November 2012 - To sterilise or not to sterilise (bottles that is)

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Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1820625-November-2012-Thinking-about-first-birthdays-Already

Think I will put the tv back on sophia thanks. Bit annoyed as I should be catching up on some sleep before work on Monday. Don't know why I can't just sleep and think 'if he's drunk so what'. Suppose it's because I know what he's like.

fatima I hope you've gotten to sleep but now. I can't sleep tonight either, which is bloody typical as for once J is actually asleep in his cot and has been for almost two hours!!!! This is a miracle! No idea why I can't sleep, I've given up and come downstairs and started tidying the kitchen. It's a riot so may as week be useful while I'm awake rather than lying getting frustrated at lack of being able to sleep while DH snores away!

Still awake izzy DH is home though, he came in at 2am, came upstairs to the bathroom and has taken himself off to the sofa to sleep as promised. I can't still hear him snore though.
Well done J on the sleeping! That's fab. That's how it seems to work with me with sleeping though too, when M sleeps well I can't sleep. In fact M still hasn't woken for a feed, not like her.
I find getting up and doing something and then going back to bed helps rather than just laying there getting annoyed.
Hope you get some sleep soon and J stays asleep a bit longer

hey izzy. I'm awake too. don't be hard on yourself, your sleep needs repair work.

Spoke too soon, M is awake Hopefully not for long

Half tempted to keep her in bed with me for cuddles seeing as DH is on the sofa

Welcome back izzy - lovely to see you. You too apples, and mm. And luis . We've missed you.

Thanks for the napping recap chasing - will try that. I also think you are bloody amazing. How far you have come .

A belated thanks also for all the birthday wishes. I had a really lovely dive with dh, a great meal out, and then a massage the next day. Birthdays don't come much better than that .

Sleep dust all round - to parents, puppies and babies.

I've just spent around 40 mins trying to get j back in his cot. It goes like this :
Scream, pick up and calm instantly, he appears asleep after a few mins, try placing in cot, body hits mattress and screams start again. Repeat over and over til one step nearer the cot and the screaming starts. Have given up and he's in bed with DH. This feels like a massive step backwards as he had managedaugust about 3.5 hours in the cot which is amazing!!!

I've been cleaning the kitchen trying to tire myself out. Am going to finish up here and head back to bed. Maybe I couldn't sleep because I wasn't used to it having the baby in bed! Lol

10 minute cuddle at 12. Awake 2:45-3, down awake to doze play, howling by 3:45 so fed, 30 minutes sleep and now an inconsolable mess. I'm sat in the dark with him letting him get on with it - he's shouting, not crying i can tell the difference and this is temper.

Oh dear pidj that's not good. J is currently smoking in bed in dhs arms. I am still awake! We have church tomorrow followed by a 4 year old birthday party! Argh!

Oops! Autocorrect fail! Snoring! Not bloody smoking!

Arf at smoking

Oh dear pidg

It's me that's crying in this house. DH woke up and came upstairs to the loo about an hour ago, woke me up, flushed (we don't flush at night), came and got in bed instead of the sofa, passed out flat on his back with the loudest snoring I've heard, woke M. I'm now on the sofa, had to shut bedroom door on him, he's so noisy I can still hear him loud.

So angry, he knew how important this weekend was with me not looking forward to going back to work on Monday. Had two hours max sleep so far and I bet I won't sleep much tonight with work on my mind. Great stuff

Welcome back izzy.

Great news on the prescription and swopping to ff. I still have milk though I stopped breast feeding 3 months ago.

Nice to see you luis.

Poor you fatima, hope you can have an early night or afternoon nap today.

O doesn't wave much and doesn't clap though she pats her knees if that counts? For the first time yesterday she sat up from lying down, I was well impressed. She changes so much every day, keeps me amused.

Morning. Hope sophia got to the loo and is merrily arriving in Ireland.

Welcome home izzy :o at smoking I sympathise with the insomnia I sleep only on nights I have a pill. The other nights I may as well clean the kitchen but daren't in fact do anything in case I wake everyone up in our paper thin walled bungalow.

Nice to hear from izzy, apple and luis

Shite night here too. Third shocker in a row. Think I have had an aggregate of 3 hours sleep the last three nights. No idea what's up but he wont go to sleep, wants to play and bounce and climb and throw himself around, cries if left on own, when he does pass out (upright, on someone) he wakes as soon as he is put in cot, wont go back to sleep, wants to carry on with the play, climb and bounce - aaaaaand, repeat!

Calpol not worked, shorter naps not worked, longer naps not worked, extra milk, which is a failsafe way to get him back to sleep if he wakes and wont go back down because it usually knocks him out, also not working. He had about 32oz y'day in addition to his food. We've taken massive steps backwards too with letting him fall sleep on and then come in with us. izzy you're amazing for coping with this long term. I'm on my knees. Really hope this is teeth/regression. Work is going to be interesting this week.

At least DH is massively pulling his weight now at home - am still "in charge" but he does a lot more.

fatima can you try and enjoy today or get a nap?

sophia are you safely arrived yet?

Hope everyone has a nice Sunday - quick visit to the inlaws then zoo trip then supermarket planned for us.

Hi izzy. I felt a bit like that too with everyone having brilliant babies who slept all night and me being awake half the night. C improved a lot with his sleeping in the last couple of months but has now regressed again with teething. Up several times last night then woke at 6.15 biting his dummy. He's now asleep again and despite being absolutely shattered I can't get back to sleep. We have taken to co sleeping since he's been teething and now he hates sleeping in his cot. Oh dear.

fatima Will your DH look after M later so you can go back to bed? DP is usually good like that. I get up with C most nights but he will often take him downstairs in the morning and let me stay in bed for another hour. He works on Sundays though so no such luck today. It will be me this time next week, up all night dreading going back to work. This week coming is my last full week at home I'm so unbelievably upset about it. Sometimes I think about it and I get so worked up I can't breathe properly!

Fatima I'd be furious at that! Send them out for the morning with instructions to bring back and cook dinner

So in the end, between 2:45 and 6 R slept 4-4:30 and 5:30-6. Dp took him down, but he was nodding off over his weetabix and has now bfed and sparked out on dp at 8:15. He wasn't interested in bf or water overnight, just wanted to lie on one of us and play. Maybe i should scale back the going out? Am i overstimulating him?

Welcome back Apple, Luis and Izzy R has never slept particularly brilliantly but this is a whole new level.

hello. I am very late (possibly too late??) but I thought I would say hello as I have a Nov born (12th) DD. enjoying reading the thread and seeing what my little one has in comnon with your babies. so, hi!

Luuuuuuiiiiiiiissssssss
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Hi brighton and welcome to the quiche.

and to pidj and fatima

gazelle when I saw your zoo trip planned I thought, oo good idea, will suggest. Was a lovely morning. Then it suddenly started pissing it down :(

Welcome brighton.

So this morning she practices sitting up. Not fun when she is in need of a nap. I have awful headache, I strained a muscle in my neck while sleeping. Any idea what to do to make it better? Can't turn my head to the left.

Hi brighton Welcome!

Oooh zoo! I want to go to the zoo.

Thanks for listening to my ranting, I managed to sleep on the sofa til 7:30 when M woke so fed her. Then took her to bed with me and she dozed for half an hour of so. Then she woke up and went to play with DH, hitting him awake etc.
but after promises of getting up with her yada yada, he proceeded to let her play in bed for over an hour so a great lot of sleep I got
She obviously wanted breakfast too so after the tenth time of him saying "do you want some breakfast?" I'd had enough so got up with her and got her breakfast.

Just thought fuck it, why should I do breakfast again so he can be a lazy arse so taken her up to him and told him breakfasts ready, he's now up and feeding her.

But the thing that's just pissed me off, I've put the kettle on and got a cup put to make me a brew (he was still in bed). Then went to toilet and dumped M on him. He's come downstairs and reboiled kettle and made himself a coffee in the cup I got out for me and hasn't made me a drink. Fucking cheek. I was elder long mildly annoyed now that's just made me angry

Thanks for listening to me moan! It's good to have someone to rant too.

Feel like he's being massively selfish and making what should be my nice last day rubbish as I'm shattered, annoyed and weepy now.

apple Enjoy your last week off, that's how I've been feeling all week. Decided to have lots of lazy days with M to make the most of it rather than doing boring things like cleaning

Morning all.

Welcome back izzy and luis - so glad to hear the food/formula is going well izzy. At least now you know the sleeping ishoos are probably habit rather than genuine hunger/pain, there will be a solution. There is nothing like the screams of a refluxey baby.

PR glad the tests are all done now, one less thing to think about.

Lily paracetamol and some heat (hot bath or water bottle) might help. Ouch, though.

Chasing I would caution against spending family time with xp. Children are very resilient, and very accepting of having 2 separate families. The only time we "socialise" with dhs ex-p is at birthdays, and school events. Works well for us, and minimises conflict. And well done on not slagging off ex-p. If you can stick by this, it is a good thing unlike dhs ex-p who spreads poisonous lies

Det lol at even more agile O!

Lovely lovely day yesterday, F was a complete star, minimal naps and lots of smiles, she kept going until 9.30, and we all survived the 4 hour trip there in the car. Terrible night once we got back, but she has woken this morning with rivers of snot so I think that's why.

Sadly have a wee hangover . Feeling as rough as a badgers arse.

Morning all!

Hi izzy at smoking. Thank goodness for chocolate teapot! At least it's one less thing to worry about. Brilliant about J's eating.

fatima make sure your dp makes up for it today! Try and enjoy your last day with M and don't think about work too much (easier said than done I know)

Hey luis hope everything is ok in chez Garcia?!

Sounds like you had a lovely birthday bryz

pp

sophia are you there yet? Hope the ferry crossing went/is going ok.

Hi brighton

We are off out this afternoon, it was my aunties birthday yesterday but they didn't get back from their holiday last night so the whole family will be out today. Very much looking forward to munching my cousins 2 week old. I'm definitely going to be feeling broody!

Welcome Brighton, and welcome back Izzy, Luis and Apple.

Fatima, I always worry when DH is out on the piss. Make sure he pays for it today and you get some rest and enjoy the rest of the time with wee M.

Lily I have heard sleeping with no pillow will help your neck adjust. I tried it myself with some success, but that was when J was up hourly so I got very little rest. Hope it is soon better.

J did really well last night sleeping from 8pm to 7.30am with only two wakings. The first I just rocked him and after 10 minutes he was fast asleep again, and the second time he self settled. He has one more dose of antibiotic, and the Omeprazole is nothing short of miraculous. I am hoping he stays well for a while now.