The great non-sleepers, newborn and beyond.

[NinaMarieP]

Thread number four (I think).

Welcome to all past posters and any new ones who are also up at all hours!

I have been trying to feed DS to sleep for over an hour. He won't sleep do DH has taken him in the sling for an hour to see if he can settle him. I can still hear DS crying so don't really want to go to sleep just to be woken up in five mins... Looks like it will be a long night here.

DS giggled for the first time today though 😍

I am having another one of my 'talking out of me arse' sleep deprived moments. Feel so rough. Nose is dripping all the time.

@Jellybean The giggles are the best. It's what gives me a little hope that it does get better.

I'm joining this thread as my dd is 5 months and doesn't sleep unless bounced on a gym ball for ages being sang twinkle twinkle little star. Then trying to put her down once she is asleep is a full blown mission that usually ends in tears and me back on the gym ball.

She's a trooper who would fight sleep for days if left to her own devices.

Obviously cue DM and MIL handy tips of "just put her in her cot she will fall asleep eventually"

LO is full of the cold and screamed blue murder most of this morning! But he had a super happy evening to make up for it - until he spent more than an hour after his last feed struggling to get to sleep.

He's in his snuzpod finally though and I'm off to bed as well, anticipating a rough night!

Hi @kleokat, welcome! Your baby sounds a lot like DS. He is four months but gym ball has stopped working for us. Nothing working tonight. I have got him back already 🙈 Having to sit up feeding him as he won't fall asleep laying down or in the sling 🙈
@AMagdalena yes the giggles are beautiful 😍 it definitely helps you get through the tough times!

@Kleokat Welcome! You will fit right in.

3 attempts to put DD down- failed 3 times.
On the boob again, then.

Took us two attempts to get him down for the night and he woke up after less than 45 minutes and started howling almost instantly... definitely going to be a long night! But is it sleep regression truly hitting or is it just this cold he's got?

@Nina Sleep regression hit us at 12 weeks and the only thing that gets me a little sleep is co-sleeping. DD is 18 weeks.
She was doing 5-6 stretches prior to that. I the cot

Anyway, I'll try and get some rest despite sneezing every 5

We’ve had significantly less nap time today so I’m not feeling very optimistic for tonight

DS is 18weeks and he’s definitely hit the 4 month regression

Reflux is ruining our lives. The walk in centre can't prescribe the gaviscon. I need to see the GP, so I need an emergency appointment tomorrow. DD is screaming in pain, I'm crying and DH looks like he is about to cry too - and it takes a lot to break him.

@theotherendofthesockportal sorry to hear the difficulties you’ve having at the moment, I hope you can get an early go appointment tomorrow.
Ds has slept loads today so I wonder what the night will be like... we have yet to go to bed.
I think my ds is having issues with reflux too, although I don’t know that much about it but for the last week he’s been bringing up milk and he coughs/chokes while he’s on the breast, this I’ve noticed happens regularly now. Does this sound like reflux? What can I do to help him?
Another question, how often do you get your lo’s weighed? I'm thinking of going to the weigh in next Monday, it’ll then be 17 days since the hv weighed ds and she’s back on the 3 January.

@theotherendofthesockportal sorry to hear things are so tough for you guys at the moment. I don't really know what to say, and in fear of sounding a bit patronising, I do want to tell you that this is just a phase and a moment in time. It will pass. It may seem like forever, but it will pass. Just take a day at a time at the moment. Try and get rest between you and dh. There's no point you both getting tired. Only one to see to your lo each time rather than both of you. Schedule some time out for each of you. Just take each day and this tricky phase will pass, I promise. Big hugs.

@Sakura03 we weigh monthly here. We live fairly rural so the clinics are monthly. I can go somewhere else to weigh more frequently but HV said there was no need, unless I was concerned about his weight or he started to drop in centiles.

Feed #1 and we are off to a good start because it's past midnight. So far, better than yesterday. (Trying to stay positive)

Dh said he's very windy. Restless and farty. It might be a tricky night.

Extra squally baby tonight. It's taken me an hour to settle her (on me, not in her crib) after a feed. And I know she'll wake up for another feed in 2 hours and the whole thing starts again. I want to blame the supermoon but I think it's my fault for getting cocky after a few good nights.

DS thinks now is a good time to chat. She just will not sleep.

We’re up again after 57 minutes sleep. Ds has just done a massive poo while feeding so he’ll be screaming the house down when we go and change his nappy.

Hello all, may I join? I have a 9 day old, and of the last few nights are anything to go by, I’ll be feeding all through the night. DH has brought me a insulated mug of cocoa and a glass of water and got himself off to sleep. Up to go out in the morning as well, so won’t be able to catch up on sleep then as I usually do.

DS did a massive wee as soon as I removed his nappy so he got soaked, then brought milk back up... now back feeding and he’s filled his nappy again🙈🙈🙈

Welcome @NonStopDisco

Goddamit, I should know better by now but just tried to settle her in her crib after an hour soundly asleep on my chest. Instantly wide awake and about to kick off. Back on me it is then.

Hi everyone, can I join in? I have a 6 week old daughter who has decided she will only settle on me for the last few nights. She's been awake on and off since 9.30pm (approximately every 30ish mins) and now I've just fed her and got her back to sleep on me but I know as soon as I try and put her down she will be wide awake again! Tell me it gets easier at some point...