'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!!

pistachio - my sympathies are with you... you are not alone............

Better night last night than previous two. The problem at mo is getting her to settle for her first sleep stint, whereas before that bit was okay . Wjy do they change things just as you thing part of what your doing is okay???

DH had the great suggestion of bringing her down and letting her watch TV with us, that way she'd just fall asleep on her own . I do worry that after 22 weeks he hasn't grasped that I'm trying to keep a routine of keeping her upstairs once she's put to bed - even if it does mean me hovering on the landing/stairs for a couple of hours

I had the same with DH with naps - it was a saturday and he said he'd give me a break, told me to have a bath and relax...lovely I thought - he waited till DD was completely overtired before trying to put her down for a nap, as a result she cried big time when he tried to put her down, so he picked her back up, poked his head around the bathroom door (where I wasn't at all relaxed as could hear DD crying) and said
"she's not at all tired so I'm taking her back down"
this was me -
and when I pointed out it's because she was so tired she was crying and could he please take her back to her cot I was accused of being obsessive and controlling where DD is concerned but also a bit because I know I'm guilty of doing that to DH.
He said the other day "she's my daughter too you know!"

Just been directed to this thread from another. DD born in Sep 06 and feeds basically all night - she used to feed 3 or 4 times a night, which is OK, but not great, but for the last 3 weeks it has been typically 6 to 8 times (10 last night!) I'm b/fing and can't get her to take a bottle / dummy / anything. Moan moan! She usually naps for about an hour in the day if i push her around in the buggy and that's it. Goes to bed OK about 7 or 8pm. then has her longest sleep period, often until 11ish, then wakes every 40mins to an hour until she wants to get up about 6.30 - am going slowly potty. Back to work in 3 weeks, so getting worried...

rat99 - you have my son!!!!!

rat - ds born 7th sept. was going for 9 hrs per night. then 1 - 2 hourly now sometimes 1 hrly, sometimes (like last night 3 hlrly) I gave him some baby rice today. He could not stop eating it. I am not waiting until 6mths. The boy ishungry!!!

more later - bathtime

Welcome Rat, glad you could join us. We moan moan moan on this thread so you're in good company.

CC and JustJam, LOL at your DH's efforts. Mine is exactly the same. Whenever I try to do something I can hear her getting tired and ratty and I say to DH try and keep it calm but he takes her being ratty as wanting to be entertained louder with a spot more bouncing and poking!

Cruise, 3 hours. Lucky bug*er! PS My DD born on 7th too

She's gone to sleep but has been especially cranky today. Teeth are playing up I think. Here's to a more restful sleep.

CC21, meant to say. No fricking clue. My DD is constantly re-writing the rules just to wind me up

evening all! Pistachio - we, on this thread, are all wondering what ha happened to our beautiful peaceful sleepers. 4 month misery I call it .
cc21 - at your dh! Mine thinks that ds loves to be bounced up and down while listening to Genesis/Pink Floyd. "It relaxes him - looke, he's quiet isn't he?" Of course he's bloody quiet! The poor child is traumatised!!!!!
JJ - grrrr to your dh too! Mine often uses the "there's not only one parent raising our children you know". Really? Seems to be that way most of the time......
Ginger - It must be a astrological thing them .

have a plan though.
I am gonna start phasing in ff and decreasing bf. Then introduce solids. ds gazes longingly at me as I eat and I am starting to feel guilty! Gave him baby rice today and he was in 7th heaven!!! Screamed when the spoon was removed. Then once I have totally stopped bf (in around 4 weeks or so) the boob to sleep routine won't be an option. I shall have to let him yell a bit I think but we will all be alot happier for it in the long run. That's my plan anyway. Watch this space for progress reports.........
I wish you all a peaceful nights sleep

DD has been in bed 20 mins, went in awake but not a peep since I came downstairs so I've just checked she's fast-a-bo-bo's

I just don't get it, I really don't she's been appalling around this time the past few nights. God only knows how she'll be tonight, my head hurts trying to figure out a pattern

ginger - with you on the teething theory though. ds very out of sorts today and biting my nips with his gums (ouch!) and chomping on my fingers with vigour!

cc - congrats . Maybe.... just maybe..... I won't say it....!

Cruise, I have been phasing in formula for past week or so. Doing it gradually so my boobs don't expolde and replacing a feed every few days. Have to admit I am reluctant to drop the bedtime feed and night feeds coz I dread the idea of having to warm bottles at 3am!!!!

cc - me too. But I am hoping by then that he won't be waking for them

pmsl cruise - you wish!!! I wish too

It's good when you have a plan cruise and I think it's a good one lol at your DH and the whole bouncing/pink floyd thing
Ginger, glad it's not just my DH who thinks that crying means "please shake something an inch from my face continuously" lol
DD is teething too, makes her v ratty

Haven't posted for a couple of days but sad to say we're still sleepless. Wow this is really a popular thread now isn't it?! My ds must be one of the older ones at 24 weeks... Till yesterday he was taking a full feed a couple of times during the night so I figured fair enough he's hungry - but last night he was just nibbling away. Still, at least it got him back to sleep. And for the first time ever he's starting to refuse his dummy . I don't know whether to be pleased he's not addicted to it or scared that it's one weapon lost from my arsenal .

We tried the odd bedtime bottle of formula a while ago but he woke up at exactly the same times as before so I've ditched that plan. Hope you have more success cruisemum and cc!

He's been up a couple of times tonight since 7pm - the last time he went from zero to this awful bloodcurdling screaming in half a second, which had both me and dh jumping up from the sofa and running upstairs imagining he'd got his head stuck in the cot bars or something ... normally he chunters a bit first and works himself up. He soon calmed down though. No idea what that was about!

2labs - teeth?!

could be, could be... I'll add that to the list . There's no sign of any toothypegs though and I've tried teething gel on him with no apparent effect, but you never know.

His cold seems to have gone now so I can't use that as an excuse any more.

well it looks like Ive come into the right place!!! Dd2 is 23weeks this week and Ive hardly had any sleep for errrrrrr 4 weeks!!! Not as bad some of you poor girls, . I had to come in here if they were !!!

She was starting to go through ; 7pm bedtime , dreamfeed at 11 & then all the way till 6:30. It was bliss, I felt me again , I didnt know myself as dd1 NEVER EVER went through till 9-10 mths. Then it all went pear shaped and we have been up 2:30 , 3:30 , 5:30 , 6:30. Although last night after much shorter naps during the day , she didnt do her usual "Im up and ready mum" from 3am !!!!

I am beside myself and life seems to have taken a hiatus for now , except for groundhog day nursury runs and living in my kitchen/conservatory/playroom in Pjs.

Im a qaurter version of myself and I hope it doesnt stay this way.

Although saying all that I love my girls and I love saying that.

welcome melsy

hi just jam , thank you !

I bow to a fellow 'all nighter' Melsy. What still amazes me is why anyone does this more than once! Are you all gluttens for punishment or what?

2labs, defo sounds like teeth to me. We're having some of that here. Perfectly fine and happy then screaming the house down clawing at ears and in the middle of the night.

It's cold tonight. Another reason for waking up at all hours? Think it'll be two blankets over the sleeping bag tonight! Nighty night

melsy - you fit in perfectly. You meet all our rigid criteria. You have passed the induction test. So sorry to welcome you.....