Nightfeeds Chat Thread

[SaraLouise]

We are up for feed number 2. So he's done 8.30-2, then 3-6 & hoping he goes back down til 8.

Kelly, I always try dummy & a stoke twice before getting him up. I figure if he spits it out twice & doesnt settle then he must be hungry x

 

[Kelly450]

Yeh! I only put J back down at 5 and he woke at 6 and is now moaning away! :-s one of the worst nights hes had for a while!

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[SpinSugar]

Hi Kelly. The wind hasn't made a difference, yau, up for first feed! But she didn't go to bed till 11ish.
I do unswaddle for a feed. This is because I was told at my BF group that babies use their hands as part of BF process so it's best not to swaddle...but it's more because I still have to change her every feed. So I
Unswaddle
Long feed
She falls asleep on boob
Change bum
She wakes up
Re swaddle
Feed again!

That way I manage to get more milk in and she stays asleep for longer.

 

[SaraLouise]

My bf advisor told me to unswaddle for feeds too, apparently their touch helps stimulate milk production. Not that we've ever swaddled anyway!

Zoe, 11-6 sounds pretty good! That's probably what I got when I was working lol x

 

[Katied1]

Car worked temporarily, I ended up taking him at 5, he seems to only want to settle laying on me! X

 

[Kelly450]

I unswaddle. Every night other than last night. He is ff.
I dont think it made much difference though xx

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[umbongo]

Hannah's hands actually get in the way as she stuffs them in her mouth when she's half asleep so for me a swaddled feed at night is easier and quicker for us both. Can't see it harms for one feed. Tbf she has usually escaped at least one arm anyway!

I couldn't get back to sleep 5.30am when she did! Then she's been super snorty since 6am. Asleep on my shoulder noq. Adorable!!! She's quieter there, still a bit snorty though. X

 

[Kelly450]

Yeh it honestky made no difference other than easier for me to feed him as he flaps him arms and pushes on his bottle when feeding. Was nice to have a simple no hassle feed xx

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[Kelly450]

Luckily got j bk to sleep at 6.30 for another 2 hours! Xx

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[umbongo]

Aww that's good Kelly!

So Hannah did 12.15-5 then 5.30-9 in the end! Amazing! I didn't sleep much in the second bit though. X

 

[SaraLouise]

Harrison did 8.30-2, 3-6, 6.30-9

Lovely lie in!

 

[Clairexx]

Hi ladies! Bex that is some amazing sleeps for her age!

I managed to get a bit of a block of sleep thank god.. He didn't go down till 11, then woke at 1.. Great! Went down again pretty quickly thankfully (30mins) then didn't wake until 5:30 which was lovely. Again he fell asleep again after about half an hour, but his poor nose was getting him in such a state I left him in with me so I barely got a wink of sleep until oh got up at 7:30! I then moved Max over and he's still asleep now! I of course woke properly about 9ish and can't get back to sleep again. Typical! Xxx

 

[SpinSugar]

We had such a good night. She slept till 6, then wouldn't sleep so hubby brought her in to our bed and slept with her till 10 am! I have had about 8.5h sleep! Woohoo

 

[umbongo]

Spin that is amazing!!! Well done Mollie!!

 

[Kelly450]

Sounding good ladies!! Xx

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[Clairexx]

Yay for sleeps!! Honestly ladies once babies start sleeping through the night you appreciate life so much more so constantly feel happier! Xxx

 

[umbongo]

I find it amazing how much I appreciated just one hour of straight sleep in hospital, then 3 hours straight after the crazy cluster feeding first week was like a miracle. Now 5 hours is lovely. Anything longer would be living the dream!! The worse it is in the beginning the more you appreciate any sleep as time goes on I used to cry if I only had 5 hours!!!

 

[SaraLouise]

Harrison has only ever given me a maximum of 5 hours bex & he's 14 weeks now! So that might be your lot for a while haha x

 

[umbongo]

That's fine, I'm perfectly happy with it, I think she's doing great!

 

[Kelly450]

J was going 5 hours at that age too and now wont go longer than 4. However, in a night, I do get between 6 and 8 hours sleep each night x

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