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

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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.

x posted EP and Amber
EP for your night, but for ds and his cruising!

amber poor boobs!! mine dont tend to get like that now, guess its cos i'm not the main source of sustenance? i wonder if it could have been an all nighter?

now refusing nap
mum needs to go back to bed
sniffles and sore throat

amber, poor you get into bed with the little tyke and have a nap together

i wish. the little one doesn't like to co-sleep. he thinks it means co-play time.

just waiting for him to talk himself to sleep. then i might read my book in bed for a bit.

oh yeah, sorry, i forgot reading in bed? god, i miss that at night time, cant do that now cos dd in the room with us. wish dp would hurry up and make cellar into bedroom for ds, so dd can move into his old room

hello all, Mrs TH and EP sorry you had a crap night but glad there were some other good ones out there.

Ours was pretty good! Woke about 3 times in early part of the night but settled by DH with shushing, so I didn't really get woken until 3 when he fed then back in cot, then woke at 5 and in with us, then woke at 7 for a few minutes' cooing but drifted off to sleep again til 8

So he only actually fed twice in the night - at 3 and 5 - we both must have fallen asleep mid-feed at 5 cause I woke briefly at some point and he was asleep on his back, but I still had my boob in my hand pointed at him

hello all, Mrs TH and EP sorry you had a crap night but glad there were some other good ones out there.

Ours was pretty good! Woke about 3 times in early part of the night but settled by DH with shushing, so I didn't really get woken until 3 when he fed then back in cot, then woke at 5 and in with us, then woke at 7 for a few minutes' cooing but drifted off to sleep again til 8

So he only actually fed twice in the night - at 3 and 5 - we both must have fallen asleep mid-feed at 5 cause I woke briefly at some point and he was asleep on his back, but I still had my boob in my hand pointed at him

meg and pointing boob in hand at bubs....... yey for your night!

sorry at pointing boob...

hilarious all this talk of pointing boobs! another thing i found funny looking at the stats for our blog is that someone came across our blog by searching for 'binmen'. he he. i hope they found what they were looking for! i guess it was in reference to meg's post about the binmen waking chops up from a nap. funny stuff.

how's everyone doing today? i'm facing a whole day at home as don't think i've got the energy to go out. I don't think LO is impressed about it. but he's having another nap now. i've raided the freezer and i'm having onion bhajis for lunch and defrosting chicken curry for dinner. thank god for freezers. i sure am not a domestic goddess today.

Amber: hope you have a relaxing day. Have been chatting with DH re the Sleep Problem and we have a New Plan.

• DS to bed when he gets tired, not at set bedtime (think it may be too early a night combing with long and confusing routine as he just wants to play!)

• I play with DS when I get in, rather than straight into the bath (off to Rymans to buy crayons and lots of paper)

• fill DS up with lots of food and drinks during day (he's being fussy about food atm)

• we RELAX and see what happens

As always, am reassured by the existence of a Plan even if it doesn't work!

BTW Amber am v impressed by your haikus. Maybe we shousl have a poetry corner on the blog

combined

love your plans EP. here's hoping (with fingers crossed)

Anyway, relax and go with the flow is always a good plan!

In tribute to Amber and cupcake:

Baby is poorly
The runs disturbed sleep routine
Hope for respite soon

oooh poor bags' LO

Mrs TH and EP - Sorry for your crappy nights.

Good to hear everyone else has had reasonable ones.

Things have gone to pot somewhat here. In-laws visiting, baptism yesterday, visit to nursery today (I am somewhat in denial about returning to work ) means that any semblance of routine has disappeared. Plus dd has the trots, so is out of sorts, and requiring loads of moonlight nappy changes.

So 2-3 hourly wakings have been the norm....

Right, I'll stop moaning now. We've got some dioralyte, and it'll be back to the routine tomorrow. So she'll definitely sleep better .

When do you go back Bags? Have to say I found it easier than expected . And if you fancy a London child-free lunch let me know (I work in Covent Garden).

work is not too bad
sandwiches in park in sun
then the phone rings

tee hee, love the haiku. yeah, when are you back to work bags?

EP that sounds like a plan

Bags, poor lo but lol at 'the runs disturbed sleep routine' could be the start of a blues song methinks

amber, we're housebound today as well, and i aint liking it one bit, think dds a bit put out too.....

cauliflower cheese nappy here
desperate for a coffee
bubba tired but fighting nap

what are you housebound for tibs?

i wonder if ds has got the runs too, he's just done he's 4th poo for the day . doesn't seem too worried about it though. i'd rather not be on overtime nappy duty though

did anyone find that when they started solids they pooed more?

ds driving me mad
won't get dressed making me cry
anyone for swap

naps haywire today
sleeps for forty five minutes
is not well rested

cross-haiku'd tamdin!

and for yours tibs. cauliflower cheese nappy? eeep.

ah, the thought of coffee is making me feel better. maybe i could just... stumble... down... to... the... cafe