Nightfeeds Chat Thread

[flisstebbs]

Dotty, amazing night! Well done Violet!!

Bex, hope your 5hr stretches continue I think there was a wind issue too, she eventually settled at 4.30 with comfort nursing. Awake again 6.30 til 7 but had a run through to now so should survive the day!

Laura, think thats a good decision. You might find your breast supply better without so much pumping?

 

[BeeSmall]

Henry slept terribly for our first 8 weeks but he's now 10 weeks and last night did 4 hours, quick 10min feed and straight back down for 3 hours then at 6am i fed him and put him in with us and he slept till 10am. It does get better ladies!! He's still not very consistent but we'll get there.

 

[LD1978]

They have said the pumping maintains and builds supply but I'm way too tired. I think I'm about to throw in the towel. I'm having to feed her then top up with bottle then any wind is taking 2 out of 3 hours so I'm lucky to snatch an hours sleep. To build supply I need to pump but just too tired. Am now out of expressed

I've given it a good go but can't maintain this and obviously can't satisfy her with my supply. At least a bottle will fill her up and means hubby can do the odd feed meaning we both sleep. In theory watch me do bottles and it all go pear shaped!!

Sounds like things are getting better fliss

Wow bee small a 10 min feed is fab x

 

[SaraLouise]

I combo feed hun. Have you thought about doing that? H has mostly formula now but we have a good boob feed in the morning & one about 5pm, and then I express before bed & he has that 7oz bottle when he wakes in the night. I know he's a little older but you could always do something similar! X

 

[SeonaidMac]

I've just got myself a Medela Swing for £40 including postage with loads of extra bits too... The Medela Calma teat seems really good as it works like the boob they don't get anything unless they provide suction xx

Anyone wanting a medela pump defo go to Ebay you might get outbid a few times but there are so many of them you'll get one eventually xx

 

[Tigger87]

I haven't posted here in a while,but it's not because he's sleeping well. He sleeps up to 4/5 hours, then another 3. Then maybe 2... Today I am exhausted! My mum keeps telling me I'm lucky to have a 10 week old baby sleep as long as 5 hours....

 

[Clairexx]

Hi ladies, sorry to hear lack of sleep! I've been so tired last couple of weeks I have been doing night feeds laying down in bed! We had a good night last night though so hoping that is the Start of things to come! Xxx

 

[LD1978]

I combo feed hun. Have you thought about doing that? H has mostly formula now but we have a good boob feed in the morning & one about 5pm, and then I express before bed & he has that 7oz bottle when he wakes in the night. I know he's a little older but you could always do something similar! X

That actually sounds like something id like!! I've no idea where to start though!' I'm going to do bottles overnight and still offer breast during the day. I don't know how it will affect my supply though as I already have to top up with formula at each feed. I'm just playing it by ear now x

 

[Gemsy]

That actually sounds like something id like!! I've no idea where to start though!' I'm going to do bottles overnight and still offer breast during the day. I don't know how it will affect my supply though as I already have to top up with formula at each feed. I'm just playing it by ear now x

You have done amazingly, I am very impressed by your perserverance!!

Agree with Umbongo, that being upset at feeds, Fliss is normally a sign of something else. Maybe reflux - when Freddie's is causing him pain, he is a nightmare to feed. Snatching off the boob, and crying. It is heartbreaking thankfully he doesn't do it at night so far - he reflux doesn't seem so bad, although I try to always feed him before he is properly awake at night.

 

[madmillie92]

Thought I'd join in on this thread as my little monkey does not want to sleep! He falls asleep sitting on my stomach all bent over with my hand cradling his face, then when I put him in his moses basket he wakes up grunting and squeaking!
I think my right arm is actually bigger than my left because of all the burping I do *yawn*

 

[Maru]

Glad I could help, Maru. What advice were you given? What were their thoughts as to why your LO wakes?
I've had a crap afternoon/evening that has involved lots of projectile vomiting and a trip to The out of hours doctor. My poor LO has a virus. Am giving her the first feed of the night. Really hope she can keep it down... I'm down to the last set of pjs and sleeping bag for her!

Hi Sophie_Jane. I hope your LO is doing better. Poor thing. To answer your question, I was advised that between 4 and 6 months there is a typical sleep regression, caused by a whole host of stuff (sleep changes, huge developmental changes (my LO is suddenly sitting up, crawling, recently on solids, etc), teething, increased mobility, etc) and that, even after the cause of the disruption to good sleeping patterns has passed, new bad habits have been formed, so I need to help him get back into good habits.

She suggested some things I'm already doing: putting down awake, keeping things quiet and dim while he is up in the night, weaning him gradually off the amount of time spent comforting him. And she suggested one thing I wasn't doing: getting to him before he wakes - if baby has a pattern of waking, to get there 5-10 mins before he tends to wake, put a soothing hand on his chest, and help him make the transition into the next sleep cycle. She suggested doing this during the part of the evening when he is in bed but we are up, so that we don't have to start setting alarms in the night, etc!

So far I'd say that he has gradually improved, but not by much!

In the night, I do most of the responding to our LO's needs, allowing my OH to get a less interrupted night, but from 5am onwards, my OH takes over so I can get a bit more sleep until 7am when I need to be up.

I entertained at a kids' party today and then came home and got my violin out for the first time in over a year. Not bad for 6 weeks of being woken up every two hours! (Kitchen's a bloody state... but oh well! Pass me the Pimms!)

 

[Katied1]

Just settled into bed for the night and got raging stomach cramps

 

[madmillie92]

I've just got myself a Medela Swing for £40 including postage with loads of extra bits too... The Medela Calma teat seems really good as it works like the boob they don't get anything unless they provide suction xx

Anyone wanting a medela pump defo go to Ebay you might get outbid a few times but there are so many of them you'll get one eventually xx

I got the lanisoh double electric pump for 30 pounds and free delivery from ebay, am a total ebay addict! Got a boppy nursing pillow for a tenner, a brand new manual pump for fifteen, a solid wood changing table with four drawers for twenty with delivery and so many baby clothes bundles for dirt cheap! Love it

 

[Constantstar]

Far def in a routine now. Last bottle 6/7. Sleeps till next bottle 1/2. Then sleeps till 6/7.
Im happy with this. Least I xan get sleep either side of the feed x

 

[flisstebbs]

Good e baying there! I've ordered a medela pump for 50 quid. New but in damaged box. They are normally 130 in boots...
As we are last to having kids in our group of friends and family, we didn't have to buy any clothing at all!!!

I am up for first feed here, fx she goes back down after. More settled tonight, think there were some serious wind issues yesterday.

How many nappies with poos do you expect for 12 days old? We has about 10 yesterday!!!

 

[loopylou83]

Just given in and given my 2 day old 50ml of aptimal top up milk! Feel really guilty but she ha been breast feeding for an hour and a half, screaming for more and 5 minutes after coming off screaming for more again! I need a little sleep and was getting so sore! Mw recommended it but still feel bad! X my milk has just started coming in tonight so hoping feeds through the night will be more successful xx

 

[Dotty_woman]

Don't feel bad hun! You'll feel happier when your full milk supply kicks in and they find it easier to feed. The first couple of days are hard. Keep up the good work. You're doing great! xxx

 

[SpinSugar]

Ugh what a crap night. Staying at my mums tonight. She's woken about 6x already which is pretty unusual. She had a 6oz bottle at 8 & 11...now she's feeding again...I feel like were heading back to the newborn days. These last 3-4 weeks have been rubbish for sleep. At least in the first few weeks u can get away with being a zombie and not getting anything else done. At 16 weeks I can't really get away with it. Meh! Xx

 

[Tigger87]

Up for feed number 2 already. He went down at 9.30, woke at 11.45 for half an hour, slept with me till 2.45. Hoping the next stretch will be better but unlikely.

He was sooo unsettled yesterday day, I think he's definitely in the middle of a leap right now, and is being a total arsehole with it.

I need a lot more sleep!!!!!

I have the medela swing by the way - it's brilliant not tried another to compare, but I get all the milk out very quickly with it!!

 

[loopylou83]

Thanks dotty woman! She slept for an hour and a half straight just woken up, had a breastfeed and seems content again even though it was a short feed compared to usual so happy with that xx to be honest my oh sleep talking is annoying the hell out of me though lol xx