I will apologise up front for the me post.....over the last month James has just been a nightmare which has left me tired,sad and feeling like a failure as a mum....Ithink going back to work after the xmas holidays has not helped at all either....and all of this because i gave in just once...one noght i put him to bed and he said "up up" so i figured it would not hurt to get him up for a little longer..well how wrong could i be...since then every night has been a battle to get him to bed and to stay asleep...I have to fight to get him in the cot and then he will just scream no mater how i try settling him it want work and then because he is screaming so much he will vomit so i give in and have to get him up..eventually he will go asleep but then wake up so i have spent the last month lying on the floor of his room just so he will sleep..if i added up the hours of sleep i have had I am sure it would not even add up to 24 hours in the past month...having Natasha whinging all the time as well and having to find activities to amuse her everyday has just left me BLAH....
Ok sorry about the whinge I just needed to get it out....Hi to everyone else...hope the new arrivals are doing well and the new mummies are getting more sleep with there new bubs then i am with my almost 2 y.o...
ok must go sorry for no personals Tash is now bugging me to blow up that 10th ballon and i will just have to give in to keep her quite so she want wake James...god i pray for me time
Hey Von- big hugs to you. You do need some "me" time. Sounds like you have tried loads of stuff. Ok, so heres my 2 cents worth and I know some people dont agree with it but for me it was a case of desperate times needed desperate meassures.... when we were having trouble with olivia getting off to sleep, mum suggested phenergan for a few nights in a row. So I went to the chemist to get some, they dont give it out anymore, so they gave me some polaramine....which is an antihistamine....which we also use for her allergies.....I gave her 3 nights in a row and she seemed to get into a routine. It worked for me, maybe you could give it a try. I felt guilty giving it to her for that reason but like I said, I was desperate......please dont think I'm a bad mother, but I did what I did.
Tis quiet in here....I just had the best sleep. It was still light outside when we went to be...930 and didnt get up til 445am. Back to sleep at 6 and woke to Olivia at 830. Its a beautiful day, hope youre enjoying it too.
Beter go get something done...the day goes fast when you get up late
Grrr, I wrote a post the other day and have just realised that it's not here! How annoying!!!
Oh well...It was something along the lines of the fact I can sympathise with you Von, and that you're definately NOT a bad mummy Mel. We all do the things we need to to get along in life. Our kids are none the worse for it!
How's this for a bad night Von...last night I was up every hour or more. Once for and hour and a half with Liam and once for and hour with Lily. Then for varoius reasons withone or the other, dummies, feeding, drinks...I'm beyond tired. I'm over trying to sleep. Why bother I never get to?? It was the same the night before. Night before that not so bad, but still pretty miserable! I'm soooo over it all and I'm considering going to Karitane, even though I don't agree with how they 'teach' babies to sleep. But I need to get sleep. I haven't had a decent nights sleep for almost 2 years. Now Liam is here it's even worse. I'm so jack of it!!
Ok that's my little whinge for the day, can't muster up the energy to write much more! Hope you all have a great weekend
Hey All....
Woah I am melting! I am over this heat already! I think our electricity bill is going to be in the 4 figures! And I am ovulating so DTD is sending me over the edge! Its too hot for that!
Wow Kel, on your scale my night was tame, once at 11:30 to turn the ac on and open Beaus door, waking him up in the process and having to sit up with him then to get him back off then my silly dogs escaped and were in the neighbours yard barking their heads off at 5:30am!! Hugs to you, I think in this heat its hard to sleep anyway and function in the day let alone with two wakful bubbas! I think you should call karitane, you never know, now Lil is older, she might take to it quicker and it wont be as bad as you think. Its worth a try. You can make the times as short as you want that you check in on her remember, you need some rest, otherwise its impossible to think, be a mummy, be happy or string a sentence together! Would you consider Lil maybe going into family day care or something for a day a week to give you a small break?
Mel - Wow you sound rested after your nice sleep! Good on you - hope it continues! I wouldnt feel guilty about any decisions you make as a mum, you have to look after yourself and your sanity too so you can be a mum afterall.
Von - Wow you have been through the wringer, James sounds like he is punishing you for going back to work the only way he knows how! Does he take a bottle to bed to chill him out? Is it his teeth do you think? Have you had his ears checked out? Sorry I have no real advice but I hope things are improving now x
Us - Were ok, my SIL just rang and they are doing a pop in soon so I need to get moving....my other brother is coming tomorrow and I have had my mum and her husband here this week and they are coming again next week to stay. Dh, Beau and I are going to hibernate at home this long weekend I think!! Happy Australia Day everyone!!!
Melissa-I was prescribed phernergan from my GP when James had an allergic reaction to something and his eye puffed up the size of an apple...anyway I have heard that is makes them sleepy and thought yay maybe I would get some sleep..BUT would you believe it did nothing to help him sleep...it did however help with the eye
Kel-I am sorry that you are also having sleep issues...I would call Karitane you have nothing to loose..I tried a centre like that here but it was not for me but i did pick up some good tips that i did not think of.
Jen-yep i am soooo over the heat as well I have a wedding to go to tomorrow and it is outside in a winery so I am hoping a cool change comes through cause i dont think i can stand outside in the heat for an hour while they get married....James still has a bottle at night..the only way i can get him to sleep, I am thinking it may be his molars coming through...
us-well last night i was up every hour and a half with james so feeling stuffed again today..what i find amazing is dh just sleeps through it and at the moment he is sleeping in the room right next door to James' (don't ask)...anyway when i go into James' room i can hear him snoring through the bloody wall ok well i have a wedding tomorrow and nothing to wear so will have to go pull all my clothes out now to see what is wearable...
Hey Von...hope you found something to wear to the wedding in this ridiculous heat! You know what they say, babies can sense tension in the house....otherwise maybe Dh's snoring is keeping james awake too?????LOL
And I am ovulating so DTD is sending me over the edge! Its too hot for that!
ok well i have a wedding tomorrow and nothing to wear so will have to go pull all my clothes out now to see what is wearable...
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