?!?!? Sleep please?!?!

[mrsdcooper]

OMG poor you have no advice, but Hermione has not been sleeping as i posted the other day because of her teeth and i feel like death and it has only been 6 days... 5 months and working you are a bionic woman me thinks.

All i can suggest and i dont take my own adivce so wont be offended if you dont take mine is to take a break on the day when Kyle isnt working - i know its nice to have family day but every other week do something for just you. shopping, hair cut, nails done whatever gives you a boost.

Also its worth trying giving whoever is trying to settle him something of yours? Hermione loves my dressing gown - black with white spots so loves the colours and the feel as always snuggles in for cudldles in the morning. sometimes when i cant settle her in the day i get it down and lay her on it. it works a bit, maybe it could help fol him into thinking your around. anything is worth a try for a few hours sleep.

feel free to moan to us though - my god you have every right

 

[nessajane]

Just a suggestion but have you tried putting him to bed a bit later so hes knackered then he may have a deep sleep and stay sleeping a little longer??? xx

 

[jax]

It sounds soooo tough but it also sounds like you are doing the right thing. Sending Jacob lots of hungry vibes (during the day!) and sleepy vibes for the night x I gave Max watered down feeds when he had gastro but I think once they are ok they suggest to give say 4oz of milk + 1 of water (in separate bottles) , then 3 of milk + 2 of water until all he is getting is water...then others suggest cold turkey!

 

[baby D]

well done ema, it may not feel like it - but you will have achieved somehing last night - you have put the steps in to place to give Jacob (and you) a better nights sleep! Very important! Well done. And, as you said, he ate all of his breakfast -n that is a good sign!


Keep it up hunnie xx

 

[Ema]

Just a suggestion but have you tried putting him to bed a bit later so hes knackered then he may have a deep sleep and stay sleeping a little longer??? xx

He wont go any later i struggle to keep him going till 8 if he had his way he'd be asleep at 6 but then he's be up 4am. i push him and push him as long as he'll go because he doesnt nap in the day unless we go out doesnt help thanks anyway hunni XxX

 

[Vickie]

Hope it gets better quickly for you.

 

[Rachiebaby24]

Do you think its his reflux??

Maleys was quite bad - gaviscon didnt work - so we use Cow&Gate Carobel (on prescription)...it thickens the milk....(much thicker than Hungrier baby milk which didnt work for maley's reflux)...you can thicken it to your baby's need (on the box it says one scoop of carobel per oz but we only put two scoops and it gets really thick) and i must say that she is sooo much better and she has slept better in the daytime since having that.....you can use it to thicken water too...(which maley always spits up)....the reason im suggesting it is if he is ok with his baby food then maybe make his milk needs to be thicker...even if he still only take 3oz it will fill him up much more....

im not sure how you are getting on with his reflux and the pediatrician...??? maybe see what they say about the Carobel....because gaviscon didnt work for Maley...neither did the hungry baby milk.....

maley has been so much better since having the carobel.....she has always slept well at night but she wouldnt sleep in the day.....but since having the carobel in her milk, she will have her lunch and her milk and sleep for 2/3 hour blocks! Then after a really long bath before bedtime (like 30 minutes or longer) she will sleep from 9.30 til 6.....

good luck.....you are doing so great for lasting this long without sleep AND working....!!! x

 

[Rachiebaby24]

oh i forgot to say that maley was having 7/8oz bottles but lately fgor the past week she has been having 3/4oz in between her lunch and dinner and it hasnt affected her sleep so not sure if thats down to the carobel either (as in the thickened milk still sistains her even if its only 3oz)....x

 

[ryder]

holy cow... 7-8 oz bottles!!! luuucky! Jas will only have 4-6 at the most!

 

[Vickie]

Hannah's down to 2, 3 if we're lucky

 

[Rachiebaby24]

holy cow... 7-8 oz bottles!!! luuucky! Jas will only have 4-6 at the most!

i know!!!! lol....this and baby rice for lunch and baby rice and vegetables for dinner!!!! and......the docs keep telling me she is STILL underweight for her age!!

 

[Rachiebaby24]

i was thinking that she is drinking less milk because of the lunch and dinner?? would that be right? it only since we started giving her a dinner last week that she has stopped drinking 8oz.....though she will drink a full 8oz before bed!!!

 

[upsydaisy]

i've just started back to work 3 weeks ago and my LO who is 7.5months wasn't sleeping through but she is starting to go longer and longer through the night, lastnight she slept 7.30-6.30,the longest she has ever slept, hope it wasn't a 1 off
we used to dream fed her about 10 and she would wake again about 3 and we would give her a bottle then,i only work part-time but its a few hrs everyday and i was really starting to feel it
2weeks ago we stopped the nighttime feeding and the dream feeding,if she woke we would go into her room and settle her, give her a cuddle til she stopped crying and put her back down,didn't speak to her or even look at her and just kept repeating it til she went back to sleep,we never left her crying for more than 10mins but didn't go and see to her straight away, 1st couple of nights we would be in her room about 20times some nights it would take over an hr to settle her, after a week of doing that (the time it was taking her to get back to sleep was getting less and less) we didn't pick her up just rubbed her back or her tummy and she started settling really quickly,
now she is not fed through the night she has started taking more milk and also more solids through the day, she is also having 2 naps in the day time, between 1-2hrs each,
she can also self soothe herself to sleep,
we had tried giving her water or duilted milk through the night before but i found it didn't make any difference, she was still getting attension (sp!!!)
its been really hard work but hopefully its starting to pay off,
really hope you start getting more sleep soon

 

[ryder]

I only give Jasmine dinner... Sometimes I give lunch. But she didnt drink much before I started weaning anyways...

 

[keelykat]

it does sound like hes back to front with his eating habits! i try to fill elliot up in the day, and only pop his dummy back in middle of night-but his last bottle is 9 so not that early but he'll be happy till 6-7ish then.

more naps in the day does help him sleep at night, shame jacob wont nap for you! somehow youve got to make him nap and eat more in the day..but god knows how to do that. its a difficult one.

really wish i could help ema. xx