Post by oopsiedaisies on Sept 14, 2015 21:54:14 GMT -5
Hoping the cluster feed is over...C has been going to sleep around 930 for the past several days. Of course tonight he chooses to nurse til 11 pm instead.
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Post by RandomName on Sept 14, 2015 22:14:28 GMT -5
I dream fed DS around 10. He didn't wake up and has been asleep since 7 pm (it's 11:15 now). Why am I still up... bc I can't stop binge watching Game of Thrones. I'm 2 seasons behind. I've read the books but it still is exciting!
Baby girl is still sleeping. She usually wakes up around 9 or 10 for a feed, so I camped out on the couch to wait it out while she naps in her bouncer. It's now 11:15 and she's still napping - I think she went down for the night and I didn't properly anticipate it. I'd love to go to bed, but I generally have a "don't wake the baby" policy, especially since it took hours to her to sleep today, and I know she'll wake up if I move her. Choices choices...
M is usually asleep from 8 - midnight. He finished nursing at 930 and I stayed up to read a few books to DD, eat again (apparently nursing and eating are about all I do abymore), and take a long shower to finally shave. Now that it's midnight M will be up again to eat anytime. DD is going to be home so no sleeping in for me. Should have chosen to sleep over a shower.
I put E down at 10:30. She started screaming at 12:30 so I changed her. She kept her eyes closed the whole time so I put her back in the swing and she's sleeping again. I want to go back to sleep but she rarely goes more than 2 hours without nursing so I fear she could wake up anytime now...
Just tried something new for us. Kept N swaddled for a feed.. Put the fan on so he wouldn't get too hot. He only ate for 8 min on one side and it was a super lazy feed... We will probably be up in less than an hour. Also can't burp him like this. Mama tried
Oh.. And I've left the diaper on for two feeds so there will probably be leakage. Grrr at myself
layloo08 not fully open, but they're cracked. Occasionally it will look like he's looking around. It can be creepy to look over and just see white or that his eyes have relaxed in different directions. I gently close the lids in those cases.
45 mins is not enough time for me to sleep between feeds. This baby is crazy. I wanted to go to BW meeting tomorrow but I would have to leave the house at 9:40 to make it. Not gonna happen with the night we are having so far...
45 mins is not enough time for me to sleep between feeds. This baby is crazy. I wanted to go to BW meeting tomorrow but I would have to leave the house at 9:40 to make it. Not gonna happen with the night we are having so far...
Are you able to sleep during the day? Perhaps after the meeting? I found it really helped DD (and now DS) sleep when we got out of the house. It helped me too to interact with others. The good thing about baby related events is that most people there are sleep deprived
I stupidly forgot to have LO eat on the left side for DS's recent feed since last time it was 2nd and he only ate only 4 mins. Now it feels like it's going to burst... To pumping i go...
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Yep, barf all over the bassinet. I feel bad for both of us.
Eek sorry for the MOTN barf. To you feed her upright? It might help at night to feed her upright so you don't need to worry as much about burping her? I think the position is natural pose or something like that - you're slightly reclined and baby lies on you head up.
For burps, a few trouble shooting ideas: hold baby on should like regular burping but firmly rub in a circular motion instead of patting, start the pay at mid back and pat up to shoulders, holding baby lay flat and move upright a few times, put baby face down on forearm and pat her back. Those were some of the tips given to me.
The good news: the need for burping baby does go away eventually (soon). I think it was around 4-5 months when we stopped needing to with DD. The hard part is all spit up until then :S
shellyr sorry for you both! We had a similar situation over here. M was fine in the RnP while I pumped, put him in the bassinet and spit up. Looks like the rest of my sleep will be on the couch tonight.
After two nights of a schedule I would be happy with, she decided to get up 3 times tonight to eat. So freaking tired now. It was a night I could really have used that 5 hour stretch as well.
Also, I am over the nipple abuse. Why do you have to thrash your head around with my nipple in your mouth? Why do you have to stretch my nipple as far as it will go to pop off?
Auri cluster fed all evening. We put her in a long sleeve shirt and swaddled her (we've been having her only in her diaper and muslin swaddle blanket due to getting poop all over the cord a few days ago). I ended up getting to sleep from 1-4:30 and again from 5:25 til now. I feel like a new person but in punished with sore boobs and latch regression. Oh well, can't have it all!
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