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

[justJAM]

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!!

[justJAM]

We should start a BLW thread for sure, will be great to have people doing it together!!!
Much as I hope DD goes back to sleeping well I am at the thought of not posting each morning...

[gingerninja]

CC I banished DH to the spare room the last couple of nights because if it wasn't DD waking me it was him and his snooring. It's been bliss. Funnily DD has been better behaved too so maybe she was being woken by it too.

[cc21]

Good idea ginger - can't wait to see what he says when he gets in from work

[caygill132]

She isn't having trouble pooing, usually twice a day, but it is def more solid since having the solids...funny that ey...so maybe it is giving her trouble coming out..sorry bit too much info. She always wakes with a FULL nappy, both poo & wee. I give her baby rice & pear or apple at 5pm the bf her at 6.30pm, don't know if the fruit is causing a pain??

[yummymummylu]

Hi hope u dont mind me jumping on this thread 2!?
My DD is an August baby and as you have all mentioned, he doesn't sleep!
He tends to sleep well until 3am and then finds it lovely to stay awake for an hour or more causing me to resort to anyway possible to get him to sleep again! (Bottle, Rocking and singing) All great at 3am and sleep hanging over me! Especially as I said I would never do it!!
He goes down with fuss at 7pm and stays asleep until I dream feed him at 10.30ish! He then sleeps until 3am and settles again by 4ish. He wakes again at 6ish and goes back till 8.30am.
He just cant seem to sleep 4 that whole period without help!
I know he doesnt seem as bad at times but to me I'm pulling my hair out! Feel sleep deprived and envious of child free friends, yet I know he brings me so much joy in the mornings!
Have started to wean him to try and settle him but at the mo he isnt fussed whether he has food as well as formula or one or the other!
Any advice would be greatly recieved!

[gingerninja]

Well, the sleep police have been knocking on my door again this lunch time. I put DD in her cot while I sorted some washing out. She was chatting away and I was talking to her the whole time. Came downstairs to do something and went back up five minutes later, she was asleep. No tears, no dummy just asleep. Now I don't want to brag because I know these things are often short lived but, I think I deserve this one!

Welcome Lu. My attempts at sleep are so hit and miss that I doubt I can offer any valuable advice however I can completely sympathise with your plight. I think I self righteously said no dummy, no TV and no sweets for my children. Well, DD has a dummy and the TV is a great babysitter. Bit young for sweets yet but I've no doubt they'll provide a usefull bribe tool later down the line.

[cc21]

DD is napping!!! Well she is still in her car seat as she feel asleep on way home from shops and there is no way I'm waking her!

Think I might have a bit of shut eye on the sofa and hope she's asleep for a while longer yet.

Hello yummy, have you tried the dummy? I too swore blind I'd never use one in fact thought I was a complete failure as a mum when my own mother said I should try it! But it worked and although I hate to admit it has been a sanity-saver at times

[2labs]

Glad some of you had a better night last night.

JJ and GN, I am planning on trying ds with BLW too in a couple of weeks' time.

He has a veeeeeery runny nose today and lots of sneezing, so that's another explanation for sleeplessness that I can add to my ever-growing list .

Re dummies - I am another one who didn't like them before ds arrived, but soon resorted to them. Recently he had started to go down for some sleeps without his dummy but got worse again the past couple of days and I've succumbed and he is back onto it now - it's the blissful look that comes over his little face when he's crying and I pop it in... the eyes roll back and off he goes .

[cruisemum1]

wth is blw?

[2labs]

tis this

[gingerninja]

BLW is really a poncy name for posh finger food for babies if you ask me. If I mentioned the phrase to my mother I'm sure she'd roll her eyes and tell me that it's what they all used to do.

I agree about the dummy issue. I also swore I wouldn't use one but after 9 weeks I caved in. The joy they get out of them is increadible isn't it. The minute I gave her one we both relaxed. She was comforted and I wasn't nearly so stressed about her crying because I knew I could just give her the dummy and she'd relax. I tried to get rid of it and for one week we were both nervous wrecks so I gave in. I'll get rid of it when I can reason with her (!)

2labs, I too have a never ending list of reasons for why she doesn't sleep. I love new excuses, makes me feel like it's definately a temporary issue

Well, DD had over an hour on the sofa earlier. Actually woke her up at 5 thinking she wouldn't go down at 7 if I didn't. Hope tonight is as successful.

[PinkTulips]

we've just realised at 5.5 months old that the musical nightlight be jhad for dd that she was terrified of actually soothes ds and helps him get back to sleep! 5.5 months! and we never even tried the damn thing

is there a [d'oh] emoticon yet?

we've also discoered that just because he's awake doesn't mean he isn't perfectly happy to lie in his cot playing til he drops off again.

[cruisemum1]

I wish you all a glorious, heavenly, blissful, relaxing night's sleep, . ds settled in his cot at 7:30pm, jsut woke at 8:45 for a quick suck and I am hoping that that is it until at least 3 or 4...... Thigns are definitely improving so I am hanging on to that. i wish you all peace, joy nd sleep. Much, much sleep!
Ginger - wow wow wow!!! asleep in he cot! That is what I dream about . Long may it continue for you.

[REIDnotREEDorREAD]

DS seems to be getting back into his pre christmas illness sleep routine - bed at half 6 (usually takes 15 mins to be rocked to sleep but is always put down half awake - iyswim) dream feed at 10.45pm then sleeps til 6am ish.

his day time routine varies, though he mostly has 3-4 half hour naps, 1.5 - 2hours awake followed by a half hour nap which he has in his chair. seems to be working for the moment - until the MIL desides to take him out in his pram all day so he sleeps all day and then doesnt settle at all at night

[justJAM]

so come on own up....who jinxed me????
After posting that DD does not cry when she wakes, just chats (this has been true since birth, hardly ever even cries for food) and saying that I had a good couple of nights...DD woke up crying 3 times...now shush you lot, I can hear you laughing
am soooo tired.

Please someone tell me it's the 3 jabs she had on wednesday that have made her so not herself(she was cranky yesterday too)
Even if you are lying to make me feel better, I don't mind!!! really!!!

Hope everyone else had a good night

[cc21]

JJ its defo the jabs .

I have a confession to make...I've slept .
DD woke at 12 had quick b/f(went down about 8). Not bad 4 hours but that time usuually signifies several wake ups. However I woke at 7.30, ran into DD's room to find her playing with her cot play-gym thingy . Hope its the start of things to come but am doubtful, still the sleep was most welcome.

Thing is now I've confessed she's bound to be a sod all day and up all night.....

[justJAM]

I was just about to say CC "don't say it!!!!" it's the MN sleep thread curse, as soon as you say your LO is doing well, it goes tits up

Now, turn around 3 times saying the magic words "I take it back, I take it back, I take it back" lol

Seriously though, v glad you had a good night

[justJAM]

F**k me could I grin anymore on that post??? must be a manic grin from no sleep

[cruisemum1]

what is happening here?! ds went to bed at 7:30pm and then woke at the following times and fussed until he got my boob:
8:45pm - 9pm
9:15pm - 9:30pm
9:45pm - 10pm
10:35 - 12:15am!!
2.20am - 3:15am
3:50am to 5:00am after which I jsut kept him in bed wiht me
Pleaaaaassssseee tell me this is a growth spurt! He was attached to my boob virtually the whole night long.
I had thought I was doing well again after his cold etc but nooooooo!!!
I am mystified since he was dong 9 hrs at 9 weeks. What has happened to my perfect sleeper?

[justJAM]

big hugs cruise, that has to be growth spurt for sure...I wish I knew where our perfect sleepers have gone

[cruisemum1]

nownapping badly too.

[yummymummylu]

My DS went down at 8ish and slept soundly for an hour until he's dummy fell out so popped it back in and off he went to dreamland until he's df at 10.30.
After going to bed myself at 11ish he decided to wake at 1.40 for he's dummy! (bloody thing!)
Again at 3.30 when me and DP then decided to dicuss the best way to treat this sleep thing markly in not so quiet terms! lol Which then woke him up and would only be settled back by being giving 3oz of water as I refused to feed him milk as he wouldnt have fed this morning at 7! Which he took the whole bottle and slept soundly until 8.30.
So am feeling slight bug eye yet a bit refreshed, if there is ever a thing?!
Just a quick question are your LO in their own rooms or still sharing with you?
Am I evil pls tell me that I did right?!!! lol

[gingerninja]

Sh*t night here. She went to bed at 7 didn't hear a peep until 10.30 good start me thought. Settled with a bit of fussing my about 11.30 woke about 12.30 put her on her side, and again at 1.30. 2.30 woke for feed. back down at 3.00 did dirty nappy. Changed, and wide awake again. Decided to chat and squeel for about an hour. I was soooo knackered had a barny with DH for 'never hearing her' kicked him into the spare rom and she slept with me from 4.00 to 7.30 no problem. I've decided. It's men that are the problem.

Anyway, off to the nurse for her second round of injections this morning (we're a bit behind) that will give us another reason not to sleep eh?

[gingerninja]

snap Lu!!!

[yummymummylu]

Thank goodness Im not the only 1!!!