Columbus Day Week(end) Randoms

[muscari]

*hugs* for all who need one (and also for those who don't! Hugs all around haha) - I can't read back all those pages unfortunately but just wanted to peak in.

[jexxa]

Thanks everyone! Fever seems to be gone now. We’ll see how she does today.

[cali]

@easilyunamused and muscari, I'm sorry your LOs are not sleeping. I'm in the same boat. M was doing really well and even sttn a couple times but this week has been awful. She has been up every 1-2 hrs and she's been waking up at 4am and staying awake for the day. It's beyond exhausting.

jexxa, so glad the fever is gone!

[cali]

Why doesn't Starbucks deliver??? M was up so much last night, I'm exhausted. I finally just brought her into bed with me and now she's sound asleep. I want to try to put her in her rnp but I'm so afraid she'll wake up! I'm also starving and need coffee but we have nothing in the house and it's pouring rain outside.

On the plus side, my brother is coming over with my niece today and I'm so excited to see them. Extra excited because my SIL isn't coming with them. I know that's mean but she really annoys me and constantly tries to give unsolicited parenting advice, no thanks. Plus she's been kind of an asshole since M was born. I think she feels like it took attention away from her baby. I dunno and also don't really care. Just happy to get to spend time with my bro and niece!

[king26]

cali I'm sorry she slept poorly. I sound like me yesterday . I sent h to Starbucks in the morning and held j during his first nap because I needed him to sleep. The rest of the day we put him down in RNP though. I hope you get your coffee soon. I'm a grump without it

[Deleted]

I'm at my wits end. What do you do with a baby who wakes up hourly at night and won't be put down to nap in the day?! Even when he does nap on me, it's barely an hour. Every day/night I hope it gets better and it seemingly gets worse.

[cali]

Oct 14, 2017 8:11:24 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

I'm at my wits end. What do you do with a baby who wakes up hourly at night and won't be put down to nap in the day?! Even when he does nap on me, it's barely an hour. Every day/night I hope it gets better and it seemingly gets worse.

If you find out the answer to this let me know,I'm in the same boat.

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Oct 14, 2017 9:06:32 GMT -6 cali said:

Oct 14, 2017 8:11:24 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

I'm at my wits end. What do you do with a baby who wakes up hourly at night and won't be put down to nap in the day?! Even when he does nap on me, it's barely an hour. Every day/night I hope it gets better and it seemingly gets worse.

If you find out the answer to this let me know,I'm in the same boat.

It's crazy, right? I knew babies had rough nights, but I wasn't expecting it to be every single night. Especially after 2 months old.

[king26]

Oct 14, 2017 9:08:48 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

Oct 14, 2017 9:06:32 GMT -6 cali said:

If you find out the answer to this let me know,I'm in the same boat.

It's crazy, right? I knew babies had rough nights, but I wasn't expecting it to be every single night. Especially after 2 months old.

Hugs ladies. Our naps are hit or miss here and we did the up every hour 2 nights ago and it sucks. I though babies night sleep gets better between 6-8 weeks but now I'm questioning it. Do you think the doctor would have some suggestions? Because I'm also in the exhausted and tired boat.

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Oct 14, 2017 10:11:10 GMT -6 king26 said:

Oct 14, 2017 9:08:48 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

It's crazy, right? I knew babies had rough nights, but I wasn't expecting it to be every single night. Especially after 2 months old.

Hugs ladies. Our naps are hit or miss here and we did the up every hour 2 nights ago and it sucks. I though babies night sleep gets better between 6-8 weeks but now I'm questioning it. Do you think the doctor would have some suggestions? Because I'm also in the exhausted and tired boat.

Idk what the doctor could say. I did somewhat bring it up at the 2 month and just got a sympathetic look. lol and he's 10 weeks today, so idk what the deal is. I'm not even getting the 3-4 hour stretch when he first goes down. It's progressively gotten worse.

[king26]

Oct 14, 2017 10:14:14 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

Oct 14, 2017 10:11:10 GMT -6 king26 said:

Hugs ladies. Our naps are hit or miss here and we did the up every hour 2 nights ago and it sucks. I though babies night sleep gets better between 6-8 weeks but now I'm questioning it. Do you think the doctor would have some suggestions? Because I'm also in the exhausted and tired boat.

Idk what the doctor could say. I did somewhat bring it up at the 2 month and just got a sympathetic look. lol and he's 10 weeks today, so idk what the deal is. I'm not even getting the 3-4 hour stretch when he first goes down. It's progressively gotten worse.

Yeah last night we got 2.5 hours then 2, then every hour. Night before was 3 hours followed by every hour. It's getting worse every day

[king26]

Also, are you finding your child cranky when they are supposed to be in a leap? I'm coming up to leap number 2 and I'm worried. I feel like we just had a growth spurt now we are going into a long leap. This poor guy can't catch a break!

[addymac]

Oct 14, 2017 12:32:02 GMT -6 king26 said:

Also, are you finding your child cranky when they are supposed to be in a leap? I'm coming up to leap number 2 and I'm worried. I feel like we just had a growth spurt now we are going into a long leap. This poor guy can't catch a break!

Yep. Sometimes he is just a fussbot and nothing helps. He's in his second leap right now and oof to his fussiness.

[muscari]

Oct 14, 2017 12:32:02 GMT -6 king26 said:

Also, are you finding your child cranky when they are supposed to be in a leap? I'm coming up to leap number 2 and I'm worried. I feel like we just had a growth spurt now we are going into a long leap. This poor guy can't catch a break!

Yep D is in the middle of this second leap and ugh soooo fussy. And cranky when things don't go fast enough or to her liking. It does feel very unfair to have just gotten thru an
growth spurt then get plunged into another leap. Just said to MH earlier this one could last 2 weeks too.. oof. We supposedly are halfway..

[jt2378]

Sorry ladies, I do feel like M has brief content moments but mostly a crankpot. The only good thing is she does sleep. I know how awful that is. My first was a total colicky crank and hardly slept ugh. The worst. I hope it gets easier for you all soon

[muscari]

I asked these questions in the PP check in but figured I may get a response easier here since we all seem to hang out here more regularly ☺

For some reason D doesnt really nap during the day. I have had some luck taking her out in the stroller and twice she fell asleep in the carrier but those are exceptions.
Should I actively work on a routine before naptime, would this help her nap? I feel she's too young still to really stick to a routine but would following some sort of pattern be helpful? Do you wake baby up when they nap during the day as to not let them sleep for too long? I was reading about baby sleep on www.mybabysleepguide.com/ and they advice to not let baby sleep longer then 2h during the day? It gives a lot of other advice and ideas as well but I'm not sure whether it's a good site to go by?

How do you yourself manage to nap during the day when it's just you? The only sleep I get a day is the hours I get at night. So that ranges from 2,5-3 to 5 total, maaaaybe 6 on rare occasions. Even while being sleep deprived I have trouble falling back asleep after MOTN feeds. So a daytime nap would be neat but it's just not happening.

[muscari]

I have reached a point where I am on auto pilot or something. I function alright but can't think straight or keep my thoughts together.

[king26]

I was determined to nap today. J went down so dh and I lay down on the couches. I actually slept 30 minutes which is unheard of foe me. I wake up to j stirring and find DH got up and went to bed. Must be nice lol but at least I did get a hint of sleep.

[king26]

muscari I'm sorry. It's hard when they won't sleep. I've been on autopilot many days myself. I've been told it's too early for a routine foe these guys. However, we do a bedtime routine of small bottle, bath, diaper change, swaddle, dim lights, bottle, bed. We will start a nap routine when he is 3 months old.

I don't nap when I'm by myself but I could. I have j nap in the rnp which is next to my couch so I could put him in and nap on the couch but it's so hard foe me to sleep during the day. I did sleep 30 minutes today but I think it's my new medicine that helped me do that.

In any case. Hugs to you and I hope it gets better.

Eta...ive heard not to let them nap for more then 2 hours also but since that rarely happens I don't worry about it. I would only worry if it was close to bed time and would probably wake him up then.

[muscari]

Oct 14, 2017 14:10:31 GMT -6 king26 said:

Eta...ive heard not to let them nap for more then 2 hours also but since that rarely happens I don't worry about it. I would only worry if it was close to bed time and would probably wake him up then.

D will either go without any proper naps all day long OR she will fall asleep and sleep away 4 hours. I haven't yet been able to determine whether this influences her night sleep yes or no but am going by it not making a difference at this point. It makes a huge difference for my sanity tho lol.

It is 10.30pm and I have been awake since her first MOTN feeding which started at 3am. I held up fine most of the day and had an hour and half to myself when D and MH were asleep still early this morning which was nice. but now I am soooo tired..wish i drank coffee lol. I forget who all wrote about their Hs complaining they were so tired and what not.. I had to laugh cause I could havewritten pretty much all myself as well! Our Hs may be sweet but they are wusses! Hahaha ans insert a few more eye rolls!

i am in bed in the living with a sleepdrunk milkmouth attached to my boob. Tried to put her in her own bed earlier but man no matter how deep asleep she seems to be she will wake up within 5 minutes after putting her down. I may well try and nap some..MH will keep an eye in us both till he goes to bed himself (he aint tired now cause well he was able to sleep till almost noon!).

[muscari]

king26 an evening routine may be helpful for D.. if not right away then later at lesst. And yeah i know tis too early for real routines for our babies just yet but I was thinking some consistency may help none the less.

[muscari]

Do you guys think maybe D gets confused or overstimulated or whatever by not sleeping in the same place every night? Daytime naps are taken in the wicker bassinet in the livingroon (if she has any daytime naps that is), worknights she sleeps in the stroller bassinet next to my bed in the livingroom and when MH is off we all sleep upstairs so D sleeps in her bassinet next to our bed upstairs. So she has 3 different sleeping places (not counting laps). For daytime naps I don't worry about it too much but am wondering whether tis to many changes back n forth for nighttime sleep?

[bsouls]

muscari We don’t do real nap/bedtime routines. I pretty much feed R, she’s up for a little bit then I change her diaper and put her in the sleep sack. I put her in the bassinet with the noise machine on.

When T got older we would tell her it was bedtime, put on her PJs then she’d go to bed. She now has created her own routine of turning on her turtle (stars on the ceiling), turning on her noise machine and then her night light. She gets a book read and then I kiss her good night. I’ve just learned it goes smoother if I start prompting her 30 minutes before bed to let her know it’s coming.

I plan on sticking to no real routine, if it works for R to. I’m not interested in having to give a bath or rock a kid to sleep every night, if I don’t have to. I go to bed between 9-10pm, T’s bedtime is 8pm, so I need her to be in bed within 5-10 minutes of when I tell her it’s bedtime.

[muscari]

Oct 14, 2017 15:02:33 GMT -6 bsouls said:

muscari We don’t do real nap/bedtime routines. I pretty much feed R, she’s up for a little bit then I change her diaper and put her in the sleep sack. I put her in the bassinet with the noise machine on.

And does this work? Does R fall asleep before too long? I tried this but while D may lay there content for a while she wil eventually start crying.

D. clusterfeeds in the evening and so we put her in her sleepsack halfway, then I bf once or twice more and she dinally passes out and she will continue to sleep in her bed. In fact she just fell asleep and I am going to do the same. Fx for a good night. I need some Zzzzz

[king26]

I wish I could just put j down sleepy but awake but he can't. He lays there then cries. He either falls asleep while eating or we walk around holding him. We hold him for 10-15 minutes before putting him down. If we put him down. Too soon he wakes up. It sucks but it's the only way to make sure he's down.
muscari not sure about the sleeping places but jnsleeps in a bassinet by out bed but once a night after night feeding we put him in pack n play to get him used to jt. So far it's going ok so I'm not sure the plan e matters

[bsouls]

muscari It works for us. But, she doesn’t always fall right asleep. We usually have to put the paci in a couple of times. Right now, R isn’t sleeping well during the day and is fussy more these last few days.

I thought I read somewhere with T that feeding a baby when they’re asleep can contribute to ear infections. So, that’s another reason I don’t let them sleep right from eating since they’re horizontal - I keep them upright for a little. Not sure if it’s true, but T never had an infection.

[jt2378]

muscari, I can't really get M to fall asleep without the boob unless she goes on the swing awake and falls asleep. I'm sure it will be a pain down the road always falling asleep but not sure how to fix it right now 🤷🏻‍♀️

bsouls, I never heard of that about ear infections, DD1 was a frequent nurser and always fell asleep on the boob and never had an ear infection and she is 3. Maybe I just got lucky lol

[addymac]

Oct 14, 2017 15:37:45 GMT -6 king26 said:

I wish I could just put j down sleepy but awake but he can't. He lays there then cries. He either falls asleep while eating or we walk around holding him. We hold him for 10-15 minutes before putting him down. If we put him down. Too soon he wakes up. It sucks but it's the only way to make sure he's down.
muscari not sure about the sleeping places but jnsleeps in a bassinet by out bed but once a night after night feeding we put him in pack n play to get him used to jt. So far it's going ok so I'm not sure the plan e matters

Same here. N has to be passed out to be put down in his crib rnp or pnp. He can be drowsy and placed in the swing but that's hit or miss.

[muscari]

OMG D slept from 11 till 7?? I woke up once at like 3 or 4 but she was sleeping so i fell back asleep thinking she d wake up any time now. I wake once more but dont check the clock. Next i see it is 7! I couldn't believe it... and am so glad I went to bed immediately after she did cause omgosh 8h of sleep almost!!?? 🤗🤗

So ofcoz now I wonder and worry whether she is poorly or something that she suddenly slept soooo long. I am never happy 😄 she seemed a lil cranky hungry but as soon as i put her on the boob she was just her usual happy self.

I had expected a full diaper tho but sho hadnt peed that much.. thouhh tbh she goes without peeing overnight more often - dry motn daiper then a real full one next time. So i wont worry.. or try to anyway, she makes great diapers usually.

[muscari]

Oh one more thing ... i had expected my boobs to be less then happy about things but they only briefly hurted MOTN and maybe felt a little full when I woke up at 7 but they didnt hurt nor leaked. Whats up with that?? Are they regulating or should I be worried??