Non-sleepers unite...

[Jellybean2017]

New thread for night (and daytime!) chatter for those awake more than they'd like with a non sleeping baby/child 😊

My DS is five months. First baby likely to be only baby if I don't start getting more sleep He is a nap and sleep fighter but incredibly cute so I choose to forgive him 😂

Up with Ds for the 4th time since midnight 😩 I've forgotten what it's like to sleep more than an hour in one go

Oh and DH snoring away peacefully right next to us, would it be wrong to kick him?

@Jellybean2017 @lizzlebizzle33
My eyes are burning too!

I took over from DH at 1:30am so I've got a 3hr sleep under my belt DS was flat out asleep on his shoulder and managed to lower him into my arms and stayed asleep

After an of plucking up the courage I lowered him into the Moses basket he instantly spit up woke him himself up all snorty and congested sounding so changed nappy and he spit up another 2times just fed him he took 3oz now squirmy in my arms with eyes shut.

Getting fed up of living downstairs but no point me struggling to stay awake upstairs in the bedroom sat up uncomfortable, until he's sleeping a couple of hrs a time not in our arms I just don't see it happening anytime soon I'd kill to have him sleep in crib/Moses for even just 1hr intervals

My mum been with us since Sunday so meant lots of help and occasional rest whilst DH been at work but she's going home tomorrow and I'm dreading it going back to being awake from 1am-10pm everyday again is going to be brutal! But st the same time having her here means evenings with DH aren't our own and he sees my mum being here as oh I have company so will just spend the evening glued to his phone talking to his mates.

Fed up!

Oh I feel your pain, I do, I've only just moved 3 mo old Ds and I up to the bedroom after 3 months on the sofa with him in travel cot/on me.
It was so nice to get to sleep in bed again but then we encountered a new problem, DH snoring keeps waking him up now!!

I'm up everything he stirs, I can't let him make too much noise as he will wake ds1 up (20 mo) and THAT will be a nightmare.

I'm glad you have had your mum there to stay and help you, but it will be nice to get your evenings back, in between all the feeding, spitting up and changing that is.x

How is my baby 3 months old and still waking 3/4 a night. My 3yo went to sleep early last night so will probably wake up in 2 hours max as well. I'm so tired. I've aged another 10 years!

And we are all up for the day!

😩 sorry @MrsGB2225. I would be to if it wasn't for a little trick o have learnt, when I hear ds1 chatting away all awake I pick up ds2 and bring him into bed with me do DH has to get up with ds1 😂

I have the stingy eyes too.

DS2 continued to be up every hour then DS1 came in at half 5.

I'm knackered. I'd kill to be able to hand over for a few hours but having a bottle refuser means I must be available all the time

This sleep deprivation and exhaustion is awful, for all of us, there's a reason they use it as torture. I'd love for us all to get a break.

@lizzlebizzle33 bizarrely makes me feel better I'm not the only living room dweller just miss being with my DH so much it's hard to see an end in sight no matter what you try with the Drs recommendations that he still can't bare laying down longer than an hour aided with a reflux wedge pillow before that he didn't last 10mins unless absolutely exhausted

whoateallthepercypigs hope you got some sleep. Sleep deprivation is awful, I felt really rotten a couple of days ago and all logic thinking goes out of the window.
Hope you all got some sleep.
We had a good night by our standards. In bed by 11 pm and up just after 2 am, then for the first time ever it only took 30 mins before ds was back asleep in his cot. I kept thinking it was too good to be true and expected him to wake up within minutes but he slept until 5.20 am. By then he needed a change and a feed -did a 💩 so another change and I took him into our bed to feed lying down/sleeping as dp had got up for work. We got up 8.15 and are doing a last feed before getting ready to go into town for coffee and cake with a friend. It looks so cold out there. I feel quite energised but I also know that tonight could be completely different so I’m making the most of it. We’re off to Denmark on an early flight Friday morning this time without dp so I hope it goes okay. Last time it went really well but then he didn’t sleep during the night and I was knackered...
Hope you all have a nice day. I’m loving the weaning chat too, ds is only 12 weeks so will be a while before we can start but I think I will purée as a gentle start and then introduce child let weaning.
user can you do some feeding lying down now and then to get some rest?

Sorry to hear so many are still having issues with reflux and unputdownables keep going it has to end at some point! It sucks but it's not forever, that's what I keep telling myself anyway...

A lot of wake ups last night but I'm putting it down to his second vaccinations yesterday and a second couple of teeth coming through.On a positive note we managed drowsy but awake put downs twice last night! With lots of shushing.😐
Also managed to put him down for a couple of naps recently which has been interesting, although the naps don't last as long small steps!

Question: so im used to feeding on demand with breastfeeding but now we’ve moved to bottles I’m trying to stick to some kind of schedule so I don’t over feed him. But what if, like today he screams 2 hours after last feed and nothing but food will do? Or like last night where he woke up several times ‘hungry’? I’m still able to breastfeed a little but that’ll end soon so need to know whether to try and console without food which doesn’t seem to work or just except he may have several more bottles a day than recommended? It’s more complicated with formula and he seems to be making up for lost time! im sure he's put on weight already (which is great!) 😦🤔😖

Hi everyone
Haven’t posted for a few days as LO was intent on sleep theivery. She tricked me by sleeping through till 6am three days last week and then again it all went to pot since Friday. Hourly wakes ups, gas, middle of the night poos, dummy drops and super hungry feeds. And of course waking up in the middle of the night giggling..
I’m so tired....

@emberblu
I recently transitioned to the bottle. I was initially feeding every three hours and now it’s every four hours. Seems to be working.... during the day. She’s turned into a giant baby. I’m not even joking. I’m quite small and DD1 was small too; and is now thin but tall. DD2 looks like one of those fat Buddha things at Chinese restaurants....all cheeks and fat rolls.
She’s 7kg, at 4 months. She’s super hungry too and I think maybe the bottle isn’t enough for her anymore. I don’t want to wean till at least 23 weeks if I can help it...but somebody mentioned “hungry baby formula” to me. Anybody have thoughts or experience of this?
I’m so desperate for some sleep that I’m thinking of introducing a bottle of it at night in the hope that she’ll go a bit longer....is this wrong? I just want to be able to have a couple of hours....

I hate being right! 2am feed then 5am wake up crying and only one hour at a time after that!

UtterlyConfused thanks for sharing your experience :) I have heard that hungry baby formula is not recommended as it makes them expect that amount iyswim? But I don't have experience of it I'm afraid. If your lo is 4 months and is interested in food and physically capable of eating it then I would just give her a spoonful here and there but that's just me. Ds has teeth and loves watching us eat, he's had tastes of several things off my finger and he's only just coming up to 4 months. But that's just us, everyone has their own way and time of properly weaning.
How many oz are you giving her at a time? If she's naturally bigger and growing quickly maybe she wants more? 🤷🏻‍♀️
Since she's slept through several times I'd say you're doing great and sure she'll do it more and more 😊

Good night here
My boobs woke me up at 3.15am (DD had been asleep foe 6hrs at that point), so she got a dream feed 😂 DH woke us up 2 hrs later, but then we slelt till 8.50am 🙈 Hadn't had that much sleep in ages!
Having said that, I will probably get zero sleep tonight so that I don't get used to feeling rested 😁

We've already been to the veg market to get weaning supplies and DD had a nap on the way back.

amagdalena that sounds like bliss! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

DS2 has fallen asleep after his tea time feed, this is not part of the normal routine! DH is having to bath DS1 as I'm stuck under the baby. Will try and move him in a minute though, I have to do bedtime with DS1

I'm so fed up of having to go to bed at 7.

On bedtime feed here. We've only had two half hour naps so expecting lots of wake ups tonight.

I think DS has reached a record for distance peeing. Heard an oh no from DH to find it out the room on the hallway carpet. Also on the door, wall and nursery floor.

Avocado went down well yesterday (and made his poo smell like avocado this morning apparently!)

He had some bread from me and his grandparents at lunch as we were out at a cafe and he was basically begging, staring and trying to grab our plates!! He's then had sweetcorn tonight and had to have a shower after he made that much of a mess. He is definitely loving the food. So far it's making no difference to sleeping overnight but maybe one day???

meepmoop that's impressive!

NinamarieP how lovely he's enjoying food so much, fingers crossed it helps with the sleep soon.

I tried to put DS2 straight to bed and he immediately woke up! But at least he had a bath and we got rid of the baby cheese before bed :)

@emberblu
Thank you....
Spoke to the HV today and she said also that hungry baby formula wasn’t the way to go and since she was doing more than 2 hours it wasn’t needed... if she seemed hungry then maybe early weaning is the way to go....
@jellybean
Oh I’m so with you! So fed up of not having an evening

I can't sleep again. It's so frustrating, DS has been asleep for an hour and a half and I've not been able to get any. I just know as soon as I fall asleep he will wake.