Essie honestly I could e written your post about sleep - and I'm sure dulcet too! B went through a really good period of a week or two where he woke 1-2 times a night, but we've had one thing after another since and it's just rubbish. I think he just can't stay asleep - or doesn't know how to fall back asleep. I'm hoping it will help that he now has his naps in cot in day, as I watch him on the video monitor and he wakes up quite often but goes back to sleep. Hopefully as he gets older he'll associate the cot with nice sleep rather than separation torture? I really don't mind the night feeds, it's the wake ups for no apparent reason that make me get frustrated because it's hard to know what to do about them.
You sound sad about your Dh and I totally understand. Mine is trying hard but last week we wrote out B's day and put it on the wall. The very next morning I came down to find he'd been playing with B for an hour, who hadn't had his medication or breakfast and was now too tired and crotchety. Dh got up and disappeared upstairs to the toilet with his phone. I called him down, told him he was a cunt of the highest order and that I hated him. I know what you mean - Dh used to be my partner in crime and my best mate. Now I just feel like he thinks I'm a boring nag. I don't feel like myself - I don't do anything I enjoy anymore outside of looking after B, I look like ten tonnes of shit because I've not slept properly since last May and I'm now unhealthily skinny due to not eating properly. Yes I know that sounds like a weight stealth boast, but honestly I look like a bag of bones. I'm normally curvy. It's not healthy.
Zyla an overdue hug for you - how is your arm? Your Dh does sound a bit insensitive!
We are going to Centre Parcs in June. Never been before - mil wants to take us all to celebrate her 70th. Will it be an actual break or is it hard work with a baby? I'm starting to realise I'm never going to get to sleep or get any rest again. Especially if we have another baby next year. Our trip to Scotland was nice but I'm still exhausted from it because I couldn't sleep the whole time due to B not sleeping.
Does anyone else get irrationally irate at anything that wakes their baby? B is fast asleep finally on me - he's so snotty that it takes ages. Cat 1 has just come flying through cat flap and come up and screeched loudly at me for attention, waking him up. Honestly I so wish sometimes that I could just send them away until B is older. I love them to bits but they are so needy and with a baby it gets too much sometimes.
Snap happy belated birthday!!! That sounds like a lovely way to spend your birthday! I'm so excited about being able to take B places for fun soon. He's starting to get to the age when he would enjoy farms and stuff. He's definitely an animal lover - I took him to see my horse the other week and he was all smiles.
I think I'm going to start giving bottle at bedtime. B is so fussy at that feed and I really think he's not taking very much from me. He has started wanting the 10pm feed again after giving it up for a month. Still undecided though....my head tells me to give up bf but I'm just so fucking stubborn and now I've got to 7 months it's like a game to see how much further I can get! I was going to give up at 6 weeks so I'm just chuffed to get this far.
I really hope for her sake that Gwynnie has the odd evening when she stuffs her face with Galaxy
Cookie so when do I push bottle back? Will he let me know when he's ready to do that? He does seem to need and want the feeds he's getting just now. If I just give him solids at lunch and no milk yet he cries.
Stitches - I didn't have any but heard Badedas is good? You add it to bath.
I'm really looking forward to the grads meet this Wednesday. Just realised Essie and snap you're not on Facebook so won't have seen the invitation. It's in London on Wednesday at lunch time. If you are able to come and want to you're very welcome! PM me and I can give you details