Still awake with newborn

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Part 2 ... everyone welcome

@Jellybabie3 one bottle of formula in the evenings.
I tried expressing but just couldn’t find the time when I wasn’t feeding ds or running around after dd. Or it was when I could be sleeping. It’s worked quite well though. Means that dh can confidently look after him if I’m not around and not worry about having enough expressed.

Welcome newbies!

Rockandrollwithit - have you tried slings? They are very useful for clingy babies! I have one and it’s great for the morning school walk too.

Made it from the last thread. Clingy non sleeping ten week old in tow!

Ah ok hashtag sounds like a good plan for you to get some rest. My friend sent me the attached which made me chuckle....

there you are!

DS2 is downstairs with DP (or he will be when he’s finished his feed) so I can get some shut eye. Will be testing Ewan again when he comes back up! Fingers crossed eh!

Little G has had his first bath tonight too. Eventful day for him!

I'm back!

Mine is 7 weeks and does not sleep daytime! Finally got her down in the third try at 9pm.

Hoping to do better than last night when was up from 3am-7am :(

Hashtag I do one formula in the evening. I feel very guilty but just can't seem to express anything

Evening all, I'm an hour into bed time struggles with ds. I say struggles but it's more cuddles and feeding until he gives in. He's been off form the past few days, I think we have hit a new phase. His feeding is poor in the day time which means he wants to feed every 1-2 hours in the night. Poor lamb.

Hello, DS is 4 weeks today and I am ready to shoot myself through the eyes with tiredness.

We are trying to get him into a degree of a routine, it worked well with DD but he is literally awake when he should be asleep and vice versa.

I’m so tired I’ve got crying impotence, where you want to cry but you can’t “get it up”.

Hi all! I have a 2 day old bub who is actually not too bad right now (jinxed it) and my 2 1/2 year old who had totally regressed and is never asleep!

Can I join?

My DS is just over 6 weeks. He too is a difficult napper, but once he finally gives in to sleep, he can nap for a good couple of hours. Night time is a little better once he finally drifts off (watch me jinx it) but he’s forever fighting sleep.

When did you start introducing a routine?

Great to see everyone on the thread.

Haha Jellybabie3, that’s too funny. I reckon that facial expression could be used for so much.

“My face when my husband gets home, my dd and I have been waiting to eat, and he announces he’s already eaten dinner”

“My face when we all sit down to eat the dinner I’ve made, and dd takes one look at it and states she ‘does not like it’”

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Hi GinUnicorn. I used to feel guilty but I’m just too tired now to think about it. Ds doesn’t seem to mind it so I’ve moved on emotionally!

Don’t feel guilty, just enjoy the few hours you get to yourself so you can rebuild in preparation for the next day!

Ven83 I’m on the mind that routine is probably more helpful for me than ds at his age. To some extent I let him decide when to sleep in the day and I can start to see a pattern emerging (more awake in the mornings and sleepy in the afternoons). At night time I go to bed and he has a feed from me about 7pm then a formula around 9-10pm and then back with me about midnight. Tonight it was 23:30, last night I think it was 00:30 so kinda varies.
To some extent he does have to work around us in the day because of my dd school runs etc.

So this is night feed #1.
Feeding in progress. Ewan’s trusty back left leg has been deployed. Here’s hoping we all have a settled night! 👍🏻

Thanks hashtag- hard being a Mum sometimes- lots of opportunity to feel guilty

Mine is awake feeding and just set off sound sleeper app to resettle her. Finger crossed x

Hello, can I join?

My DD is 4 weeks today, she arrived 5 weeks early. Some nights she is an angel other nights like tonight I think she likes to see how much endurance I have.

Tonight I’ve given her a bottle but she isn’t taking any of it, she just stares at me. When I remove the bottle because it’s dribbling down her chin she screams at me. Does anyone have tips on how to deal with this?

Yay everyone is here! Hello hashtag hope you had a good sleep?

So i am on a feed. Question- if this is the first one after the one that got him down (10.40pm) is this feed one or two??

Telling my eyes to stay open.....do it.....no...open.....stay.....feck.....might be cosleeping.....feck.....

Feed #2 here for me.
Aaaaaand it was 3hours 36 mins since the last feed! Whoop whoop! Huge improvement on 1-2 hours of last night 🙌

Jellybabie3 hmmm I’d say it was the first wake up but I guess it depends on how you count it.

Hello theotherendofthesockportal , and welcome to the conversation!

Wow! 5 weeks early, that must have taken you by surprise! Is all well with your dd now?

As for feeding advice, I’m not sure. She obviously takes comfort in knowing the bottle is there for her to cry when it is taken away. (Super frustrating for you!).
When my dd (she’s now 5) was taking the bottle, she would only have it when it was really warm - almost too warm to feel comfortable with (but not hot). Have you tried different temperatures? Or maybe putting a few drops in her mouth so she definitely knows what it is? I’m sorry I’m not much help.
Is your dd putting on weight? Have you spoken to your HV about it?

Yay! Mine was 4 hours whoop whoop!! high fives baby who looks nonplussed happy after last nights disaster/meltdown. Feel smug and reminding myself to point out to dh it was his fault he had a bad night.....

Are you cosleeping Jellybabie3?
It’s become a bit of a habit now that on the third feed I feed lying down because I just struggle so much with arranging the pillows into a comfortable shape to sit upright for a third time in the night. So I end up co sleeping from that feed which is normally 5am ish (hopefully later tonight/this morning as he has slept a little longer than normal. It’s only one foot difference in distance from where he normally sleeps (in the attached snuzpod) but he seems to be more settled knowing he’s that little bit closer. Love him 😍.i am however less settled knowing he’s that little bit closer and on my bed!

Haha Jellybabie3, babies just don’t seem to appreciate how much difference that extra hour or two makes!
And yes, do not fail to advise dh of the latest situation and conclusion!! 😂