Post by ravinraven216 on Jun 25, 2015 1:16:21 GMT -5
I thought I'd be clever and cluster feed before bedtime in an attempt to get LO to sleep for more than an hour or two at a time during the night. No such luck. :/
Post by ombradellarosa on Jun 25, 2015 5:43:08 GMT -5
E is 2 weeks and 2 days. Just when I think I know her nighttime schedule she changes it on me. Last night for example I was very pleased with myself because I slept most of the day and I was ready for her usual 12-4 AM constant feeding and crying. Then she slept most of the time. I did not know what to do with myself. Ended up doing two loads of laundry and measuring all the furniture so we can rearrange everything again. Of course when I decided I was going to eat something she decided to wake up and scream, and once I thought I had her down she woke up seven minutes later and I ended up bedsharing with her because she wouldn't sleep. Poor DH spends most of his nights on the couch now while LO and I hog the bed. I did NOT want to bedshare but she wants to be held constantly and I get so exhausted that the best I can do is clear away the blankets and get in the middle of the bed so she won't roll off because I am guaranteed to fall asleep while I nurse her. It's that or have her on my chest on the couch, propping my arms up with pillows, but that makes me more nervous.
My little man was an absolute gremlin last night when it came to him initially going to bed and then nursing. Then this morning he had some of the worst gas once I got him on the changing table. Didn't change his diaper for about 5 minutes while I helped him work out the farts with leg exercises. And there was A LOT. I can tell his gassy/ pooping cry and he definitely gets it at night when he's laying down in his pnp immediately before it's time to sleep. Not sure if it's him laying down or being contained in his sleep sack or what. The only thing I can think of is doing leg exercises with him before each meal time during the day and at night. Hopefully that'll help because I'm slowly losing my sanity at night.
Post by ombradellarosa on Jun 25, 2015 7:33:23 GMT -5
Just realised I have been up for four hours and she went down at least two of them ago and probably three. What the heck am I doing awake as the sun comes up and she's not even hungry. I am going to hate myself when I lie down and she decides to be up.
My little man was an absolute gremlin last night when it came to him initially going to bed and then nursing. Then this morning he had some of the worst gas once I got him on the changing table. Didn't change his diaper for about 5 minutes while I helped him work out the farts with leg exercises. And there was A LOT. I can tell his gassy/ pooping cry and he definitely gets it at night when he's laying down in his pnp immediately before it's time to sleep. Not sure if it's him laying down or being contained in his sleep sack or what. The only thing I can think of is doing leg exercises with him before each meal time during the day and at night. Hopefully that'll help because I'm slowly losing my sanity at night.
Do you hold him for a while after feeding him before you put him down? My guy is very gassy, and needs to be held up on my shoulder to help work out the gas before I can lay him down. Usually it takes about 20-30 minutes.
Ditto. But also for some reasons sometimes he can't burp until he lays down. So I'll lay him down and then sit there until he fusses and pick him up quickly before he fully wakes up. Then he'll burp and I can put him down for real. I have to laugh at the lengths I go to for a successful bedtime!
My little man was an absolute gremlin last night when it came to him initially going to bed and then nursing. Then this morning he had some of the worst gas once I got him on the changing table. Didn't change his diaper for about 5 minutes while I helped him work out the farts with leg exercises. And there was A LOT. I can tell his gassy/ pooping cry and he definitely gets it at night when he's laying down in his pnp immediately before it's time to sleep. Not sure if it's him laying down or being contained in his sleep sack or what. The only thing I can think of is doing leg exercises with him before each meal time during the day and at night. Hopefully that'll help because I'm slowly losing my sanity at night.
LO loves when I do the leg exercises/bicycle legs. She goes into a happy trance state. Totally works to get their gas out
H has a pretty solid routine; she has since we brought her home (she's 10 days old today). She does her last feeding btw 10-11pm, then wakes to feed at 1:30/2am and 5/6am. She's up for 20-30 mins each time. Once she eats her morning bottle, she wants to be held while she naps. Usually we lie on the couch and do skin to skin from 5:30-7:30 am. After that she's pretty consistent - wakes for 30/45 mins for a bottle, diaper change and some play, then naps for 1.5-2 hours and repeat. I'm a little worried that when she gets to her three week growth spurt, she's going to turn into a terror because she's been so chill thus far!
Post by ravinraven216 on Jun 25, 2015 22:33:35 GMT -5
I tried to get a head start on bedtime tonight, but no luck. LO keeps falling asleep at the breast and waking up, completely alert, if I move him. I've tried every trick in the book to get him to sleep for more than an hour at a time during the night. I'm so exhausted and feel helpless. DH went back to work, so I hate asking him to help out at night.9 times out of 10 LO is fussy because he wants to eat, so DH can't really help on that front anyway.
DS is gassy and fussy tonight. Will only sleep in my arms. I'm so over breastfeeding right now. His latch is great sometimes and horribly painful others. I had to bottle feed him for a few days in the NICU and I don't think our latch has been anything but confusing since. Last night he seemed to just want to chew my poor nipples, so they have been painful and sore all day and now he wants to nurse but he won't latch well enough to let him without me wanting to cry. Not to mention the upset stomach he is struggling with. My brother came up to visit and we are supposed to actually do something fun in the morning but at this rate I'm sleeping all day LOL
Good evening ladies! My little barracuda and I are up and I expect will be most of the night again. Upside of large baby: nurses like a champ. Downside of large baby: impossible to fill his stomach. He has been cluster feeding since day 1. My milk is in finally, thank heaven. Hoping that will help!
Owen is almost 2 days old now. He was born the first night we were in the hospital so no sleep. Last night he was cluster feeding so I got about 2 hours of sleep total. Unfortunately, he slept ALL DAY LONG so now it's 230am and he's wide awake.
Joolschweets- Owen went almost 6 hours during the day today without eating. He just wouldn't do it. The nurses were not worried at all as long as I was able to feed him when the time came.
So I set my alarm for 1230 which is his normal feed. DH turned it off and we all just slept right through til 1.30 (nearly 4 hours since last feed). He's now starving and frantically trying to rip my right boob off and I feel like a shitty mother for letting him go this long and getting so frantic:(
He's back up to birth weight so is it a huge deal to let him go 4 hours at night if he's sleeping? Its all so confusing...let baby sleep? Wake baby? Argh!
My pedi's advice is that once baby is back to birth weight you don't have to wake to feed. Personally I wake to feed during the day in hopes of getting the longer stretches at night.
Up with leg cramps again. NST scheduled for 8:40am.
Wasnt ever called re: induction scheduling, and am a bit bitter pants about it. It will be hard to be kind when at doc's office today as a result. (I'll do my best, but seriously? thanks ppl).
At times, I feel like I'm going to be the last J15 Mama to deliver!!
Fussy pants are on big time tonight. First she was straight up screaming for the 2 am feeding (at 1:45, I was early even, jeez!) now won't go down in the pnp. At least DH will be home today after working the last two... I am already planning my daytime naps!
So I set my alarm for 1230 which is his normal feed. DH turned it off and we all just slept right through til 1.30 (nearly 4 hours since last feed). He's now starving and frantically trying to rip my right boob off and I feel like a shitty mother for letting him go this long and getting so frantic:(
He's back up to birth weight so is it a huge deal to let him go 4 hours at night if he's sleeping? Its all so confusing...let baby sleep? Wake baby? Argh!
My pedi's advice is that once baby is back to birth weight you don't have to wake to feed. Personally I wake to feed during the day in hopes of getting the longer stretches at night.
4 hours is totally fine.
Same here. Dr said now that she's past birth weight, if she wants to sleep at night let her. So I stopped setting an alarm and just listen for her to start stirring. We FF so that's my cue to go downstairs and warm the bottle. By the time I get back she's awake, ready for her diaper change and then we eat. She's been like clockwork. Goes down around 9:30 and sleeps till 2:30-3am the again till 5-5:30. During the day I wake her at a max of 3 hours so we don't over do it.
I can't stop shopping online while breastfeeding. Someone needs to take away my Amazon prime membership.
I thought I was the only one! Before baby I had curbed a major shopping habit. Now I keep ordering stuff. DH jokes that I'm buying myself push presents!
So the lactation cookies I baked... I may have just had like 5 while nursing DS. ? they are so delicious! Meanwhile DS has been nursing for nearly 30 minutes but because he is so sleepy I know he isn't done. So I keep waking him up. At least he gave me a good stretch of sleep (3+ hours) tonight!
Post by carolyngrace on Jun 27, 2015 2:26:57 GMT -5
I don't know why it makes me so angry that DH chooses to stay up until 3am! I just know it bothered me before we had DB and now it royally pisses me off. Seriously the least he could do is think a LITTLE bit ahead and offer to do the MOTN feeding. But no, now we're both up at 3am.
Eta: at 3am I was rocking DB after nursing and DH said " it looks like he will go right down. I'll be in bed and we can fight more about it there."
It's now 4:45 and DB finally let me lay him down. I basically want to murder DH in his peaceful fucking sleep. On top of that I'm wide awake because I'm angry, and I know I need to sleep.
Hey ladies! Hoping someone's out there to see this... Looking for a little advice and support.
So I'm 40+2, STM and have had my fair share of prodromal labor this pg, so I'm a bit cynical now when it comes to contractions. I started having some contractions around 5:30pm that were very inconsistent, but eventually by between 8-9pm had become time-able, 9 minutes apart, then down to 5.5. I was kinda having to breathe through them but managed to get to sleep around 11:30 until 2.
Now they are sooooo super intense (by intense I mean sweet Lordy this hurts) but they're still not getting any closer together! I've already taken one shower earlier but I may try that again and see if they ease up. I wish my water would break or something so I'd know this is it. This pain is ridiculous (I was med-free with DS so I know good contractions.)
Any advice or thoughts? If these aren't real labor contractions I'll be completely shocked, and yet I can't get them any closer together!!! Frustrating!
ETA: also, they're lasting consistently a minute thirty seconds.
Post by carolyngrace on Jun 27, 2015 2:50:41 GMT -5
Beemama, how far are you from the hospital? My only thought/worry is it sounds like you could deliver extremely fast at this point, especially if your water breaks! Hope this is it for you!
My friend had similar prodromal labor until almost 42 weeks so not fun'
carolyngrace we're just about 15 minutes away. Thank you!! Yeah, it is such an emotional roller coaster! Hoping that we're making at least some sort of progress.
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