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Sleep is for the weak part four, we're officially hardcore.

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gingerninja · 03/07/2007 21:01

Yes ladies we've got a shiny new thread to share our woes of chronic sleep deprivation, to hail all that is gloreous when something works and throw our arms in the air when it all goes wrong again.

One bad night doesn't impress us, we're awake more than we sleep cos we is 'ard I tell ya.

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Tamdin · 03/07/2007 21:06

thanks ginger. can't believe i'm still here!

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gingerninja · 03/07/2007 21:12

glorious I meant glorious. Honestly.

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Tamdin · 03/07/2007 21:13

it's alright ging we'll put it down to the sleep deprivation

MegBusset · 03/07/2007 22:24

Helloooo ladies, just checking in on the new thread!

Clever DH did something to my computer so it ignores the banner ads, now I can read MN again!

EffiePerine · 04/07/2007 08:18

Love the idea of being hardcore SIFTWers . We are well hard

Not sure if I am atm, DS into bed with us again from about midnight and lost count of the number of feeds. Am starting to think I need to get him used to sleeping in his cot again but not sure how . Time to get out NCSS again I think...

Thanks for the emails . Will try and get something done this evening.

VeronicaMars · 04/07/2007 08:30

Hello tired mommies. Haven't really being posting lately sorry to see you are all still wrecked. The good nights are great but I find that one bad night just throws you for the week. DD is going to sleep although we did have 3 nights in a row of resorting to putting her in the car just to get her to nod off
The nights are fine now but the early mornings with her wide awake at 5 are killing me.
Does anyone remember what it was like to get 8 hours sleep a night??!

Tapster · 04/07/2007 08:44

OMG. We, well my DH decided we needed to be tough last night back to GR. I went to sleep at 9.30pm, she woke at 11.30pm DH shhed her to sleep in her cot in half an hour. She didn't wake again until 3.10am - well I gave her a quick feed and she then wanted to play as she has wanted in the last week at this time. So I kissed her, told her it was sleep time, turned the light off and left her. I sat in the bedroom next door she grumbled for 20mins and then was snoring - can't believe it, she settled herself without being dozy from feeding. I feel almost human although my bad cough kept me awake. Yippee hope some of you had a good night also.

Tamdin · 04/07/2007 08:46

morning all.
EP have emailed you. sorry it's late

VM glad your nights are getting better but 5am is so bloomin early isn't it. Have no idea what 8 hours sleep feels like!!

MEG well done to your clever dh. you can't leave us!

last night was pretty good. ds slept in with us all night but hardly moved a muscle until 2 when he had a bottle then again at 5 (ignored his singing and he went back to sleep)
up at 8 for the day

Tamdin · 04/07/2007 08:47

sorry x posted tapster. WEll done tapster junior!

EffiePerine · 04/07/2007 08:48

Sleep? Kind of remember that...

Tapster, that sounds great .

Forgot to say that naps still going well for some reasons - had a couple of days of 2-hr afternoon naps after our sleepless weekend. Why dooesn't this translate to nighttime sleep?

Tamdin · 04/07/2007 08:53

EP if it's any consolation it took about 4 or 5 months of very good napping routine/long naps for ds to start sleeping better at night so maybe your ds is working up to it!

EffiePerine · 04/07/2007 08:57

4 months?

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gingerninja · 04/07/2007 08:59

Ooh Tapster, well done. We had an unsettled evening and I had to get her out of her cot at 9.30 to cuddle her. She went back to sleep until 11.00 when I took her to bed and she slept solidly until 5 when she was up for the day. I managed 6 hours myslef but feel like death warmed up this morning. Why is it that I can survive on 2 hours but 6? No, that's way too much.

Bet Tibsy had a great night again and is still layin in

She's just gone back down for a nap. I've started to put her in her room during the day. I give her her milk, plonk her on the matress, she rolls over and she's off (I put a travel cot matress on the floor as that's what I did downstairs in the day and I've gradually moved it into her room). Now why can't she do this at night? It took us an hour to settle her last night. I might try and put her on the floor tonight, see if it makes any difference.

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gingerninja · 04/07/2007 09:00

Effie, how old is your lo again?

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EffiePerine · 04/07/2007 09:01

Ginger: DS settles well for naps in his cot, but you'd think sleeping in it at night was a refined form of torture - no idea why!

EffiePerine · 04/07/2007 09:01

Nearly 9 months.

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gingerninja · 04/07/2007 09:04

Yeah odd isn't it? My Lo started to nap better at that age too. No idea why, just one day changed from her usual 30 mins to 2 hours. We now have a pretty regular two nap system. One of 30-40mins and another for about 1 1/2 hours. (She's 10 months) This 'routine' has really only happened in the last few weeks and it's not really down to me. Still hasn't translated to nights but there you go. I live in hope that it will get better of it's own accord.

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EffiePerine · 04/07/2007 09:06

aha there is a reason. Just not a logical one

bagsundereyes · 04/07/2007 09:10

Morning all,

What a lovely shiny new thread! Easier to keep up with the new posts.

Well done Tap and DD .

VM -not envying your 5am starts...sounds gruelling.

Glad your night was ok Tam.
EP for the ongoing dodgy nights.
for your knackeredness Ginger. It's weird about the extra sleep.

Feeling exhausted myself. dd settled beautifully last night at 7pm, and stayed settled 'til 11. Up for a feed at 3 - the fun and games start. She stays up singing and playing until 4.30 Then at 4.30 DH blunders in after working late. Awake again. 5am - cat decides she is hungry and starts clamouring for food. 6.30 - dd up for day. Here's hoping for a decent lunchtime nap so I can catch up on sleep myself .

Tamdin · 04/07/2007 09:11

sorry EP but it was 4 months(ish)of good naps (think he was 13 months) before he started to go for 4 or 5 hour blocks after being up every 2!
Like the naps he grew into better night sleep. Just wish he would drop the 2 wakings. they only last a few mins but it's enough to mean i'm awake and my mind starts racing.

MegBusset · 04/07/2007 09:16

Morning all. Bags and EP sorry for your nights. Ours was OK actually... bed at 7.30, fed at 11.30 and 2.30 then in with us from 4.30ish, fed once more at some point and awake at 8. So somewhere in there it added up to an OK night's sleep... if only we could get it all in one go!

MegBusset · 04/07/2007 09:18

Forgot to add, LO has 4-month jabs this morning so expect the rest of the day to go a bit tits-up. But have Calpol and hugs at the ready.

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gingerninja · 04/07/2007 09:20

Bags, did your DH get in at 4.30 am? or am I misreading that?

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Tamdin · 04/07/2007 09:23

meg you might be ok. jabs never affected ds until he ha dthe mmr single vaccines. They're nasty!
Bags for your 3-6 antics. hope you get a nap today.

i must be feeling alright am of to gym in 5 mins (mil babysitting)

bagsundereyes · 04/07/2007 09:23

'Fraid so Ginger!

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