Still awake with newborn

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Part 2 ... everyone welcome

Feed #3 here. Actually woke up ds as he was writhing about with wind again. No way that was quality sleep for either of us. So some gripe water, some infacol EBRL and feeding later....here we are.

Lol at the ewan comments btw.

And Gimble those biscuits are my crack too. I've actually added them to my wish list!!

For DH hashtag no idea....although the easiest will be presents for him from ds.

Ordered ds his first stocking a couple of hours with a pouch for a letter from Santa.

Now back to the grandparents stockings......aargh

I’m still in denial here. Brought ds into bed with me thinking he’d settle. He’s still thrashing about but now it’s just next to me. He settles a little, looks like he’s asleep then out of nowhere just starts to wriggle again.

I have to be out of bed in an hour though. Dh is asleep downstairs so I just have to stay here.

Thanks guys.

I just don’t know. I think the whole breast is best is pushed perhaps too much in my area. Midwives basically said oh bf stops your child getting ill etc. I’d never forgive myself if I decided to switch to ff and something happened to DS it he got ill.

DS1 was ff from about 2 days old.

Wouldn’t be so bad if he fed solidly. He just headbuts my boobs and comes on and off and grunts and sticks his hands in his mouth after spitting boob out!

#feed 2 startedc at 0545, after DS attempted to wake at 0430 I popped the dummy back I. THough and e went back to sleep. 1.5 hours is not enough. We then had a lovely laying down fed thing going on. Until he came off in pain full of wind. No laying together dozing for me until DD wakes up. I'm now propped up on my equally uncomfortable pillows with DS asleep on me, watching the clock tick away the last chance of sleep for me before another day and night of just me and the DC's. only today there is no nursery. So will have to entertains DD while I attempt to get DS down to nap.

Might just try and shut my eyes for the last half hour and see if I can cat nap??

Oh god...
I risked the nappy change...
I think I need counselling after that.

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Woke at 5.45 and doesn't look like there's much chance of sleep happening. Had a poo change, multiple feeds but he's restless and ratty.

Loving the Ewan chat! We don't have one, instead we have a turtle thst plays soothing music, and drains batteries like a bastard. In this house we swear by Violet, whose left/right paw has been instrumental (ha!) in getting DD to sleep since she was very young. She's basically part of the family.

@ohb0ll0cks I agree with your point about the breaSt is best thing. DD still got colds etc even though I fed her for 13 months. All the ff babies I know progressed exactly the same and didn't seem to get more ill. My goal this time is 3 months I think.

DH just popped in to tell me he's been awake since 5am 'because it's windy outside'. ODFOD...

Oh and why did we have to mention those M&S biscuits?? I'd kill for a pack right now...

Love the emojis Gimble! Brilliant work especially when you're sleep deprived, I'm impressed!

Would maybe a dummy help? It’s not the bfing that’s the problem, it’s just that he won’t settle in his bed, and tbd relentlessness of being the only one that can feed him.

I’ve been so crap with DS1 too. I’m sick of saying ‘I can’t I’m feeding the baby’ every time he wants something. And being interrupted during his bedtime because DS2 wants s feed

Feed #4 here. Ds went down for 30min before being awoken by gas pains again.

Seriously what is going on.

Back on the boob.

Dh has gone to work.

Now I'm doing my usual routine of contemplating staying in bed or just getting up. I always get up. Not spent a day in bed as i usually feel restless..
Gotta go out at 1.30pm anyway.

Sigh.

Feels abit like groundhog day.

Managed to get DS back in his basket (sounds like a cat) at 0657 - DD's grow clocked pinged to the sun at 0700! No snooze for me. However myself and DD are lounging in the spare bed. Her with milk and the iPad (bad parent) and me with my eyes closed.

I don't think ohb0llocks one bottle a day would negated the rest of the BF.

Guilt will ride up your leg and bite you in the ass when least expecting, @Ohb0llocks. Did with me and it took me by surprise. With my dd who is now 5, I try and get her involved with stuff and I make sure I have 1 to 1 time with her. I even go as far as being really obvious about telling ds (my 10 week old) that I can’t do something because I’m helping dd. It’s all for her benefit of course, so she knows I put her first sometimes too.
I spend most of my time with her saying “gentle” “no, not in the face” “be nice” “don’t shout in his ear” “he doesn’t like that” ..... and so on 🙄

DD is ready to start her day, but I am bloody NOT!
Although we only had 2 wake ups so far, so I am not complaining (too much).

To all the breastfeeding mamas finding it tough, hang in there! Your babies are still learning how to do it and it will get easier, but totally make sure you don't end up with a bottle refuser like mine!
I had a tough start to my breastfeeding journey and remember sitting on the hospital bed when DD was readmitted as she was dehydrayed that this was IT.
BF is tough, but so is sterilising, making bottles. I couldn't be bothered!

I’m out most of today too. School run, meeting a friend for lunch, dd swimming lessons after school.

It’s days like this that ds just takes a back seat and I actually think he gets more rest that way because he’ll sleep in the car or the pushchair. Fingers crossed 🤞 it’s the same today.

Then it’s his swimming lesson tomorrow 😊

Ha ha Hashtag we're the same with DD - she loves cuddling her little brother but it's a risky activity!

Ugh DS on some kind of feeding binge. Might as well get up and get breakfast and caffeine. Another long day to get through. I hate this stage. I'm sick of taking it easy and recovering, I'm bored and am even missing work! DH is in his element, when DD in nursery he gets to have quality time with his Nintendo Switch. Paternity leave isn't exactly a hardship for him

I feel a little bit bad now
Ds has been sick twice this morning. I think that’s why he was so unsettled. I’m sorry, ds, for thinking you were just out to wreck my sleep 💤
Poor little mite. The cold goo is obviously getting to his stomach. Cuddles.

Had feeds every hour since 4am. Managed to get DS back to sleep at 6.30 but I couldn’t myself even though I am exhausted. Still no cot / basket / sleepyhead action. Tried a few times yesterday day time and was just screams after 5mins. Ahhh!

Todays task is how do I manage in a restaurant with a baby doesn’t sleep or who wont lie in his pram

Lovingtyrells I have the same issue. DD won't sleep in the pram and will only lay in it for about 5 minutes. Makes it very difficult going out for meals. I usually have to eat with one hand free..

I mean she will do her 33 min nap and wake up! She will lay in the pram if I engage with her, but that still buys me only a few minutes and not a solution in a restaurant!

I haven't tried with DS, think I'm too scared from all the failed attempts with DD when she was tiny. She's great now though.
I've just had one of those 'texts' you get from an aquaintance that you get when they really just want to show off.
'How are you getting on? Oh by the way my baby sleeps trough the night completely and has done since 8 weeks'
After the night I've had I was highly tempted to reply 'f@ck off'

Oh and DS is still asleep! Imagine the additional sleep I could have had if DH were here to have DD. 😧😴
I'm sure he still thinks it's nighttime.
Saying that at night he seems to wake every two hours, but in the day he can go for up to 4/5hiurs and I have to wake him!! Urgh!!

@Toonew Urgh that is not a text I would appreciate receiving either!

DS is fussiest he has ever been today. On and off the boob, screaming when not on it. Scratching my chest with his little hands and flailing his arms and legs. Looks like another long day and night, I'm exhausted. Think I will be eating a lot of junk to get me through 🙈

Good luck with the restaurant @LovingTyrells, hopefully baby will be compliant! Perhaps you need to take EBLL along 😂

Same here toonew. Better when out and about.

Toonew I get this with my work colleagues. Constant showing off that their kids sleep through or LOVE their pram when my DD used to scream blue murder in it, that they can nearly sit up on their own (at 10 weeks- yeah, right...) and are just as good as gold.
Sometimes I think these mothers lie to make us think they're finding motherhood easy when in fact it's bloody hard for the majority of us. I'm not going to lie.

It is hard isn't it! Why can't we all just support each other and admit when it's hard!

I have a 'friend' whose DD is the same age as mine. In the very early days, when I was going insane from no sleep, what were her words of support? 'Oh, my DD sleeps so well I have to set an alarm clock to wake me up!'