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Neighbour shouts "Shut that baby up" every time I try to resist night feeding and cuddle her to sleep. Now what?

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Tinker · 11/04/2006 09:15

Quite clearly, I live next door to a moron. Last night involved banging on the walls as well. So, any tips on what to do now?

He has his own child and his partner is a chilminder...

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bobblehead · 11/04/2006 16:10

Sorry you have such a sh!t of a neighbour Tinker. I am still not feeding dd at night and things will settle down a bit. Our problem is not that she wants fed so much as she doesn't want to be alone so I take her into my bed and she is quiet. I have found that there are occassions she is actually hungry or thirsty by about 3am and will settle alot quicker after some water or formula. I also found playing a lullaby cd helped alot, not so much her but it relaxes me. Perhaps you can play it loud enough to send your neighbour to sleepGrin.
Good luck though and stick to your guns!

jmum6 · 11/04/2006 16:18

Can't believe some people. What does he think you do? Let the baby cry for the ssake of it?

I'd continue resistin the night feeding and invest in a pair of earplugs :o

batters · 11/04/2006 16:24

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Caligula · 11/04/2006 16:28

I'd completely ignore him tbh. Only savages shout at their neighbours in the middle of the night because of a crying baby.

marthamoo · 11/04/2006 16:33

What a horrible man. I'd go for the murdering him option myself. Babies cry, it's what they do.

Can you move? I mean seriously - is it an option atm? They sound dreadful.

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Tinker · 11/04/2006 17:49

Thanks again. Yes, we are going to move. This should prompt us to get are ares into gear about it. Feels very cathartic to know categorically that he is an Are.

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Enid · 11/04/2006 18:12

fully paid up a*se

what an utter PITA

Rhubarb · 11/04/2006 18:15

I'd deffo confront him, but then I'm that sort of person, I see the red mist and dh happily lets me scream profanities at big burly men, or fighting druggies, or whatever. We had bloody awful neighbours too and it was always me that had to go round in a rage because they'd decided to have at party at 2am and wake our newborn up. In fact, I remember banging on the walls once and screaming "shut the fuck up you stupid fucking wankers!" when they woke dd up just as I'd settled her down!

Want me to go round Tinker?

waterfalls · 11/04/2006 18:18

I would ignore him, carry on doing what you have to do, but I would record his banging at yelling at you threw the walls, thst way he wont have a leg to stand on if he complains about you to the council or whoever.

Caligula · 11/04/2006 18:19

You could of course record it and then play it back during the day time.

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Tinker · 11/04/2006 18:50

Excellent idea to record it. Grin

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LoveMyGirls · 13/04/2006 08:39

have you got a bloke you could send round to have a word? doesnt have to be your partner just a big bloke will do. (not to hit him just to tell him to shut up!)

also i really wouldnt like it if i sent my child to a childminder and their husband had been urinating all over the garden! what kind of example is that and how absolutly filthy! also childminders do need 100% support from their family and i wouldnt be happy about his attitude.

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Tinker · 13/04/2006 11:17

LMG - I'm going to just ignore him. Discussed "having a word" with my partner and got this expression Shock. He's (the neighbour) not receptive or intelligent enough.

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desperateSCOUSEstrife · 13/04/2006 11:19

tinker bang back on the wall and tell him to wind his neck in
cheeky wassock

kitbit · 13/04/2006 15:32

I'd put some quiet soothing music on when lo wakes up that way she'll build an association to the music and it might help trigger sleep, and also it might mask the sound of your idiot neighbour if he decides to yell again.
good luck!

LoveMyGirls · 13/04/2006 17:45

get some whale music?

Albert · 13/04/2006 18:14

We had the same problem when DS was tiny. Our neighbours upstairs came down one night and threatened us with evicition. I just told them to go ahead and do it because no way would they win. Strangely I never heard from them again! I also suggested that if they didn't like it they could move into another room since they were the ones complaining, not us.
Ignore them if you can, they are powerless to do anything.

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Tinker · 18/04/2006 18:11

Thanks all again for the suggestions.

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nuttymum1 · 10/05/2006 21:44

i know how you feel my little boy was unwell a few weeks ago and when he was screaming at 4am my neighbours were banging on the wall but shes middle ageed with no kids and bloody miserable if i were you i would put a note through the door and remind them that their kids were babies once and cant they remember what it was like? and i would also include a pair of earplugs with the note good luck smile

nearlythree · 10/05/2006 22:38

Solicitor's letter accusing him of harrassment? (Sorry, probably very silly idea...)

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