December 2012 Babies Half a year already and still kind of sane.

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And now I can't get her back down. Double grrr.

Apparently walking round the house and rocking at windows is rrequired before a boob back to sleep (ha) is acceptable. I really extremely hope she lets me put her down soon as I really extremely need the loo.

hales wow poor baby with a chest infection. I hope she's better soon.

WL I have to admit I have bf on the loo on a couple of occasions since birth. Always middle of the night feeds where putting him down mid feed would have ensured the whole house being woken abruptly by screaming. it's not easy to pull ones under crackers down/up whilst feeding, but it is possible!

1st wake up since 7.30ish. Not bad at all. I hope some other babies are sleeping better too.

Oh hales I missed that h was poorly. Hope she's felts better soon.

Every two hours. This is actually ridiculous.

Thanks Hales and WL I was snuffle-less but olbas oil has sorted both our noses out. Now if there's a solution for the awful sore throat itchy ear combo we'll both be alright.

This is first wake up other than 2 before 9:30 so can't complain. I did check on him a few times though while he's ill.

Fx H feels better too soon Hales. It's the change in weather, gets me every time.

willyou I found ibuprofen took the edge off but gargling with salt water was quite helpful.

This is the fourth night where I have been up literally all night. An hours settling for half an hours sleep and repeat. I am officially at the end and don't know how I'll function today. Luckily big 2 had sleepovers with mil and dm last night so when Tabs naps I'll certainly try but it feels like a water pistol to put out a fire.

Blinking phone!!

Sorry to hear about poorly lo's. When does this sleep regression stage end? I'm constantly knackered with the wake ups in the night.

Ds' cold seems to be back, spent a good hour yesterday twirling snot out of his nose which had him giggling uncontrollably...

I felt awful last night. Really headachy and off colour. I went to bed at 8.30 and slept until my DH came to bed at 12.30 when he bought the babe in for a feed. He then put him back to bed and the baby has just woken for another feed. Good going I reckon. Not sure whether I feel better yet or not.

Oh wl as well as her cold do you think it could be the heat? Ds hates his summer gro bag so I have to put him in the winter one and he's been hard to settle too, not as hard as T, but unusual for him.

Oh WL - can you palm the big kids off again tonight?

Last night: down by 6.30, df at 10.30, feed at 3 and then up at 6.45. Very manageable. Now we just need to work on her actually being asleep after 3am. Yawn.

WL that sounds like hard work. Def try and get a nap in.

Well we did 7.30-12.45, 1-3.45, 4-6, 6.15-7.40. So quite a good night really. He also woke and played for 15mins while I dozed on and off which is nice. I can hear the telly downstairs though so at least one of the big kids has been up since before DH left for work at 7.15.

I'm sure it's her cold as she's never been like this before. Will just have to ride it out for a bit longer I guess.

We did 3am and 6 15, but the 3am was epic. Interestingly I was dying to pee by then and put him down semi snoozy and he'd sent himself to sleep by the time I got back!

Sorry to those with poorly babies and/or teeth, hope jet lag is tailing off mama?

Good to hear about gmil being sorted out by your mil willyou

Not sure who was asking about wraps (isthat?) O is 18lb but have moved on to a woven wrap as the stretchy didn't feel right anymore and he was too low and it's pretty. Also have a baba sling which only gets used for short hops as it's not even weight distribution for my weird spine, and have just bought (finally!) a solarweave connecta for our holiday to turkey in three weeks. assuming they stop revolting by then
Agree with pidj if you're not sure though, try a sling library so you can have a play with your lo to see what suits you both..

WL i hope T's cold gets better soon and that you get some rest. Would your DM and MiL be able to help out again? FX that tonight is the night she sleeps through for you. Would it help putting T to sleep in her pram so that she isn't flat on her back it might make it easier for her to breath. Obviously i know thats not a long term solution but a one off couldn't hurt much especially if it means you get some sleep.

FoD i hope your feeling better.

I put a pillow under the head of j's mattress last night to help him breathe. You could maybe try that WL?

The head end of her cot is already on three blocks! Has been since birth really due to her reflux.

My back is really sore too.

I know it's not anyone's fault but I'm feeling really pissed off - particularly with DH when I watch him sleeping. I think today might be mental break down day.

WL i'm sorry you've hit the wall i'm sending you some internet hugs

Thanks hales I had a good moan over the phone to one of my besties so feel a bit better.

WL at least the weather's nice

Ds is being a bit grouchy today and has been a tiny bit sick a couple of times which isn't like him

WL could you invest in a sharp stick to poke DH with so that he can't sleep when you're not?

When I say to dp 'I was up loads last night' he always huffily replies, 'yeah I know' as if!

I played DP at his own game on thursday as i know he's a light sleeper so i know he's pretending to be asleep when H wakes up. So i pretended to stay asleep each time she woke it killed me but DP tried nudging me each time and when that didn't work he got up and dealt with her. At one point he struggled with her nappy so he shook me so i huffed and puffed like he does. I know i'm a bad person when we woke on sunday i complained how little i slept and he wasn't happy haha.

High five Hales! We have a system where when he's on lates I do the 4/5am feed and then DP gets up with J when he's up for the day, usually between 6 and 7. It's bliss

I have to say with dd dp did do one feed every night and as she it fed 10&2 he used to do the 2am one! I think he's finding it quite hard this time as ds only tends to settle for me