Babies Born October 2007 #20

[ninja_turtle]

saffi - i used to have a fantastic sleeper but he's pretty much doing the regular wake up thing at night too. my sis says it's just the way it is for some babies. worst case... they won't properly sleep through until 18mth - 2 years. *woo*

you're not doing anything wrong - i suppose they'll sleep through when they're ready. the frequent waking is the reason BF babies are less likely to succumb to SIDS... so you can at least take comfort in that.

(and know i'm not sleeping either)

[Rebecca77]

Saffi- If DH continues to work where he is working now I cannot see the hours changing once he is finished his time. Its just that there is sooo much work on. I was a bit ticked off about yesterday though. He is on call which to me means that a truck has broken down and needs immediate attention. Not that the boss has booked in too much work and is calling his staff in. What if he had worked for those 6 hours yesterday and then got a call out at 10 last night?? Last long weekend that we had, the on call guy worked (on his own car) on the sunday and the boss came and got Wayne and asked him to do the call out! I can't imagine anyone else doing the same for him. DH needs to start standing up for himself or he is going to miss so much time with Caitlyn.
I think the whole non sleeping thing must be a 4 month old thing. I just hope that it will pass
Am not doing too well on 4 hours sleep a night!!!
MWAH

[~Trish~]

Afternoon all!

Had one of the worst nights ever with the two boys, Joel has come down with a cold so he was the worst culprit. Basically I got next to no sleep all night and was in tears at 4:30am because I was so over getting up and down. DH took the day off to look after us, so sweet! I have had a couple of naps when K is asleep, something I couldn't do if I was at home on my own with Joel too.

Saffi - I hear you loud and clear! I have been questioning what I am doing wrong too. I'm sure it is our bubs and not us, but you can't help but wonder. I hope you have a better night tonight and feel a bit more like yourself.

Julia - Glad Max has been behaving for you! Have fun at Ikea, we always get lost there and can't find our way out LOL!

Mo - Happy 5 months to Maddi!!! What a big girl! WTG on her awesome weight gain! Let us know how you go introducing solids.

Kellie - That's great Tahlia slept unwrapped! I hope her cold clears up soon. I used to give Joel Panadol (it cleared his nose up for some bizarre reason) and Dimetapp.

Rebecca - That must be so frustrating having your DH on call like that.

Willow - What's with these boys of ours?! We had a great night last week and I was feeling hopeful, but it has all gone down hill again. Hope tonight is better for you . Do you have any more sessions at the sleep school?

Viv - K woke at 3am and decided it was wake time until 4:30am, so I understand how you felt early this morning!

Hope you all have a great day!

[Saffi]

Thanks guys for the supportive messages. I managed to get another 90mins sleep so am feeling a lot better now. Sounds like it could be a 4 month thing if most of us are going through the same thing. I should be grateful that at least I can sleep when he sleeps which is more than those of you who work or have other bubs can do. I really feel for you.

Rebecca - meant to say I love the photo of Caitlyn.
Trish - thats nice of DH to take the day off. I know my DH would love to do that too.

Going to make myself some lunch and feed L.

[Rebecca77]

Saffi- It is a cute little photo of her isnt it! Thanks for noticing! I love it. I actually had to crop it waaaaay down cause it was huge!! She is trying to sit up by herself more and more everyday! She hates to lie down - and is quite vocal about it!
Trish-I know how you feel - but I think mine is only half as bad cause I only have the one to get up to!! Don't know how I would cope with 2!! You must be doing a fantastic job to still be sane!
I have decided that tonight I am going to put her down unwrapped and thats it! I have no doubt though that I will cave after no sleep and wrap her but I have to give it a go dont i?? I think maybe part of my problem is putting her down too early. But every time I think about getting her up again at 9 or 10 I end up in bed. I am going to put on a pot of coffee and do my best to keep up tonight. I am lucky in that DH took her for a while this morning while I lay on the couch and had a big cry. DH is such a heavy sleeper that he doesnt hear me get up in the night and so doesnt realise how little sleep I am getting. Trish - I too had a big cry on the couch this morning - its just soooo tiring having the broken sleep. Like I said to DH if it was 4 hours straight that would be good but its an hour here half an hour there.
I have a friend who is 21 weeks pg at the moment and her DP is hundreds and hundreds of KM's away with the Army and hasnt seen her since she was early pg. She is not dealing too well (Neither is he!!) and is getting no support from the Army whatsoever. Am doing my best to support/help her. Its hard for her and I wish I could be there for her!!

[~Trish~]

Saffi - So glad you have snuck a nap in, it makes all the difference doesn't it?

Rebecca - I forgot to mention how cute your photo of Caitlyn is! I noticed it earlier and admired it, but in my sleep-deprived state forgot to say something!

We did some retail therapy earlier and went to the Kmart 25% of kids clothing sale. Got some cute Bonds stuff for K & Joel and a couple of other bits and pieces. DH gets Coles Myer gift cards every Christmas from his work so we used some of them on today's shopping spree. Hooray for free stuff!

[alz]

Hi all,
Hope you are all having a great day. We are not. Ethan is driving me around the bend. He slept well last night. He only woke once and all he needed was his dummy. Today his sleeps have been all over the shop. He is only sleeping for 1.5 hrs max and not resettling. He is whinging every time I leave the room which is driving me crazy. I think it is because I am so tired. Not sure why as Ethan has been good the last 2 nights.

Saffi - hope you are feeling a bit better soon. I know how you feed. I made a tearful phone call to dh at work today because Ethan would not stop crying.

Unwrapping - we have started the process of unwrapping. Tonight will be the fourth night when we leave one of Ethan's arms out. Tomorrow we will take both arms out for a few days and then it's gone. Yey!!!!