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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

I wish.

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:

gingerninja · 13/10/2007 18:30

Ohh the dress is gorgeous Tam, you're going to look a total beauty tonight. Have fun

formerlyknownasfatslag · 14/10/2007 06:31

Gooooooooood morning omg omg omg we have CRACKED it!! I could not figure out why ds2 was sleeping so badly and waking up every couple of hours. I realised he was sleeping well the first part of the night before I came to bed. It occurred to me that maybe I was disturbing him - snoring, wiggling or whatever. So last night I slept in the spare room with all the doors open so I could still hear him.

He slept from 7.30 to 6 a.m. I woke up at 4.30 with boobs like water bombs and had to go downstairs to pump out 60ml in about 30 seconds flat The sweetie woke up at 6, had a good feed and WENT BACK TO SLEEP which is where he is now nearly 12 hours after going to bed.

Unfortunately I didn't really get back to sleep after our pumping session but I don't care I had 7 hours uninterrupted sleep because I was so b*ggered I went to bed at 9.30.

Incidentally, I am aware of the recommendations about children sleeping in your room for the first 6 months, however since it's more a case of NOT sleeping in our room, I think it's time to move him into his room with a baby monitor.

Thank you all so much for your support and advice and I hope all your LOs give you some noturnal peace. I also hope I won't be back here sobbing in a few days because last night was just a one-off!

Hugs

gingerninja · 14/10/2007 09:04

well done fs

MegBusset · 14/10/2007 09:16

FFS, that's great news

We had a good night too... not quite a sleep through, but woke at 11 (took a while to resettle but did so without feeding) then 2.45 (fed), 5.45 (fed) and up for the day at 7

And he spent all night in his cot!

It's definitely too early to celebrate but does feel like the last few nights have been loads better... I think the difference has been cutting the night feeds, not using the dummy at all (for naps either) and a bit of GW/GR. Let's hope things continue in the right direction...

Tam hope you enjoyed your night out, and that everyone else had a restful night.

EffiePerine · 14/10/2007 09:49

Well done FFS and all those other sleeping babies . Want to swap? Another v unsettled night for us, DS kicking and moaning when he wasn't full-on yelling for a feed . DH and I both feeling a bit fragile today. I think it's p[artly because he's been going to be later, but he will not sleep earlier so not sure what to do (apart from drug him ). At least he slept (more or less) until 9ish so we had a lie-in.

EffiePerine · 14/10/2007 09:49

Oh and that dress looks fab, Tam. Hope you had a great night

Amberjee · 14/10/2007 11:28

FFS hope your nights like that continue. i think i moved ds into his own roomaround 5 months because i was desperate, and actually i still think he is very easily disturbed by any noise. i'm not looking forward to sharing a room wiht him when we travel!
meg i'm glad your hard work is paying off, you deserve it.
EP hopefully it will be your turn soon, seems like a bad run for you at the moment.
we actually had a good night (finally). wakings at 11.30 and 4.30. he took a while to settle each time and i fed him, but then he slept in until 8.45!! may those nights continue.

tibsy · 14/10/2007 19:03

evening lovelies!!!

tam, that dress looks stunning!! hope you had a fab time. would love the chance to get dressed up. dp and i went out last night too, but it was only to our local and i think i may have been a tad overdressed in something like that hope ds had a good night with your folks x

FKasFS - wow!! hope it continues to work for you love

Amber yey for your night and for dh taking dd. we went to dps folks today and his mum commented on how lively dd is, dp said 'yeah, thats why we're so tired'....excuse me, i thought, who was up at 6 this a.m whilst somebody stayed in bed til 12, grrrrr. think it may be my turn next week

Meg - a great night for you love. you deserve it long may the sleepiness reign in the meggy household

EP - your turn next i hope, you definitely deserve it.

our night was good, put dd to bed at 7.30 before mum and dad came to babysit, she didnt wake til 2.30am then back to sleep til 6am, when she decided it was time to get up, not so good, but not hideous

hope there are some sleepy babes tonight...[ever hopeful emoticon]

gingerninja · 14/10/2007 20:17

Ah, well done to all you sleepers. EP I'm with you. We had a two hour middle of the night waking so I'm absolutely knackered and seriously thinking about bed soon. She was very upset and restless so I gave her calpol after about 30 mins and she settled but was then singing and trying to play, dozing and then sitting up again as soon as I was drifting off she does have a cold and a bit of a temperature today though so she's excused. Shes still on the matress on the floor in her room. Think I might just go and join her. Hope there are some good nights.

Amberjee · 14/10/2007 20:38

yay, good night tibs, pity about the early start though.
sorry for your night ginger, hopefully dd feeling better soon (and sleeping too)

yummybunnymummy · 14/10/2007 21:12

just wondering if I can join the thread. I have two beautiful ds (almost 3.5 and 2yrs). I can honestly say that I haven't slept all night since I was pregnant with my ds1. On average dh and me are up 4-6 times a night and I feel knackered.

I've accepted that the boys are crap at sleeping, although things are slowly getting better as they get older etc. I just tend to feel so alone, most of my mum friends look at me as if to say, yeah right, I really believe you've been up and down all night... again..if that makes any sense...its nice to know others genuinely know how difficult it is to do anything on such poor sleep!!!

gingerninja · 14/10/2007 21:30

Gord bunny, thats pretty hardcore. I've got one 13 month old. How do you get through the nights (and days!) Do your DC share a room? What about a big bed for both of them or would they just fight?

tibsy · 15/10/2007 07:42

good morning all!
and a huge welcome to bunny. that is seriously hardcore. you'll get plenty of sympathy here... are they waking for drinks/ disturbing each other or just wanting your company?...

ginger for your night. hiope you managed to get an early/good one last night

hi amber how are you feeling now?

our night ok good i guess really
bed at 6.45pm
milk at 1am
up at 5.45am

and she's proper grumpy too am in for a fun day i think

tibsy · 15/10/2007 07:44

....sorry, i guess that sounded a little ungrateful, it was a good night, its just the early start and grumpiness have clouded my judgement

hope there were some other good nights too

MegBusset · 15/10/2007 08:31

Hi Tibs, and for your early start. We've been up since 6.15 too so I sympathise!

Well, after yesterday's smugness we were due a worse night and got it -- awake 10 (v briefly), 11, 1.30 (half an hour of on and off crying while I held him in cot) and 4. However, he didn't feed until 4! So we have gone from 3 night feeds to 1 in less than a week, which I am happy about.

tibsy · 15/10/2007 08:47

hi meg!! a for the wakings, hang on in there, i'm with ya sista ....but a big for cutting down the feeds, 3 to 1 in a week? thats really good, have you noticed lo is eating more during the day?

MegBusset · 15/10/2007 08:58

We are still struggling with solid food, as he is refusing the spoon most of the time but because of the eczema on his hands finger foods are a problem. At the moment I am serving everything on squares of toast, which he can pick up with scratch mitts on and suck the topping off. But I don't think a lot is going in that way!

I suppose he wasn't that hungry at night but was just using the boob for comfort... even at 4am he didn't take a huge amount so I'm hopeful we can phase that out at some point.

Tamdin · 15/10/2007 09:37

morning all.
had great night out thanks.

have read all posts but ds wants on computer so will be back later.

ok night here bed at 8.30 woke couple of times for water up at 7 for day
he's still very restless though and my sleep is being disturbed. Def think he's ready for own bed when we move but dreading that whole porcess as there's no way he'll stay in it!

Amberjee · 15/10/2007 10:04

hi tibs, glad you had an ok good night i hate early wakeups and grumpiness too.
meg, i'm glad you've reduced the night feeds so easily, hopefully at some point it will reduce the wakings too. he might start tanking up with more milk in the day. i know it's easy to say, hard to follow, but don't worry too much about the solids. LO is completely off his, but to be honest there seems to be no relationship to sleep whatsoever. i mean he's never been one of those babies to polish off a whole tub of baby food or anything, so i don't know if that could actually make a difference, but nights when he does actually eat a fair amount he's just as likely to sleep badly as any other night. LO's totally off his food at the moment too apart from peas and sultanas
how is the treatment for the eczema going - any improvements? must be tough having to keep the scratch mits on all the time. hoping for improvements for you.

tibsy · 15/10/2007 10:05

meg - ah, bless him are they no closer to finding something for him at the hospital? well, he sounds like he's getting enough if he doesnt really need it thru the night. think dd uses boob for comfort too. i dont seem to have cut down during the day at all really, despite her having 3 meals a day thought she would start to self wean by now, but it aint happening!

tam - glad you had a good time love. for your disturbed night tho. speak later

Amberjee · 15/10/2007 10:06

hi tam, it's a scary thought putting them in their own bed that they can get out of without you knowing!

oh, and we had an ok night. first waking at 2 (yay), then 4.30 and 6.45, then sleep in to 8.30 which has probably ruined our plans to go to music class as LO still isn't napping yet. ah well. he took a long time to settle at 4.30 because i refused to feedhim only 2 1/2 hours after the last one, but eventually he did go, so hopeful.ly i'm doingthe right thing.

Amberjee · 15/10/2007 10:07

tibs, they say the earliest a child self weans is 18 months apparently. a lot of mums say their dcs self weaned before that, but more likely to be a temporary nursing strike or something so we're told.

tibsy · 15/10/2007 10:08

hi amber peas and sultanas...sounds like a windy combination to me hope you had a nice weekend

Amberjee · 15/10/2007 10:12

tibs info on self weaning www.kellymom.com/bf/weaning/babyselfwean.html don't know if you want to hear that!

tibsy · 15/10/2007 10:14

amber, youre doing a grand job my love. hang on in there, meg and i are right beside you, your night weaning siftw sistas!!!
was going to ask you about it actually, 18 mths you say? i'm still feeding her 'on demand' i guess? if we're out, she doesnt feed so much, but if we're home, she may have 5 or 6 feeds think some of it is to quench thirst tho, she will drink water/fruit juice out of a cup, so i'm not going to worry too much, but i would like to give up i think before we start thinking about the next bubba. dont want her to equate giving up bfing with having a new brother/sister, she may feel resentful

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