Having another unsettled day with Isabel here. We were out for lunch yesterday, she was quite good there, but then went back to friend's house for birthday cake and she pretty much fed the entire time we were there. Got to 8.30pm and she was beside herself so we left... got home, fed her again, put her down and she slept for 5hrs
Of course I did not... kept waking up wondering when she was going to wake...
Fed her, took a while to settle, then she slept for another 3hrs
Paying for it today though, she's been awake since 7.30am... with only one nap...
shell i will be thinking of you tomorrow morning that will be me next monday morn when hubby goes back.
nai how can they get a coffee so wrong???
meg you did have a good night!!
op i hope isabel sleeps this arvo for you. once their overtired thats the end of them.
millie is good, still has a snotty nose so off to the Dr's tomorrow, i think a week is too long for a newborn to be snotty for.
she did well last night, fed 7.30pm, in bed by 8.30pm woke at 2am for a feed, i was leaking badly!!
tthen fed at 5.30am and 9.30am, DD1 was up around 7am so DH took her and i slept til 9.15am!!
Hearing those decent night sleep stories is holding out hope for me!
Em was unsettled again from like 5pm til 12:30am. Then was awake from 3:30 til just after 5am. So tiring, I'm at my wits ends how to settle her. She just constantly wanted the breast to the point I felt I was totally emptied. She can't be that hungry can she? Plenty wet nappies and all so I'm presuming its more for comfort? We also used the dummy and rocking but 15 mins after putting her down she screams again and swinging her head wildly looking for booby. She has her settled time from her morn feed when I have to get up of course til afternoon.
AJP- yay on good night, you prolly right getting snotty nose checked, tho maybe cause their immunity wouldn't be so good might be harder to fight it? She feeding alright even with all the snotty's? yeah I'm bit nervous bout tomor, mum coming over wed tho and another friend thurs so that'll be good.
OP- thats great she slept 5 hours, I hope she has settled for you today tho, you must be getting exhausted now with her having just the 1 nap.
Meg- Think I'll have to start having or trying to have early nights too from now on.
Nai- Thats great you got out for brunch, not game to attempt that yet. They could've got the coffee right tho, how hard is it?
Tarkine- Alex sounds bit like Em with the settling time. can be so exhausting can't it.
Now that she has finished feeding (and is hopefully having a sleep...) I can do some personals...
AJP, great work on the sleeping! DH had Isabel this morning too so I got a little bit extra sleep. Was great! Hope Millie's snotty nose clears up soon!
Meg, glad you're taking advantage of the good sleep to rest yourself. Must be nice to feel rested for a change!
Hi Nai, completely understand about having no time to yourself! Sucks about the coffee... I agree with AJP, how can they get it so wrong?!
Shell- Oh no, you must be so tired!! Grace is the same sometimes, I can't tell when she actually wants more boob coz she's hungry or just for comfort. I'd rather not do the comfort ones, I want my nipples to heal and I don't think that can happen with her on there 24/7!!!! Nai- Good to hear the grazes have cleared up, I think mine are getting better too! Phew. Tarkine- How are you going? Meg- Wow, that is a good night! Ours wasn't so restful last night but I'm hoping now I've got the breastfeeding more sorted it might be better tonight. OP- Wow, you're so good getting out!! I can't wait til I feel confident enough with everything to go out! Had to go out to the breastfeeding clinic this morning and that was stressful enough but went ok in the end! AJP- Almost 6 hrs sleep! That's so good. I would be leaking all over the place too. What do you wear to bed? I want a nice comfy crop top thing but don't know where to find one, my bras are too uncomfy for sleeping.
Well, I went to the breastfeeding clinic this morning and saw another LC that was much more helpful than the last and she actually found what was wrong instead of just saying it was ok when it's clearly not!! I fed Grace there on both sides and it didn't hurt!!!! I wasn't pulling her in close enough and making her chin dig in enough and touch the breast first. She just had another feed before and I did it properly!! I'm so happy, I hope it continues!! When I was there they had a boomerang pillow to use too which I didn't have at home and it was so much easier on my back trying to hold her so I got one on the way home.
She got weighed while she was there too and omg what a little piggy, she's obviously getting enough milk. She's above her birth weight and has put on 520g in 5 days, lol. So I'm hoping now she won't be taking as long to feed b/c she will be being more efficient with the right attachment and I can get some more sleep at night!! Wishful thinking?? lol.
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that will be me next monday morn when hubby goes back.
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