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bp

Synyster Shadow wrote: »

I was gearing up for my training sessions to begin but while waiting for my SPD to go away fully I ended pregnant so that's pushed back a year

My husband does muay Thai and the man that is training him for his fights is a personal trainer and physio so it's great for me after pregnancy he's able handle the SPD factor. And it's 20 euro for 2 hours. Really jealous I'm not half way into been fit again now

That's not too bad - even if you went every two weeks for a proper work out

loubian

A woke at midnight, I took her into the bed, I fell asleep n only woke up now, I put her in the cot n within ten minutes is awake and crying . Why? I'm so tired, all I want is to bloody sleep. It's never ending. Never ever ending. She's only crying coz she wants to be picked up n she's gotten too used to falling asleep in my arms then bloody wakes when I put her down. At 17 week's she should be sleeping through especially since she had done before. Argh. It's my fault she's not, I must of done something to disrupt her routine. Why at 6 week's was she sleeping 6-7 hours at night now barely sleeps three? I'm so fed up at this stage.

Roesy

First night since the hospital of doing all the feeds. Oh is back to work today. I'm already shattered. Little miss went back to sleep quite easily after the 2ish feed but I took ages to get to sleep again myself :-(

yellow hen

loubian wrote: »

A woke at midnight, I took her into the bed, I fell asleep n only woke up now, I put her in the cot n within ten minutes is awake and crying . Why? I'm so tired, all I want is to bloody sleep. It's never ending. Never ever ending. She's only crying coz she wants to be picked up n she's gotten too used to falling asleep in my arms then bloody wakes when I put her down. At 17 week's she should be sleeping through especially since she had done before. Argh. It's my fault she's not, I must of done something to disrupt her routine. Why at 6 week's was she sleeping 6-7 hours at night now barely sleeps three? I'm so fed up at this stage.

I think you're being very hard on yourself. Babies routines change all the time for many reasons. Our 9 month old still doesn't sleep the whole night through but it's nothing we've 'done' as far as I'm concerned. He'll sleep when he's ready and until then we have to just suck it up.

bp

Hey Loubian, babies go through sleep regression at about 18 weeks, yours may a week early. I remember being so confused about my little sleeper not sleeping and wanting more food. It lasted a few nights but can go for a week.

People may disagree but could you try a gentle crying it out? Eg lie beside her until she falls asleep for a few nights, then sit beside the cot for a few nights progressing further and further away. Or just cryin it out - it worked for me....well most of the time.

A soother may help with self soothing. Fresh air during the day could be good for both of you.

Do you share a room with baby? Different rooms defo helped in my household - everyone got a better nights sleep.

Also don't be hard on yourself, parenting is hard.

Synyster Shadow

Lou babies change every so many weeks it can go bad then good then bad and so on my son is 7 and half months and all over the shop at night. He sleeps all night as such goes down at 8 up at 8 but wants his dummy every hour and a bottle maybe two depends on his mood. At 6 weeks he was great then the sleep regression as was said already then started the routine all over again. Last night he went down at 8 and 9.25 woke and cried so left him as it was given out crying not pain crying and 10.05 he stopped and slept till half 2 drank a full bottle and slept again till 8 so vast change in just one night. So I'll try for a week see if it works

wolfpawnat

Loubian, my son was 9 months and still waking 3 times a night. I have yet to see a baby with a perfect routine at 17 weeks, as others have said, it is a week that they go through some weird sleep patterns, I have been awake more at night than day a few days.

Why did I decide to do an online course with a 4 month old, I should get a lobotomy!

Synyster Shadow

Oh J would never allow me do the course online between keeping me up all night and then not napping during the day he knew how to rule the house

MurdyWurdy

Synyster Shadow wrote: »

Oh J would never allow me do the course online between keeping me up all night and then not napping during the day he knew how to rule the house

Our house is also ruled with a pudgy iron fist!

I think J is teething, we'd had 2/3 good weeks of him sleeping from 7.30pm until about 5/6 am but that came to an abrupt end last night. I'm knackered and he's been hysterical all morning. I feel like someone has been drilling into my head. He's finally stopped crying and is lying in bed next me making lots of other noise. I don't think I'll be getting out of bed today somehow

Synyster Shadow

I feel your pain trust me it's not easy when they go through disruptions. But I hold faith in it can't last forever. Iv seen people in worse positions. I'm extra tired with the disruptions with been pregnant and iv an infection along with that. J is asleep on my belly lien on his back and I'm lien on the couch relaxing

wolfpawnat

Synyster Shadow wrote: »

Oh J would never allow me do the course online between keeping me up all night and then not napping during the day he knew how to rule the house

It is a pain, I am usually studying with a baby on my lap while holding a teething ring in her mouth and a small guy watching Despicable me in the corner. Not easy, but it is a fairly easy course. I just need to get my mind occupied. I go for walks, but my mind needs to have something to do or I get down in myself.

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

Our house is also ruled with a pudgy iron fist!

I think J is teething, we'd had 2/3 good weeks of him sleeping from 7.30pm until about 5/6 am but that came to an abrupt end last night. I'm knackered and he's been hysterical all morning. I feel like someone has been drilling into my head. He's finally stopped crying and is lying in bed next me making lots of other noise. I don't think I'll be getting out of bed today somehow

Our little lady has terrible teething at the moment. Calpol is our new best friend. And my breasts are apparently now allowed be chew toys. She has terrible rash too. I know the feeling MW.

yellow hen

wolfpawnat wrote: »

Our little lady has terrible teething at the moment. Calpol is our new best friend. And my breasts are apparently now allowed be chew toys. She has terrible rash too. I know the feeling MW.

I'm almost jealous of nappy rash and teething. Our 9 month old hasn't even a sign of a tooth coming

wolfpawnat

yellow hen wrote: »

I'm almost jealous of nappy rash and teething. Our 9 month old hasn't even a sign of a tooth coming

Not really. Saoirse's bottom is red raw with 10 days, she was bleeding at the beginning too Poor little mite.

yellow hen

wolfpawnat wrote: »

Not really. Saoirse's bottom is red raw with 10 days, she was bleeding at the beginning too Poor little mite.

Jesus that sounds very nasty. What do you do with that? Can you put anything on it?

wolfpawnat

yellow hen wrote: »

Jesus that sounds very nasty. What do you do with that? Can you put anything on it?

Loads of fresh air (and wee covered blankets) new nappies every 2 hours and change immediately after a poop. And I think I now own parts in Caldesene, Sudocrem and Bepanthen. Apparently the higher the zinc content the better. So have to get specialist cream tomorrow.

Her whole nether region is red raw and skin coming off too. All because of teething

January

Poor Saoirse

yellow hen

wolfpawnat wrote: »

Loads of fresh air (and wee covered blankets) new nappies every 2 hours and change immediately after a poop. And I think I now own parts in Caldesene, Sudocrem and Bepanthen. Apparently the higher the zinc content the better. So have to get specialist cream tomorrow.

Her whole nether region is red raw and skin coming off too. All because of teething

The poor poor baby

wolfpawnat

yellow hen wrote: »

The poor poor baby

If she is like her brother, there will be no teeth for another 4 months either He was the same.

MurdyWurdy

My mum told me she never knew when I was teething. She used to just look in my mouth and there'd be more teeth. I wish I'd given her a harder time! My brother used to get chest infections when teething though do I'm watching J like a hawk to see if he takes after his uncle!

Wolf - when J was a few weeks old and we were dying disposables he got an awful rash. It was bleeding and looked like a pressure site it was do bad. You can still see an outline if it on his bum. The phn rang my GP to get him to prescribe Timodene and it is fab stuff. If it persists I really recommend it!

nikpmup

Getting my period.

I don't know why, but I'm a little upset by it. I guess since February my body has had a job to do, and now I'm just back to being an ordinary person - makes no sense, I know. For all the whinging I did during my pregnancy, I loved it - not the actual pregnancy, but the fact that I was, iykwim. It barely makes sense to me lol!

Wolfpawnat, poor little thing Hope she gets better soon. Murdywurdy, when I was a baby I spent a long time in hospital, and As a result I never ever cried for anything! I don't think my son takes after me :P

wolfpawnat

nikpmup wrote: »

Getting my period.

I don't know why, but I'm a little upset by it. I guess since February my body has had a job to do, and now I'm just back to being an ordinary person - makes no sense, I know. For all the whinging I did during my pregnancy, I loved it - not the actual pregnancy, but the fact that I was, iykwim. It barely makes sense to me lol!

Wolfpawnat, poor little thing Hope she gets better soon.

I got mine the other day. Saoirse was annoyed because it altered my milk for the day. I thought I'd get longer without it because of the breastfeeding

nikpmup

wolfpawnat wrote: »

I got mine the other day. Saoirse was annoyed because it altered my milk for the day. I thought I'd get longer without it because of the breastfeeding

It does go a long way towards explaining why I could happily have held my OH's head under water the last day or two! I've been very cranky altogether. Went out for a walk/jog this morning, did me good - the exercise took the fight out of me! (Or the fight propelled the exercise!)

wolfpawnat

nikpmup wrote: »

It does go a long way towards explaining why I could happily have held my OH's head under water the last day or two! I've been very cranky altogether. Went out for a walk/jog this morning, did me good - the exercise took the fight out of me! (Or the fight propelled the exercise!)

I starting ranting at the OH as soon as he got up on Saturday morning for no reason. An hour later I was complaining of cramps, and he just pointed at me and said "I knew it!" Dunno how he is alive still.

Emmadilema123

God I could of used this thread on my first baby. Walked the floors with him most nights. When I went back to work it got worse. Spent my nights watching true movies and rocking him until my arms were dead and my eyes were like two piss holes in the snow but here is some optimism... My new baby has slept 7 to 7 every night since she was born and never cries. I've even gotten until 8 or 9 some mornings. Whole different experience this time around! I could still rant about the first one though. Wild child lol

wolfpawnat

Same boat Emmadilema123, first was far worse here too.

It is 11:30pm and I am pumping milk and studying, while occasionally checking here. I dunno why I do this to myself.

Emmadilema123

Oh dear :-( it's very hard to stop when everyone's in bed. It takes ages to come down from the madness. I usually go into a cleaning frenzy to have everything ready for the morning. Back to work on Monday so I fully expect the whole household to go to **** then anyway :-D

nikpmup

I don't know how my little lad gets by on so little sleep. He woke at 8am, back to sleep at 9am until 11am, then was awake until about 3pm, bar the odd five minute catnap. Awake again at half six. Has been awake since then. Fell asleep finally just before midnight and we were sure that was him for a few hours at least. He's up again, screaming. My OH is with him now but has an interview in the morning so I'm just steeling myself for what is bound to be at least another two hours of crying. I wouldn't mind if he was settled when he's awake, but he seems to need constant cradling/shushing/rocking and even at that he's not happy.

Roesy

nikpmup wrote: »

I don't know how my little lad gets by on so little sleep. He woke at 8am, back to sleep at 9am until 11am, then was awake until about 3pm, bar the odd five minute catnap. Awake again at half six. Has been awake since then. Fell asleep finally just before midnight and we were sure that was him for a few hours at least. He's up again, screaming. My OH is with him now but has an interview in the morning so I'm just steeling myself for what is bound to be at least another two hours of crying. I wouldn't mind if he was settled when he's awake, but he seems to need constant cradling/shushing/rocking and even at that he's not happy.

That's hard nikpmup. Our little chicken was mad for sleep for the first while. Eat and sleep was the basic routine until about a week or so ago when she got very unsettled and couldn't lie down/sleep without waking within 20 mins upset. She has reflux and can be so uncomfortable after feeds. Thankfully she is still does a couple of decent sleeps during the night and doesn't really cry too much once you get her into a position she's comfortable in.

nikpmup

I think he must've heard me. He finally went to sleep at about 01.30, and he's still asleep now - this is the first morning we've woken before him I may have to get him up so we can get out of the house on time!
Roesy, I'm convinced my lad has reflux. I said it to the GP at his six week check but she seemed to think it was just wind but I'm sure it's reflux. It's hard seeing them in pain
And finally....... my back is bloody killing me. The child has me killed!

MurdyWurdy

I have a long day today. I'm drivibg a bit away to meet some other mums and babies who live all over the country. Of course J has been wide awake since 5am. I'm so pissed off, then I feel terrible for being so annoyed. He's only a baby but I never feel safe driving when I feel really tired.

We have so many days where I'm at home with him. I was really looking forward to a day out. I'll still go obviously but I really hate that awful fuzzy not enough sleep feeling. It'll be evening by the time I'm home.

Just needed a bit of a moan. I know this is par for the course but his timing really sucks.