Nightfeeds Chat Thread

[SpinSugar]

I'm yet to get to sleep!

Max just won't go in his Moses basket he feeds and he sleeps but whenever I put him in it he wakes up within seconds

Oh hun, I remember those days. It's so tough. Have u tried all the usual tricks?

Pop in something that smells like u ie breast pads or top
Hot water bottle to warm baske
Rolled up blankets to make him more snug
White noise (baby app on phone)
Swaddle swaddle swaddle!
etc?
Hope u manage to get some sleep soon
Xx

Mummy to my beautiful girl born 9/8/13

 

[SpinSugar]

Hope u have a better night bee.
Sara, that's great

Xx

Mummy to my beautiful girl born 9/8/13

 

[Pregnot]

I'm still up he's not happy neither am I

 

[sophie_jane]

Hi ladies! Hope you're all ok?
I got E to sleep easily at 7:30. She needed feeding at 10,30 as we disturbed her sleep when we came to bed. I fed her at 2:30 bit was too tired to write on here lol!
Poor thing woke up at 4 with tummy troubles so I bounced her on the exercise ball. You could feel everything gurgling down, then she did a poo! Am feeding her now. Hope she goes back down ok afterwards. I could really do with a few good hours sleep.

 

[Clairexx]

Oh no Pregnot.. It's awful being up this long as night, it will get easier once he begins to recognise day and night I promise.. Just arm yourself with plenty of food and drink in the process. ;-(

Well I am up first time since 11 so not bad. Was super tired so went to bed at about 930, but takes me ages to get to sleep ALWAYS so before I knew it it was 1045 and oh had brought baby up to try and settle in cot (which he wouldn't do) and therefore I had to do the trusty old lay down boob action which of course works every time! I just wish I could be more comfortable doing it! Would love to hear of anyone's doing it any differently.. But I line baby up with my nipple, move my pillows away and rest on whichever arm I'm having to lay my head on to get close enough to baby. That's what kills me, plus I like to put a pillow beninf my back, but when oh is in bed it's not possible coz there's no room, so I end up having to try and balance to stay in that position = bad back! Xxx

 

[umbongo]

Morning. Hannah slept 12-4.30am which is good, problem is the feed took ages to get going as her nose was blocked as usual so used the saline spray I bought yesterday and it worked but not straight away. Then needed changing and reswaddling.. so now feeding again. Hoping she resettles soon. She's a monkey about sleeping before 12 though. She will with hubby downstairs at weekends but if I'm there she wants milk milk milk.
X
Hang in there pregnot, those early days are the hardest. Hannah went from hating the basket to loving it to hating again. She's ok now though. Swaddling and ewan the sheep worked fot us!
X

 

[Vic27]

Vincent's going 4-5 hours between feeds during the day but when it comes to night/bed time it's every 3 and he wakes up quite a few times he can b very unsettled some nights. He goes down to his bed about 7 pm every evening no bother at all it takes him a whole to drift off but he's happy laying in his basket talking to himself. I've increased his feeds by an ounce as he was draining his bottles and it's made a difference during the day but j

 

[Vic27]

Not at night (stupid iPhone wouldn't let me finish!)

 

[Msclaireypants]

Spencer went down at 8 no bother, up at half 11 for a feed resettled no problem... I didn't get to sleep until 2!

And that's him up for the day


My lovely little man Spencer 28/2/2013 6lbs 3.5ozs

 

[Kelly450]

Sounds like a mixture tonight ladies.

Very good one for me. J skipped his 3am feed and just woke up. Thats 7 hours 30 as he went down at 10.15!

Sent from my GT-I9300

 

[MrsHope]

Two night feeds for us. So depressed. Thought we had made progress this last week but now we have reverted back xx

 

[SaraLouise]

Well, after our good start Harrison woke for his 2nd feed at 6am as usual, but he's not been back to sleep!? knackered x

 

[SpinSugar]

Pretty poo for us. 9-1.30, 4-6. But cus ny mate was over, I didn't get to bed till 11ish, do I've had about 4.5h and she's so grumpy today. Tried to have cuddles in bed with her but she just screamed she's so poorly

Xx

Mummy to my beautiful girl born 9/8/13

 

[Constantstar]

Farrah fed at 10 pm, woke at 1.30 but wouldn't be put doen so fell asleep cuddling about 3. Then up at 6.15. Once I. Up im ok but its tiring isnt it girls x

mummy to ds 11/7/11
mummy to dd 16/9/13

 

[umbongo]

Hannah resettled 6-9am luckily so 7.5hrs in total, although I took longer to get to sleep each time so less for me. The 4.30-6am gap was annoying, blocked nose still reeking havoc!
Sorry some of you had mixed nights. Today is another day. Thank God I dont have to work. Without these little lie ins I'd be screwed as she won't settle early like most of yours seem to! Evening is feeding time! X

 

[SaraLouise]

Harrison used to be like that bex, it used to be a mission to get him to settle before 12, but gradually he's just bought it back. Now if I let him he'd sleep from 6 30pm, but I keep him awake otherwise he'd be up 3 times in the night. I normally try & drag it out til at least 8 (just walking round the house with him, giving him a bath, baby tv, playtim ect) & that way he's only up twice.

I know you have heard it a hundred million times, but it does get better!

 

[EllieG]

Toby is still waking 3 hourly roughly for feeds, he is sniffly at the moment- I bought some snuffle babe and put it on my arm if the side he was feeding, worked wonders!! It's just like Vicks for babies, I didn't want to put it on his skin but worked just as well that way round

 

[Clairexx]

Been trying to settle my monster for over an hour! I have such sore tired eyes! Anyone have any recommendations for good eye cream?! My bags are awful!! Xxc

 

[buggy1]

LO fell asleep after a bath (followed by a scream) at about 8,30 - she's still going. Will have to wake her soon for a feed before I go to bed!

 

[umbongo]

Hannah is feeding at this time as usual!! My nipples hurt from a lot of feeding today!! Fx she sleeps as didn't nap much x