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!

@hollowtree also have a look at www.preciouslittlesleep.com/are-you-keeping-baby-awake-too-long/

Evening all.

Rough day here. A lot of crying because of this cold. But he did have an almost 3 hour nap this afternoon (longest he's done since he was a tiny newborn) and then had a very happy evening. Normally he hates the evening and grumps. So I spent all day having him cry, sleep and eat and then my OH got lots of smiles and play time. Tell me how that is fair!

He's just so blocked up. He's got snufflebabe rub on his feet and chest and saline up his nose but I can still hear him snorting. We are also alternating ibuprofen and paracetamol because he's just so miserable. Health visitor suspects he's teething as well.

Hi, everyone, we're an hour into feed #1 here. Sorry to hear about ask the poorly babies. Dd has a GP appointment later today because she's been having lots of green poos and the HV suspects it might be an allergy, although she feeds well and is gaining weight.

I really hope its not a cow's milk allergy, I'd hate to cut out dairy!

Am up second night in a row with DS, 16 month old, full of snot and cough and has a temp. Been alternating calpol and nurofen every 3 hours. I got three hours sleep last night. Currently rocking him back off after calpol at 2 and waiting 45 mins to take his temp again.

I’m so tired

So we’re up again after 25 minutes sleep. It’s getting ridiculous...

Hello all. Just checking in and catching up. So wasn't ready for tonight. My dad is staying with us, which is lovely and he's been amazing with the kids, but at night he wants to stay up late and drink wine - and for us to join him! Tried to explain why it's absolute necessity for me to get to bed at 9 to guarantee a few hours sleep but he wasn't really getting it.

@ceesado in your Google search did you come across the woman who was so sleep deprived she threw herself under a train?? I always kept returning to that one...

I struggle with nappy changes at night. DS usually poops mid feed, so it has to be done after he's fed which then wakes him again. I just changed him, as he was latching on again afterwards he farted loudly, I'm too tired to check if there was more to it but know I need to!

Sympathy to all those with poorly babies and others just generally having a rough night of it.

My mom is in town which is great, she's being a huge help and giving me lots of advice, esp with breastfeeding.

PercyPigs, one thing she said she used to do is feed from one breast, stop and change the nappy mid-feed, then feed us to sleep off the other one. Maybe you could try something like this, stopping the feed once he poos and finishing after?

I've just written 2 posts and my internet has crashed sending them grrrrr!!!! I was only trying to moan too, even my phone doesn't want to hear about it!

My ds had his 16 week jabs yesterday, so I had a v unhappy screaming baby all yesterday day and evening. He never normally cries so I think that made it even harder. He refuses calpol too so there isn't much I can do to help him, I've tried lots of times but he just gags and spits it out.

Just catching up...

@DryHeave I always do my 3am ish nappy change before a feed so that I can settle him afterwards by feeding him. No other tips though!

@hollowtree jealous of your two a night feed! Ha! But I expect it's down to the development stage which is a big one around this time. It messes with their sleep patterns.

Oh dear @NinaMarieP sounds rough. My ds is just coming out the other side of a cold and it's rough isn't it. Even if they are sleeping, it's like sleeping next to a Gruffalo with all that snorting and snoring.

So many tired mums and poorly little ones tonight. ☹️

This is feed #2 for me.

Dh brought him up just after midnight and he was shuffling until about 1:30 when I decided to feed and settle him. He then slept for...wait for it... 2.5 hours (!!!!! 🎈 🎉 🎊) before waking for his next feed! Whoop! Totes unheard of these days. I didn't sleep that long though.

It's coming up to the dreaded 5am time so he won't settle now for more than an hour. Hey ho.

Feed #4 here, it has not been a good night. My earlier Positive thinking really didn’t help

I have a sleeping baby but I'm wide awake!! I really need to put the phone down and try and sleep. I'm going to be dead on my feet tomorrow.

That's what I do @actino and @WhoAteAllthePercyPigs.

One boob, new nappy, second boob to sleep. But then he is always a two boob baby!

Tonight I got three hours in the spare room before the 1am feed. He then ended up in bed with me at 3ish and in my arm to sleep from 4ish. Feeding him again now, then hope he will sleep for another couple of hours.

Two 4 hr stints tonight. I even managed to sleep. DD is ready to start her day now though

Sending up dd to wake me up is a cruel start to the day. Thanks dh!

Whoops posted too early.

So up and dressed now he's left for work. Dd is off to breakfast club this morning so I can go to my postnatal fitness thing.

Finally a good night! I slept 2200-1, was up with Dd until 430, then we both slept until 715. This is much better than the night before when I was awake midnight-7ish.

I even got her to use the co-sleeper crib, which for the last 3 weeks had been a very expensive bedside table, as she refused to use it.

Anyone else feeling like a zombie today?

I’m trying to muster the energy to go in the shower to go see my sister but I just can’t move. Luckily DS is in a forgiving mood and is happy to cuddle

@meepmoop I feel your pain! Very sleepy here. Need a good night soon! It's way too long til the weekend 🙈 want to get out for a walk and fresh air but not sure it's going to happen before lunch!

@Meepmoop ME!!! Didn’t get ds to sleep until 2.25 am and he was awake again at 2.50 am... tried several times to put him in the cot as no problem drifting off when feeding and sleeping on me but once in his cot he wakes up after a couple of minutes... we then went to sleep for an hour from 3.45-4.45 am and when dp got up for work at 5.20 am we went back to the bedroom and I fed him lying down so I could rest, I definitely drifted off and we stayed in bed for a couple of hours.
What time do you take your lo to bed? My ds is 3 weeks old and we used to get a decent amount of sleep between 12-09 am but that’s gone out of the window. Do I need to try and get him to bed earlier? Or is it just a phase? I’m desperate for more sleep...

I'm feeling shattered too, just trying to motivate myself move to tidy the house and get us ready to go to the park. I always feel better if we have some fresh air.

I got 10.5hrs sleep last night in 3 chunks, so I feel more alive. Surely DD will be up every hour tonight to make up for it

I got 6 hours of sleep last night but I feel worse than when I get 4 hours. What is that all about?

My night wasn't too bad so I don't understand why I feel so utterly wiped today. But I think some days are just like that- other days I can feel vaguely normal on two hours of sleep! Had friends coming over to visit this afternoon but have cancelled them, going to spend afternoon in bed feeding, snuggling and hopefully sleeping.

Must say that there's an upside to having a newborn in winter- you feel less guilty about not leaving the house and staying in bed! My DD was born in June and there was something very depressing about sitting inside feeding whilst the sun shone brightly outside...

...but i probably won't be saying that in January when I'm feeling more up to getting out the house and the weather is miserable!