October 2014 // thread 3 // Maybe we'll get some sleep soon.

[MundayCakes85]

Last thread is full so here's a shiny new one

stigz Pip sleeps on her side - it's so much better for all of us! I jam her in with teddy bears (all around her tummy - back is up against the side of the sleepyhead) - that's what got her to sleep longer than an hour, snd she mostly has settled far quicker than when I was trying to make her go down on her back.

I just spent 10 minutes expressing while she's still asleep and got enough for an evening feed - off the boob she wasn't interested in at half 7. Hard to actually sit up and do it though... we were both snuggled up in bed together!

We've started putting Dylan on his side, wedged between 2 towels! He sleeps a lot better, no more flailinga or tossing and turning.
I feel completely guilty today, I made burgers last night, I put red onion in it and some chilli gherkins, poor Dylan has projectile vomited twice this morning, poor bean!

mrsb Etta didn't not enjoy the take away curry we had Friday- she had 3 poonamis Saturday afternoon Hope Dylan feels better

pregnant sorry to hear about your uncle. That must have been such a tough decision for your family.

Fatpony cheers, I'd bet a LOT of money that's CMPI. All of the horrendous criers on my last thread turned out in the end to have CMPI. Its classic - extended evening screaming and then suddenly a good sleeper just stops sleeping. It can really affect bonding and trigger PND if not treated as listening to screaming for hours on end will either break your heart or worse, lead you to dismiss / belittle it which doesn't bode well for meeting baby's needs. I've posted a "get thee to the docs" message.

yellow read your reply to that poor lady, you should be an ambassador for cmpi, such good knowledge that will probably change people's life and save their sanity ... Big pat on the back from me

Oh no munday! I wish Dylan's would just come out that end! Hmm a fair bit of puke and general win get behaviour. I don't think he's managed to keep anything down yet today

Thanks goats im having to sit up for over an hour after her feed as if i lie her flat too soon she gets the most painful sounding hiccups, will put her on her side tonight and see if its makes a difference

Stigz it works best if you lie them on their left side xxx

I feel like a dick saying this when so many people are struggling with babies that don't sleep, but mine sleeps loads. So now, because I haven't had anything else to worry about for a day or two, I'm worrying about this. She does wake up- usually for a couple of hours in the morning but today she was only awake for an hour or so before she got squally, ate a bit, and fell asleep again. Is this okay? I mean, it has to be tiring being a baby, right? I don't really know what she should be doing.

Oh good. I posted that and now she's broken. Woke up an angry fusspot. Am idiot.

Thanks for all the well wishes guys. I'm actually having a nice day with the kids and we are having a take away from my favourite restaurant tonight.
cj I hope you are having a lovely day

tatty my ds1 was just the same he slept all day and all night would maybe be awake for and hour a day this went on til he was about 4 months I actually mentioned it to the health visitor who said enjoy it! He slept through from 10 weeks he is still a great sleeper now. Was your Ds big when born? Sometimes the big uns are more settled, Ds1 was 10lb 8!

Sorry your dd not Ds!

Tatty - just enjoy it! Hope the angry fusspot moment is short lived.

pregnant thank you, that's reassuring. No, she was small- just below 5 1/2 lb- and at the beginning I thought it was probably because she was so busy growing (and five weeks later she's 8 1/2 lb) but she's still sleepy. She doesn't sleep for long periods- max 3 hours- but she often wakes, feeds, and drifts back off again straight away. Even when she's fussy she'll sleep for fifteen minutes mid wail and then continue from where she left off (this is very funny).

I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, though.

Thanks yellow for taking a look at that post. The poor woman sounds at the end of her tether and I automatically thought dairy intolerance from what you have posted on here and Facebook. It's a great shame that even the HV doesn't seem to have suggested it as a poss to her...

I'm sorry for all those having a tough time. I hope goats and Hefner are recovering from their bouts of mastitis, after my second visit to the specialist apparently I have tissue inflammation and we are trying a new antibiotic! Fingers crossed!
With regards to expressing I have started first thing in the morning too and save it for the night feed - anything to gain a little more sleep!

I normally express in the morning too. I wasn't too keen today after his reaction to my red onion flavoured milk this morning so I'm hoping it's worked it's way through now so I'm going to express in his next nap

My baby has cried pretty much all day DH is in work until 9pm too- hope DS goes to sleep soon or DH will come home and find me rocking backwards and forwards in the corner!

sorehead I had a screamer here this morning too. Shoved her in a sling and took her out. She went to sleep but woke up and carried on when I got to the cinema. She wasn't alone - cinema full of screamers today. My boyfriend not home until after 9 either, I might go to bed with pip at 7.

That poor woman with the possibly-CMPI baby :( I sent her a PM with a link to this thread, hopefully we'll see her here, glad you sent Yellow over to her aid Fatpony!

Interesting story on bbc tonight - vouchers for breastfeeding. Ace idea - could use them to buy clothing that's suitable.

Saving £10 a week on formula is £520 a year too - even buying lots of new clothes I reckon I'm quids in.

Its good to know that you save all that money over the year but being handed actual vouchers does appeal too, as long as they're redeemable on ASOS hehe.

tatty I've been worrying DD sleeps too much too. When she's not got her screaming wind problem she's amazing. She's alert when awake though so been told she's absolutely fine.

I also worry I'm not playing with her or holding her enough. After changes, feeds and comforting I tend to put her down in the carrycot or Moses basket and she'll just sleep. Should I be having her sleep on me to bond? Having read about others struggling to unstick Velcro babies I hope I'm ok with how things are.