M is a fucking terror tonight. Sometimes I really hate having a baby. She does so good with sleep for a few days then she's terrible for a week straight. I'm so aggravated and annoyed.
ETA: I love M so much, but sometimes I just miss being selfish and getting to sleep a full night.
Post by littlemissgrump on Sept 9, 2015 2:26:15 GMT -5
My LO is asleep but I can't get back to sleep. H is snoring and I'm worrying about LO being too hot. I can't make up my mind about a good pj/swaddle situation and our temps keep going up and down.
I also have to leave for work at 6:45 in the am. Oh and working until 9 pm with baby in tow. Sleep would be good.
Sorry about your baby struggles tonight, Flick. My guy has been stormy so much lately as well. You aren't alone!
Post by periwinkledaydreams on Sept 9, 2015 2:33:20 GMT -5
My baby too girl, my baby too. Its 3:30 here and Im up feeding her in the rocking chair again and I can't even remember if I have or have not slept yet tonight.
Also, she's trying to rip my nipples off with her mouth and clawing at my chest with her hands instead of just eating like a normal half asleep baby.
MOTN... ha! Renaming it TWFN.... The Whole Fucking Night. Thats when we're awake around here!
+1 for TWFN. I give up on sleep and am now drinking coffee. I discovered that hulu added three seasons of Elementary so I will be binge watching that. Up since 2:30. Might as well make the best of it.
Sorry for your baby struggles ladies. Have a baby, they said. It'll be sunshine and roses, they said. Definitely OAD over here.
Post by carolyngrace on Sept 9, 2015 3:05:38 GMT -5
I'm up... And I have mastitis for the second time. I'm achy and chilled and my breast hurts like crazy. Fuck!! I'm not sure why since I fully drain my breasts twice a day with the pump...
Deciding whether or not to call off work. But I'll probably push through as long as I can get antibiotics in the AM.
Story of my life-Loren sleeps until 1:30am (yay! Congratulations! She slept 5 hours which is considered "sleeping through the night") except for 1:30am is NOT morning. Take her to the living room before she can wake Brandon up with her grumbling. Turn on outside light and open blinds a crack for the tiniest amount of light possible to avoid middle of the night hoe down and gleeful screeching at pink crinkle elephant. Nurse baby. Baby falls asleep. Set baby on boppy ever so carefully on couch, shut off light and snuggle down with pillow and blanket. Decide I have to pee. Tip toe like ninja to hallway. Snap fingers at dog who is thumping foot on the ground somewhere. Trip over fan that has been there for 3 months. Run into hallway stand that has been there forever knocking down everything on it. Resist urge to scream "son of a bitch". Baby cries. Repeat.
Post by Girlymama79 on Sept 9, 2015 4:33:17 GMT -5
I'm up. I don't understand what happened. LO was sleeping 8-12 hours at night but the last two weeks it's been more like 5-6 which is still fantastic but I would love to go back to the 8-12
I was up at 1:30 to pump (very begrudgingly) and LO woke up. I needed to get up at 5:40 to get ready for work and she actually woke us up. I need to leave around 7:15, so I need to get ready, eat breakfast, and too her off before I go.
I'm exhausted. I'm sure I'd adjust to working full time if I had to but I feel like a zombie.
This morning DD decided that she's had enough sleep at 4am...we're still up. MH came in about an hour ago and was all, "can you be a little quieter?" If looks could kill...
Yea. Right. "Yes dear, I can be VERY quiet while IM sleeping and YOU'RE up minding the baby. Here you go! Thanks!"
R was up at 11, 2, 3, 4 and 6. Pretty typical over here. I'm going back to work in less than 2 weeks, and I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to teach eight year olds all day on this nonexistent sleep.
I'm up... And I have mastitis for the second time. I'm achy and chilled and my breast hurts like crazy. Fuck!! I'm not sure why since I fully drain my breasts twice a day with the pump...
Deciding whether or not to call off work. But I'll probably push through as long as I can get antibiotics in the AM.
Oh no! So sorry! I say call off work and take time for yourself, if you can!
I'm up. I don't understand what happened. LO was sleeping 8-12 hours at night but the last two weeks it's been more like 5-6 which is still fantastic but I would love to go back to the 8-12
We are in a similar place too. DD was sleeping 8 hours every night but as soon as she hit 3 months on Friday she's been waking up at 3:30. I think she's waking herself up rolling over in her sleep. I've just been getting her and putting her in bed with us until I get up at 5. she falls right back to sleep so i know shes not starving. DH feeds her at her usual time at 5:30.
I'm up... And I have mastitis for the second time. I'm achy and chilled and my breast hurts like crazy. Fuck!! I'm not sure why since I fully drain my breasts twice a day with the pump...
Deciding whether or not to call off work. But I'll probably push through as long as I can get antibiotics in the AM.
Oh no! So sorry! I say call off work and take time for yourself, if you can!
I wish... It's just too complicated to re-schedule my sitter, and I'm part-time so no PTO... I'll probably try and leave early if I can! I just talked to my midwife on the phone and she said the same thing: rest.
Post by holliberry28 on Sept 9, 2015 9:28:21 GMT -5
We had a similar night over here!
M fell asleep earlier than usual at 7 without having his bottle. Woke up at 8, went back down again until 1:30. Ate all 4 ounces and fell back asleep till 5:30. I had to give him his fucking zantac in MOTN - so need to talk to the pediatrician about splitting it into two dosages for morning/night. This every 8 hours shit is not gonna play. He ate 1 ounce at 5:30 am and clearly was not hungry and slept on me on the couch till grandma took him for a walk at 7.
On the Gerber, he was sleeping till 5-6 am! I'm wondering if the Nutramigen is a thinner formula and making him less full?! I don't know if I'll ever get it right between reflux and sleeping.
Post by baileybaileybne on Sept 9, 2015 15:23:34 GMT -5
Pretty bad nights two in a row here: right on schedule for the next leap per wonder weeks. It was so spot on last time, I'm putting it down to that. Dreading the next 6 days we have left but keeping hope she'll go back to longer stretches after she's through it. I hope you feel better soon, carolyngrace!
J slept 8:30-5 last night...and I had to wake him up to eat before work. Is this real life? I'm positive we won't have a repeat tonight, as he's currently passed out on H after bingeing on the boob after work.
Post by wegrowsheep on Sept 9, 2015 20:14:32 GMT -5
T was up about every 20 minutes last night. He's congested, and keeps gagging and puking, and can't take his paci becuase then he can't breathe. I got a 90 minute break from 3:30-5, and another 2 hr stretch til about 7:30. DH is home tonight, so I'm hoping for a little more sleep!
We just got our first 5 our stretch in weeks!!! Sitting here wracking my brain trying to figure out what was different today that caused this...I got nothin. I really need this to start being a regular thing!
Post by seannemairi on Sept 10, 2015 2:21:41 GMT -5
On a normal night DD wakes up to eat between 4 and 5 am after falling asleep around 10. Not my favorite but definitely a great stretch. This is the 2nd night in a row she's decided 130-2 is a great time to wake up. She'll fall back asleep but the second I put her back in her rnp it's like I kicked her puppy. The only way to calm her is to put her back I'm the boob, let her fall asleep and be asleep for at least 30 more min then try again. At this point it's almost 4 and if I'm lucky she'll give me 2 more hours. What the actual fuck is going on and why does she hate me?!
I got up at 3:30 to make SO coffee and breakfast before work. Figuring the baby would be up in a few min anyways I had a cup. Halfway through I got bubble gut and let loose some man farts. Now it's 4:30, baby's asleep still, and I'm pissing out of my asshole.
Post by periwinkledaydreams on Sept 10, 2015 3:40:35 GMT -5
4:30... TWFN again. Fell asleep on her own while we were eating dinner about 7pm.. perfect I think! Nope, awake 15 minutes later. Feed, swaddle, rock asleep, in bed 8pm. Awake 20 minutes later. SO rocks back to sleep, in bed 9pm. First stretch 9-12:30, which we're sadly calling a rockstar stretch at this point. 3.5 hours is being celebrated now. I had insomnia throughout that so was sadly still awake. Feed, swaddle, rock, question consciousness level, in bed 1:45. Second stretch 1:45-3:45. And now here we are in the rocking and questioning consciousness level phase. If I put her down anything short of PTFO we have to start all over. Im so tired. Why did my poor baby end up with insomnia just like her damn momma?!??
+1 for TWFN. I give up on sleep and am now drinking coffee. I discovered that hulu added three seasons of Elementary so I will be binge watching that. Up since 2:30. Might as well make the best of it.
Sorry for your baby struggles ladies. Have a baby, they said. It'll be sunshine and roses, they said. Definitely OAD over here.
Just started watching Elementary, I really like it!
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