It's pouring outside and it fits my mood perfectly, I want to go back to bed and snuggle my lo so badly. Instead I'm in hour 3 of work already.
Max has decided that he needs to nurse every two hours at night and no amount of pacifier offering, walking, singing etc can convince him otherwise. He gets down right pissed when I give the pacifier, every once in while he will take it and then get mad that there is no milk. I have no idea what else to do besides just let him nurse himself back to sleep. We were up 6 times last night and I'm exhausted. He doesn't nurse to sleep during the day or even when he goes down for the night only in the MOTN. This will get better right??? I haven't slept 4 hours in a row since September. Ok done sleep venting.
Lo also hasn't pooped in 4 days (normally he poops every day) so I'm scared for the impending poopsplosion.
Post by littleapplemom on May 4, 2015 9:12:40 GMT -5
spikesmom, Rain...boo. It's nice here and makes me mad that I have to be at work. I'd rather be at the park! Hour 3!! Virtually sending you ALL the coffee. I was late today because of extra snuggles before I left. He woke early today at 5, I dragged him into bed and squished him for another hour. Bad sleep.....it will get better, I promise. We had the same exact thing going on, up every hour or two just to comfort nurse and would absolutely not lay back down to sleep. The only way for me to get any sleep was to hold him in a recliner and sleep sitting up. Hate to tell you that it lasted over a month but now he's sleeping almost completely through. We put him down between 8 and 8:30 after his last bottle, he sleeps till 2 or 3 and wakes for another bottle but then it's directly back to sleep till 6. FX that your guy goes through the crappy sleep fast.
My weekends are nutso lately!! I don't have another free weekend till June, and it's not even like there's one thing to do each day. Multiple parties, meetings, squeezing in church and food shopping and dentist visits. Not happy about it. Anyone else feeling overwhelmed with work/busy schedules!? On the plus side, I get a three day work week at the end of the month that I just can't wait for!! Hopefully I'll have my hot tub running by then! I'd kill for a half hour in one right now!
Super busy Monday. spikesmom, hugs. Growth spurt maybe? I hope you get a visit from the sleep fairy very soon!
littleapplemom, I hate when my schedule is laid out for me with all these things for so many weeks in a row. Good luck. I hope that you find some relaxation time soon.
I walked through the door and knocked Liam's head on the door frame. Poor guy. It wasn't hard, but I feel terrible. He barely even noticed. I don't even remember if he cried. It's in the High 70's today! HIGH 70s! I'm wearing a tank top (holy pale) and Liam is finally wearing a romper! Soon as I finish the important things this morning we are going OUTSIDE
Oh my gosh spikesmom! Although not as frequent as Max, my baby has decided that nighttime is when mommy is a pacifier. After the first stretch of the night, which thankfully is in the bassinet, we basically sleep/feed/comfort nurse the rest of the night (we do side-lying so I do get "rest"). When I try to slip away and give her the pacifier, she gets really mad too! I keep hearing that 6-month-olds don't need to eat in the motn...yeah that benchmark is two weeks away and I don't see that being the case.
littleapplemom I'm absolutely feeling overwhelmed with work! Way too much to do and at the end of the day all I really care about is getting home to snuggle with baby. So work piles up, things slip through the cracks, and I just keep saying I'll never look back and wish that I had worked more hours so it's all good.
Enjoy good weather for those who have it, and snuggle wishes for those who don't!
Post by spiraltheory on May 4, 2015 9:53:48 GMT -5
Hi, ladies. My BIL is going to watch Myles today while I get my hair done. He doesn't work on Mondays, so it worked perfectly. Also, the house cleaners are coming today. Yay for clean floors and bathrooms! spikesmom - do you think the trouble sleeping is related to the 4 days without poop? I know my LO doesn't sleep as well if he hasn't pooped in a while. Or has the nursing every 2 hours been going on a long time? Well, Happy in-law free Monday. Hope you all have fast work days, good naps, plenty of coffee, and happy babes.
totally random: I'm going to be 30 in like 3 months. I'm too old for clothes from Charlotte Russe, correct?
I vote no, you are not too old! It's all in how you wear it. Some of my favorite wardrobe pieces are from there. I work in a semi-professional office and it can fly here. You should be good for a long time. I will never put myself in the position to be on "what not to wear," but I also refuse to be too old to look cute!
zengal, 6mo olds not needing to be fed at night is what my pedi was referring to when she told me I shouldn't nurse him back to sleep. I don't see how they can just stop needing food in the middle of the night. My LO only wakes up once so I still go ahead and nurse him instead of listening to the pedi.
Post by songbirdsinging55 on May 4, 2015 11:10:46 GMT -5
spikesmom- hugs! I hope you get some rest soon littleapplemom- I completely understand! My weekends are my days to get things done and sometimes I wish I could just have one day of no errands or outside obligations. @jjh119- woo 70s!! Here it is 87!! I am Starting to shop for an AC lol. Also it is time to buy some summer clothes. Enjoy the beautiful weather! spiraltheory- So jelous of the house cleaners! I want one so bad.
Post by songbirdsinging55 on May 4, 2015 11:20:42 GMT -5
Had a long weekend. We went to our Birth class play date and it was so much fun. Isaac made lots of baby friends. He said and waved hi to a couple and everyone lost it lol. He also tried to roll over to a baby girl and grabbed her hand. So cute! DH got called back into work after. Yesterday I woke up with a fever and itchy, throat and ears. I thought it was allergies. As the day progressed it turned into a full blown cold. DH worked until 6 and I was having such a hard time doing things. I set me and Isaac up on the floor. We switched room so there is carpet. I set up a little change station and I was able to not have to stand and carry him. He rolled off my lap when I nursed him. He was still on the pillow but upside down. I felt awful! He did sign milk! I screamed with excitement! It caught me off guard completely!
Post by wildflower810 on May 4, 2015 12:31:23 GMT -5
I always feel a bit guilty when I read about y'all's sleep issues... we had a rough two weeks of a 4 month regression but now we're back to sleeping fantastically. Hugs and hopes that sleep gets better for everyone!
spikesmom We are having crappy sleep here too! A couple nights ago we got a 3 hour stretch, and I thought maybe we were getting to the end of this phase. But nope, I slept one hour at a time last night. I'm thinking growth spurt because she's been eating a lot at night now, she's not just comfort nursing.
jjh1119 Yay for nice weather! It's been nice here lately too, and I love not having to cover LO up in the carseat, being able to use rompers, and going outside as often as possible! For real though, rompers are my best friend.
DH and I are going on a date tonight! It's going to be fun to have some time for just the two of us. Right now he is dieting/working out a lot to lose some weight before joining the military. So the downside to that is that I have to hide my chocolate stash, but on the other hand, he is looking HOT. LOL
Post by songbirdsinging55 on May 4, 2015 14:07:47 GMT -5
Just got some fantastic news! My new boss said he wants to make me a offer but is waiting for my temp contract to be up because there is a pretty big fee for terminating early. I am so happy! I love it here!
wildflower810 we had great sleep until teeth came. Then about 3 weeks of wake ups which resulted in co-sleeping. Just now getting back to "normal" but she has started to teethe again. Teeth are the devil
wildflower810, nursing with teeth is definitely a fear of mine (though, I won't be experiencing with this baby)
we survived 2 HOURS at the bank, a 30 min drive to the grocery store, grocery shopping and bumper to bumper traffic on the way home. I wish we had more time just hanging out outside, but this was a good day. He FINALLY likes the sash mei tai. Only on the side hold, not on the front which I find weird. It was nice, though. Not nearly as hot as we would have been if we were wearing the boba. So yay.
Post by singingmama10 on May 4, 2015 17:59:28 GMT -5
Not sure if this has been posted before or if any of you have heard of this wonderful book... but this one goes out to all the sleep deprived moms out there www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sOA_U3-HOs
spikesmom my lo has been doing the whole wake up and eat every two hours at night thing too...I feel your pain! I'm telling myself it's a growth spurt mostly because that will hopefully end at some point. singingmama10 that book looks hilarious, I got lo a few books yesterday and my H asked if I got that one. Not yet but I think I need to wildflower810 I will join you! No computer games here but I could chuck a ps4 over a bridge!
Oh man ... Here's to the sleep fairy visiting so many tonight. Today was awful!! Work has been insane ... Have I mentioned in my new role, they have given me a TON of responsibilities (I have a global team reporting to me) & they keep piling on more work but have not adjusted my pay. Dh and I have been talking about my possibly quitting or asking to be moved to a non- managerial role (I'd take a demotion at this point). It's been bad and I've only been back a month. This morning I took a customer call while Lo was sleeping. He woke up in the middle of the call & while I managed to keep him quietly entertained for 30 minutes, I finally had to lay him in his crib & turn his mobile on (he normally loves that). But he looked at me so sad & burst into tears I had to leave him there and walk away to finish my call ... Where I essentially got yelled at by the customer. I broke down after and it still kills me thinking about leaving my sweet little boy for that. I think I've just had enough. So much to think about. Ugh! Sorry for the long rant.
Post by songbirdsinging55 on May 5, 2015 0:35:18 GMT -5
ninergirl52- hugs lady! You do what works for you. It is hard to make those decisions but you need family time too. I can't help but think I would have done something similar if my store never shut down.
Thank you for the support ladies it helps knowing I'm not alone! I know it will get better eventually but I'm not planning on anytime soon since he has never slept more than 4 hours and there have been exactly two 4 hour stretches since birth. He will sleep when he is ready I guess.
ninergirl52 that seriously sucks. I WFH most of the time but we have a nanny...otherwise I would have quit a long time ago because its hard with a nanny I can't imagine without :-(
spikesmom, Sleep struggles are so hard, especially when there hasn't even been a glimpse of a good night's sleep. I hope he gets there soon for you guys. Luckily, he is super adorable, right? That's what I tell Liam, he's lucky he's cute. Momma sure looks hurtin' most of the time without any sleep lol
ninergirl52, Ugh that sounds so hard. WFH is so. hard. Do what is best for your family. If you guys can handle a demotion/quitting/new job. That's great. Do what is right for you.
I'm in the boat of, I'm not sure how much longer I will be hair styling. It takes over the weekend, and then we have no structure to our week, and I miss out on anything and everything that's on saturdays.
Post by ninergirl52 on May 5, 2015 11:56:52 GMT -5
Thanks for the support ladies! spikesmom - I have childcare but dh is out of town and he usually takes him in the mornings. Work is just getting too demanding. jjh1119 - are you able to drop Saturday's? My stylist doesn't take many weekend appointments and has had most of her clients work with her on that. I get that's not as easy as it sounds. I'm sure she lost some clients by doing that.
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