me in week 2 - regained his birth weight but then only put on 3oz in a week. Might be that he stalled because he needed food, stupid mummy tried to hold off to 6m, now he's catching up again. Although he'll have lost at least 1lb in poo today Hmm

Kyzordz · 08/05/2013 21:56

Waiting for df, not so much to do this evening so I have the luxury of posting leisurely for a fucking change! I am also being incredibly sad and reading on my phone and posting on the iPad so I don't forget anything! Probably cunting still will!

Think e has been off with milk today because he's all bunged up and full of snot and coughing. Didn't think much of the odd cough last night but he's been coughing today, drank a fair bit less and seemed really tired but restless. He is asleep now rattling away :( hope it's just a little thing. Didn't offer anything today as it seemed pointless, given his mood and the fact he wasn't interested in milk much never mind any wanking food too!

Will try some of these finger foods, when he's feeling up to it. Tomorrow I think we have pork, new potatoes and carrots and green beans. Are green beans ok? Know carrots are. Will sit him at the table with us, carrot purée with unsalted butter next to me with some veg sticks on his tray and try to relax and eat. Obv only if he's feeling ok

mm eek, bit of a mix up! I'm sure they'll understand though?

roo if you need to do that, it's ok! It's fine, and totally up to you!

Eek dixie I hate heart in your mouth type moments like that!

pass e sometimes sleeps on his side. Almost always for naps and more often at night although the gro bag pisses him off because he can't get on his side so easily. Hope p isn't sore bless her. Hygiene wise that sounds fine :) my sister came with my niece at the weekend. Niece stuffed Eric's fave toy in her mouth, dropped it on the floor and my sister picked it up with her feet and went to give it back to Eric! I wasn't very pleased and she looked at me all funny when I took it off him! Tough shit, I said, I'm not giving it him now until its been cleaned to within an inch of its little life, I said, you dirty tramp, I also said. Was not happy. I am sure you won't experience such things. My sister, bless her, is my step sister, and is, well, simple. Seems to sodding think that because her hv said she doesn't need to sterilise things now as her flat is 'well clean' that also means she can do the above, obviously!!

madame you do not sound happy! Nor you Det! Re: self settling that is. E has had some nights where I've had to stay with him until he falls asleep, so I can't imagine going to such great lengths to get him to sleep and my god do I pray to fuck I never have to! but like oass's p he has a dummy needing noise. What does o do if you try to leave him? I am sure you've tried it though, just leaving him! I am thankful for e's sleep. Not so much for weaning though and general feeding issues. Bastard swings and cunting roundabouts! At night I just bath him, massage him, dress him, sing a song, bag him up, kiss his head, put him down, put his dummy in and leave. Half the time this is all I do, occasionally he has rainforest noise on from his mobile, rarely do I stand with him over his cot and once in a blue moon do I get him out and cuddle him again before putting him back.

Aww yw poor little soul, hope he feels better tomorrow!

Fucksticks it's almost ten and I'm not done!!!

Lol at your dp det!!

Hope you get sleep chasing and pp and everyone else in desperate need. Have my sleepy dust, I shall be sleeping lightly tonight as e keeps coughing and wriggling. Poor bugger

Ooh before I forget, elyza got back up to her birthweight and doing grand so far

Is lo asleep now gt?

Df time!!

Pikz · 08/05/2013 21:57

Det although not for reflux but for rsv we were told to prop it up with a towel under mattress and then can't be unstable or wobbly.

KatieLily12 · 08/05/2013 22:01

Ooooo I've forgotten I should combine posts. Apologies. Out of practice!

pennie we walk a lot too. I have had 2 periods- one at 2 months and 1 at 5 where LO just seemed to click and sleep alone, and kind of settle herself (always needs me to start her off). Then, she forgets it. It's exasperating.

Solidarity fist bump for the walkers x

det LO often didn't do as bad at night as she drunk differently from the day. I still sit up with her for 20 mins after every feed though. Pop a thin book under the 2 legs head end. You want about a 30 degree slope. Wedges are too much and they just end up like little frogs at the end.

He wanted blood tests and cameras down her throat.

No way. Prevention better surely?!??!

PetiteRaleuse · 08/05/2013 22:12

Thankful Thursday tomorrow....

pass I started giving DD1 food with wine or beer in after a year old. Mainly because I read somewhere that alcohol doesn't disappear as quickly as it is commonly believed. Negligable amounts remain even when cooked for quite a while. I'm not saying alcohol is fine after a year, but that by that time she was used to large meals so the tiny minimal amount left in a large meal would not harm her stomach. Iyswim. Probably psychological, and, other than the richness vq mentioned would do no harm, but at one year DD1 was eating far richer food anyway. I use a lot of wine in cooking. Prefer it to drinking it nowadays. Is that age?

LO was a bit funny this evening. Pigged out at breakfast and lunch then was hungry but wouldn't eat later on. Did a poo count for the last 7 days, shoved some glycerine up her bum, out it all came. But she must still be hungry so am waiting for her to wake. pig I assume that is what you meant by alternative therapy?

PetiteRaleuse · 08/05/2013 22:14

Detective roll up a big fluffy bath towel and shove it under the mattress, head end? Or a pillow under the sheet or mattress?

PetiteRaleuse · 08/05/2013 22:15

LO had some nestle food again today Blush

PetiteRaleuse · 08/05/2013 22:18

Quick poll. Dummies. Before DD1 I said I'd never use them. But gave in at about ten weeks. With LO I had a reserve pack at the hospital.

Anyone else having to go back on things they swore they'd never do? Like tins of nestle puree?

PetiteRaleuse · 08/05/2013 22:19

How's your mum doing kyz ?