March 2016 - I can't think of a pithy title because I'm too sleep deprived :/

[DomesticAnarchist]

New thread?
Sorry, really couldn't think of something humorous!

First night in own room done. It went ok, he went down at 8 with no problem, he still woke at 10:30, 12:30, 3:30 and 5:30 but settled after a quick feed (I have a chair in his room to feed in). I feel fairly rested today so going to stick with it I think. I was surprised how much I missed him being next to me in our room though, I was tearing up - our babies are all growing up too fast!

Checking in from hell holiday!

Sympathy to those with teething babies and bad sleepers! I don't think DS is teething yet but his naps are still horrendous. It's been such hard work this week, although good to have DH off work obviously! He can settle DS better than I can. I thought it'd be a bit less stressful not being on my own but I've just swapped that for being away from home comforts. Think I might actually go mad with the constant battle to get him to nap.

FS any chance he'll sleep next to you in the big bed for a nap? Shove it against the wall and put him between you and wall, remove blankets and pillows. Maybe you can get a nap too. Or send DH out with pram and baby while you get some down time.

Has anyone seen the thread about intrusive thoughts? It might be a little triggering, don't read if you're sensitive. I get these, less now than when T was newborn, but there are still some places I avoid because of the terrible things that come into my head unbidden when I'm there. I can't say what a huge relief it is to know I'm not the only one. I never spoke about it when DS was a baby.

Just seen the thread you mean, TheM and yep, me too! Less so this time round win DS2, but still there.

With DS1, though I've never admitted it to a real-life person, I had some proper-crackers thought processes!

Both of them have been 'trying' today. DS2 screamed most of the afternoon, got himself in a right pickle. He's managed to have a proper sleep and feed and has managed a smile, at least!

I've always had weird intrusive thoughts, even before DS! I often used to be driving along the motorway and think something like hm what if I just turned the wheel and smashed into the central reservation? The scenario the poster of that thread described happened to me exactly just after having DS, we took him for a walk by the river when he was about 3 weeks old and I thought what if I tripped and the pram went into the river. No idea why our weird brains do this!

My teething baby has been a lot happier the last few days thank goodness. I'm sure we'll get a lot more bad days though before he's done!

I've been on a getting-ready-for-weaning frenzy today! DS is 5 months and I think I plan to start in a couple more weeks. I bought bowls, spoons, big bibs and a couple of those things you put on them that are sort of like a jacket that they wear back to front for protecting their clothes. And I've ordered some ice cube trays with lids and little storage tubs for making purées etc! As I couldn't find any in the shops I went to today. Then I sat down and read Annabel Karmel while DS was napping. I'm a bit nervous, it feels like a huge responsibility to introduce him to food and make sure he has a good varied diet and gets all the nutrients he needs!

Yep that's what I tend to do Mship, it works sometimes but is a bit hit and miss. I keep telling myself this will pass...

I haven't seen that thread and can't find it, but sounds like something I could probably relate to.

Which section is the thread about intrusive thoughts in? With both babies I've had an overwhelming urge at times to throw them over the banister/out of the second floor window . I don't actually want to, the thought just pops into my head sometimes. I think it's probably a strange reaction to having to care for something so precious, your mind just races to 'what's the one thing I absolutely mustn't do?'.

It will pass fs. They are still quite tiny and not quite settled into a proper routine at this age. Decent naps will happen eventually.

The 'trying' days are the worst Dom. We have many of them in the Trinpy household. Hope tomorrow is better for you.

Glad to hear the teething babies are improving. Very weird that that tooth has disappeared though Maybe, I've never heard of that happening before.

I had a little check in ds2's mouth a couple of days ago and he now has 3 teeth coming through, whih explains why he's chewing everything in sight. My mum invited us to an event run by her church this morning; dm was going around showing off ds2 to everyone when he sort of lunged at the priest and started gnawing on his hand. He was really going for it. We had to prise him off in the end. Luckily the priest was OKish about it .

This is the thread Trinpy:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2700091-Anyone-else-have-these-morbid-thoughts-baby

Yes yes to DS grabbing the finger of anyone who goes near him and attempting to shove it in his mouth to gnaw on!

Hello! I had my Marchie weighed today and he's now just under the 91st percentile for weight. He's very long (Daddy 6'1'' which I didn't think was that tall but people keep telling me is) and his sister is on the 98th percentile for height at the age of 2 so tall family. My question is, he wakes for one feed over night at 2ish and will drink both breastfuls (ebf) he will sleep for approx 6 hour blocks either side. HV today said milk ok but perhaps think about offering water instead Incase waking for comfort? Anyone else trying this? Or any thoughts?

Oh and how many day naps are your lo's having?

Hi new ds was born 19th March and still wakes 3 times a night at least. Fed at 12,3 and now last night.
No idea how many naps a day either haha - as many as he needs really. Never awake longer than 2 hours. Except yesterday where he didn't nap after 3pm do at bedtime we had a screamy overtired baby

I'd say if he's draining both boobs then he's probably hungry.

Hi New, J has about 4 naps during the day. First is always 1hr after he's woken up (about now), then mid morning, mid afternoon and early evening (while we have dinner), but if his naps are short he might sneak another one in. It's usually one per feed cycle - he's ff.

Welcome New. If you read back through this thread you will see it's very normal for babies to still need feeding in the night.

DS usually has 3 or 4 naps a day. He tends to have shorter naps so 4 is more usual than 3. Yesterday for example he was up for the day at 7.45, had naps 9.30-10.30, 12-12.30, 2-2.20, 4-5. I prefer to get a longer stretch out of him after lunch but he wasn't having it yesterday with his 20 minutes!

new I would be beyond delighted if my DS only woke once, that's amazing for this age!!!

Terrible teething night here, argh. I ended up leaving him to cry at bedtime because he was screaming no matter what i did so I left him in his cot for 5 minutes while I calmed down. When I went back in he was absolutely fast asleep! Still up every 2.5 hours though.

Hi new my DD at 19 weeks has only sleft through for the last few days, for the previous 7-8 she woke around 4 for a feed and before that roughly 2 and 5 give or take the odd day. Draining both boobs doesn't sound like just comfort to me.

I've really not been monitoring naps, I'd say DD would normally nap 3 or 4 x a day for between 30 and 60 minutes. The last few days, since sleeping through, she has not been good at napping for more than 10 mins in the morning so has had a mega nap in the afternoon - about 2 h yesterday. Having said this I fed her at 7 and she went straight back to sleep so goodness knows what this day will bring. I'm a bit of a wing it type of parent...

My DS goes down at 9pm and sleeps till 6am. He is ff though which is bound to sit heavier on his stomach. He has had this routine since he was first introduced to the bottle at 8 weeks.

He has hit the 9th centile recently too though his reflux is awful still and he has a hospital appointment next month

My DS goes down between 9-10pm and generally wakes between 2-4am for a feed if having a good night but can be a lot more sometimes, he's generally up for the day around 6:30am.
As for naps they are hit and miss but he's starting to get to 2 hours awake then needs a nap but I have to take him upstairs to a dark room with white noise rocking and shhhhing to get to sleep...

Dd is ff and goes down 8-8:30 ish.
Up at 12-1. Up at 4-5 up for the day at 5-7am. Sometimes more wake ups though.

Naps are shit here.
Yesterday just 45 minutes from 7am-8:30pm. I tried everything possible

DS used to be an excellent napper - 3 good long naps a day (1hr+) and one small catnap of about 30 minutes.

Then regression/teething hit and it can take me over an hour to get him to sleep and then he will only be down for 40 mins at the most.

I'm hoping that will change soon...

Gosh time you must be truly exhausted with no down time in the day

It is exhausting but I keep telling my self 'it'll change soon'
She's a bit of a mummies girl to. She needs constant attention but from me. No one else will do. She cries when I'm out of sight for a second. Oh tries with her at the weekend but I think she's so used to seeing me all day everyday.
When my mum has her she says it takes her a long time to cheer up but she does it to give me a break. She's having her once a fort night on a Friday so far. She picks her up about 5:30pm and drops her back about 3pm on a Saturday which is a nice break...
I try to take her for a walk but she just cries and whinges so it doesn't seem worth my time and effort anymore.
How ever I think I will take her to a baby dancing and singing group today and stick around for the "weaning" talk. Just for something to do and a change of scenery.
I officially have a rolling baby though.
Maybe- you must be exhausted to. If dd refuses to nap after 15 minutes I give up and wait 15-30 minutes now.
I'm past trying for hours just for fucking ten-twenty minutes lol

I do like you time if ds won't drift off after 30 mins trying then I stop and try again after 30 mins.

Today has started off awfully, ds is being a star - car went in for a funny noise, £360 later it's fixed now officially skint for the foreseeable.

Oh sorry to hear that Q - car problems are always so expensive to fix!

I do the same as you and Time re naps - tend to stick it out for 30 minutes before giving up and then if he's not asleep do something else and try again later. Sometimes it does seem like we spend half the day just trying to get him to nap!

One of my friends has just lent us a bumbo - or the mamas and papas version, I can't remember what it's called. Going to try DS in it in a bit. He doesn't seem any closer to sitting on his own yet - he still just leans really far forward, usually brings up some sick, and then starts to topple over (I catch him!) hoping the bumbo will help him realise what he needs to do!