MOTN 7/8

[wormgerm]

So tired. Only got half an hour of sleep between first and second feed tonight because I couldn't fall asleep. Now he's been up for 2 hours. Latched on my boob eyes wide and just staring at the wall right now.

[mcp6286]

I got 4 hours in the first stretch woo hoo! And LO was asleep for 3.5 of those hours, so DH isn't doing too badly himself. But THEN she spent 40 mins playing with her bottle and only drank 1.75oz. She just laid in my arms, smiling her fart smile and making this sound that we can only assume is her trying to laugh. I finally gave up and put her down; of course she woke up again an hour later angry and hungry. So now we're sitting on the couch playing the same game...she drank 2oz and then after I burped her, she passed out. I think I'm calling it and going back to bed. If this pattern continues, I'll see you all at 5:30 during our next snack feeding! NEED...TO...SLEEP....

[ravinraven216]

My offering of a meager 2.5oz of breastmilk was insufficient. My child is a bottomless pit. "I like this boob. Another!"

[tulips114]

We've been up a hour and LO is wide awake. He's usually really good about going right back sleep. Please go back to sleep.

[erbear]

I knew when I got up at 3 I'd be awake soon and she woke up at 4. She's lazily nursing now. She was only stirring when I got her up at 4 instead of screaming for food so this makes sense to me. She's eating, just slowwwwwly.

[carolyngrace]

DB woke up at 5am and acted super pissed when I tried to put him back down. So I figured he was awake and rather than fight it, I put him in the moby and did some dishes... Wouldn't you know he fell asleep within TWO minutes??

So now I'm stuck with a sleeping baby on my chest, knowing if I take him off he will wake up, and all I want to do is sleep.

[bruunk]

Kiddo did great sleep wise until 3 ... Then it was constant feeding and staring contest. At 5 am I handed off to DH because I just needed sleep!! DH went to work at 7, and baby is finally asleep. Debating napping or getting ready for our outing... Ugh

[baytosa2013]

Last night was good...actually her night times have always been really good which I'll be grateful for when I head back to work. It's right around dinner time when she won't settle and keeps wanting to eat alot. Its 4 hours of straight feeding and fussing. After Tuesday, which was horrific and had me wondering if motherhood wa really for me, I think that DH and I need to reevaluate our routines. He's not going to like it lol

[dogmama22]

Jul 9, 2015 9:43:55 GMT -5 baytosa2013 said:

Last night was good...actually her night times have always been really good which I'll be grateful for when I head back to work. It's right around dinner time when she won't settle and keeps wanting to eat alot. Its 4 hours of straight feeding and fussing. After Tuesday, which was horrific and had me wondering if motherhood wa really for me, I think that DH and I need to reevaluate our routines. He's not going to like it lol

This is exactly what our little guy does. I think all of the feeding helps him sleep better, but it's frustrating being glued to the couch or hearing him scream.

[carolyngrace]

Jul 9, 2015 9:41:16 GMT -5 bruunk said:

Kiddo did great sleep wise until 3 ... Then it was constant feeding and staring contest. At 5 am I handed off to DH because I just needed sleep!! DH went to work at 7, and baby is finally asleep. Debating napping or getting ready for our outing... Ugh

Similarly, DB fell asleep at 8 after being up off and on since 5am. I fell asleep too and we both slept till 11am. Heaven! Never knew how obsessed I'd be with sleep.

[bruunk]

Jul 9, 2015 11:33:30 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

Jul 9, 2015 9:41:16 GMT -5 bruunk said:

Kiddo did great sleep wise until 3 ... Then it was constant feeding and staring contest. At 5 am I handed off to DH because I just needed sleep!! DH went to work at 7, and baby is finally asleep. Debating napping or getting ready for our outing... Ugh

Similarly, DB fell asleep at 8 after being up off and on since 5am. I fell asleep too and we both slept till 11am. Heaven! Never knew how obsessed I'd be with sleep.

That morning nap is delicious, isn't it?

[erbear]

LO was passed out at the boob at 10:15. We were excited thinking she'd go to bed easily. Nope! H gave her a bottle, rocked her, burped her, sang to her, read to her, etc and she fussed and cried until I just got her at 12:30 and am feeding her again. I didn't sleep much but my poor h is exhausted!

She's currently passed out on the boob again.

[wormgerm]

I went to bed at 8:30 with a sleep deprevation headache. Baby slept 4 hours, what a glorious sleep for me! Now I'm wide awake. Bad.

[wegrowsheep]

I'm hanging out at my parent's "guest house" (room + bathroom) waiting for the AC to bring the temp down to something reasonable. According to my nursing app, LO spent 1 hr 20 min on one boob, and 2.5 hrs on the other, total, today. Guess which one hurts?

Also, about 2 weeks before my EDD, a photog friend asked on FB if there were any moms-to-be interested in letting her try her hand at photographing a labor+birth. I volunteered, as she is someone I'm quite comfortable with in that setting. Her sister is a doula, so she has also attended numerous births. We got the pictures back last week, and they are beautiful! She not only did a great job, but she was awesome to have in the room with us because she's such a calm, soothing personality. DH was so glad she was able to be there. And if I can figure out how, I will post a couple of my faves.

Anyone else do something similar?

[mrsmonogrammed]

We've been nursing without the shield since our lactation consultant appointment this afternoon. It's been going pretty well (for just quitting cold turkey!) but of course MOTN I'm worried about how much milk she's getting now that I don't have the scale to verify! Gah, mommying is hard work.

[carolyngrace]

Five (5!!!) hours! Glory hallelujah I feel like a new person and whatever happens after this I consider tonight a win!

On a random note, the Wonder Weeks was scary accurate for my baby. His"leap" was supposed to end today and it's true, the last two days he's been way less fussy, wanting to face out for the first time, etc.

[erbear]

LO is back on her every hour and a half schedule. I'm beat!

[turtletyme]

I said I would start thinking about moving lo I'm her crib in a week or two, but I just started pulling the pnp up next to the bed like a cosleeper and it makes her go down like a champ when I keep a hand on her. Feeling like I'm going to have a ten year old sleeping in my room.

[musicfrk2002]

Super jealous of all of you who are getting sleep at any point tonight. J all of a sudden wants to eat every 2 to 2.5 hours during the day, and just ate almost 8 oz in the last 2 hours now. I of course had a bout of insomnia during my normal nap time while H takes care of baby, and now J is wide awake. At least he let me set him down in his pnp and isn't screaming for a change. Early 6 week growth spurt maybe?

[megeliz1]

I can't get DD to sleep anywhere and I'm exhausted. She wants to eat every hour in addition to not sleeping. I'm exhausted, H is exhausted. I do t know how I'm going to do this when he goes back to work next week and be awake enough to take care of our older DD too.

[carolyngrace]

Jul 10, 2015 3:30:40 GMT -5 turtletyme said:

I said I would start thinking about moving lo I'm her crib in a week or two, but I just started pulling the pnp up next to the bed like a cosleeper and it makes her go down like a champ when I keep a hand on her. Feeling like I'm going to have a ten year old sleeping in my room.

Aww you won't there's a lot of time to make sleep changes! She's still so little.

[carolyngrace]

Jul 10, 2015 3:47:08 GMT -5 musicfrk2002 said:

Super jealous of all of you who are getting sleep at any point tonight. J all of a sudden wants to eat every 2 to 2.5 hours during the day, and just ate almost 8 oz in the last 2 hours now. I of course had a bout of insomnia during my normal nap time while H takes care of baby, and now J is wide awake. At least he let me set him down in his pnp and isn't screaming for a change. Early 6 week growth spurt maybe?

Check out the Wonder Weeks. It puts the growth spurt between 4.5 and 5.5 weeks.

[mcp6286]

H slept from 10:30-2:30 and 2:50-5:30 last night! I feel like a new woman! I think her random sleep pattern has to do with her poop schedule. The nights she was up every hour, she eventually pooped in the wee hours of the morning. The nights she's slept in big chunks, she pooped in the late AM. She only poops once a day, so it's always massive and I think it makes her tummy hurt and keeps her awake/fussy. Poor baby; I hope she didn't inherit my awful digestive system. She's seriously like a different kid when she sleeps well though...so delightful to hang out with!

[bruunk]

Baby slept in 2.5-3 hour stretches but was super happy and no fussing when he woke up or was going down. It was lovely! And then from 4 to 7 am baby cuddled up in my arms and we actually slept really well!!

[baileybaileybne]

Great, LO was fed and happy at 2.30am then I changed her nappy too soon and poo and pee everywhere!!! New clothes, swaddle etc now wide awake. Lesson learned: wait longer before the change. I hope she goes back to sleep!!

[carolyngrace]

DB slept 5, 3.5, and 2.5 hour stretches last night. Then, an hour after "getting up for the day" fell asleep again and has been asleep 3 hours! WTF, most sleep in weeks. Babies are crazy.

[bruunk]

Jul 10, 2015 12:09:22 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

DB slept 5, 3.5, and 2.5 hour stretches last night. Then, an hour after "getting up for the day" fell asleep again and has been asleep 3 hours! WTF, most sleep in weeks. Babies are crazy.

Thank goodness they're cute. I hope you got a nap too!

[mcp6286]

Bought myself a RnP today and gonna see if Miss H sleeps better in it than the bassinet! FX for long stretches but so thankful to be splitting the night shift with DH. Yay weekends!

[wegrowsheep]

Jul 10, 2015 16:00:28 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

Jul 9, 2015 3:30:57 GMT -5 ravinraven216 said:

My offering of a meager 2.5oz of breastmilk was insufficient. My child is a bottomless pit. "I like this boob. Another!"

I really hope you were thinking of Thor when you wrote this because that's how I read it.

I totally thought of Thor...but that's LO's name, and now I want a onesie that says that.

[erbear]

LO slept four and a half hours! Now she's falling asleep after about 25 minutes of nursing. Guess she's not in the mood for dessert tonight!