Well she slept from 1:30 on but I woke up at 5 in horrible pain and am now in the ER with what they think is my gallbladder. They're trying to get a pump for my poor engorged self.
S was up at 2 and 5, not bad... but I never got back to sleep after the 2:00. Reading and listening to the dog, baby and husband sleep. I hope I get a good nap later.
erbear T&P for you! FX for no 2nd surgery and that you can go home to baby soon!!
ravinraven216 I dream feed every night. LO eats at 7/7:30 then has his bath, etc. and goes down at 8/8:30 and I dream feed sometime between 10 and 11. He wakes again between 4 and 5 and goes back down, but eats every 2.5-3 hours after that for the day. This has been pretty consistent for us for a few weeks now. I have no idea how long he would go if I didn't dream feed, but his absolute longest stretch between feedings is 6 hours, so I imagine he'd wake around 1 at the very latest, and the chance of getting another long stretch is not good. I'd be up twice or more in the night instead of once. So I vote you try it one night and see how it goes. I just scoop him up change him as gently as possible, that wakes him just a bit and he falls back to sleep nursing.
My surgery went well but I might need a second one tomorrow. Boo. I want to get out of here for baby snuggles!
So glad your surgery went well! Boo to having a 2nd surgery. I hope they get you fixed up quickly and home to LO!
C did so well yesterday with her sleep/eat pattern. She was a happy baby. She just woke at 5 am for her feeding...7 hour stretch! Can every day please be like yesterday?
Thanks to DH and his snoring, dd and I are up an hour after going back down. Currently in the swing trying to get her to go back to sleep. DS just woke up crying, but I was able to pat his back enough to go back down. So annoyed...
erbear, I hope you are feeling much better today and won't need that 2nd surgery! E was up at 3, which was earlier than last night but still later than his usual, so I'll take it. He woke again a little after 5. After latching for about a minute, he decided he really didn't want to eat again and that my engorged boob makes a better pillow to pass out on. I have to wake DH up for work soon anyway, so I'm letting E sleep in my arms until then.
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jul 29, 2015 5:56:34 GMT -5
She woke up at 2:45 (which is awesome- 8:00-2:45, I'll take it!). I handed her to DH to feed a bottle and then fell back asleep. It was bliss! Buuuut DH put her down for her 2nd stretch in the bassinet in our room and then woke her up when his alarm went off (blaring) at 5:30 and he couldn't find his phone to snooze it. -__- I'm trying hard not to be annoyed because it's never happened before but this is definitely why we need to start using the crib!
Post by ombradellarosa on Jul 29, 2015 6:25:33 GMT -5
LO woke me up rooting around after sleeping 3.5 so I'll take it. A victory because 1. I was asleep to wake up and 2. I paid attention to the clocks so 7 know how long it was. Hoping to avoid another leak like the one from earlier that went through the double-foldedtowel I had her on and the sheet, brilliant sleeping me decided to change her diaper which seemed kind of wet. Turns out it was maybe just barely wet but certainly nothing to wake the baby over, and once again (like the incident this evening which caused me to throw two cloth diapers in the pail unworn because they got pee on the outside) she seems to have peed on the table, which I at first didn't notice because the light was off and therefore I threw out another diaper that got wet on the outside. Worst of all, this pointless exercise succeeded in waking the baby thoroughly, especially when I set her down to use the bathroom and wash my hands and she screamed. So stupid! I should have just popped a boob in her mouth and we both could have gone back to sleep. Now I fully anticipate another hour at best to get her back to sleep and a much more challenging feed I can't sleep through either. I'd love to be pleasantly surprised. I can't afford this mistake tonight. I have to be up in two and a half hours so we can leave in five hours from now and then who knows when I'll get to sleep again. Stupid! It's cute that she's looking at me and cooing but not especially helpful. Sleep, baby, sleep!
S was up at 2 and 5, not bad... but I never got back to sleep after the 2:00. Reading and listening to the dog, baby and husband sleep. I hope I get a good nap later.
Baby was up at 1:30, 3:00, and 5:30. I let h give her a bottle at 3 because I am exhausted. She had been sleeping really well before I was gone (& she slept really well for H) so I think she's just messed up having me home.
Once again, my baby is sleeping well and I am awake for some reason. I don't understand this. Going to try to sleep now.
ugh, I feel your pain! Normally I'm an awesome sleeper/can fall asleep wherever and whenever. Last night was a different story after I woke up to pump at 2, couldn't fall back asleep until about 3:30!! Which made DD's 4:15 wake up seem like torture:( I hope our bodies get it together soon because new mamas need sleep the most!
I could murder my husband. I got in the shower at 7:30 last night after a rough day with the baby expecting since her bedtime is around 9 he would keep her awake. Apparently as soon as I got in the shower he put the paci in her mouth and swaddled her and she fell asleep. At night I get a little time to myself to unwind so I didn't realize this as I went straight from the shower to the bedroom to watch tv. He brings her to me when she starts to show she is hungry for her last feed and bedtime routine, usually around 830. He brought her to me at 9, passed out cold. I tried to wake her to feed her and she would not. I put her down in the pnp hoping she would wake soon to eat but nope-slept until 11. Then she was up every hour until 4 when I finally put her in the swing and passed out on the couch. She is still asleep now. Apparently a 3 hour nap before bedtime is not a good idea, DH. Who would have though?! Insert angry emoji here.
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jul 30, 2015 6:59:44 GMT -5
mathistm my husband does the same crap- that's his favorite thing to do with DD when he gets home. He'll lay her on his chest and they both nap for hours-__- luckily it hasn't impacted bedtime yet, but the other day when she wouldn't fall asleep on him he was totally at a loss about what to do with her. I thought it was hilarious;)
budders SO tried to pull the same thing. When I ask him to let me sleep in ONE day out of the week he drags out his soap box and starts in on his 'oh woe is my life, poor me poor me.' Bullshit all while claiming I have it so easy. I've explained to him how hard never getting a full nights sleep is and he just doesn't seem to get it.
Post by ravinraven216 on Jul 30, 2015 20:54:43 GMT -5
Well, I'm trying a pseudo dream feed tonight - LO fell asleep around 8:30 while I was watching a movie, so when I took him to bed an hour later, I changed him and had him eat if he wanted. He had more of a snack than a real feeding. We'll see how it works. I don't think I'd do it regularly, but in this unusual circumstance I figured why the hell not.
Baby wouldn't go to sleep well around 10 (even though she was OUT at the boob) and she's still sleeping at 2. I had to get up and pump because I'm already in pain from surgery. Engorgement on top of that is no Bueno!
mathistm my husband does the same crap- that's his favorite thing to do with DD when he gets home. He'll lay her on his chest and they both nap for hours-__- luckily it hasn't impacted bedtime yet, but the other day when she wouldn't fall asleep on him he was totally at a loss about what to do with her. I thought it was hilarious;)
I had to yell at DH for this too. Usually he's really good with her, but he's def having adjustment issues now that she needs to do more than just cuddle. I tried explaining how it effs up the schedule when he doesn't keep her up for at least an hour after her night nap and he looked at me like I had two heads. Sorry not sorry that I want my long sleep stretch!
Sigh. Baby was up at 2:30, wide awake. We got back to bed at 3:30 and she was awake but I guess fell asleep (she didn't fuss). Fast forward to 4:30 and we're wide awake again, ready to go. She's actively nursing now and has been for a half hour.
She kept stopping to smile and coo at me at 2:30 which was adorable but come on, kid, let's get some sleep!
E just slept for 5 hours! I'm not even sure if he's given me a 4 hr stretch yet, and most nights it's more like 3, then every 2... I was awake first and thinking "hey kiddo, what's going on? Wake up!" I'm so thankful though because I was feeling pretty sick last night after dinner and definitely needed the rest.
Post by wegrowsheep on Jul 31, 2015 4:31:58 GMT -5
2:30AM here. I'm up feeding T and hear crunching in the yard. So I asked DH to move the curtains, and there by the light of the blue moon, are 2 huge bull elk eating ground fall apples. And, you know, coughing because they are basically hairy pigs and they are eating too fast, lol. And then my brother called to tell me my new nephew (his 5th child and 1st boy) arrived an hour ago and has red hair. Welcome baby Calvin :-D
So, baby A did something awesome tonight. She ate at 10p, went to sleep at 12a and didn't wake up until now, which is almost 6a. Which means she just went almost 8 hours between feedings and slept for a 6 hour stretch. Of she would do this earlier, and every night, I'd be happy!
Post by carolyngrace on Jul 31, 2015 5:36:04 GMT -5
Glad some of you are having better nights! I guess mine was technically better, too, because all the stretches were closer to 3 hours than 2, but I'm really missing that longer first stretch. Not sure what's up with that.
L went to sleep at 845p, woke up just before 4am, went back in the crib about 445a, and is still asleep now at 7am! OMBoobs are so sore! he nurses one side at a time and left boob has gone almost 11h now.
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