July 2014 - sleepless nights but lots of smiles

[NancyinCali]

The old thread is nearly full so here's a new place for us to chat about our July babies. Help yourself to some tea & cake to keep you going through the sleepless nights .

My SPD disappeared as soon as the spinal wore off in the hospital. I was expecting it to take longer but clearly I was lucky!

There's a charity called The Pelvic Trust or something similar that might have advice - I found them when I was pregnant and trying to find physios that would know their stuff.

Sorry about John Lewis - that stylist sounds like a dick. Did you figure out what you could wear yourself or are you still looking?

That sounds worthy of a complaint liquid

Saw paediatrician with DS today - looking to treat refluxy symptoms. I'm more and more convinced that DS's early refusal to be put down to sleep was reflux related and not just clinginess - but was laughed off when I mentioned this to HVs . Generally have been unimpressed by HVs (letting DS drop 3 weight centiles whilst reassuring me everything was fine being the biggy). Grr.

liquid that is awful I would not be happy hope you found something lovely!

ismarah I'm currently aiming for 2 times a week. Once postnatal gym class at hospital and one run/gym session in eve. Dh is also getting 2 runs in a week. Hope to build up soon but doing qny exercise really does feel amazing!

Really feel for all of you with spd still mine went but have upper back pain which physio has given me stretches for!

1st night for ds in cot bed went well only 2 get ups and back asleep within 10mins so I actually got more sleep than previous night where he slept through. Need to get him to nap over 20mins in cot rather than 2h on me!!!

That's terrible service liquid. You probably know best what suits you but I do wonder what these stylists actually do. I would expect a lot better from John Lewis - what a waste of time. Who on earth would think black is appropriate for a christening?! I'm sure you'll find something lovely in the end. It took me ages to find a christening outfit.

Oh dear. I think we've entered the dreaded four month sleep regression. Lots of night-time wake ups and she's suddenly terrible at napping eg taking 45 minutes to settle for a 30 minute nap.

This too shall pass. Right?

I can't believe the John Lewis experience. Isn't customer service supposed to be their thing?

lemon I've heard some really bad stories about their customer service even though yes it is supposed to be their thing!

If it helps (it does for me) try not to focus on the sleep disruption but the fact that they need more love, food, etc because they are growing and developing new skills.

Arhh why after a good night sleep without a feed will ds not take his bottle? He had last feed at 7pm and only managed to get 4oz in him this morning. Dh was giving it to him he started screaming (ds not dh!) so I calmed him down and tried to give it to him as has worked before but wouldn't take any more! Been fine for last 7 weeks. ...its like breastfeeding going wrong all over again but this time bottles!!! Put him back to sleep and hoping he will finish when he wakes up! I'm going on a hen do today and don't really want to be stressing about feeding ds

Oh ickle I think our ds's are up to mischief - I've got a night out tonight and ds isn't feeding either!

Urgh and then 2am this morning he was apparently starving...not had a night feed for weeks! Took over an hour to get back to sleep but he slept an hour longer than normal and I'm staying in bed even though can't get back to sleep. Can't seem to shake this nasty cold I've got. .. boo.

On lighter note anyone else love Australian masterchef? Tis amazing! (And possibly what I was watching at 2am...)

AuntieMaggie - my DS always seemed to know I was going out, and would be a little pickle re feeding. Joe he knew I have no idea...

Icklekid - hope you feel better soon!

No sign of dropping night feeds here, but at least he's generally doing 4-5 hour stretches and going down easily afterwards. Although there are always exceptions: Friday night was horrendous. In contrast am feeling quite rested this morning, and DS is still asleep - I've had a bit of a quiet Sunday morning potter about the house, bliss! (Not entirely sure when emptying the dishwasher and sorting the washing turned into my idea of 'bliss' - things have changed!)

Oh dear plate I hope last night was better. I do find myself amused by the jobs I do when I have any free time! Never mind such is the life of a mummy for now I suppose!

I'm sure colds are meant to go away and get better not worse...woken up very bunged up and ds last set of jabs this morning. Calpol all round perhaps

We went to a beautiful park nearby with a friend who is an amazing photographer yesterday to get some autumnal family photos except would ds smile. ..nope not even for 1! Really gutted but hoping there will still be some nice photos. .. (I may book an indoor photo shoot if there aren't any I like as we have already bought credit for a large canvas to go on the wall!)

Zing glad the surgery went ok. Hope you recover quickly.

Ickle DH and I are addicted to Australian Masterchef - it's better than the British one!

DS seems to be in the midst of sleep regression. He's gone from sleeping through from 10 til 5, feed then up at 8 to up every 3 hours, and last night I don't think he spent more than hour in his crib - he would only sleep on me, so I'm shattered. He's spent the past few days trying to roll over - he can roll onto his side but can't get any further, so I'm hoping it's all a developmental thing and I'll get some sleep soon!

Plate I know what you mean - I've never considered doing the ironing me time before!

ickle I have a cold that won't go away too. And DD2 has her second set of jabs tomorrow morning (at 9:45, which is very early for me...) I think it's the sleep deprivation making it harder to recover.

DD2 woke 3 times last night. She hasn't done that since she was a week old. I am shattered. She was cold, but even adding a blanket didn't warm her up and in the end I broke one of the co-sleeping rules and put the duvet over her too. She's sleeping beautifully now.

Hello all. I wandered into your last thread a while back but I really can't keep up. Sorry.

Can I please beg for sleep tips?
DS (12 weeks today) wakes pretty much every two hours through the night to feed. She'll settle down again quickly thank goodness but I need just a pinch more.

It also seems impossible to put her down in her bed so she sleeps with us, not a major issue but I would like to stretch occasionally too.
She is really hard to get to sleep during the day too. I find the wrap works best. Much as I love her I am tired of carrying her all day and cuddling her all night.

Help!

Nutella I'm afraid I don't have any advice only sympathy! Ds 16 weeks has gone through phases of only sleeping an hour at a time at night is so so exhausting. Just be gentle on yourself. As for sleeping in the day I find ds sleeps on me or in pushchair. If I do get him down in cot during the day is only for 20mins or so... I have had to stop wearing sling so much as he loved it but my back didnt. I now just take it easy and if hes sleeping on me I make sure I sit/relax so I'm not up and about. It makes getting jobs done more stressful or not happening which I'm fine with as isn't forever!

kiwi ds seems to be doing what he did after first jabs and sleeping lots post jabs hope you have the same luck!

Yay becky not just me loving the trash. So much better than british! Glad your dh loves to mine pretends not to although maybe thats a good thing as I can watch it in the day!

Oops, DD is the one in having problems with. Ds finally sleeps through and has a decent daytime nap - only took about 13 months to fall into a rhythm.

Ickle you have my sympathies too. Ds only did 30 minute naps until he was about 13 months. Then he eventually settled into one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. Around 18 months he switched gradually to one long afternoon sleep.

Zing - glad to hear surgery went well!

On holiday here and I have caught DHs cold so he is technically looking after her today. Except I still have had to do lots including dealing with poonami explosion .

Have gone back to bed and leaving him to it for an hour regardless of what happens... wish me luck!

ickle forgot to say DD has started not smiling when there is a camera around. I think she gets it from me as I hate having my picture taken.

Well jabs= 2 nap not on me! I was very productive honest...

DD is being weird. After months of her eating more and more as a trend, she's now eating less all of a sudden. Instead of drinking more than 900ml per 24hrs she's had around 650-750 for the last few days, since Thursday. Weird, right?

mrsNutella - DS suddenly got less clingy and better at sleeping around the 12 week mark, so there is hope! Transferred him out of our bed into bednest last night for first time although I found it a bit hard being an extra three inches away from him

I feel conflicted at putting DS down for naps during day as like many babies he will nap much, much longer if he is laying on me. Apart from being unable to get anything done if he's sleeping on me: I don't know whether it's better for him to have the extra sleep, or whether is better to encourage 'good sleep habits' even if that means he is sleeping less.

plate I'm keeping everything crossed!! Thank you.
Re your questions, whichever you do I personally believe it will make little difference. DS would sleep in the buggy for a good sleep or he would go down at home for about half an hour's nap until he was over a year old.
DD sleeps on me because otherwise she doesn't sleep DS is loud
Do what is best for you! As they get bigger they and you find a routine and it will all be so different in six months/ a years time.
I was going to write something else but baby brain has got the better of me.

ismarah ds is being weird too - his feeding is off and he's been a bit odd today. He's not ill so must be developmental related.