Unhappyhildebrand - DD has been on Domperidone and Ranitidine since she was 6 weeks. There has definitely been a lot of improvement since she was a newborn - thinking a combination of the meds, age and dairy free diet for me. I don't think she's in terrible pain, but I do think she has a lot of discomfort and distress from it. I just hate to see her thrashing around in her cot, scratching at her face and fussing in her sleep. I was really hoping that by this age she'd maybe be sleeping peacefully for at least part of the night. GP has referred us back to hospital for follow-up with Paed, but haven't had the letter with the appointment date yet. It will probably be a 4-6 week wait, ugh.
So sorry to hear of your marriage troubles, you sound incredibly strong and holding up wonderfully at a really distressing time. You have my admiration! My mum was in a similar situation with my sister and me when we were little - she left my dad when I was 10 and my sister 7. We were so happy to get away, and it was such a relief. I don't know how she put up with the years of emotional and verbal abuse, gaslighting and physical intimidation. We were very poor in the years following the divorce until my mum was able to retrain and get a better job, but were were happy and close the three of us, and made a lovely home even in our tiny flat. She remarried my stepdad when I was 20 and they have been together 15 years. He is a lovely, lovely man, treats her beautifully, and has been a caring stepfather to me and my sister. So hang in there!
How was everyone's night? DD took from 6:30-9:30 to settle, she feeds to sleep but often wakes when unlatched and transferred to the cot. We alternate the bf with a little gentle cuddling from DH so not to aggravate the reflux. She'll fall asleep on his shoulder then wake when put down. Eventually she'll crash, usually around 9:30. She slept peacefully for an hour, thrashed around a bit around 10:30, fell back asleep, then woke at 12am. DH gave her a bottle, and settled her back down around 2am. I went in the spare room and slept from 12-4...bliss! Then bf lying down and co-slept from 5-7. So I got about 6 hours of sleep and feel much better today. Unfortunatey, DD only got about 7-8 hours as well, so she'll be overtired and fussy today.
My neighbour has invited us round for cake this afternoon as she has a friend with a 3 month old baby coming by, so that will be nice. It's so lovely to have a friendly neighbour - first time in 12 years of London living that I've experienced this!