The great non-sleepers... continued (again 😴)

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

My DS is six 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 😂

Well, it's official: the 4 month regression has hit us. The hourly wakings I can maybe just about the handle. The lack of naps? No. Just no. He will only catnap and then get massively overtired. Trying to get him to sleep in the sling and he is fighting it so hard. Feel close to tears myself. I'm so incredibly bone meltingly exhausted.

What makes it worse is tomorrow I'm having a tooth out so dreading that, then Friday I'm attempting potty training with my DD. But DH away Friday and Saturday so initially it's all on me. I just don't think I have the stamina for it - not if the next few nights are as bad as the rest of the week has been. But I've been delaying it for so long and it really is the best weekend (in terms of no plans) to do it.

Sorry to whinge. Just feeling a bit sorry for myself!

In happier news...i bought a pineapple bag from Primark today. Absolutely didn't need it, but just looking at it makes me smile...

Ok he's finally asleep. So I'm lying down too. DH can deal with DD...

And...he's awake again. And wailing. FML.

You have my deepest sympathy, @WhoAteAllThePercyPigs. 4 month regression is an absolute twt.
DD fought every single nap ans cried her eyes out.
I love your pineapple bag, too! I havw always had a thing for pineapples as strange as that sounds 🙈

DD has been a pain today. Refused to sleep in the pram, so she got overtired and cried her eyes out! She's behaving like a newborn which, apparently, is a sign of leap 3883843 (there are so many, right?!)
She did well last night, so I am not complaining too much, just hoping she hasn't fallen out with thw pram again!

The four month regression is the absolute pits. It passed for us so I hope it does for you as well Percy and quickly!

My LO has had crap naps today, and has done 2 x 30 minutes since we got home at 5, both times woke up howling because I'd been coughing. He's asleep on me again and he smells like sick but I haven't been able to investigate for fear of waking him...

I've been trying to get dd down for an hour. I'm sitting here sobbing. I'm shattered. I'm hungry. Nobody gives a shit about me !

Frozenmargarita can you leave her for 2 minutes to get some toast or a cereal bar? It's no gourmet meal but it might tide you over.

DS just threw us all the calpol I gave him so looks like another long night

I don't have any of those kind of things in the house. I'm doing slimming world at the moment.

I came downstairs and my face is all red from crying and my husband was like 'what's wrong'. I couldn't even speak. He had been tidying but has left it more of a mess. He just announced he's going to McDonald's so I've just come up to bed.

Ds was really tired, got him to sleep, slept on me for 20minutes now he's wide awake. Why won't he sleep!?! Dh is out not that he would do anything to help

Thanks for the kind words all. Hope you're ok and have managed to eat something @frozen. Sure it's great for the dieting morale, your DH heading to Maccy D's!

In the end DH came back from nursery pick up and took DS out for a walk, during which he eventually fell asleep. So he got about 45 minutes which has helped.

Just feeding him now and dreading the night ahead...

@WhoAteAllthePercyPigs nope :( I'm in bed reading MN. Really sad. He's just ignoring me.

DS keeps waking up screaming, real proper full body screaming it's awful. I've given him nurofen and rubbed some teething gel on his gums but I don't know what else to do. I'm so tired already and it's only 9.15.

Sorry it's not looking great for others to. Hopefully they're being fussy now to get it out the way and they'll be perfect later. Trying a bit of positive thinking

Oh poor thing @Meepmoop ;(

@nina
Your DH is an angel.
I had pneumonia in both lungs over Xmas. Doctor wanted to send me to hospital for over night monitoring because of asthma; I explained I was ebf dd2 and I couldn’t and he agreed to let me go home if I had complete bed rest... ha! AH slept his normal 8 hours and I was still doing everything; coughing the baby awake a 100 times a night etc - really sympathise with that one - and of course taking care of dd1. It was horrific but my mum came to help thank god and it’s probably the only reason I didn’t put AH to bed with a shovel....

@frozen
Hope you’re ok

@UtterlyConfused111 I just feel so alone with it. I have pnd but when I have a bad day he just ignores me. It makes it worse. I've explained it to him but he says it's the only way he can deal with it. I don't really have anyone else to talk to. I'm shattered and so sad.

Checking in early as I can tell tonight is going to be rough.

DS full of wind and won't feed, tried gripe water but not helping.

I'm exhausted already

To transfer or not to transfer that is the question? I'm torn between wanting my bed and not risking moving and waking DS.

Sorry your feeling alone @FrozenMargarita17 were here for you! I know it's not the same as RL but we're here.

It's a shame we are not close to each other to give real life support.

and for everyone with assholes in their life right now!

My OH very firmly has said tonight that he's going to bed with the baby and I'm relegated to the spare room again to avoid a repeat of last night.

I think it's fucking awful how so many men think it's ok to sleep all night and leave their wife/partner to struggle. Double pneumonia I mean what the actual fuck I am absolutely fucking raging on your behalf.

@Meepmoop it does make me feel a bit better that someone is listening on here. X

Nina he sounds lovely

frozen sorry your feeling like that and ah isn't helping or supporting you how you need. I know it's not the same but I agree with meep you have us to talk to about it, and we understand what it's like. It might not feel like it but you are doing an amazing job.

Sounds like a rubbish start for lots if us. Ds feel asleep and I managed to put him down at 8:50, he's already woken up once. It's going to be a tough night, and dh is up really early for his flight and will wake me and probably ds up being noisy

utterly I can't believe that!! Dh can be an ah but would look after me if I was that ill.

Ds is asleep but I’m up as I have leaky boob so have got the pump out... ds didn’t do great on naps today (4 months exactly yesterday😊) so was overtired and fighting sleep but eventually settled on me at 8 pm, transferred him to carrycot at 10 pm but woke and dp sat with him for a while but had a short feed before we went to bed at 10.45 pm, he then lasted 2 hrs and had another quick feed. I never get up in the night to express, perhaps early mornings and I just want to get back to bed but I won’t be surprised if ds wakes just as I go back to sleep...
Took ds to a photo shoot yesterday, it was one of those offers from a photographer that works worth bounty, the offer is to get shots done at 4,8 and 12 months - so 3 photos in total for £30 but they are obviously keen for you to purchase further photographs which I really don’t want to do but I’m viewing the pictures tomorrow and I’m sure it’s going to be hard to resist choosing more than one photo...
@frozen I’m glad you found this thread, it’s tough on us all at times but for some more than others however we can all relate to one another and it’s amazing what a few comforting words can do. Hope you are okay and got something to eat, I wish your dp was more supportive.

Up again.

DS struggling to take milk, I'm guessing because of wind.

I can hear his stomach gurgling as he tries.

Keep trying to wind but nada, and I can tell he's hungry.

I've been Googling and could be a variety of things; reflux, dairy intolerance?!

Anyone had anything similar x