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

[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 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 😂

@MummyCuddlesSolveEverything same here, ds2 I don't think has napped for more than 2x 20 minutes today, and I still couldn't get him to bed til just now. It's been a long hard day. I just hope we get some sleep tonight, I don't even care if I have to co sleep, I'm too tired to protest it.

God luck to you all tonight.x

@NinaMarieP that's my son every night atm. He's 7.5 months (adjusted for wonder weeks£ So glad to know I'm not alone with a kid who wakes so regularly. Do you breast feed?. The constant waking is madness. I'm so sorry you're so exhausted.

Dd is up with us. We put her down at 6:30 and she just kept waking. She's had huge naps today I guess to compensate for last night. Dh is having her overnight I've given her some calpol and I'm going to try and put her back soon.

@Jellybean2017 that app sounds good. Did you end up baking?

I do breastfeed @justanotheruser18, but he didn't feed between 11&8 last night, just woke up loads! I feel bad for moaning because he's more or less slept through for the past two weeks (a couple of brief wake ups most nights but no feeds). Saying that I got about one solid night of sleep after my cough went away and then there was the shit show that was last night.

You'd think one night of sleeping 11-7 would be amazing. Don't get me wrong it was lovely but I don't feel like a new woman for it. It will take at least several nights like that before I stop feeling so knackered.

@NinaMarieP my Dh takes dd overnight some weekends and he says to me in the morning 'so do you feel better now?' Err not really haha. It'll take a good few days to feel like I've properly slept!!

8m old teething was up until 10pm.

couldn't put my 4yr old down until 9pm feel so sorry for her but at least its the weekend and she had fun having ipad time

Shaping up to be another fun night. DS awake only 2 and a half hours after he went down. That first long stretch of sleep just isn't going to happen ever again is it? I fucking hate you, 4 month regression! Naps have been rubbish too, lasting 30 mins at the most.

So tangry as I'd just managed to get to sleep. Don't know why I even bother trying. It's pointless as I'll only get woken up again less than an hour later!

Deeply envious of those of you who have the option for a night off. I genuinely can't remember the last time I had a full night of sleep that wasn't affected by pregnancy or baby. Some time in 2014 maybe?? It's not even an option for us as DS refuses a bottle now.

Ugh. I'm just going to have to get on with it...

Massively, massively fed up tonight. Been trying to settle him for nearly two hours.

Oh god. Another huge sick from dd. Looks like we aren't out of the woods like I thought we were :( luckily Dh has taken her tonight so I can try to catch up.

@WhoAteAllthePercyPigs I hear you, it's awful - 30 minutes naps here too...

Had a bit of a tiring journey last night, we were just about to take off when the captain announced that we had to go back due to a computer fault - my ds who was getting overtired then had a meltdown, he wanted to feed and sleep but wasn't comfortable and so screamed his head off. We then had to get onto a bus and on to another aircraft and eventually we left for Denmark. Ds settled and fed and was completely zonked by the time we landed so getting him back in the sling was pretty easy. We got there 2 hours late. He then screamed in the car on the way to my mum's and at my mum's he totally fell apart every time she tried to talk to him/pick him up, poor little thing. We had such a rough night as we didn't get to bed past 3 am. Today he's only cat napped 30 min x 2, I took him out for a walk twice. Late afternoon he became extremely overtired again and refused to feed just cried. I rocked him in my arms while chatting to my brother and all of a sudden ds was asleep, that's never happened before. Took him out in the pram again in the evening but only slept for 25 minutes. Eventually settled at 10.50 pm and woke at 00.30 am. I've had 2 cot transfers but each time he's woken and cried. Now going to attempt a 3rd time. It's lovely spending time with my family but would be more enjoyable if ds would sleep...

Oh no sorry your Dd is still poorly @Frozen, I hope you're managing to get some rest.

@Sakura03 I hope your lo has settled for you and you can get some sleep and try to relax and enjoy family time.

Weird night here, ds2 is actually accepting sleeping in his cot, were on feed 3 with a few wake ups in between. I haven't picked him up for the wake ups though just put his dummy in and held his hand.

Annoying thing is now though i can't switch off, every move or rustle of his sleeping bag I hear my eyes are open! I would have had more sleep if he was in with me but I'm happy to have less if it means progress.

After a shitty day we treated ourselves to a pizza for tea, maybe that's what's keeping me awake? Eating too late (or the thought that there is still pizza downstairs?) I'm so thirsty but I don't want to creak around on the floor boards going to get a drink and a biscuit.

Well last night took a horrendous turn for the worst.

I went out in the evening for a meal with my friends first time without DS since he was born. Had a lovely evening, came home and DH had managed to put DS to bed asleep without me which is a mega win.

Went to sleep and woke up at 11 with the worst sickness and upset stomach I have ever ever had. I was totally tied to the bathroom. Obviously DS woke up for a feed, I had to do little bursts between the bathroom with DH trying to settle him in between. Somehow we've made it to morning and I'm in bed. DH is taking DS downstairs and then to his mums.

Sorry others have had rubbish nights to

Oh no @Meep that's awful, it's so shitty when you try to do something for yourself and end up paying for it, I hope your feeling a bit better and it's not food poisoning.

Not the worst night here, ds2 slept in his cot for 3x 2 hour chunks which was amazing but I couldn't sleep! I think I've become addicted to cuddling him! I brought him in with me Around 3am as his constant fidgeting was keeping me awake even more.

Hopefully though it was a sign of things to come and the 4 month regression is slowly being put behind us.

Ds1 is two in a few days, I promised myself I would always make his birthday cakes as my mum always made mine, attempting a double decker bus cake! Am I mad? I can't think of anything else he would like.
I was going to do postman cake but then I thought he loves him so much it might traumatise him if he sees me taking a knife to his hero 😂

Sorry so many of you had bad nights.

After a bad day of naps yesterday it was an average night. He woke up 5 or 6times then was up at 6:30. Feeling tangry today - dh said he'd do the pots yesterday but didn't so did them after breakfast instead. It's the one thing that he does around the house that I usually end up doing anyway but he didn't even do it properly and only did half.
Meeting up with a friend later which should cheer me up.

@MummyCuddlesSolveEverything what is it with men and doing the pots? My DH will happily do them but he always leaves cutlery and it's like saucepans and baking trays are invisible to him! Or he will leave them to "soak". Makes me so mad.

I hope you have fun meeting up with your friend, treat yourself to a g&t.x

lizzle what is it with leaving things to soak!! Its basically leaving it so someone else will do it.

Ds has just woken from his first nap (25mins) so we seem to be having the same problems as yesterday. A part from that ds is in a lovely mood, I hope he carries on like that when we go to see my friend!

Oh no @meep how utterly awful for you! How are you feeling now? Do you think it was food poisoning?

Oh no @sakura that sounds like the flight from hell with a small baby! Hope you get more sleep during your stay.

Men and 'doing the dishes' by soaking them...ugh don't get me started!

Up and about. Usual Saturday activities, dance class for DD, food shop etc. Got a 40th birthday this afternoon, really can't be bothered!

Ha two 'oh no's' were not intentional! Just sleep deprived typing...

I'm feeling a little better but I haven't attempted to eat anything yet so time
will tell. I think it must have been food poisoning. I had seafood so it's very likely...

Men and “soaking” dishes
Ffs

@meepmoop
Food poisoning sucks; it must really feel like the gods are out to get you when you have finally have a night off and that happens...:

@UtterlyConfused111 yep certainly felt like they were out to get me. Feeling much better now though.

We've had to lower the cot today as DS has started pulling himself up. Seems like it's miles to transfer him now.

I am having a glass of wine
I know I will regret it when I have to wake up every hour but wtf I am completely fed up. I was remembering two years ago when dd1 was the same age as DD2, I was going out and my sil was babysitting - I just handed the monitor to my sister in law with the words “you won’t have to do anything she never wakes up...”
hahahaha
Now look at me with DD2

Every fucking hour...,
I wish I had the guts to sleep train