High Needs Baby Support Group (thread IV)

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Yoohooo! Over here!

The last thread was filling up so I've started us a sparkling new one.

The original thread was to support those of us with babies fitting the following criteria:

1. Feeds frequently daytime
2. Feeds frequently nighttime
3. Needs to be constantly held
4. Wont sleep alone
5. Hates the car seat/pram
6. Short naps

Some of our babies have grown out of some of those now, but we're still here to support each other through the sleepless nights and noisy car journeys and to offer hugs, chocolate and wine to anyone who's struggling.

So if that list sounds familiar then come and join us as we delight in our active, inquisitive, curious and restless babies or toddlers!

Good to hear of another paranoid monitor addict! I tried to rig the monitor into our bed to have it and cosleep, twas less than successful!

Here's hoping for restful nights everyone x

Ps around 3am I'm going to want one of those brownies so keep one by please :)

New cars are exciting!

I'm thinking btw that obesity may be a trend, brought about by sugar induced attempts to stay awake. I know I have been taking a packet or2 plus ripples or revels to bed with me for midnight snacks.

Well DD has fed throughout this evening when she would normally have had her 2 hr stretch of sleep so that means she's tanked up to last until 4-6ish yes? Yes? Positive unrealistic thinking.

Sorry Hilde btw haven't had chance to backtrack so not sure on the history but for any sadness you are suffering.

Well she's now in with me and monkey1 has been relegated to her own bed with much complaining! And has been sleeping, woke I think 3 times to feed and straight off again.

Sorry rubbish addition but trying to be good!

I slept well, woke with a bad back from being in the same position all night but well.

I'm still so worried about squishing her and not having the breathing monitor on though!

When you cosleep are they up against you (she fell asleep on the boob so was cwtched in to me) or do you try to get them to sleep then move away?

Going to my parents tomorrow they just texted they have bought a new cot! They are not going to be approving!

Oh and here they worked well for me in soothing anything from vomit to clinical exhaustion, you have my sympathies!

Oh god that's awful, I understand needing to get it out? Was baby in cot or bed, I know I shouldn't ask but argh the fear, the poor parents! What's wooly hugs btw?

Monkey tends to fill herself up then pop off and use my, ahem, "ample" boob as a pillow

I feel I may have woken an obsessive here but yup, I'm Yorkshire originally but DH is welsh as are both DDs as Ive lived here years. Love it, first time I felt really welsh was the other day when DD sang in welsh all the way around tescos! She's just started preschool!

Where are you from?

Hilde, no he will be lovely tonight, its when you get used to the sleep that they brutally yank you back!

Poor poor family, the blankets sound lovely, I feel sick for them.

I met DH in Aberystwyth uni, moved to s.yorks for years then here. We are outskirts of Newport too. The DDs were born at The Heath as its near DHs parents.

I always loved the thought of twins but the reality I bet is hard work!

Aw I've got loads of friends in Bettws used to keep my horse at park farm just up the road, that was before babies stole all my money and time! We are up at the ridgeway just past highcross small world.

Thanks raspberry, think I'm going to try cot again tonight with the monitor on. Have given up on the weightloss and bought chocolate to make it through the night.

Hasn't started well, I can't get her in bed she's asleep on my knee downstairs