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SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK PART 6 - now with added caffeine*

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ImBarryScott · 10/09/2007 08:04

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Morning all,

Hope you find this!

for your rough night Amber.

After a few good ones, we had a crap one too. Up at 1.30, 3, 4.30, 5.30, 6.15........
I think she was a bit overtired last night. Hope we can get her napping better today .

So how were all your nights?

OP posts:
soosy · 03/10/2007 19:52

Thanks Tibsy, but he does know how to go to sleep and does it very well at bedtime on his own. Its just the nightmares I know are because he is overtired and I can't get him to realise that sleep is a good idea and he would enjoy life so much more if he would go to bed and just stay asleep til the morning (preferably not 5.30 am, but something with a 6 or 7 .) I just wondered if any of you had older children and could give me some idea when this might end! THe only bright spot is that children who don't sleep are meant to be intelligent, but there are times i'd like average!

MegBusset · 03/10/2007 21:41

Poor DS has got a bad, chesty cough

I was going to take him to the GP this morning but didn't as he just seemed coldy... think I will take him tomorrow, though. Just sounds so horrible, hacking and dry -- it's woken him up twice already this evening.

I'm not sure if there are any cough medicines for babies, though... but just hoping it's not a throat or chest infection

tibsy · 04/10/2007 08:24

morning lovelies!!!

our night ok, a few early wakings before my bedtime, so no biggie then 2 wakings for boob.....up at 6.30am tho, bleurgh!!!

amber - re. the teeth thing, i started more or less as they first appeared....think i was a bit slack tho myself, so dont worry

hi meggy!!! and for poor lo. hope you manage to get something for him at the docs

a big welcome to bagpuss

soosy hope you had a better night last night. it must be so scary for your poor lo

Tamdin · 04/10/2007 09:00

morning all
meg think you can get a glycerol cough medicine for babies from pharmacy

good night here. ds went to bed within 10 mins
woke at 12 to come in with us
woke at 7 for the day

would swap broken sleep if his behaviour was better
went to gym last night and dh said he was as good as gold. The second i stepped through the door he started screeching and throwing toys etc. I'm the common denominator so must be me

tibsy · 04/10/2007 09:04

tam dont feel blue. its quite common for dd to be as good as gold when dp has her, but to start shouting and pulling at me when i get in. dont know the reason other than they know us so well and also what pushes our buttons. i dont think they're doing it to be 'naughty', but rather to get our sole attention. like we dont give them enough already right?!

Tamdin · 04/10/2007 09:22

thanks tibs

feel like i'm giving so much 24/7 that it hurts to think it's only me he lashes out at. spoke to friend last night (who had recent homebirth) she has dd's aged 6 and 3 (and obviously ds week old) and reassured me her dd1 (who is so like ds.they were both born on 25th jan)went through all the amse things and has come out the other side a lovely 6 year old.
I'm hoping he'll be lovely again before he's 6 though!

Amberjee · 04/10/2007 10:51

tam, i remember reading in naomi stadlen that a lot of mothers feel like their kids are 'honest' with them in a way that they are not open with their dads or other people. so while they can be happy as anything with dad, or playing nicely at nursery or whatever, when they are with their mum a lot of 'stuff' comes out that they might have been holding back on before. it sounds horribly hard at the moment though love, but you're doing fabulously. ds will get through the other side soon i'm sure.

Amberjee · 04/10/2007 10:51

i guess that's our privilege as a mother, to be lashed out on

gingerninja · 04/10/2007 12:29

Meg for little fella's cold.

Tam I agree with the others. You are a most gorgeous and attentive mummy to your little man. What Amber says makes a lot of sense, we always take frustration out on those we love don't we? It's like when I'm a bit upset I get cross with DH but it might be over something totally unrelated. He will come out the other end he's just at that stage where communication is hard and life is one long frustration. I know I'm going to find that a hard stage because I'm not particularly patient but try and stay positive.

gingerninja · 04/10/2007 12:38

look here this might give you a giggle

Wonder how Bazza is getting on by the way.

tibsy · 04/10/2007 12:46

tam, agree completely with ginger and amber's posts. also, remember that we as mummies offer the most unconditional of unconditional love and our lovely lo's know that!! you are a fabulous mummy and doing a great job xx (((hugs)))

ginger - thanks for that chuckle!!! fish supper, pureed in bottle bleurgh, bleurgh, bleurgh!!!!

tibsy · 04/10/2007 12:47

oh yeah, and i miss ibs although most glad shes getting some sleep of course!!

MegBusset · 04/10/2007 13:46

Hi all

Tam... sorry things are tough at the mo, I'm sure you are totally doing the best for your DS and he tests you more because he knows how much you love him.

Ginger, I think if I wasn't around my DH would soon have LO on a diet of curry, beer and Jammy Dodgers...

Tibs, yay for ok night but with you on hating the early mornings. Yesterday it was 5.30

Amber, hope your night was OK. I think tooth-brushing at this age is mostly about getting them in the habit, so no problems with being a slightly late starter...

Our night was OK but the poor fella was awake coughing a few times. Has been off his food too so made up with a couple of huge feeds in the night. Up at 7 so don't feel too bad. He is a bit better today so not taking him to doc's (he'd probably pick up something even worse in the waiting room). But still off his milk, my boobs are so full they hurt, so about to express some for tomorrow's breakfast!

Tamdin · 04/10/2007 14:04

thanks girls. where would i be without you

meg poor ds and poor you with your mahoosive bazongas! remember that so clearly esp when ds was weaning and my body didn't have a clue what was going on!

Unfortuantely now i'm back to a measley b cup so appreciate them while you can

Baz sent me a virtual birthday cocktail via facebook. Think she's doing well. Hopefully she'll pop back in soon to say hello.

gorgeous day here. hope you're getting it too. ds asleep then taking him out for afternoon. not sure where yet...park, friend's house. anywhere but here as think it only makes matters worse being cooped up!

MegBusset · 04/10/2007 14:22

Tam, I was an F cup before getting pregnant so quite looking forward to getting halfway-normal sized boobs back one day!

Tamdin · 04/10/2007 14:43

HOLY MOLY

Tamdin · 04/10/2007 15:02

amber well done on your blogs. will try to add something this week......have a feeling it will be behaviour related

Amberjee · 04/10/2007 18:45

yeah, will be great to put your experiences on the blog tam, am sure there are a million others going through that who would appreciate some words of wisdom

Amberjee · 04/10/2007 18:48

i'm actually really wanting my boobs nback at the moment. prob because ds is pawing them all the time - thinks they're his. but we're at 9 months only and i don't want to have to go to a bottle, so guess we'll be persevering for the time being.
i actually went to the dr today because i have a tender spot which is kinda like a lump, and she wants me to go for a ultrasound at the breast clinic, but said it's probably nothing, feels like duct tissue. about 0.1% of my brain is still worried about it though

chibi · 04/10/2007 19:25

hello all, I am a first time poster on SIFTW but have been sleepless for over 4 months now. My lo is 17 weeks old now, and we seem to have begun teething + so have gone back to hourly wakings. We are going to give co-sleeping a whirl I think.

She has just gone down, as always I think, maybe this is the night she will sleep through! Wishing you all a good night...

MegBusset · 04/10/2007 19:54

Amber {{{hugs}}} I'm sure it's nothing to worry about, but good that you are getting it looked at to set your mind at rest. When is your appt?

hi Chibi and welcome, you will get lots of sympathy here! Has your LO always been a bad sleeper?

Amberjee · 04/10/2007 20:33

thanks megs, am sure it's nothing too. i have to call tomorrow to get appointment, so not sure yet.
i can't seem to get on top of housework this week at all. the more i do, the more appears!!
hi chibi, sorry you're not getting any sleep either. hope co-sleeping brings a bit of relief. we are pretty much all of the school of whatever works here ... we break all the rules!
we also have a blog at www.sleepisfortheweak.wordpress.com

gingerninja · 04/10/2007 21:12

Welcome chibi, you're in good company. Most of us co-sleep. It's the least painful way of nightime parenting in my experience.

Amber could it be mastitis? I had a painful lump with that. I gave up bf'ing about 9.5 months because I just wanted my body back. I went through waves of emotion about it. It's very tough. Hope everything's OK with the lump though

Amberjee · 04/10/2007 22:17

ginger, i don't think it's mastitis as haven't been engorged or anything - and not fluey feeling. dr thinks its just a blocked duct where the milk hasn't drained properly. i've only ever had plugged ducts related to engorgement, so feels different to that. she may be right though.

Amberjee · 04/10/2007 22:20

ginger, i can soooo understand now why women would be keen to give up at 9 months. i am totally going through that at the moment. i really want to keep going in one way, but am feeling like LO owns my boobs at the moment, which is not that pleasant. somehow it was cool when he was a baby, but now he's throwing himself at my boobs all the time and crawling over and attempting to feed, it's taking a bit of adjusting!

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