DECEMBER 2012: The start of crawling and the end of maternity leave

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I'm trying to wean off the night feeds by just offering water but think I may give in and feed him. It's been just under 5 h since the last feed so not too bad. I'm not cut out to be this strict. Would you all feed him while it's been so long? Wibble!

Bloody hell, I should have just given in in the first place. Now he's worked himself up and we're both wide awake! I suck!

I was sick in the end and have hardly slept since. Not sure how I'm going to cope with both dc today.

Oh no spotty, sorry your feeling ill, could it be mastitis? Have you booked a GP appointment as bleeding painful nipples need checking out. Could DP take a family day so that he doesn't have to go to work today. I think your allowed 15 days before your child is a certain age.

Willyou, i always give H warm water formula of a day and cold water formula of a night. She seems to naturally be dropping off the night formula herself, she wakes up once in the night for food (well she did before she got this cold).

Mama sorry you had a bad night, hopefully it got better for you.

Definitely mastitis. Dp is taking the morning off. He's so busy at work I feel really bad

Oh Spotty fingers crossed it clears up quickly.

A decided that midnight to 3am was play time. He was rolling around so much that I had to put him in hid cot, as I couldn't contain him in my bed! So I was quite up and down through the night to get him briefly as he cried and then put him back when I couldn't take anymore.

He shocked himself by rolling onto a musical toy attached to the side of the cot.

His eyes weren't too bad though, so hopefully a day of intensive cleaning with breast milk has cleared them.

But I'm now at work on about 3 hours sleep, spread across 7 hours. I think it might be a shortish day.... Still no work. Or desk. Today I am using a meeting room to work from.

Can you have a cheeky snooze under the table Barbeasty?!

Spotty, hope you can get to see someone about the mastitis, you poor thing.

Rubbish night here but at least she slept 4.15-6. I had visions of her waking at 5. She's feeding now and will be back in bed in a minute - as will I. So far this morning I've poured boiling water on the cordless kettle stand instead of just putting the kettle on it, then stuck my finger in a mug of hot tea. Thank god I don't have a car, I wouldn't be safe to drive. barbeasty good luck at work today, I'm impressed you made it. I am so rubbish when it comes to sleep deprivation.

spotty you poor thing that sounds horrendous. Why the bleeding nipple?

mama and beasty sorry about the sleep regression.
We didn't do too badly but I'm going to push ahead with operation no more night boob. I did a dream feed about 10.45 then she woke at 12.30 and wouldn't settle with a pat but a cuddle and rock did it. Again at 4 but ended up giving her a quick feed from the slow boob at 4.30 and she slept til 6.30! Def not about the milk as she can't have had much. Going to try this again tonight. Need to work on dd2 too who has started waking most nights

I think the stubborn milk blister I've had for weeks and weeks finally went?

Glad your night was better ds did 1:30 and woke at 5 but stayed in cot until 5:30 because I was too scared to feed him

Sorry you've had a bad night mama

Ouch spotty. You've had such bad luck, you've done so amazingly well to keep going. Hats off to you!

Most of the time T will only feed from the left boob now! I'm going to end up with enormous melon and one witches tit!

Wow Ispy 7 teeth! No sign of any here.

WL today has to be better than yesterday! I hope no more night boob goes well tonight. Let us know how it goes, I really should do the same.

beasty I hope you're not too knackered and manage to get through today without drifting off! Fingers crossed for a much better night tonight.

MaMa I've done a few things like that recently. Like putting hand soap on my toothbrush, and the spreadable butter in the freezer. I hope you've had a reasonable nap this morning.

spotty has the milk blister gone? So hopefully the blocked duct will clear up? I've had that twice and the lumps drain out straight away, soo satisfying! Feed as much as you can on that side now to keep the milk moving and clear the infection. I hope you feel better pronto.

The rubbish daytime naps continue here. DS is at his happiest first thing in the morning and then is miserable from mid morning onwards because he won't sleep for more than 20 minutes! I'm seriously considering getting him some construction style ear guards.

Sorry almost everyone had a shit night.

I hope you get to see a doctor Spotty that sounds horrid.

I can't believe what toothy babies everyone has. Another gummy one here

Hope today's better than yesterday WL

Well thanks to all the people in RL who told me to stop the night feeds as it's just habit, I am having a horrific day.

At 4:15 I gave DS a bottle of water, it didn't work. he went stratospheric at 4:30am and I gave him 3oz of milk which shut him up but he was so wide awake we didn't go back down til 6am, poor DP was up for work at 5:15. DS has since refused all milk and is a screaming, hungry, overtired mess. I've managed to get 1/2 a weekabix in him and am currently force feeding him a bottle which has zonked him out. I may turn to drink before this day is out!

Oh willyou, I was about to break out the vodka so I'll pour some for you too.

C slept briefly and poorly this morning but seems OK. I, on the other hand, feel quite low. I was going to meet up with friends today (and have an adult conversation!!!!) but am too tired to deal with 2 hours on public transport. So it's a day on my own in this bloody flat yet again.

Any relief Spotty?

Oh dear mama and willyou. I'm sure liquor must be the answer!

We've just been for a nice walk with the mummy who was in the hospital bed next to me when I had Tabs (she had a Tabitha too!)

Spotty i hope you managed to see a Dr when i was prescribed antibiotics it really helped me get over my mastitis quickly. The flu symptoms are so unpleasant especially when you've got DS to look after. You have done amazingly well to continue BF throughout all the blocked ducts and now mastitis.

Beasty, Mama and Willyou i hope you all manage some sleep today.

My back is in agony, i don't know if any of you suffered back ache through your pregnancies but it feels just like that.

WL thats so nice i'm still friends with a lad who was in the hospital bed next to me on the day i was born. Weirdly both of our dads were in the army together and we lived in Germany at the same time from the age of 3

And tabs managed to choke and vomit on a rusk today. That's it. No more finger food (ever)!

That's lovely hales. It would be nice if they stayed friends but honestly we're from very different worlds so not that likely.

Cheers Mama wine

I get it Hales and I also can't stand up the same way I used to from lying down. It's as if the muscles aren't recovered yet.

That's lovely WL all the ladies on the ward with me were a bit or lived miles from me. I've persevered with the finger food and I can tell now when he's choking as when he's getting it up himself! He's really taken to some things -mans would eat rice cakes and cucumber sticks all day long!

Oops I meant

I'm struggling to entertain DS this afternoon. We've only been home since 2, and he slept 2:15-3. He's just been a rat bag since then. Won't play with his toys, won't sit on his playmat. I've even tried baby tv.. He just keeps trying to cling onto me or throw himself back.
What can you do to entertain a small person in the house on your own? It's a horrible rainy day so I don't feel eager to go for a walk. DH is home late too (though not as bad as you guys, just after 6 instead of after 5).

Nursery rhymes, lie on the floor with them in your chest and do silly breathing to jiggle them (DP does a good line in this), pretend to eat them. Not long now, I've got a rat bag too. I feel your pain.

Early bedtime Stacks? Sounds like you might need to just wander round the house looking at things and singing songs.

C has been OK today, though tired now, and I have everything crossed that tonight is better than last night. My husband won't be home until 8 or so, then the grocery shop is being delivered, and then I will probably be in bed. So boring.