Shell - sounds great!! Extra money is always nice.
lilima - I'm really glad you've moved into a nicer group. I remember your threads from a while ago about how cliquey and weird the other mum's were. No idea about the work but if it were me, I'd go for what challenges me and interests me, even if the hours aren't quite right.
OP, Olive, Heaven and anyone else with a frequent waking bub
We have nightweaned DS. Not sure we followed Jay Gordon to the letter, in that I wasn't counting days or anything. One night he went a longer stretch and DP said he'd settle him and so without really meaning to, we started a few days earlier than planned. DS never fed to sleep but was doing what miss M does and using the feed to settle himself back down. I had been feeding him 2 hourly most of the time and I was really struggling. Something had to give cause I was getting worried about my mental state and so was DP. I just have to say that DP is AWESOME cause he did all the settling for about a week!! Then we had another tooth cut, then the 12 month immunisation so a few days after that and he started waking again at all hours and taking ages (like hours) to settle. He was doing what Miss I is for OP - just wanting to be held and screaming when put back in his cot. DP resorted to driving him round in the car in the middle of the night a couple of times. We've had both sets of grandparents staying seperately in the past week, there's been parties, big outing days, time in daycare. It's all happening for him. If I'd had more choice, I would have spaced out the weaning, daycare and immunisation but didn't want to delay immunisation cause he's going into care, can't delay care cause I'm going back to work and needed to wean him cause I wasn't functioning well with all the wake ups and need to be back on deck to go back to work. Damn work!! So wish I didn't have to go, look at the issues it's caused already!!
A few nights ago we put a mattress on the floor so now when he wakes and won't resettle with cuddles, he and I sleep on the mattress. It seems to be working in that we're getting slightly more sleep. Last night we got a 5.5 hour stretch before he woke and wouldn't resettle so we slept together in his room between about 5:30am and 7:45am. Hopefully that's a short term thing while the immunisation works it's way back out of his system.
Oh and he dropped his day feeds too in amongst all of that so now we only feed twice a day - 11pm and 6am (approx). Feel a bit sad but at least he's dropped them in his own time and wasn't forced by my return to work. Also, he had bitten me and feeding was very painful for a while there so I think he's been wanting to drop them for a while and I wasn't listening.
Nai - I've tried the cow's milk before bed after your post but DS doesn't like it and spills it everywhere!! Your DD is giving you some great stretches overnight!
Bellabambina - love the new username!! Can't wait to see your avvy when it's up! Two weeks will be gone before you know it and you'll be on holidays! How is DD going in care?
Then we had another tooth cut, then the 12 month immunisation so a few days after that and he started waking again at all hours and taking ages (like hours) to settle. He was doing what Miss I is for OP - just wanting to be held and screaming when put back in his cot. DP resorted to driving him round in the car in the middle of the night a couple of times. We've had both sets of grandparents staying seperately in the past week, there's been parties, big outing days, time in daycare. It's all happening for him. If I'd had more choice, I would have spaced out the weaning, daycare and immunisation but didn't want to delay immunisation cause he's going into care, can't delay care cause I'm going back to work and needed to wean him cause I wasn't functioning well with all the wake ups and need to be back on deck to go back to work. Damn work!! So wish I didn't have to go, look at the issues it's caused already!!
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