MOTN 10/2-10/9

[melody330]

I got nothing.

[melody330]

B went down super easily tonight. I'm calling shenanigans and Im sure he will be up soon.

Good luck tonight katelou. I hope you get a good stretch tonight.

[katelou]

Thank you melody330 same to you!

[roccobabyk]

Good luck ladies!! I'm thinking when I rejoin this thread regularly it will be once I attempt to get DS to sleep in his own bed. I'm scared. He cosleeps so well but I also want my bed back. He has to constantly be touching me.

Anyone have experience with Merlin's magic sleep suit?

[roccobabyk]

Also to add: he hated being swaddled but seems like he needs something. I don't know if that makes any sense.

[Ray]

Oct 2, 2016 20:23:35 GMT -5 roccobabyk said:

Also to add: he hated being swaddled but seems like he needs something. I don't know if that makes any sense.

What if you got him a little cocoon? Or sleep sack?

Sometimes I put F into a little cocoon I crocheted. He can move his arms and legs still but not so much and he's still snugly warm.

[littlesthobo]

Good luck ladies. Sleep, little babies!

Why do zippers and snaps have to make so much noise? The first person to create a noiseless zippered sleep sack will be an instant millionaire, I promise.

[icaughtfire]

Good luck ladies! E went down almost 2 hours ago and I did not. I'm regretting this.

[melody330]

We are up. 3.5 hours but I didn't go to bed right away. I just can't go to bed at 8pm, I can't do it.

Today someone asked me how B was sleeping. I am trying not to be a complete bitch when I answer, so I kept it short. "Not well! Our best stretch is usually 3 hours." They replied with a story about how their newborn (7 years ago) STTN from day 1 and she was so concerned something was wrong.

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[melody330]

2 hours. I'm not sure my kid will ever sleep better.

Anyone have any book recommendations? I just finished the series I was reading and need something to read MOTN. I was thinking Girl on a Train. Anyone read that?

[Ray]

I'm up - had a solid first stretch but hoping he can give me another couple hours.

I am no help for books melody330. I got totally overwhelmed while in Coles today lol what genres are you into?

Will be also watching for reccomendations

[melody330]

Another shitty night.

roccobabyk take this as you will, but we have a MM sleep suit. It helps get him down quickly and definitely helps connect his sleep cycles when he startles awake. He went from sleeping only 40-60 minute stretches to sleeping double that. Most people I know had much better success with them than we did though. I would still recommend it.

Ray it's sort of embarrassing, but I love young adult fiction. The Mortal Instruments, The Clockwork series, The Hunger Games, Vampire Academy, the Bloodline series, The Maze Runner series. I did love the True Blood books which aren't YA at all.

I like books that come in series. I read very fast and hate when I have to leave characters behind because there aren't anymore stories!

[acorn99]

melody330, have you read the Outlander series? I highly recommend it. There are 8 books and 600+ pages each. They are all my most favorite.

[ellebelle]

Hugs for the sleepless nights. We were up a lot but I have trouble going back to sleep if I've been looking at my phone so I didn't last night. It did seem to help.

melody330 Girl on the Train is so so good! I couldn't put it down. Definitely recommend it.

[madamewaffles]

Oct 2, 2016 20:20:43 GMT -5 roccobabyk said:

Good luck ladies!! I'm thinking when I rejoin this thread regularly it will be once I attempt to get DS to sleep in his own bed. I'm scared. He cosleeps so well but I also want my bed back. He has to constantly be touching me.

Anyone have experience with Merlin's magic sleep suit?

DS wears a MM suit. It truly is magical. He also was not a swaddle fan, but the suit is very soft and snug in all the right places so he doesn't have that startle reflex waking him up.

[katelou]

She went to bed at 9:30. We has a 3 hour stretch, 2 hrs, 1 hr, 1 hr, 2 hrs. That's basically our normal. Sigh.

[icaughtfire]

Oct 3, 2016 2:44:23 GMT -5 melody330 said:

2 hours. I'm not sure my kid will ever sleep better.

Anyone have any book recommendations? I just finished the series I was reading and need something to read MOTN. I was thinking Girl on a Train. Anyone read that?

YES. It was really good.

[Ray]

melody330 don't be embarrassed +1 to also loving YA fiction. The circle of Magic series and The circle opens series (same characters) by Tamora Pierce are good quick reads. There's 8 books total I think.

[melody330]

Oct 3, 2016 5:54:11 GMT -5 acorn99 said:

melody330, have you read the Outlander series? I highly recommend it. There are 8 books and 600+ pages each. They are all my most favorite.

I should read this next! You aren't the first person to recommend this series to me. I'll download the first book and start it tonight! Thanks!

[Ray]

I'm also reading Outlander. I'm not normally into historical fiction/romance but they are really good! I'm on the second book currently.

melody330 did you see that there's a new maze runner prequel out?

Also have you read the divergent books? So much better than the movies.

I didn't realize Yrue Blood had books! They'll be on my reading list.

[icaughtfire]

The last YA series I read was Gossip Girl. It was oh so bad but oh so good.

[acorn99]

Apparently this is my Monday UO: I thought Girl On A Train was just meh.

[acorn99]

Oct 3, 2016 7:59:05 GMT -5 melody330 said:

Oct 3, 2016 5:54:11 GMT -5 acorn99 said:

melody330 , have you read the Outlander series? I highly recommend it. There are 8 books and 600+ pages each. They are all my most favorite.

I should read this next! You aren't the first person to recommend this series to me. I'll download the first book and start it tonight! Thanks!

From what you described, they might be right up your alley. I lurve them.

[roccobabyk]

melody330, madamewaffles I'm going to order one! What is the sizing like? G can wear anything from 0-3 to 3-6 months right now.

[jenn83]

Long night last night. HK is too big now for her Swaddle Me so I got a Halo Sleep Sack. She keeps breaking out and once she is out she is awake (she keeps her hands by her face and starts squirming. Thinking about MM suit to try because we are most likely going to have to stop swaddling within the month. I never had this issue with DS because he hated the swaddle. Any suggestions?

[melody330]

Oct 3, 2016 8:50:59 GMT -5 roccobabyk said:

melody330, madamewaffles I'm going to order one! What is the sizing like? G can wear anything from 0-3 to 3-6 months right now.

The smallest size is 12-18 lbs. B was a little over 12 lbs and about 7 weeks old when we started using it.

[sarcaztic10]

melody330 look up the author Sarah Maas right now and read all of her books. She has 2 series, both are unfinished right now, but all of her books are so awesome and sounds like they would be right up your alley.

[sarcaztic10]

Oct 3, 2016 7:57:09 GMT -5 Ray said:

melody330 don't be embarrassed +1 to also loving YA fiction. The circle of Magic series and The circle opens series (same characters) by Tamora Pierce are good quick reads. There's 8 books total I think.

Have you read the rest of her books? They are also very good!

[madamewaffles]

Oct 3, 2016 8:59:36 GMT -5 jenn83 said:

Long night last night. HK is too big now for her Swaddle Me so I got a Halo Sleep Sack. She keeps breaking out and once she is out she is awake (she keeps her hands by her face and starts squirming. Thinking about MM suit to try because we are most likely going to have to stop swaddling within the month. I never had this issue with DS because he hated the swaddle. Any suggestions?

MM suit!!

roccobabyk A fit in it at about 8-9 weeks. It has a wide collar, and A is a wiggle worm, so the first time he used it, in the AM his shoulder and arm somehow got out, but within a couple weeks, he'd grown enough that it fit better. A is now 16ish pounds and I will be getting him the next size up in a week or so.

[Ray]

Oct 3, 2016 9:45:52 GMT -5 sarcaztic10 said:

Oct 3, 2016 7:57:09 GMT -5 Ray said:

melody330 don't be embarrassed +1 to also loving YA fiction. The circle of Magic series and The circle opens series (same characters) by Tamora Pierce are good quick reads. There's 8 books total I think.

Have you read the rest of her books? They are also very good!

No! I'll have to check them out