Pyrrhic
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I think I am going to go mad through exhaustion!
Niamh has not had a proper sleep all day. She'd had 30min cat naps, but hasn't managed to settle since she woke up this morning. Every time I think she's settled she wakes up crying and screaming after 20/30mins.
I know why it's happened. Instead of her morning nap we went to Mums and tots and it was a lot busier (and more noisy) than usual, so she didn't sleep. She cat napped in the car, then the HV woke her up so after she's missed her morning nap her whole day has been ruined. She has been in an awful mood all day and will not settle.
So I'm still up with her now, at 2:30am and I can't think of anything else to do now. I tried letting her cry it out, BFng, winding, rocking, a dummy/soother, even caved in and gave her a bottle. I think I am just screwed tonight. I even gave her a bath about an hour ago as her nappy leaked everywhere.
Please tell me that other newborns do this?? I hear people posting about how their newborns sleep after each feed and Niamh will do this sometimes, but we have days like this about once a week.
The only thing that I could think that might settle her was putting her in her carseat and taking her for a drive as she loves the car. I asked OH at 10pm (I don't drive) and he said no, that he was going to bed. I can understand that he has to get up early for work, but if he had spent 20/30mins helping me soothe her then I wouldn't still be up 4.5 hours later!
Since Sunday I've had 8 hours sleep and I am exhausted. I'm getting headaches to the point I can't see properly (migraine maybe?) and paracetamol and ibuprofen isn't touching it.
Please tell me I'm not the only Mum who has to go through a newborn not sleeping. I think it would help. She woke up this morning at 7am and has only had small cat naps since. I have to be out the house by 10am tomorrow as I have to go to a meeting and can't cancel.
Please tell me someone has a magic wand or something they can wave to make them sleep!
Niamh has not had a proper sleep all day. She'd had 30min cat naps, but hasn't managed to settle since she woke up this morning. Every time I think she's settled she wakes up crying and screaming after 20/30mins.
I know why it's happened. Instead of her morning nap we went to Mums and tots and it was a lot busier (and more noisy) than usual, so she didn't sleep. She cat napped in the car, then the HV woke her up so after she's missed her morning nap her whole day has been ruined. She has been in an awful mood all day and will not settle.
So I'm still up with her now, at 2:30am and I can't think of anything else to do now. I tried letting her cry it out, BFng, winding, rocking, a dummy/soother, even caved in and gave her a bottle. I think I am just screwed tonight. I even gave her a bath about an hour ago as her nappy leaked everywhere.
Please tell me that other newborns do this?? I hear people posting about how their newborns sleep after each feed and Niamh will do this sometimes, but we have days like this about once a week.
The only thing that I could think that might settle her was putting her in her carseat and taking her for a drive as she loves the car. I asked OH at 10pm (I don't drive) and he said no, that he was going to bed. I can understand that he has to get up early for work, but if he had spent 20/30mins helping me soothe her then I wouldn't still be up 4.5 hours later!
Since Sunday I've had 8 hours sleep and I am exhausted. I'm getting headaches to the point I can't see properly (migraine maybe?) and paracetamol and ibuprofen isn't touching it.
Please tell me I'm not the only Mum who has to go through a newborn not sleeping. I think it would help. She woke up this morning at 7am and has only had small cat naps since. I have to be out the house by 10am tomorrow as I have to go to a meeting and can't cancel.
Please tell me someone has a magic wand or something they can wave to make them sleep!