Born in June - waiting on the last few!

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new thread, sorry for the unimaginative title!

I am a bad mother
LO is screaming again
I have had no sleep (not his fault I'm ashamed to admit, I was rediscovering my 'inner self' at 4am with DH) I have fed him, burped him, changed him, added a vest as he looked cold, turned on the radio for him, then walked out, shut the door, turned off the baby monitor and made a cup of tea.

I refuse to go crazy again today.

And how is everyone else?

Well...I am a domestic slut and can't be arsed to clean, but I don't allow spiders to be killed in my house. I don't even allow them to be put outside in case they get cold and die! Ok, I am a serious freak!

God TA, get your baby to sleep and go and have a nap! You can't function on no sleep!

DH is coming home, oh dear, I must be bad again

Holly...I would LOVE for him to sleep

Oh dear, is he just screaming? How long has he been awake for?

I've just had to re-do my profile

holly...I don't like killing spiders, but have no qualms about ejecting them from the house, sometimes forcibly from an upstairs window....what happens to them after they've left my property is their business!

sorry DS is being difficult again TA...but you do need to catch up on your sleep before the sleep deprivation catches up on you. Life with crying baby is much easier if you are well rested.

bugger....babyboo is awake and the washing up didn't get done....oh well, what a pity, never mind

later

He has been crying sinca about 6am... but when he is screaming, I can't sleep

Love the profile Daisy, v funny

Have you tried lying in bed TA with him on your chest? It really settles William when he is screaming and it means you can both get some sleep.

Is there some sort of conspiracy going on against me leaving the house? It has been nice all morning, so I thought we'll go out for a nice walk to the shops after lunch. SO we sit down and have some lunch and I've just looked out the window and it's bloody fucking raining ! I'm seriously pissed off!

I have a Harry Potter name now!
It's holly btw!

cheers TA feeling particulary witty this morning.....

...oh, its afternoon....where did the day go again.

I'm debating whether or not to go to the well baby clinic this afternoon. Was going to go tomorrow, but hospital appointment was changed, so it'll be next tues/wednesday for weighing. Am i bothered enough with the rush to clinic and then back in time for the school run? or confident that as she's out of her newborn vests she is growing OK?

Here's a good thread for all you first time mums. so so true

oooo confused....like the name though!!

i thought...stranger....wen i saw the post an thought someone had posted on the wrong thread

was that harry potter name thread from earlier yours then? i didn't read it!

Dummies are great. But why don't they f*cking stay in?!

Hi Trendaverter. I'm new here, and only joined in this morning as was feeling so down after a crap night. Baby is six weeks, and, while he sleeps for about four hours at night, I spend most of that time, nerves jangling, waiting for him to wake up. Apart from that, he cries pretty much nonstop, and I can never find the reason why. I feed, dress, change, clean, entertain, yet it always seems I'm missing something.
So, while I'm afraid I can't offer any help, apart from the usual take him for a walk/drive etc, maybe it might make you feel better that I am going through the same thing. Apart from right now, as he is not screaming, merely doing his crapping grunt. My leg is getting hot.
Oh, and I have a dying frog under a washing up bowl in the middle of the floor.

hi all, hi nedmum, welcome to the mad house. sorry you and ta are having a bad day.

we aren't doing too bad here. we have just got back from the breastfeeding group. we are still not quite latching on properly and my boobs farking hurt! there were tears last night, dd's and mine, i was so tired, she was in pain, tried to feed but wasn't latching on properly, cue swearing & tears from me and dh having to take dd out of the room so i could calm down. so i know how you are feeling. it's shit when you are so tired, and you think all i have to look forward to tomorrow is feeding and dirty nappies...

Hi Nedmum, welcome to the loony bin... I just got the little sod (love him) to sleep...for 10 minutes probably...so I think I will do the same.

No frog here, just a cocker spaniel that is feeling neglected and so keeps sitting on my face. I suppose it's one way of getting attention.

Have you tried dentinox nedmum? It works really well for us...it's just not right now as I ran out and am too tired to go out and buy more.

Anyway, back later, off for a sleep.

By the way...mums with crying babies - are you so used to hearing screaming that even when it has stopped you CAN STILL HEAR IT?! Spooky

we have farking seagulls roosting on our chimney which sound exactly like dd crying. horrible when you are trying to sleep. sorry, lots of swearing today - I am in a mood!

Ok, if your dh is asleep, but needs changing, do you wake them up or leave them till they fuss?

hi bumper...depends whether she is just wet or dirty.

can you do it very gently and avoid waking her...i can usually get dd done if she is out cold....just don't use a cold wipe, warm water and cotton wool pad less likely to shock her awake!

....if her bum isn't sore at the mo i would be inclined to leave her!

i presume you meant DD and not DH....i'd have no qualms about waking DH up to change DDs nappy

god i stink of milk....i'm sure everyone else can smell it. doesn't matter how much perfume i use!

Hi ladies can I join you I have been lurking for a while and reading all your posts. I have one ds who is 7 and one who is nearly 3 weeks. Will be glad when school finishes next week and I don't have to get up to do the school run. Lo is asleep at the moment but has been crying/bf for most of morning. He does sleep well at night though 6 hours last night so hoping a pattern is developing ha ha
I sympathise with the frog issue I am exactly the same and once had 4 under plastic containers with tins on them waiting for dh to return from abroad just couldn't touch them aagh just thinking about it makes me feel ill

Oops - DD - not quite got that far with DH, ancient though he is1

Hi andiem....the more the merrier....welcome to the thread.

Congratulations on the birth of your DS and lucky you for the 6 hour nighttime stretch.

My DS did this from 2 weeks old, but no such luck with my 5 week old DD!

Hi andiem, well done on getting a good sleep pattern, though I guess this morning's crying and feeding is your punishment!

Hope you are doing ok other than that.

ikwym about the school run andiem...it's bloody hard getting out the door isn't it?....especially if, like me, you sleep in till 8 on a regular basis!!