Post by musicfrk2002 on Jul 11, 2015 3:12:15 GMT -5
I usually check on him if it's been more than 3 hours and I haven't heard him for a while.
J slept 4.5 hours or so earlier. Glad its the weekend and H took over earlier so I could get some sleep. Of course, he didn't know J wouldn't wake up to eat until almost 130 am. Then he started screaming around 230...back asleep now though, but I am wide awake
budders YES. I slept 5 hours the other night (h got her to sleep) and woke up in a panic. She wound up sleeping an extra hour after my freak out, so she slept five hours, too.
I know this will sound ridiculous, but does anyone else get nervous when the baby sleeps "too long"? V slept for 5.5 hours tonight, and I finally got him up to eat and change because I got anxious waiting for him to wake up and worrying about whether he was okay (He did make some whimper noises between 1:30 and 3:30). I am thrilled he is finally sleeping in bigger stretches, but I need to get used to it.
It's always a little worrisome the first few times, but you'll get used to it and eventually sleep better yourself.
I know this will sound ridiculous, but does anyone else get nervous when the baby sleeps "too long"? V slept for 5.5 hours tonight, and I finally got him up to eat and change because I got anxious waiting for him to wake up and worrying about whether he was okay (He did make some whimper noises between 1:30 and 3:30). I am thrilled he is finally sleeping in bigger stretches, but I need to get used to it.
Omg I just flew into the nursery because it's been almost 5 hrs and I was certain something was wrong. He has slept that long before, but never on the second stretch. So yes, I understand!
Also my boobs were rock hard, so now I'm just sitting here pumping a little while I wait for him to wake up.
Going on 2+ hours of trying to get this child back to sleep after his 1:30 am feeding. My DH is gone on a trip and I am beyond frustrated. The second I put him down he wakes back up and wants to eat. I am exhausted. This is awful.
Going on 2+ hours of trying to get this child back to sleep after his 1:30 am feeding. My DH is gone on a trip and I am beyond frustrated. The second I put him down he wakes back up and wants to eat. I am exhausted. This is awful.
After an hour I give up and just let him sleep on the boob. Or accept that he's up and put on some Netflix. Fighting for sleep is so crazy-making! Good luck!!
mcp6286, the RnP has been a blessing for us! She naps in it during the day and I can cart that around to take a shower or wash dishes. After the 4,5, or 6 am feeding, I put her in it I while sleep on the couch. She sleeps longer in it than in the bassinet.
Welp, after guzzling down 7 ounces yesterday, LO slept from 6;45 pm to 12:30 am , with the exception of a 20 minute bath time/ story time at 8:30. Why can't she sleep that long during the night!? I messed up by going to bed at 11pm- I think it had something to do with the fact That I got 8 chopped up hours the night before. My body was in shock over getting that much!
Does anyone else have problems falling back asleep after a MOTN/early morning feeding??
It's 6:55 am. I've been up with this kid since 4:20. Can we... like... sleep? Please? Kind of hating that my husband just rolled over when babe started crying just now. 2 seconds after I took my glasses off and closed my eyes.
I know this will sound ridiculous, but does anyone else get nervous when the baby sleeps "too long"? V slept for 5.5 hours tonight, and I finally got him up to eat and change because I got anxious waiting for him to wake up and worrying about whether he was okay (He did make some whimper noises between 1:30 and 3:30). I am thrilled he is finally sleeping in bigger stretches, but I need to get used to it.
This is awesome. I personally would not have waken him. Once you have the all clear from the doctor I follow the rule of ' never wake a sleeping baby'. They also do a lot of beneficial things while sleeping longer. They grow while sleeping and mentally they need the sleep so it's important to let them sleep just as much as it is to feed them.
I'm at my parents house this weekend. They are helping me take care of the kids since DH is on a weekend fishing trip. I'm so relieved because it's our first night here and the baby is following same habits as at home ( down at 7, wake 12, wake 3. DS is sleeping in bed w me while I have LO in the PNP next to us and DS has slept soundly through both wakes ups!
The daytime here was a bit crazy though. She pretty much fed every hour.
I know this will sound ridiculous, but does anyone else get nervous when the baby sleeps "too long"? V slept for 5.5 hours tonight, and I finally got him up to eat and change because I got anxious waiting for him to wake up and worrying about whether he was okay (He did make some whimper noises between 1:30 and 3:30). I am thrilled he is finally sleeping in bigger stretches, but I need to get used to it.
I was just coming on here to post that I had no MOTN posts last night because I was NOT up..at all. C slept almost 7 hours straight! When I heard her noises I thought ok first feeding but I looked at the clock and it was 5 am! I at first was like holy shit 7 hours YES! Then I was like ummm is that right and normal? She is fine though to my untrained eye. Took her full 3 oz and right back to bed till now. I know we are heading in to the 6 week spurt so this might have been a total fluke but mommy needed that sleep. In the words of Ice Cube: today was a good day
Holy wow! H slept 11:45-3:00, 3:25-4:35, and 5:20-7:50!!! THANK YOU RnP...you are a Godsend! And muahahaha DH drew the short straw and got stuck with the post-3am wake ups, so I only had to get up once last night. @ravinraven216 sending you all the sleepy vibes for tonight!
Post by ravinraven216 on Jul 12, 2015 1:54:32 GMT -5
We just had a nasty hour long, reflux-induced vomiting session. Scared the bejesus out of DH. I might call his pedi on Monday to see if we can bump up his 1 month check up by a day.
I am such an idiot. I stayed up organizing pictures. Baby nursed at 9:30 and I didn't go to sleep until 1am and now an hour later, baby is up nursing. His longest stretch is usually that first one, so I'll be up again 2 more hours. Sigh.
Gah -- LO did insane cluster feeding Friday night and today my boobs responded by making so much -- every two hours, seriously full. Kiddo is out for the night. I just forced him awake after 3 hours just to get a little release from the rock that is my boob ... I've fell asleep in a few minutes. Sigh - I want him and I to get the extra sleep but OW
Post by ombradellarosa on Jul 12, 2015 4:57:29 GMT -5
She keeps psyching me out. Stay asleep! Maybe if I stopped trying to escape and get something to eat she'd stay asleep. That's the problem with bed sharing I guess.
I never thought I'd sleep for 8 straight hours again! DH gave H her bottle last night while I went to bed at 9:45. He put her in the RnP at 10:15 and she slept till 2:15!!! Since he asked to do the first feeding, he got up with her. She didn't wake up again for my feeding till 5:40! Now she's back asleep and I should really go back to sleep too. For the first time, I'm starting to feel like we can actually do this baby thing and not be characters from the Walking Dead forever. Happy Sunday!
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jul 12, 2015 10:26:23 GMT -5
I'm so tired of waking her up to eat...it's getting to be a fight for her to even take the bottle (hello, this is easy eating! Why are you not gulping it down??) I really want to drop her forced night feedings and just follow her cues, but I'm terrified of what it'll do to my supply...is she too young to be STTN and not have it mess up my supply? I'd be fine even just pumping 1x a night because this 2x business is getting frustrating when she's not a willing participant! She'll be 4w tomorrow...
I'm so tired of waking her up to eat...it's getting to be a fight for her to even take the bottle (hello, this is easy eating! Why are you not gulping it down??) I really want to drop her forced night feedings and just follow her cues, but I'm terrified of what it'll do to my supply...is she too young to be STTN and not have it mess up my supply? I'd be fine even just pumping 1x a night because this 2x business is getting frustrating when she's not a willing participant! She'll be 4w tomorrow...
Paging @amyg ?
The LC told me not to watch the clock but follow LOs cues. Honestly in my experience (with DS) they may STTN for a while and then have wakeups. Your body will adjust to meet baby's needs.
Post by carolyngrace on Jul 12, 2015 20:08:54 GMT -5
mrsmonogrammed, I agree that your body will adjust, and I've seen AmyG give that same advice. That's why if you pump at certain times of the day your body learns to make extra milk during that time. Same happens if you DON'T feed at certain times.
If your DB is gaining weight fine, personally I wouldn't wake to feed!
Post by carolyngrace on Jul 12, 2015 20:14:53 GMT -5
Just had the easiest night ever putting DB to bed. Did bath, lotion massage, swaddle, nurse, and then light bouncing (facing out) on my lap. Put him down in the crib and he woke up once (not three or four times!) and then stayed asleep. Yay!!
And this was after a day of awesome napping and happy baby when he was awake. I might actually like having a baby now.
Post by ombradellarosa on Jul 13, 2015 0:39:32 GMT -5
So after her longest marathon feeding ever (6 hours+) she has now been sleeping for two hours which feels like heaven! I managed to cook and eat a full meal with no interruptions or rushing! Now I'm sad though because I would really like to work on the nursery but I know I should sleep because I doubt that was the last marathon feeding of the night--although I certainly hope it was the longest.
Post by periwinkledaydreams on Jul 13, 2015 0:46:40 GMT -5
Okay ombradellarosa when you say marathon feeding do you mean just non stop eating like not being satiated by the feed so not sleeping in between feeds and needing to nurse again within like half hour or some really short amount of time? Cause if so then girl I feel you and oh my gosh Im not alone! I thought I was alone and something was going terribly wrong!
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jul 13, 2015 1:12:33 GMT -5
Up for the first wake up- I'm freaking exhausted, DD choked on spit up a few minutes after I laid her down in her bassinet. Like legit choked and I heard her struggling to clear it from her mouth. So of course I super panicked and could NOT fall asleep without listening for her to breathe. SO SCARY.
Also my boobs are rock hard tonight. LO must have done a good job cluster feeding this weekend because it sure feels like they're responding!
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