is/was your LO a really bad sleeper? support and advise thread!

kosh you might really be on to something as OH has sleep apnea and it might be inherited! He holds his breath and squeaks too! I will speak to our doctor about this! :hugs: Thank you!

:happydance:
i'm so glad i remembered, i'dbeen thinking about it for days! :dohh:
 
Flippityflop - sorry Cormac is ill again. What is it with the bugs atm?!

Firefly - sorry your LO is ill. My LO has also been having the watery diarrhoea. It's been going on for a while now and I had been putting it down to teething at first but I now don't think it is. He's been off his food and not quite himself, plus he's lost weight and has fallen down to the 70th centile from the 91st. He is more active so some of it could be that, but the centile charts usually take this into account so I'm not sure...:shrug: He's still drinking so I'm not too worried but I have picked my friend's brain (she's a paediatrician, handily) in a semi-casual way just in case (can't help myself :winkwink:). A trip to the GP will be on the cards if it carries on much longer I think. His sleep is predictably cr@ppy (literally and figuratively :haha:) with the constant pooing but there's nothing he can do about it, the poor little mite. I'm almost happy he wakes atm so I can keep shoveling water/milk down him.

Kosh - wow for the walking! That's great! Can't wait to see the swimming pics :thumbup:

Everyone else - fingers crossed for good nights and let's hope all these viruses and bacteria get bored with our LOs soon and b*gger off :thumbup:

err, the walker is not mine...:winkwink:
 
Ah, see that's what happens when you're up all night with poo in your hair :winkwink::haha:

Anyway, congrats to all walkers and crawlers :thumbup:
 
Right, I think I've got my brain in gear now...congrats Mrs Hedgehog on the walking! (well, on your LO walking anyway. I'm assuming you've been walking for some time :winkwink:)
 
Ah, see that's what happens when you're up all night with poo in your hair :winkwink::haha:

Anyway, congrats to all walkers and crawlers :thumbup:

no, you didn't have poo in your hair, did you? :sick:
poor both of you!!

lisa meant to ask you, are you going back part time in the end?
 
Ah, see that's what happens when you're up all night with poo in your hair :winkwink::haha:

Anyway, congrats to all walkers and crawlers :thumbup:

no, you didn't have poo in your hair, did you? :sick:
poor both of you!!

lisa meant to ask you, are you going back part time in the end?

Yep. The less said about that particular episode the better. :wacko:

I've applied to go back 3 days per week. There's been a bit of confusion about start and finish dates as I have to complete certain programmes for my training and the timings will be a bit off, but hopefully it's sorted now and I should get my approval through soon. So long as I cover what is needed there's no real reason to refuse me it seems, but the paperwork is mammoth and the approval takes a bit of time. I'm going to ring them to chase again tomorrow (they're sick of the sound of my voice by now I imagine :thumbup:) but fingers crossed it should just be a matter of getting the appropriate signatures down now.

How about you Kosh? I forget....(I've had hair poo :winkwink:), :winkwink:were you looking at going back part-time?
 
How about you Kosh? I forget....(I've had hair poo :winkwink:), :winkwink:were you looking at going back part-time?

DH is working part-time and studing full time, so we really need my salary :nope: i'm trying to see if i could do maybe 80% at some point, but i think i'll have to start fulltime :cry:
don't tell anyone, but I think I might get ill once a week...:winkwink:
 
My prediction was correct and my night was awful again :wacko::wacko: I think it is all linked witht he new skill of crawling and teething, not to mention that she can now pull herself up to standing in her cot,so there is a lot going on in her little brain!! lol I just hope I at least get a few better nights to sort myself out so I can feel more human:winkwink:
How was everyone elses nights?
:flower:
 
:hugs: Claire

Our night was ok. 3 poos, which is an improvement but he's got a fever today and is really not himself. Going to see how it goes and get him checked over if I'm not happy later on.

Hope everyone else's nights were good :flower:
 
sorry claire :hugs:
our night was not good either
lisa - sorry your LO is still poorly :hugs:
(is your hair poo-free today? :winkwink:)
 
Claire and kosh :hugs: sorry your nights were not good :nope:

Lisa - Ive been there with the poo!!! :haha:
Last week I took his nappy off and he's had an explosion and it was everywhere. He promptly grabbed his winky and then rubbed his belly - rubbing poo all over it in the process :haha:

Last night was a big improvement for us! :happydance:
He's a lot better after his cold/virus, although the poo explosions are still happening, so it was the first night we'd been able to start back his routine and let him do controlled crying again.

Took him up at 7.30. For the last few nights he's been really hysterical come bed time. No idea why. :shrug: at first I thought it was a pain cry, but why would he be in pain every night at the same time? So I think it's just him protesting at going to bed and he's worked out that this I'd the most effective cry??
He was refusing his bottle and just had half an oz nada bit of boob but started really kicking off a tantrum. So I lay him in the cot and kissed him and left at 7.45.
As normal I went in every ten minutes. He crashed out at 8.15, so only half hour crying.

He woke at 1.15, fed and went straight back to sleep :happydance:
He then woke at 6.15, fed for 10 mins, I tried then to settle him back until 6.45 but gave up and put him back in his cot, where he fell asleep at 7 and woke at 8.45!!! :happydance:

Last time he got better each night do I'm hoping to fill him up a bit more today do he doesn't need the 1.15 waking. SIL had him yesterday and I don't think she fed him much food :shrug:
 
Another night of no sleep here sadly although happy to report no poo in the night :thumbup: The bad news is that it was all saved up for after Daddy left for work and have just had the biggest nappy ever followed 10 minutes later by a second. I used to think that I'd miss the breastfed poos....WRONG!!

Lisa - your poor hair. I will say no more! This might give you a giggle if you haven't read it before - I love this blog and this post is the most accurate description of what happens to my LO during nappy changes...SO bad when poorly bottoms are involved! https://crappypictures.com/2011/05/...diapers-illustrated-with-crappy-pictures.html

:hugs: for the rest of the bad sleep sufferers and great news Gemmamuk for a good night! That's a brilliant stretch of sleep from LO but I feel your pain with the insomnia, hopefully that will bugger off soon!
 
OMG.... lo slept right through! I put her down at 6:30 and she didn't wake until 6:10! Bliss

Now if only I can get her to do this every night! She is suddenly super speedy now with her crawling so maybe she just exhausted herself

Ive changed a few things the past couple of nights so not sure if something worked or it really has been that learning to crawl really made such a difference to her sleep?

Ive started sleeping with her bedding each night, I used to do this when she was a newborn but thought it couldn't hurt to try again.

Have also kept the tv off for an hour before she goes to bed, its always on in the background but in the evening we often put the kids programmes on just to try to calm her a bit but maybe it was having the opposite effect?

with her solids I now give her meat/fish meal follwed by a petis filous for lunch and vegtables for dinner and fruit for dessert maybe the big meal late on was a bit much for her tummy.

Have also kept her naps at set times every day.

knowing my luck it was just a fluke and i'll have to think up more things to try but im trying to be positive... everyone says they get it eventually so fingers crossed!

:dust: sleepy dust for everyone, hope all these bad nights improve soon.
 
Chocolal - How was your night in the end?

Claire - more :hugs: for you

Jelly - :yipee: Wow!! Congrats! Long may it continue :flower:

Gemma - glad your LO is better and that his sleep is improving.

Firefly - sorry your night was bad :hugs: Your link is hysterical :rofl: I think I'm goin to be addicted to that blog now :thumbup:

Kosh - I am currently poo-free all over, although who knows how long it'll stay that way. I always thought that the phrase 'poo explosion' was an exaggeration but it turns out it's entirely accurate. I'd go so far as to call him a poo fountain at the moment :wacko: I'm going to have to laminate the entire house at this rate :haha: I'm VERY grateful that he's not also vomiting as I don't know how I'd cope with BOTH ends going at once :sick: I imagine it would involve :wine:
 
Chocolal - How was your night in the end?

Claire - more :hugs: for you

Jelly - :yipee: Wow!! Congrats! Long may it continue :flower:

Gemma - glad your LO is better and that his sleep is improving.

Firefly - sorry your night was bad :hugs: Your link is hysterical :rofl: I think I'm goin to be addicted to that blog now :thumbup:

Kosh - I am currently poo-free all over, although who knows how long it'll stay that way. I always thought that the phrase 'poo explosion' was an exaggeration but it turns out it's entirely accurate. I'd go so far as to call him a poo fountain at the moment :wacko: I'm going to have to laminate the entire house at this rate :haha: I'm VERY grateful that he's not also vomiting as I don't know how I'd cope with BOTH ends going at once :sick: I imagine it would involve :wine:

Sad to report that I've had both ends now this afternoon :sick: although thankfully not simultaneously! All the poor little munchkin wants to do is comfort suck and be cuddled. He's fallen asleep on my lap which means bedtime is probably going to be a disaster but he's so sorry for himself that I think he needs the extra nap. I guess when they're ill all bets are off.

He's managing to keep breastmilk down but any food or water comes straight back. I was worried about him getting dehydrated but there's not much point in offering water if it jut makes him sick. Presumably if he's taking milk he should be ok?
 
Chocolal - How was your night in the end?

Claire - more :hugs: for you

Jelly - :yipee: Wow!! Congrats! Long may it continue :flower:

Gemma - glad your LO is better and that his sleep is improving.

Firefly - sorry your night was bad :hugs: Your link is hysterical :rofl: I think I'm goin to be addicted to that blog now :thumbup:

Kosh - I am currently poo-free all over, although who knows how long it'll stay that way. I always thought that the phrase 'poo explosion' was an exaggeration but it turns out it's entirely accurate. I'd go so far as to call him a poo fountain at the moment :wacko: I'm going to have to laminate the entire house at this rate :haha: I'm VERY grateful that he's not also vomiting as I don't know how I'd cope with BOTH ends going at once :sick: I imagine it would involve :wine:

Sad to report that I've had both ends now this afternoon :sick: although thankfully not simultaneously! All the poor little munchkin wants to do is comfort suck and be cuddled. He's fallen asleep on my lap which means bedtime is probably going to be a disaster but he's so sorry for himself that I think he needs the extra nap. I guess when they're ill all bets are off.

He's managing to keep breastmilk down but any food or water comes straight back. I was worried about him getting dehydrated but there's not much point in offering water if it jut makes him sick. Presumably if he's taking milk he should be ok?

Oh bless the poor little one! I think when anyone is poorly sleep is always good to help the body heal.
If he is taking his milk then I wouldn't worry too much about anything else right now. It's nourishment as well as fluid so at least you know he is taking fluids and getting some calories too. Hope he is better soon.
Hugs to all the poorly bubbas:hugs:
xx:flower:
 
Oh sorry to hear that firefly :nope:
Big hugs and hope your LO is better in the morning and your night isn't too bad :hugs:
 

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