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'Sleep is for the Weak' for anyone with August/Sep 06 DC's

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justJAM · 15/01/2007 21:17

GM, Cruise and anyone else with LO's born around August/September 06' - this is a support thread for when you have no clue as to why your LO is doing the exact opposite to what they were doing last week and when you are thinking WTF????
Post on here and we shall all compare notes and comfort each other!!

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redbeki · 23/02/2007 12:01

My house is a pit too,yet I still seem to have so much to do,just doing bare essentials.I'm finding it all overwhelming,and had a rough night,so really tired today.sympathise with you cruise,that's mad in the middle of the night when they won't settle.Not sure what to suggest,sorry.Just hope 2night is better.

redbeki · 23/02/2007 13:20

myrtle-with you on that one,these broken nights we all have play havok with our brains,either asleep,or awake.It's all disrupted.even when I do sleep,I'm waiting to be woken again,that's when we dream I think ,when we are close to waking.

cruisemum1 · 23/02/2007 13:30

tibsy - i couldnt access the website you mentioned. kept saying website unavailable

cruisemum1 · 23/02/2007 13:38

found it!

cruisemum1 · 23/02/2007 13:39

redbeki - feel s**t. barely able to trudge through the day. want this phase (hoping it is a phase ) to end...\

tibsy · 23/02/2007 15:30

cruise big, big hugs to you. i think 6 or more wakings is preferable to the 2 hour awake in the middle of night imo. at least you can take lo in with you and fall asleep bfing. well thats what i do anyway. it IS a phase, who knows why theyre having it? we're all here for you

cruisemum1 · 23/02/2007 17:06

hi all, haven't had time to draw breath today let alone post, but I keep checking in every so often! dd gone to friends bday party ds crying on his playgym. napped Ok today but only 15 mins since 1:30pm adn now getting frantic. I'm buggered if I am putting him to bed before 6 though. Goodness only knows what my night holds in store. Exhaustion is making me a miserable cow (though lo's are not suffering as a result - I am a fine actress!) i would love to read and catch up on all posts but I haven't the time right now. More later - hopefully good news!

cruisemum1 · 23/02/2007 17:19

btw - if sleep is for the weak, i must be a titan!

tibsy · 23/02/2007 19:08

Cruise - remember, YOU ARE WOMAN, HEAR YOU ROARRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

night all, lets hope its a peaceful one
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redbeki · 23/02/2007 19:23

big hugs cruise ,have a glass of wine,and some choccy,or a nice hot bath if you can ,try and relax before the night ahead,you'll feel better for a bit.My dp gives me a lovely hand or foot massage which is really blissful.you need to feel good this evening,then maybe the night won't be so bad?

redbeki · 23/02/2007 19:32

It will end cruise,hopefully sooner rather than later.Us women are so strong,you'll get through it.It's so hard having a baby in september,coz we have so many months of winter to get thru.feb is the hardest month of the year as it is,without having all this to cope with.but spring is just around the corner and things will pick up for all of us .We all have the summer to look forward to with our crawling,maybe walking lo's.they will become more active and wear themselves out a bit more and sleep better ,hopefully.Don't get too down.
kiera-are you feeling more positive?how did the baby rice go?did you try some?

genlay · 23/02/2007 21:38

Thanks for the welcome everyone and the good news is he only woke once last night!! (We live in Oz so it's early morning here) I didn't do anything differently. Been asking DH all morning if he got up but he swears he didn't and looks as surprised as I am. DS really worked hard crawling everywhere yesterday so maybe that's it... think I'll get the treadmill out tonight We're not getting to excited and I'm not expecting it to happen again but hey it was nice.

tibsy DS has his own room right next to ours.

As for the housework I think I am just starting to let it go its a bit of a shock as I am used to doing so much but it's just not possible anymore.

Oh and kiera - you can get 150g nestle crunch here.... mmmm I love it too!

Pavlovthecat · 23/02/2007 21:45

Cruisemum - sorry to hear you had a shit night. I hope 2nite is better. You are doing a great job, although its little comfort when you feel so exhausted. I am due back to work, well today, but my GP gave me some more time off 'exhaustion/bereavement'. I have had so much going on, I have not had any time to prepare mentally for return to work, plus some work stress, another story...you on the other hand with another LO do not have the luxury of being signed off work!!! I empathise and admire you...

Redbeki - try coop own brand, its fairtrade, and it is soooo bloody lovely. I just found the rest of it after reading your post it reminded me. Before I finished reading posts, it has gone! I remembered to offer a bit to DP just before devouring it, luckily he said no thanks!

Genlay welcome, sorry you been given a taste of the good stuff before having it snatched away so cruelly! My LO slept fanastically until 12 Dec then no more. I do think partly my own fault by dragging her half way across the world, just as she got her first cold, however she has been teething and suffering quite badly with it so that has just made it impossible to get back to any routine. I find things that work all the time, for a night or so, but nothing yet that is the 'cure' of it all...

Tibsy - sympathise with the 30 min naps. Mostly it is 30 mins max, sometimes shorter, just enough to have a quick shower usually, although rarely goes longer, and yesterday a record 3 hours!!! OMG! However she woke during the night at 12am, 2:30am, 4:30am then 7:25am. I will allow her the 4:30am one tho as a stray cat got in through our catflap and our two poosecats savaged him/her, it sounded like a burglar, I sent DP down, after kicking him awake! LO was not impressed and cried lots at being so rudely awoken!

Kiera - how are you today? Let me know how the baby rice went? We gave our LO a chunck of pork Loin today to chomp on, well several bits and she had one peice in each hand and could not decide where to start! Wish I could sort out pictures as it is great to see!

Pavlovthecat · 23/02/2007 21:46

I am out of chocolate...

Pavlovthecat · 23/02/2007 22:55

Cruise - saw your post on PUPD thread. You ok hun? I really wish I could give you a proper hug...but as I cant...

((((((hug)))))), hope it helps...

cruisemum1 · 24/02/2007 07:05

pavlov - just want to sleep . don't know what to do

tibsy · 24/02/2007 08:25

cruise - big sympathy hugs coming your way. how was last night, more of the same i take it? its a shame that none of us are nearer to take lo off your hands for a few hours. could dh take him out for a little over the weekend to enable you to go to bed for a couple of hours?

i'm contemplating doing the same thing.

went to bed beautifully last night at 6.15 then woke at 11.45, 2.45, 4.30 (refused to bf her then - 1 1/2 hrs fgs, cant be tht hungry), then again at 5.30, 6.30 and up then.

am going in to work today too which i'm not looking forward to wish i hadnt agreed really, but there you go....wish me luck

pavlov how are you feeling? am glad that you've got a little more time off work. you really are an inspiration (not in a patronising way btw) you're always there for support and a friendly ear, despite what you're going thru, so thankyou for that.

tibsy · 24/02/2007 08:35

kiera - you're quiet, how are you doing?

tibsy · 24/02/2007 08:39

genlay - congrats on your good night long may it continue
my lo isnt crawling yet (6 months next tues) but she rolled over from back to front for the first time yesterday!!!! so am hoping there'll be more coming soon. hopefully will tire herself out then

tibsy · 24/02/2007 08:42

ginger - hows it going trying to lengthen the 3 hourly night feeds. am constantly bringing dd with me when she wakes 2nd time lately ntim, but she seems to wake more frequently then

Myrtle1 · 24/02/2007 08:47

Hello,
Cruise - how are you doing?
My DS seems to sleep beautifully for that first stretch from 6:30pm to 11pm and its after that that the time between the wakings seem to get shorter and shorter and then he's up for the day at 6 to 6:30pm. If only he could do that stretch of good sleep during the middle of the night...
How was everyone else's night?

Pavlovthecat · 24/02/2007 09:42

Cruise - I agree with Tibsy - can you get your DH to take both your LOs for a couple of hours, out of the house, so you can sleep/bath/watch tele with no inhteruptions? You will feel sooo much better. I also wish I was closer, coudl give you a lil break...

Tibsy - thanks for kind words. I think it is you lot who have been the inspiration and support, but I shall take the compliment with grace!

My DP said to me this morning when he called form work 'is it me, or did our LO sleep right through last night?'. It was you dear!

I too have decided not to feed by LO apart from designated times at night, which is 3am or thereabouts. She can hollar, and I will cuddle, so will DP, will change her nappy, will offer her water, but no feeding. I tried to say next one wil be at 7:30am like it used to be, but its now somewhere between 6-7am!

She went to sleep at 9pm last night, I put her to bed, had a friend round, she wanted to be up, so would not settle, so we said sod it its friday she can come up with us!!!
She woke 3 times last night, but one was a coughing fit as she is congested. I do so make allowances for her!

She is off her food today, is still tired.

Genlay - sorry did not say gratz for your better night. Is it still going well? How was last night. If it went well, tell us your secret!!!

I feel like I had a good night though, less crying, although I did not go to bed until 12am, stupid of me as Lo did not wake up til 2am, so I could have had like 4-5 hours sleep if I went to bed earlier! Damn!

Am unsure about this idea of being mobile making them tired. I had hoped that was the case but my LO is crawling, and is also standing, taking the odd very wobbly step with her winnie the poo train. She is so active she just does not want to stop...

Pavlovthecat · 24/02/2007 09:43

Cruise - have you tried earplugs?

cruisemum1 · 24/02/2007 11:00

thanks all for words of sympaty/empathy. just feel like i am making sucha hash of things. at nearly 6 months he is not sleeping properly, will not nap in his cot in the day, weaning from bf to ff is hit and miss. he doesn't drink enough ff in the day so i end up supplementing with boob which means there is no feeding 'routine'. weaning is ok but don't really know what i'm doing quantity wise. just feel that i am f***g it up and exhausitn doesn't help. I nkow that i am a loving, caring lovely mummy but i don't feel on top of thigns right now.

cruisemum1 · 24/02/2007 11:02

pavlov- dh would quake in his shoes if he had to take care of both of them for any lenght of time. I took dd to dancing this morning and left ds with him. he said he would take him for a walk in buggy so he could have a nap. he had only been awake 20 mins ffs! hasn't a clue . Also keeps on about cc/cio to resolve bedtime issues. thinks that will help . feel so worn out

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