The non-sleepers are still not sleeping

[NinaMarieP]

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Ah now has the tummy bug, which means he's staying in bed. Whereas when I got it I had to stand rocking ds for 3-4hours. It's like he doesn't care, Ds was crying and he was pretending to be asleep, then when I asked him to hold ds for a minute he said he didn't want to. Why does he think parenting is optional??? Probably because he knows I'll do it.

Last night was slightly better to start. DS slept ok at the start of the night then got worse. He slept ok, then work up and screamed from 4 til 715, nothing worked. He exhausted himself fell asleep for 20mins then woke up.

We've had two bottom teeth coming in since Monday. Been up constantly through the night and he has cried on and off all through the days as well (except when he went off to his granny's for a few hours one day. Think he actually hates me sometimes...) he's even off his food. All he's been wanting all week is porridge, bananas, yoghurt and sweet potato and even then he's not eating like he used to.

@NinaMarieP it's awful when they're teething it really throws them out. DS has got an incisor coming through so I'm with you.

It's just taken me an hour of feeding, rocking and humming to get DS asleep and a thunderstorm has started. It's so loud!

I've walked downstairs and he's awake. DH glanced at my face and has gone up to try and get him to sleep

Hi people

We're on holiday at the moment. Dd isn't napping very well but seems to be sleeping at night ok - think the heat and effort of crawling everywhere gets her. But she's been an absolute terror because of teeth coming through and she's been screaming her damn head off for 3 days now. It's been terrible.

And to make matters worse my nephew has now got chicken pox so is quarantined in his room. So that means we have to take other nephew out or sit in with him. Bet my dd will get it when we're home and that'll be fun 😩

I can't believe we still have 31 teeth (not counting wisdom) to come 😭

31!! Before I had DS I thought teething happened over a short time like a month. How very wrong I was.

DS woke up again so I've tagged back in..

Hi ladies, I hope you're all well. I've not been on for a while, I've just been trying to muddle through the nights best I can and get back to sleep but I've got a quick question.......

I so desperately want to get ds2 back in his cot and stop co sleeping but he wakes so often that I always give up. When he's on my bed I use my breastfeeding cushion as a bumper so he doesn't fall off, lately he has taken to hugging it which is very cute. What do you think about me putting it in his bed with him if I secure it safely through the bars so he can't pull it on himself?

He's 7 months now and a big strong baby so can easily roll away if he needs to, 90% of me feels like it would not be recommended to do but he would be fine as its only like it being on the bed with him and that hasn't been a problem.
Just that little bit of me that's very paranoid. Why do you think?

For context it's quite a firm cushion, no dangly bits or anything he can pull off/choke on.

@lizzlebizzle33 I would go for it. If he can move I would do it.

lizzle probably worth a try. Not that different to having next to him in your bed I would think.
Frozen we just had a chicken pox scare. Dreading ds getting it. Hope your Dd doesn't get it.

Last night was so much better. Ended up spending the evening at urgent care because ds has been unwell for a few days, screaming all the time, being sick and then yesterday got a rash and a couple of spots (looked a bit like chicken pox). Luckily it turned out it was nothing to worry about but 111 told us to go and have the rash looked at. DS slept well last night,he only woke up 4 times and is still asleep now. I'd been dreading him waking up and screaming for hours like he has for the last few nights. Hopefully that means he's back to normal reading for us to go on holiday tomorrow.

Hi all. Not read much, so just a quick update for now. Sleep still...isn't happening. Past few nights have been particularly bad. Heat isn't helping. He's been very fussy and hot today so I'm not expecting sleep tonight. He went to bed at 7.30 and has already woken three times.

Seriously. Is this ever going to get better?? He's 7 months next week and I just can't see a way forward.

I think teething is over for now. For the first time in a week he was cheery for most of the day yesterday. And he ate a bit better.

Plus he made it to 5am instead of 4am! Still doing the I'm-so-tired I'll-fall-asleep-any-minute thing for 40 minutes before starting to howl for a feed though.

I think we have a case of chicken pox here...

I think it's time for a miserable return. We're back to fighting naps and waking up every 20 minutes of an evening...

Why is it so hot? DS is really miserable bless him until it cools down around 11. Sorry to hear about the chicken pox ladies.

Having a really bad time. Nights have been bad, hourly wake ups always wants to feed I get no breaks. Went to library and brought the Gina Ford book about sleeping babies, there's so much info, seems so hard with different techniques, I got tired just from imagining. I don't know what to do and I'm exhausted. I hope tomorrow I wake up with more hope. Although after what's going to be another bad night really doubt it.the book said if not sorted sleep tends to resolve itself around the time baby is 3 years old. Do I still have more than 2 years of this?! and then if second baby is the same?! I'll be dead before I get to sleep again. Christ. Good night for all of you!

Awful start. DS wide awake, finally drifted off, woke as soon as I put him down. Then vomited everywhere- soaked me, soaked himself and the bedding. DH changing sheets and I've come downstairs with DS as I just can't see the point of even trying to get him to sleep. I don't know how to even comfort him, he's rejecting the boob and rocking only seems to agitate him. This is desperate!

Sounds like lots of people having bad times ;( for you all. Dd routine is totally up the wall so when we get back home (tomorrow, it will be a slog trying to get her back). Then we will have to see if she develops chicken pox!! Fun.

WhoAteAllthePercyPigs sounds like my ds last week. Milk usually solves everything but he wouldn't take it and started biting if I offered. I had to bounce him for hours to get him to sleep. He's back to normal now though. If it's a similar thing he only was like that for 2 or 3 nights.

Sorry so many of you are back and things aren't going well.

I'm feeling awful....ds fell off the bed this evening. I thought he was safe but clearly not. He seems ok, in fact after the initial shock he was playing and laughing. He's asleep now but I'm so shaken up and paranoid something bad has happened but I can't see it. I feel like the worst mum in the world.

@MummyCuddlesSolveEverything accidents happen to us all. Specially with fiddly babies! Don't be too hard on yourself!
Well, very odd evening /night. Put DD to bed at 18h30 thought maybe she was sleeping poorly due to overtiredness and maybe 30 min early would help. Didn't, woke up 4 times in 45min. Then just started crying like it was the end of the world and took me ages to settle her. I gave her paracetamol, gripe water. She would settle start falling asleep, look at me, smiled, then she would fall asleep, woke up suddenly like she saw a ghost and start crying, until she would open eyes, see I was there and this happened a few times. After a while she was just smiling and was alert I gave up and took her down, my dinner was going cold. She was a bit in the play mat. Now I was ready to start Co sleeping because I am so exhausted but I'm giving another try to her cot. I gave her the bottle which she drank all and she seems to have settle let see if she carries on sleeping, that's the true challenge. She seems to have night separation anxiety, is that a thing?!

bartos thanks. The rational part of me knows accidents happen, the irrational part feels guilty about pretty much everything.
Sounds like separation anxiety (definitely a thing!) how old is your Dd now? Could it be a combination of things, could she be teething?

@MummyCuddlesSolveEverything I know the feeling. I've had a good share of incidents as well. Mainly because when I am walking her holding her in my arms she suddenly leans towards a side or jumps to grab something. Last time she took a dive and hit her head in the stairs handrail... I felt awful! But she is fine.
I don't know. Sometimes I think teething, other times seems her brain is too active and that may be a milestone around the corner, other times I just think she hates me and wants me to die of sleep deprivation :p a tooth just came out and I could see she was uncomfortable because of that but recently it doesn't look like that's what bothering her. She naps well but then at night she sleeps very very poorly... Why can she sleep 2 hours am time but not night time?!

Oh, and she just turned 9 months today

Hi everyone, 2.5 year old was awake crying for a few hours in the night and 3 month old had 2 bottles in the night - sounds great but she's up for ages each time 😴

Hi, @aimforserenity that sounds tough, I can't imagine having two up in the night.

We seem to be dancing around 2-3 wake ups a night which has been an improvement on 4/5. Still struggling to
get him to sleep. Doesn't want to be rocked, put in crib or on me as he just wiggles and gets mad so we fight until he gives in.