Tell BleepBleeps the ridiculous sleep-deprived things you've done - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

[EmmaMumsnet]

Everyone knows that having children and getting a good night’s sleep don’t go hand in hand, and that in a sleep deprived state we can do some pretty silly things. Obviously sleep deprivation is not fun to deal with but it does cause some pretty amusing situations – even if they may not seem funny at the time...! BleepBleeps would like to hear about the most ridiculous things you have done due to your DCs keeping you up at night.

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To find out more about Suzy Snooze take a look at this short video and please let us know your thoughts below

So what stupid things have you managed to do when in dire need of some decent sleep? Have you gone to the supermarket in your pyjamas? Have you put your keys in the fridge? Managed to use face cream instead of toothpaste? Or even tried to use the TV remote as a phone?

Whatever silly things you have got up to, add your story below and you’ll be entered into a prize draw where one Mumsnetter will win a £300 Love2Shop voucher.

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

Standard T&Cs apply

Milk in the larder, frequently leave keys in the door and have out cold water in the coffee cup instead of from the kettle.

I also say the wrong words without realising, DS1 was most amused this morning when I told him to eat his blanket quickly as we were running late (breakfast).

Ooooh I absolutely love the look of Suzy snooze, what a great idea.
Sleep deprived stupidity-I went to work on the wrong day, I've turned up to work in mismatched shoes, gone to work braless, have no idea how, my boobs swing low!
I often find cereal in the fridge and various other items. Usually if I can't find something it is in the fridge!

Well let's take today as an example

Poured juice on my cereal Instead of in the glass next to the bowl
Panicked that I couldn't find my phone and told the person I was talking on the phone to that I had to go look for it
Roughly Tied my hair back out of the way while I did breakfast etc and then got dressed and went out thinking hair was sorted, noticed in car mirror and quickly tidied it

Tried to open the front door with the car central locking fob. I kept pressing the button and wondering why it wouldn't open!

My DD was starving when we were out and about so pulled over to the side of the road on a housing estate to BF her. Finished the feed, got out the car and put her back in her car seat. Got several strange looks - thought nothing of it until driving away I realised that my ample bosom the milk bar had not been put away after use and was there for all the world to see!!

Filled the washing machine powder drawer with cat biscuits!!

Chucked a poo filled nappy in the washing machine instead of the bin, oh god the mess. I did this 4 times!

Numerous times went out without shutting the front door, leaving the car keys in the ignition and going off shopping for a few hours. Thankfully I seem to live in an honest area.

When DD, who still does not sleep well, was nearly 2 and DS was a few months old I was driving along and thought to myself 'it's quite draughty in here..?' I looked around and realised the back sliding door was wide open. Poor DS sitting in car seat strapped in of course getting blown about, road rushing by.... this happened 3 times during the WORST 5 months of sleep deprivation. Not proud moments. And probably not funny, is this actually unforgivable?

Pressed the unlock button on my car key to open my front door. Took a few goes before I realised why it wasn't working.

When our son was quite tiny I would wake up and try to push my partner out of bed on a regular basis, convinced that he was lying on and squashing our baby DS ( who was always peacefully sleeping next to me in his Moses basket.) I can't describe the crazy panic I felt each time it happened, I don't cope well on little sleep...

I once poured away 180 ml of expressed milk instead of putting it in the fridge. I cried and cried.

After a trip to town I walked home and freaked out that my car was stolen..., it was in the car park where I had left it when I drove into town

Put 2 year old pants on the nappy wearing 14 month old.

Blown my nose in a pair of socks. Only realised I wasn't holding a tissue at the point I'd thrown them in a bin

I remember hallucinating with DC1. I was sitting feeding him at some unearthly hour and when I looked down at him his head and mouth were moving really fast! It was like when you draw a stickman picture on the bottom corner of every page of a notebook then flick through it fast! Very surreal.

Lost my phone whilst talking on it. Daily. For months.

Lost my keys and left them in the front door. Far too often.

Got dd dressed most beautifully in stunning party outfit complete with frilly knickers and sparkly tights. And forgotten the nappy underneath.

But the one which makes me shudder is an old mumsnet one, cannot remember who, but she went downstairs to pump breast milk in the night, and found herself holding the stick blender to her breasts. Thankfully she didn't switch it on, but just the thought features in my nightmares.

Made myself a cold cup of coffee. Not pleasant. Forgot to book the kettle.

First Christmas with my young DS and managed to put strawberry jam all over my turkey dinner. I can vouch that it doesn't really go with sprouts.

I found the cranberry sauce weeks later, after mistakenly spreading it on toast

After a sleep deprived night my sister took my baby for a few hours so I could sleep. I seem to have a vague recollection of letting the electricity man in to read the meter.....half asleep, eye mask on head, ear plugs in, mouth guard in (for grinding) and........wearing just an old tatty t-shirt and just this! Nothing on the bottom! Grunted and pointed to the metre and then he left and I went back to bed! Only dawned on me what I had done when i woke up properly later.

When cleaning the oven out I yanked out the element thinking it was a "stuck" shelf

Gone to work with 1 black stack heel boot on and one stiletto heel boot on. Walked to train station and then 15 minutes walk to work. Reality see after about 2 hours at work. Spent the rest of the day in socks

Tried to sterilise my breast pump in the microwave without any water, and ended up with a plastic mess

DS cut his first teeth at 5 months, but I didn't realise until a full 24 hours later. He'd kept us up all night screaming incessantly and seemingly for no good reason. I took him into town in the morning to get him to sleep in the pram. Found a cafe to feed him in and ordered coffee and copious amounts of cake but all the tables were full. I asked someone if I might share their table, and they said no. Reader, I cried great big gulping snotty tears. Not my finest hour. I just needed someone to be nice to me that day sleep deprivation is the worst. I did feel better when I saw the teeth later that day and realised why he was so upset and drugged him accordingly.

Went to asda, did a massive shop, and realised I'd forgotten my purse. Went home and collected it, drove back to asda, paid for my shopping, which they'd stored in a cold store for me, drove home again, unloaded the kids from the car, took the shopping from the rear footwell into the house, unpacked it all and put it away, whilst wondering idly where the milk, yoghurt, cheese etc was.

Found the milk, yoghurt, cheese, etc (ie all the fridge and freezer stuff) 4 days later, when I opened the boot of the car. It was scorching hot, and the smell nearly knocked me out.

That was 6 weeks ago, and the car still stinks, despite having spent many hours with all the windows wide open, and containing roughly 34256743655 air fresheners. I dread having to use it just now.

Oh I once decided to get up for the day with DS at 3am. DH had to intervene and put us both back to bed.

Also did the jumping out of bed thing in the first few days of his life, thinking i was lying on him, even when we'd never coslept!