It's 11 pm. LO nursed or had bottles almost continuously from 7 pm on. I'm so tired, I finally got him down and then my neighbors started lighting illegal fireworks. If he wakes up I'll seriously cry.
I'm so tired I couldn't stay awake to nurse in bed so I'm in the living room with lights on. I think I overdid it today at a bbq and my body is not happy with me.
2am here. LO finally stopped nursing and fell asleep for the first time since getting out of the car at 11. I'm giving him a few minutes to fall a little deeper and then I'm going to risk swaddling him and putting him down. I hope he really wore himself out, I am exhausted.
Post by Flair Underwood on Jul 4, 2016 1:49:34 GMT -5
DH gave DS a pumped bottle at about 1 am. He drained 4 ounces and then an hour later drained a boob. I have no idea how I'm going to keep up with this kid...
Perhaps he'll sleep now? I think that will depend on whether or not I can get a burp our of him....
DH gave DS a pumped bottle at about 1 am. He drained 4 ounces and then an hour later drained a boob. I have no idea how I'm going to keep up with this kid...
Perhaps he'll sleep now? I think that will depend on whether or not I can get a burp our of him....
Growth spurt? Hope he gives you a good long stretch
Post by manybellsdown on Jul 4, 2016 5:30:20 GMT -5
4am-6am is always such a crapshoot. He wailed, I thought it was a gas/burping issue from the last feeding, H couldn't soothe, I start nursing again...and it's clear 5 min in that I'm a human pacifier. I love that I can soothe him (that something soothes him), but damn these hours are tiring. Plus the bigtime guilt over my own exhaustion-fueled impatience at times.
I'm at my wits end. DS2 makes so much noise while sleeping or getting comfortable that I can't sleep through. Lots of grunts and groans. DS1 did this and I can't remember when it stopped. From 6 to 10 am he was asleep but I couldn't fall back asleep due to the noise. Anyways I have earplugs in and white noise going and that doesn't help. I guess I can try moving him farther away from my bed. Do they make ear plugs that block more noise? Maybe for musicians?
I'm at my wits end. DS2 makes so much noise while sleeping or getting comfortable that I can't sleep through. Lots of grunts and groans. DS1 did this and I can't remember when it stopped. From 6 to 10 am he was asleep but I couldn't fall back asleep due to the noise. Anyways I have earplugs in and white noise going and that doesn't help. I guess I can try moving him farther away from my bed. Do they make ear plugs that block more noise? Maybe for musicians?
What kind of earplugs are you using? I use the foam ones. And you can definitely move him farther away from the bed. The only downside to that I find is that I like having him in arms reach because I can check on him or give him a paci without having to get up - that often buys me a few more precious minutes of sleep.
I'm at my wits end. DS2 makes so much noise while sleeping or getting comfortable that I can't sleep through. Lots of grunts and groans. DS1 did this and I can't remember when it stopped. From 6 to 10 am he was asleep but I couldn't fall back asleep due to the noise. Anyways I have earplugs in and white noise going and that doesn't help. I guess I can try moving him farther away from my bed. Do they make ear plugs that block more noise? Maybe for musicians?
Let me know, ok? LO is a noisy little man. Last night was rough.
Google tells me they do have them for musicians. I might stop in a music store later.
I'm at my wits end. DS2 makes so much noise while sleeping or getting comfortable that I can't sleep through. Lots of grunts and groans. DS1 did this and I can't remember when it stopped. From 6 to 10 am he was asleep but I couldn't fall back asleep due to the noise. Anyways I have earplugs in and white noise going and that doesn't help. I guess I can try moving him farther away from my bed. Do they make ear plugs that block more noise? Maybe for musicians?
What kind of earplugs are you using? I use the foam ones. And you can definitely move him farther away from the bed. The only downside to that I find is that I like having him in arms reach because I can check on him or give him a paci without having to get up - that often buys me a few more precious minutes of sleep.
Yes they are just foam from Walmart or something. I would rather keep him bedside for those reasons too.
For those with babies a few weeks older than mine (he is four days today) how long until they straightened out their days and nights? He sleeps so well during the day, and he won't let me put him down at night to sleep. I wouldn't even mind if it were for a couple hour stretch, he just wants to be held all night and it's hard to stay awake!
For those with babies a few weeks older than mine (he is four days today) how long until they straightened out their days and nights? He sleeps so well during the day, and he won't let me put him down at night to sleep. I wouldn't even mind if it were for a couple hour stretch, he just wants to be held all night and it's hard to stay awake!
It took us about a week. But, as a FTM, this feels too good to be true and I'm waiting for regression.
For those with babies a few weeks older than mine (he is four days today) how long until they straightened out their days and nights? He sleeps so well during the day, and he won't let me put him down at night to sleep. I wouldn't even mind if it were for a couple hour stretch, he just wants to be held all night and it's hard to stay awake!
My DS figured it out Consistently by around 3-4 weeks
Fuss, fuss, fuss tonight... Couldn't make him happy. I asked DH to turn a fan on us because it was kind of warm and it was like flipping a switch. He passed out almost instantly and has been sleeping peacefully. Just overheated apparently!
For those with babies a few weeks older than mine (he is four days today) how long until they straightened out their days and nights? He sleeps so well during the day, and he won't let me put him down at night to sleep. I wouldn't even mind if it were for a couple hour stretch, he just wants to be held all night and it's hard to stay awake!
It started getting consistently better around 2 weeks. It still varies but I'm usually getting good stretches of sleep - 3 to 4 hours.
For those with babies a few weeks older than mine (he is four days today) how long until they straightened out their days and nights? He sleeps so well during the day, and he won't let me put him down at night to sleep. I wouldn't even mind if it were for a couple hour stretch, he just wants to be held all night and it's hard to stay awake!
I think it started getting better around two weeks, but was definitely bad the first week!
Well here we are another night with refusing to sleep in or on anything but me. I'm currently letting him get into a deep enough sleep to try to move him. Any tips on how I can at least get him to sleep in the rock n play as opposed to my arms?
Guys...I'm starving ALL.THE.TIME. it's outrageous and nothing seems to satisfy me. I remember this with breastfeeding last time but it feels ridiculous. Anyone with me?
nymama917 yes and I'm not making good choices either. Kevinmac are you swaddling? Swaddling then rocking a little after usually outs baby into a deep enough sleep for rnp.
I'm up pumping with my hospital pump while everyone else in the house sleeps.
Ugh, I'm so sorry. I EPed with my first and had a low supply so I had to fight like crazy to keep it. Feeding the baby a bottle, getting him back to sleep, then pumping MOTN and cleaning pump parts was so damn tedious and exhausting!
Guys...I'm starving ALL.THE.TIME. it's outrageous and nothing seems to satisfy me. I remember this with breastfeeding last time but it feels ridiculous. Anyone with me?
Week one I was constantly ravenous and eating all the things. LO is 2w2d and I feel like it's gotten a little better at least.
Kevinmac swaddling definitely helped. I would feed her in her swaddle if she woke up being swaddled. It did take at least a week before she would sleep without being held and it started in small bits so DH and I would take holding shifts.
I'm going to not be so impatient with the feeding/swaddling tonight. I'll swaddle after he eats, then rock him until he falls asleep then try to put him in the RNP. The other night it just felt like once I did that it took almost two hours, and then he was up wanting to eat again.
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