Night crew check in!

ariel8200

I dreamfed lo at 10:30 and we are up at 1. I read how a lot of ladies get 4 or more hour stretches of sleep at night and I'm so jealous and I just want to cry because I want at least one stretch of 4 hours. Blah ok vent over.

Rawa1416

Really frustrated that we're up for our second motn feeding after two really good nights of only waking up once.

TwizzyG

DD slept from 9:30 - 3:30! Except now it's 5 and she's still up because she refuses to go back to sleep. She's fed, changed her diaper, swaddles, and she's still fussing. WTF baby???

kweaver123

Lo slept from 10:45 to 6:00! After 2 nights of waking up every 2hrs. Those 2 nights were hell. I feel for the ladies who have to so that every night.

lowen83

So after a 9-2 stretch, DS 2went right back to 2 hr stretches. And DS 1 who will be 3 in October has gotten up 3 times tonight... What is really going on Gee's

earichar23

LO just slept 5 hours for the first time ever at 7 weeks! I could cry.

honeybee434

I really need to start changing DD's diaper when she first wakes up in the MOTN. I used to use the diaper change to get her to eat more because she would fall askeei before she had a full feeding so in the middle. But now that she's getting more efficient she will fall asleep eating, then I do the diaper change, then she will just stare at me and not eat because I woke her up and she's full. Like right now. Ugh.

(Yes, it's like 8:30am but I couldn't get her to sleep until 3am so it's like my MOTN because I'm not getting up, yet.)

ariel8200

Tried to put Gabby down for bed and her eyes snap wide open, what is up with that?

honeybee434

kam3100 said:

Tried to put Gabby down for bed and her eyes snap wide open, what is up with that?

Story of my life! All. The. Time.

middleschoolmommy

4th night in a row of projectile vomitting and ds being up from 9-2 or later. Please go to sleep... please.

marsalisails

Got a five hr stretch! Too bad I didn't go to sleep until 1130...

I would not mind MOTN feedings so much if this child would just. Fucking. Burp.

She was asleep, but is now fighting gas...grrrr.

Aimes33m

honeybee434 said:

kam3100 said:

Tried to put Gabby down for bed and her eyes snap wide open, what is up with that?

Story of my life! All. The. Time.

Same. I can deal with getting up to feed her but getting her back to bed is impossible

lamarei

Operation Spitup is in full swing. New sheets (she was nursing in our bed), new outfit, quick wipe down (yep, in her armpit), and now pumping my engorged left side. Poor girl

Nichole8787

I went to bed at 11.For the first time dh took lo out to the living room and woke up at his midnight and 2 am feed so I could sleep! Holy wow 6 hours of sleep feels so good! MaKing him a thing breakfast tomorrow for sure!

ariel8200

Sweet I got a 4 hour stretch! It's a miracle! Now I just need to get through the rest of the night.

TwizzyG

Thought I was so crafty....got DD's diaper changed when she woke up, fed her, swaddled her, and was rocking her...it looked like she was falling back asleep and then her eyes open wide and she started letting loose in her diaper. So, I have to unswaddle her, undo her sleeper, and am carefully opening her diaper to find...nothing - all that was just gas. And then while her diaper is open, she proceeds to pee and it got on her sleeper and swaddle blanket. Lets just say she was definitely not falling asleep anymore. Touche little one.

DEA31

Sleep deprivation has me unsure if I have been up all night feeding, asleep or in some other alternate state. I cannot account for the past few hours. Currently feeding LO in the living room on the couch. From the looks of the dent in the recliner I have been here all night.

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Matthew930 said:

Got a five hr stretch! Too bad I didn't go to sleep until 1130... I would not mind MOTN feedings so much if this child would just. Fucking. Burp. She was asleep, but is now fighting gas...grrrr.

This is mine, too. Eff you, immature digestive system.

I can't wait to get out of this need-to-be-swaddled stage. Come 3 a.m. he doesn't want to be swaddled anymore but can't stop from flailing about and keeping himself awake without it.

marsalisails

MSUDucks said:

Matthew930 said:

Got a five hr stretch! Too bad I didn't go to sleep until 1130...

I would not mind MOTN feedings so much if this child would just. Fucking. Burp.

She was asleep, but is now fighting gas...grrrr.

I'm sure you've tried everything. But for stubborn burps I do the thing where I have her lay on my lap on her back then pull her up to my chest and then lay her back down. (Like baby sit-ups) that always seems to force the burps out.

I do something very similar, and i can HEAR the bubble sloshing around in there, and it never comes out! It's mocking me from inside her tummy - bastard bubbles! ~X(

Rawa1416

2lacyblue said:

I got a 5 hour stretch between night feedings! About 3.5-4 of that was sleep time. DS has been consistent with the 3 hour rotation so this is a big win!
He was up after just 2 hours for his next feeding, though.
Is it common for your LOs to sleep a long stretch, followed by a short one?

My LO does this too. I've read that they're only capable of one long stretch each day so I think it's pretty normal.

ariel8200

2lacyblue said:

I got a 5 hour stretch between night feedings! About 3.5-4 of that was sleep time. DS has been consistent with the 3 hour rotation so this is a big win!
He was up after just 2 hours for his next feeding, though.
Is it common for your LOs to sleep a long stretch, followed by a short one?

My LO is the same and I had to accept the fact that if I wanted more than 2 hours of sleep that'd I'd have to go to bed at the same time she does. So tonight I got 9:30-2:00. I will take it!

lowen83

2lacyblue said:

I got a 5 hour stretch between night feedings! About 3.5-4 of that was sleep time. DS has been consistent with the 3 hour rotation so this is a big win!
He was up after just 2 hours for his next feeding, though.
Is it common for your LOs to sleep a long stretch, followed by a short one?

Yes this is very common. My mom always put it like "they have to make up for it" talking about sleeping through a feeding. Like when we(adults) skip a meal like breakfast we usually over eat or snack at night. Same concept....per my momma ☺️

marsalisails

Lo is a perfect angel all day - does a three hour mom's on call/baby whisperer schedule all day, then bedtime is a nightmare. We've been trying to get her to sleep for over two hours now, and she's exhausted but won't sleep for more than 5 minutes at a time...

She's asleep now, but it's going on 1.5 hours since she ate and so shell probably be up again in no time

Nichole8787

so tonight i fought to keep lo awake until 8:30 then fed him. Then I dream fedhim at 10:15 In hopes of sleeping a bit longer....nope didn't work even a little bit

Prncesta

I've been trying to put DD down since 10:15...she finally fell asleep at 12 and is back up again...

Nichole8787

Prncesta said:

I've been trying to put DD down since 10:15...she finally fell asleep at 12 and is back up again...

Hugs

Prncesta

Nichole8787 said:

so tonight i fought to keep lo awake until 8:30 then fed him. Then I dream fedhim at 10:15 In hopes of sleeping a bit longer....nope didn't work even a little bit

What is dream feeding? Any luck getting him back down? G is asleep, let's see if she transfers to her cradle

honeybee434

LO went to bed in her bassinet at 10:30 and I was so excited that it was a normal time! Except then she woke up at 11:30 and now has been up for over an hour. I have to be up with her pretty early tomorrow and I know I'm going to be exhausted all day, now.

middleschoolmommy

DS eats and then goes to sleep all day long, then likes to stay up from 10-3 give or take an hour. I'm praying that he will sack out after this feeding DH is currently doing.
DS acts like he is starving at night, will take 5oz and then stay up rooting/eating fingers/crying until next bottle. He does this at least twice a night.

Nichole8787

Prncesta said:

Nichole8787 said:

so tonight i fought to keep lo awake until 8:30 then fed him. Then I dream fedhim at 10:15 In hopes of sleeping a bit longer....nope didn't work even a little bit

What is dream feeding? Any luck getting him back down? G is asleep, let's see if she transfers to her cradle

Dream feeding is when you feed them while they are asleep. It'd supposed to extend sleep time....no luck my way.

Glad you got g to sleep! I'm up again with Baylor. I don't know what I'm going tho do. I can't take this anymore! Every hour and a half to two hours is too much! I'm going to go crazy and then die

kenziebug22

DS woke up screaming, then let out a BUNCH of farts that sounded so painful my poor baby, i feel so bad

nolemomma14

DS had been doing great sleeping. Down at 9 till either 2 or 3 then asleep until 7. Tonight he's decided to be up several times (12, 1, and again at 4) and after spoiling his dad and I with those long stretches of sleep it has been no fun! I'm really hoping it's just his 6 week growth spurt and he will return to his normal sleep pattern soon.

ariel8200

Fed LO at 10, she didn't go to sleep until 11 and we are back up at 2:30. I fed her and now I'm probably going to be spending the next hour putting the pacifier back in her mouth every time she drops it until she is asleep. For some reason when she wakes up for this feed she is wide awake. Drives me crazy. She also fights the swaddle, but won't fall asleep unless swaddled. I have a feeling this is a preview of my life to come....with a stubborn daughter who doesn't know what she wants.

honeybee434

Well, it looks like we are having another 4 1/2 hours of sleep for me day. Here's hoping LO will take a nap this afternoon after her 2 month appointment!

ariel8200

Gabby has only been taking 45 minute naps today, including tonight so far. It's almost 11:00 and she is wide awake. I have a terrible headache.
I'm not counting on a good night.

Nichole8787

Ok lo is 5 weeks he wakes up every 2 hours like clock work. Always has. What can I do to extend this just a little?

marsalisails

cko521 said:

OMG! She slept 6 hours!!!

Omg! This must be the night for our July 20th gals - mine slept from 9-4! Yay!

And i'm so full that she only took one side... to pump or not to pump. That is the question...

marsalisails

And she burped! It's a miracle!

hab83

This middle of the night gas is getting so old. Gas drops aren't helping. Colic Calm isn't helping. He's burping ok each feeding. What else can I do? I'm flipping exhausted! I'm about to try giving up dairy to see if it helps. Ugh.

kenziebug22

Matthew930 said:

cko521 said:

OMG! She slept 6 hours!!!

Omg! This must be the night for our July 20th gals - mine slept from 9-4! Yay!

And i'm so full that she only took one side... to pump or not to pump. That is the question...

Yay for all of us! My LO just got up for the first time tonight i feel like a million bucks i decided to just hand express a little into the washcloth i keep next to my bed for motn feedings (G can be messy sometimes)