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Peanut2013

A sleep question here. I know, I know, I shouldn't be looking at what others do. But we're just not getting anywhere with routine over night!

He goes down at 7 pretty much on the dot. Most nights he'll wake about 12ish for a feed if we don't feed him about this time anyway (dream feed). For a few weeks he was then down until 7, which was do able. But the past 2 weeks some days he wakes at 3, some it's 5! Some it's both!!

Last night it was both, but on both he seemed hungry but took a single suck of the bottle before passing back out.

I don't have the newborn adrenaline anymore so am really struggling!!

Any tips? (all our baby friends sleep from 10ish till 7ish!)

*Nutella*

sunshine_1988 wrote: »

Or....imagine him coming across a rogue sock which I dropped on the way to the washing machine, and him not putting it in the bin!! That will make me very proud

:rotfl: Definitely something to aspire to! Although I must admit putting it in the bin sounds pretty clever - my LO's standard response to a rogue sock is to put it in her mouth and take it on a tour of the hallway!

*Nutella*

sunshine_1988 wrote: »

Ahh well done for keeping going though. I gave in last night and put him in with me. There is a promotion coming up at work and I could do with being on the ball, so sleep is needed!

Wow, a big 1 year! Have you much planned?

Oooh, fingers crossed for a promotion!

We're not doing much for her birthday - I'm in the cynical camp of 'she doesn't know it's her birthday'... But we have a few presents for her, are getting some balloons and will be having pancakes for breakfast - it's her favourite food

BadlyWrittenPoem

Peanut2013 wrote: »

A sleep question here. I know, I know, I shouldn't be looking at what others do. But we're just not getting anywhere with routine over night!

He goes down at 7 pretty much on the dot. Most nights he'll wake about 12ish for a feed if we don't feed him about this time anyway (dream feed). For a few weeks he was then down until 7, which was do able. But the past 2 weeks some days he wakes at 3, some it's 5! Some it's both!!

Last night it was both, but on both he seemed hungry but took a single suck of the bottle before passing back out.

I don't have the newborn adrenaline anymore so am really struggling!!

Any tips? (all our baby friends sleep from 10ish till 7ish!)

My LO increased to two or three feeds after the dream feed from one or sometimes sleeping through - I think it's probably a normal pattern that some babies have. Does a dummy work? (I'm thinking that might be easier than making up a bottle only for it to be sucked once.) And I doubt all your friends babies do sleep that every night - DD1 did from 9 weeks but from research I've read this is unusual. I think however what probably happens to give the impression that most babies sleep like that is that people are more likely to volunteer information when their baby sleeps better than when it is worse so maybe the baby sleeps through for a couple of weeks and they say and then the baby goes back to waking but they don't say so you are still thinking they sleep through when actually they don't. I'm sure nobody is deliberately trying to mislead or anything but I know that I tend to play down the worse nights and mention when it's going better so probably inadvertently don't give an accurate impression.

moneypenny21

Thanks for all the replies on travel cots, much appreciated. Think I'm going to get a normal travel cot and a UV play tent for outside (or an igloo if my sundance doesn't work ). Plus I'm one of those people who couldn't bring it inside if it had gotten dirty outside. I'm funny like that.

Nutella - Can I come to the party please? Pancakes are my favorite!

Peanut - I have those moments every day "how did you get so big?" "where's mummy's tiny baby gone?" (not that she has EVER been small!) etc. etc. she is only 18 weeks so not much older than your little one. Scary that it is MAY tomorrow! May last year was our 12 week scan month, seems like only yesterday!

Hope everyone is doing OK. Not much to report other than we have a little scoffer on our hands for food, she LOVES it, anything that goes near her mouth gets munched and she lurches forward for the spoon! :rotfl:

Gillyx

I feel like a broken record but 4 month sleep regression Peanut, it can really disturb bubbas sleep, even those who have previously slept through. Loads of info on the net about it, the fact that your little one is learning all of those new things, means his brain is developing very quickly which makes it harder for him to switch off which in turn can lead to very unsettled nights. 7pm is a very good bed time for a baby so young xx

moneypenny21

Gillyx wrote: »

I feel like a broken record but 4 month sleep regression Peanut, it can really disturb bubbas sleep, even those who have previously slept through. Loads of info on the net about it, the fact that your little one is learning all of those new things, means his brain is developing very quickly which makes it harder for him to switch off which in turn can lead to very unsettled nights. 7pm is a very good bed time for a baby so young xx

Here here! We still haven't outgrown it yet. I also agree 7pm is an excellent bedtime. Our best is 11-5 two nights in a row it is usually bed at 10-11, feed at 3, 5,7 and dummy back in 2,4,6 :eek: at the moment anyway.

*Nutella*

moneypenny21 wrote: »

Nutella - Can I come to the party please? Pancakes are my favorite!

Sure - the more the merrier!

I like your igloo idea

Mrshaworth2b

moneypenny21 wrote: »

. Scary that it is MAY tomorrow! May last year was our 12 week scan month, seems like only:

me and oh keep saying its mental how it's may already, we were waiting for march for so long and now its may, I wasn't even pregnant this time last year, which is even stranger because I'm sure I was gestating like a elephant (2 years) felt like it anyway ha

Me and lo went out for dinner and he screamed crying twice which was embarrassing as it was busy and my first time with him crying out , normally he's asleep when in the car seat but little man hadn't pooed the day before and gets grumpy if he doesn't go everyday!! We then dropped my car at hers and walked to school to pick my nephew up 7yrs old! He kept saying to his school friends "look auntie wheeze has had a baby" too cute!! Managed to get a poo out of lo at 7 and he was so happy afterwards, me aswell!' didn't think 6weeks ago poo would make me happy!! How life has changed!!

Sorry for babbling and any spelling mistakes!! Night feed adrenaline!!

katiechoc_2

*Nutella* wrote: »

Oooh, fingers crossed for a promotion!

We're not doing much for her birthday - I'm in the cynical camp of 'she doesn't know it's her birthday'... But we have a few presents for her, are getting some balloons and will be having pancakes for breakfast - it's her favourite food

Hi all, and welcome elisabeth!

I've not been on much as got a huge bit of work to do and have actually been quite disciplined with not coming on too much.

Nutella I was in your camp until all his baby friends had parties and I thought I wanted in on that :rotfl: regretting it a bit now as have got this work to do so petty much zero time to prepare for it. And he's already got far too many presents. Think we'll have to have a clean out of his toy box to make space!