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The 'newborn - sleep nightmare' continuation thread, Cosmosis, count, emo etc. Still a sleep nightmare?

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Bumperlicious · 14/02/2011 20:01

Just thought I'd catch up with all of you from the last thread to see if now we've moved on from the newborn stage things are any better?

Dd2 is nearly 5 months and sleep is still hit and miss. She is not good at sleeping when out and about so mornings are either spent at home or I choose to socialise and spend the rest of the day fighting to get her to sleep.

She still rarely goes down in the evening despite me trying for 1.5 hours. Eventually goes down 11.30ish and still often wakes twice a night

Am knackered, no end in sight. How's everyone else doing?

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JudysDreamHorse · 25/02/2011 21:08

count you have a seriously cute baby! Will try and do the same but on wrong computer. It's good to think positively for a change - was with my antenatal group today and people were complaining how they weren't getting as many smiles anymore from their babies and I still get lots Grin - think he knows he has to give something back...
We're trialling a white noise cd tonight. DS still took ages to settle and has woken after one sleep cycle but DH has gone up instead of me and while I don't think he's settled him there's been barely any crying after the first few minutes (so far anyway.....) which at least is giving me a break
I keep on thinking of moving DS into his own room but not sure. I was planning to wait until 6 months but but now it's more that I think it'll make the nights harder if I have to go further to settle him. People I know who've tried it said it helped. Just had my ears blasted by the monitor so think it's time to go upstairs . Have good nights everyone.

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Bumperlicious · 25/02/2011 22:25

Oh yes count, v cute! Good job they are isn't it? Grin

Both my children are still awake. The only break I've had from them was 10 minutes at the co-op when dh got in.

Nearly lost it when dd1 woke dd2 after trying to get her to sleep for an hour.

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CountBapula · 26/02/2011 00:25

Yes, DS is a big smiler too. He smiled early too (aged about 3-4 wks I think) which is just as well as you say, bumper, given what a nightmare he is in the sleep/overtired screaming department! Sometimes I look at him and feel a bit :( that I am wishing his babyhood away because I just want him to sleep.

DH put him to bed just before 8 (quite a bit of screaming involved Hmm) then we were both so shattered we randomly dozed off until DS woke at 11ish, so I haven't had any dinner. I sometimes think I need sleep more than food though ...

Wishing you all peaceful nights!

Cosmosis · 26/02/2011 11:50

how was everyone's nights then? Mine not too bad at all, down at 7 after minimal crying, then woke for food at 11.30, 3 and 6, then back to sleep till 8. seeing as I'm on my own that's as good as I could hope for I think :)

Count, we decided he was ready when he made a grab for my pasta in a restaurant 2 weeks ago Grin we waited a week though (we all had a D&V bug inbetween) and then bought one of those stirfry packs of tenderstem brocolli, baby sweetcorn and mangetout, so just put some of those on his highchair tray. I don't think he swallowed anything but he enjoyed sucking them and playing with them. Since then he's had banana, which he loves and definitely swallowed, rice cake with stewed apple on, and yoghurt. He won't let you spoon feed him so the yoghurt went everywhere! We gave loaded spoons and the right end of the spoon does go in his mouth, but only after he's flicked all the yoghurt off by waving it about all over the place Grin

CountBapula · 26/02/2011 14:17

DS was up every 1-2 hrs as usual. Urgh. I only fed him twice though - DH sorted him out the other time.

Glad you had a better night Cosmosis. LOL at the yoghurt!

PU/PD has had to be shelved temporarily because I coughed so much yesterday I somehow managed to pull a muscle in my side and it bloody kills - I can barely lift DS at all, let alone pick him up and put him down 100 times or whatever. Don't want DH to have to do it - he is a sensitive soul and gets v upset when DS is inconsolable. I've become slightly more hardened to it I think. Talk about crap timing!!

Cosmosis · 26/02/2011 17:39

ow that sounds sore!

DH is the same re DS and crying, I think it's because he doesn't see as much of it due to being at work all week.

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Bumperlicious · 26/02/2011 18:18

Aww count, that's not good. Hope you feel better soon. Not too bad a night here. No evening as usual but she finally went down at 11.30, woke at 4.30 then 9.30 & dh was up with dd1 so I actually got quite a bit of sleep. Taking dd2 out to dinner to see my Aunty tonight so we'll see how well that goes. It's not like she'd be asleep if we were at home.

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Bumperlicious · 26/02/2011 18:26

Oh and anyone else finding that sheer tiredness and lack of time to self getting in the way of resuming 'relations'?

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Cosmosis · 26/02/2011 18:28

oh god yes! DS is 6 months next week, I think we have done it 5 times since he was born.

CountBapula · 26/02/2011 18:33

Yup Blush - not much action at casa Bapula ...

narmada · 26/02/2011 18:59

cosmosis five times???? That is practically honeymoon frequency. Children are the most effective contraceptive ever invented. Love 'em tho.

Pidgin · 26/02/2011 19:05

Given that we have to walk DS for all his naps (or he sleeps on me), relations have taken something of a back seat recently. Speaking of which, DH did suggest we do it in the car today, as DS was napping on way to supermarket. I think he was joking though...

Last night was better than usual - DS went down at 7, woke at 8.10 but settled quickly, then woke at 10 and 1.30 for feeds - then every hour till I woke him at 7. So he kind of did two stretches of nearly 3 hours and I got to sleep for one of those which was fab. Naps have been ok today so we shall see what the night brings.

Sorry to hear about your pulled muscle Count. My DH finds the crying too, I reckon I am habituated. Like others he sometimes favours leaving DS to cry, I reckon he'd feel differently if we actually tried it, though.

That sounds like a good night Cosmosis - long may it last!

Pidgin · 26/02/2011 19:10

Sorry that should read DH finds the crying hard.

Also waking every hour not as bad as it sounds as I brought DS into bed with me halfway through so just shoved boob in when he woke up after that.

Cosmosis · 26/02/2011 19:34

Pidgin that sounds so familiar :)

Well I have to report a breakthrough. DS has just gone to sleep with no crying. Fed him, took him off boob when finished, which usually results in crying. He looked at me and smiled and chatted a bit, I kept cuddling him and then stroking his face and he just went to sleep Shock

I really feel like things may be starting to improve, although having said that, the rest of the night may go tits up Wink

narmada · 26/02/2011 19:39

cosmosis brilliant. You might even make to 6 times in 6 months at this rate Wink.

Cosmosis · 26/02/2011 19:45

nah, home alone this w/end, DH is on a stag do. I'm heading to bed at about 8.30 to make the most of it Grin

CountBapula · 26/02/2011 19:47

Yay cosmosis! have a celebratory fumble! Grin

We've been trying to settle DS for an hour now. I sent poor DH downstairs in the end. Not sure how I'm going to sort this with my bad back. Out comes the boob ... Hmm

Cosmosis · 26/02/2011 20:03

oh dear count :( Hopefully boob will sort it, DH calls them magic boobs as they seem to sort anything Grin

JudysDreamHorse · 26/02/2011 20:17

No magic result with the white noise cd. Funny it's being discussed as dh and I have been discussing tactics for resuming relations today. Reckon one of his daytime naps is best bet but maybe bit risky. There's not been much action in our house either...
Sat in the dark after resettling ds for first time of evening. He did do a two and a half hour stretch before midnight last night so maybe noise will help.

CountBapula · 26/02/2011 21:18

Whoops cosmosis, forgot your DH was away, I didn't mean that sort of fumble ... Blush

Cosmosis · 26/02/2011 21:20

lol, well maybe I should anway Wink

Did the boob sort all then?

Cosmosis · 26/02/2011 21:20

AnYway

Cosmosis · 26/02/2011 21:20

oh ffs.

CountBapula · 26/02/2011 21:45

Yes, magic boob. Never normally works so not sure what happened there! V frustrated that we've not been able to start pupd. DH is at his wits' end after doing all DS's sleeps today and enduring hours of screeching :(

JudysDreamHorse · 26/02/2011 21:53

Sorry about your rib count. Must be frustrating if you've been building yourself up to doing something having to wait.
The screeching is awful. DS woke after 20 mins again and screamed for ages before going back to sleep. Always feel this is the worst part of day - somehow am always optimistic this is the night it'll change but when it gets to after 9pm and I've done nothing all evening and I realise I'm probably going to be up all night I feel like crap. Sorry for moaning - just hate this so much.
Glad someone is having a good evening though Cosmosis. Get that sleep in while you can!

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