Hello ladies!
Wow a lot has happened since I last posted. I hope I don't miss anyone out!
Boo44 - Sorry for the late reply. The eucalyptus oil in a bowl did help. I then bought a vaporiser from boots (boots own brand) for like £5. You just put it on before LO goes to bed and then I turn it off when I go to bed, and it seems to help a lot.
Propping the end of the cot with a couple of books seems to be helping a little too. I hope Jack isn't too bad with it.
Don't worry about the dirty nappy, it'll pass, we had the same thing for a couple of days and then it stopped.
Seren also has a cold and it's taking her forever to eat her bottles, she used to down a 250ml (8oz) bottle in like 5 mins, now it's taking like two hours to get it into her, then try to wind her. It'll pass.
Mrspear - Sorry you are still having a tough time. I don't know that the formula itself has any effect, but friends of mine have reported better sleep when they switched at 6 months, they seem to think it's because you don't get as sunggled in when bottle feeding, so it's easier to put them down as they are not so comfortable.
The ssshhh patting seems to be going great for you. I know its so hard when you are doing it, but you are right, it's really not that awful for her if you are next to her.
Just be ready for a little bit of a regression after she takes to it, apparently when you are making a big change, they can accept it for a few days and then they regress again and then it gets better.
Oh and I agree, no putting Joni in the fish tank!
I think you did the right thing about the 4:30am waking. I think 2 hours is definitely long enough to try, and then let her sleep. Just keep at it, it'll click in the end.
Good luck with the job interview.
Bananaz - I'm sorry Elsie had such a hard time sleeping while you were away. How did your interview go?
Don't worry, you'll get back on track with the night feeding soon enough, it'll just take a couple of days for her to revert.
I think Elsie is probably asleep during her standing waking, I guess it's just her muscles working when she is asleep, probably trying to learn new skills.
Sorry you couldn't get back to sleep, but I hope that passes soon.
Megan - Congratulations that CIO worked so well for you. Definitely no judgement here, you have to do what you have to do. Especially since it seems that you are getting much less crying with CIO than you were with gentler methods. Some babies just respond better to CIO etc. I hope you are finally getting some great sleep.
Daneuae - Glad things are getting better for you. Dairy elimination is really tough, especially as a vegetarian, but at least it's having a definite impact.
I also find that Seren needs a nap about 1.5 - 2 hours after waking, but she can go longer after that. She can do 3 hours in the afternoon, but it depends on the length of nap.
I'd try putting her down earlier and see if that makes a difference.
Aliss - So glad you are getting some good sleep.
Shadowy Lady - I completely understand why you would be nervous about dropping your medication. I hope that the half doses work ok for you, but if it doesn't, make sure you go back to your doctor and speak to her seriously about it. You can't get no sleep just because a doctor doesn't want you on sleeping meds. There has to be a balance somewhere.
Mrsbeano - So glad you are having success with shifting the calories to day time with Quinn.
Noelle - Thrilled Charlotte is sleeping well for you. 13 hours is amazing!
Veganmama - So sorry you are having such a tough time. I agree with Noelle about moving them into their own bed. Once they are really mobile they become difficult to co sleep with.
As for us, we're doing ok. Seren has a cold still, which is making day times a bit miserable because she spends all day trying to feed because of her blocked nose.
She's been sleeping well until last night. She had her last nap at 4:45pm instead of 4pm because she had wind she couldn't get up because of her cold, and it took until then to get it up and get her to sleep in the car.
DH is away so some of my friends were coming over, so I was trying to tidy up and get things sorted, but had to do it one handed because she wanted to be held all the time, which is really unusual.
I bathed her at 6:30 and tried to put her down, but I just don't think she was tired enough. Eventually she took her dummy and went to sleep, but it took ages and she was still drifting off to sleep in the cot at 7:30pm when people arrived.
So after STTN the last two nights, 4:45am she woke, and every 30 minutes after that. She was wide awake too. I just gave her a cuddle and put her back down, and she tried to drift off again.
I finally gave up and got up at 7am which is her usual get up time. She lasted until 8:10am and then went back down for a nap, and is still asleep 45 mins later, which is almost unheard of for her, but I think it's because she was awake on and off from 4:45am.
So tonight I'm hoping we get an earlier last nap and then she can go to bed at the usual time, if not I'll just have to put her to bed later.
She still has a cold and I can't wait for it to pass, although that will probably be just in time for WW26 to begin!
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