MSE Parents Club Part 6

skintchick

Evening all - any tips on how to deal with a total meltdown from a seriously overtired baby who won;t got to sleep? She is crying so much and so hard and we can;t clam her down at all. None of our usual methods are working and she's been doing this on and off since 2pm. She has catnapped a bit but needs a proper sleep.

Krystaltips

Elle, ((Hugs)) (Hubby is on his way home with butter, chocolate, golden syrup, marshmallows and biscuits... Guess what I'm doing tomorrow!)

Mfd, anytime after 9:30 is good for me tomorrow... Have to be up to get Aimee to school anyway... Keeley, if you're around, what's best for you?

Sami... My fairies haven't forgotten you, they're just damn lazy

I tried Caitlyn with a cup today... Found one in home bargains with a soft silicon spout... She got about half an ounce out of it... I think more by luck than trying... She doesn't actively resist it or anything, just doesn't have any interest on sucking on it...

Anyway, don't know why I'm sitting here, I'm supposed to be feeding Caitlyn up ready for when I go out in 15 mins

skintchick

SusanC wrote: »

No, it does not involve leaving them to cry. I used the CLB routines with Alice (although I didn't do everything the same as she recommends) and I thought it was a bad day if Alice cried for as much as an hour a day. Alice didn't like lying down so the majority of her crying was due to objecting to lying down (which was mainly on the change mat) - she was like one of those dolls that opens/shuts their eyes when you lie them down/put them upright except that with her it would stop/start her crying.

If you read the full book, you will find that she says many times that a young baby should never be left to cry and that a crying baby should always be fed if there is any question that they could be hungry.

To be honest, Alice just fell into routine at 10 days. We had always woken her to deed if it was more than 3 1/2 hours in the day and 4 1/2 hours in the night since she had last had a feed. On day 9 she had an evening feed about the suggested time in the routine so from then I offered feeds at the suggested times (and put her to bed atthe suggested times). Although of course there were sometimes blips where she didn't sleep or was hungry early, it just seemed to work. If Alice was hungry "early" I would either just give her the full feed (if it wasn't that long till it was "due") or give her a snack feed (if it was very early) and then give her the regular feed as normal.

I would never suggest that it is the only/best way to do things but it has certainly worked well for us.

So how does it work then? Cos Lilia would deffo cry if I didn;t feed her when she wants, so how else does it work? I'm genuinely curious cos I don;t understand how else it can work except by leaving them to cry.

keelykat

Krystaltips wrote: »

Elle, ((Hugs)) (Hubby is on his way home with butter, chocolate, golden syrup, marshmallows and biscuits... Guess what I'm doing tomorrow!)

Mfd, anytime after 9:30 is good for me tomorrow... Have to be up to get Aimee to school anyway... Keeley, if you're around, what's best for you?

Sami... My fairies haven't forgotten you, they're just damn lazy

I tried Caitlyn with a cup today... Found one in home bargains with a soft silicon spout... She got about half an ounce out of it... I think more by luck than trying... She doesn't actively resist it or anything, just doesn't have any interest on sucking on it...

Anyway, don't know why I'm sitting here, I'm supposed to be feeding Caitlyn up ready for when I go out in 15 mins

Having major internet problems, may vanish again any minute. Hubby has lost his wallet=no money so I can't do anything tomorrow now as i'm skint He's at the out of hours doctors right now ill too, so not having the best of days. Elliot has done 4 major poo's today so god knows whats going on today!!!! Will be glad when it's betime for me!

elle_gee

Krystaltips wrote: »

Elle, ((Hugs)) (Hubby is on his way home with butter, chocolate, golden syrup, marshmallows and biscuits... Guess what I'm doing tomorrow!)..

Do the fairies have Tupperware and stamps..?? *looks hopeful*

weezl74

skintchick wrote: »

Evening all - any tips on how to deal with a total meltdown from a seriously overtired baby who won;t got to sleep? She is crying so much and so hard and we can;t clam her down at all. None of our usual methods are working and she's been doing this on and off since 2pm. She has catnapped a bit but needs a proper sleep.

Swaddling, shushing, swaying, all in the hold where her head is just under your left boob ( with her knees slightly brought up to her chest ) and repetition of her name. Dim lighting and white noise (hoover, tv off channel, hairdryer)

HTH

xxx

cazscoob

my first box is packed! ok it might be all the new sparly things i have just bought but it is a start!
im on the lookout for towels, mugs and pans. i think i may be able to live with everything else although OH wants a new TV??

weezl74

Caz I'm so pleased about your new house! It sounds lovely :T

skintchick

weezl74 wrote: »

Swaddling, shushing, swaying, all in the hold where her head is just under your left boob ( with her knees slightly brought up to her chest ) and repetition of her name. Dim lighting and white noise (hoover, tv off channel, hairdryer)

HTH

xxx

Tried pretty much all that. We just resorted to using the leftover Daktarin she loves the tatse of but it was only temporary relief. Don;t know why she is so upset - not sure if maybe she is ill and we should give her Calpol? Could her jabs from Monday be affecting her still?

elle_gee

cazscoob wrote: »

my first box is packed! ok it might be all the new sparly things i have just bought but it is a start!
im on the lookout for towels, mugs and pans. i think i may be able to live with everything else although OH wants a new TV??

Caz, we have some lovely towels from BHS. They have some reduced plus 20% off and free delivery today only.. here