So I was supposed to be able to sleep after a feeding sometime after 9. It's 1 am and I'm still waiting on a break. 4 am yesterday was my last sleep and I'm so tired...
I'm up feeding the baby. We are trying to figure out bedtime. C usually eats between 8 and 9...which means we are usually done by 10. But then he's wide awake for like an hour. Not hungry, not fussy, just...awake. H Has been getting him down so I can get some extra sleep. But H goes back to work next week, so I'm going to have to start doing bedtime. Suggestions on how to get him down before 11 or later? I'm glad he doesn't fuss (a ton anyway) while awake, but something needs to change. Should we be doing something different during the day?
Post by kristhegirl on Mar 31, 2017 2:53:01 GMT -5
sterl724 that actually sounds pretty typical and he'll shift to an earlier "bed time" on his own. Make sure he's not up for too long during the day, and at night keep him in dim rooms, no bright lights/TV, use white noise, etc. You might be doing this already, I'm just throwing it out there. Oh, diaper change first, then feed. Take advantage of the natural sleepiness from eating.
sterl724 that is tough. My DS is doing something similar. If he hasn't been awake in the afternoon, can you try and wake him up before your 8pm feed? Maybe a walk outside, a bath or something like that to stimulate him? Then you can feed, and hopefully he is ready for sleep after.
Tmi. I have a pimple in my ear on the side I typically sleep. Fuuuuck it hurts. No good sleep will come until it is gone.
I'm sorry. In college I overheard the following statement: "oh, I'm not picking my nose, I'm popping a pimple." In the dining hall. It still haunts me 15 years later. Just popping a pimple at the table? By all means proceed !
Slept a little (maybe an hour?) but up again. I'm hoping all this feeding gets my milk to come in later today, baby girl lost a lot of weight (11%) so we have to pump and formula supplement until it does. Her latch is awesome so I think she'll gain it back fast but for now we play the waiting game
Post by erinshelley21 on Mar 31, 2017 4:52:55 GMT -5
I believe I'm up for the day. DS is still asleep and DD is eating. The dog was the first to get me up last night. I don't see the point in going back to sleep because we are leaving at 9 for my appt and I need to shower.
Post by daisylola11 on Mar 31, 2017 6:43:06 GMT -5
H works today when he normally has it off so it's turned into chore day and I'll catch up on unpacking and laundry, hopefully it's not as windy as yesterday and I can through the toddler out in the backyard
Post by moutonrouge on Mar 31, 2017 7:10:32 GMT -5
Last night was weird and kind of disorienting. Dreams seemed real and I lost track of time (e.g., thought it had been 5 min but it had been hours).
Today I have no plans. I need 1 thing at the grocery (yogurt) but that's it. Doesn't seem worth getting her in the car for that so I'm trying to plan other things like going to coffee or lunch or something. I could walk, I guess, but it's cloudy and meh outside right now.
Things are not so great in the obi household. The shenanigans of the witching hour have begun. L was an absolute terror yesterday evening until bed time. My H is so stressed at work and exhausted from baby life that he fell for a scam and we are now out $400 that we didn't have in the first place. I am PISSED but I can't blow up at him. He feels like the world's biggest moron so all I can really do is say "Its what these people do. You're not the first and you won't be the last." I really do feel this way. My H is not a stupid man by any means. These guys just got him at the worst possible time. In my head though I'm like WTF OBIDAD?! WTF WTF?!
Y'all remember me telling everyone that DH was hit by a car and it was a hit and run?
Well after months of Dr appointments at the VA we know whats wrong. He has a destroyed knee, like, needs ACL surgery to reconstruct everything. He won't be able to walk for a few months.
I'm just, really dislike the person that did this. I'm just frustrated with everything.
Thinking of you @priss08. I'm still on the other side of all of this so I have no words of wisdom other than what kris said the other day- if baby is fed, changed and in a safe spot, let yourself walk away if you need a break. I'm sure that's easier said than done. Hang in there
Y'all remember me telling everyone that DH was hit by a car and it was a hit and run?
Well after months of Dr appointments at the VA we know whats wrong. He has a destroyed knee, like, needs ACL surgery to reconstruct everything. He won't be able to walk for a few months.
I'm just, really dislike the person that did this. I'm just frustrated with everything.
Why do these garbage sub-humans think they can just screw over others for their own benefit? How anyone could hit someone and run is beyond me. So selfish. I hope they spontaneously combust.
Seriously though, that is terrible. I am so sorry for you and your H. I hope his recovery is as quick as possible.
As soon as DD wakes up for the day she screams all. Fucking. Day. Long.
The only time she's not crying is when she's asleep or eating.
I'm really starting to hate life.
This was DS1. He had colic and it was fucking awful. I'm so, so sorry. It's ok to set her down and walk away when it gets to be too much.
Please don't be afraid to talk to your doctor about how you're feeling. I ended up on Zoloft with DS1 and my only regret is that I waited too long to talk to my doctor about how I was feeling. It made all the difference. Sending you lots of (((hugs))) ,
@priss08 I'm sorry about everything. It's so much shit to deal with at once. The first year of dd1s life was so hard on us. But you are doing a great job. Don't forget that and make sure you reach out if you need help.
Post by erinshelley21 on Mar 31, 2017 8:01:44 GMT -5
H waltzed in 10 minutes before I wanted to leave for my appt that he said he wanted to attend and said "I need to rinse off and use the bathroom" aka take a full blown shower and poop. So I move to our room to finish my make up and he follows me to tell me a 5 minute story. GET IN THE SHOWER! We are getting ready to spend 30 minutes in the car so the story can obviously wait.
I'm on your bench obi with an intelligent H that still makes you go "WTF"
So many hugs @priss08. You've been dealing with alot. I hope you H recovers well.
Facebook knows my life. They keep adding sleep training and articles on what parents do to ruin sleep routines to my feed. So are all these sleep routines for after the newborn phase? Because my baby just eats and sleeps and when he is awake he is fussy from his reflux or he is hungry.
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