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Skeemer · July 2014

cko521 said:

Been feeding every hour all day and every 20 minutes since 7. I'm going to die. This freaking growth spurt is kicking my ass. If I had formula in the house, I would be giving up BFing right now.

@cko521

((hugs)) While I didn't BF DS, I had many a day where I couldn't take a shower or eat a decent bite. Sending my empathy & hoping you get some rest. Alone.

Csltdk · July 2014

kwh33ls said:
Tomorrow is DH's last day of leave, so tonight is my last night with help. I'm trying to imagine what it'll be like without someone to let me sleep between feedings till 2 am, and it's not a good scenario. Ugh.

It sucks but once you get on a routine it gets better ( and then a growth spurt happens lol )

TexasGirl81 · July 2014

Skeemer said:

TexasGirl81 said:

Still in hosp with baby. He's been screaming his little head off. Good news is he's had plenty of dirty diapers, but I feel like even my colostrum milk isn't flowing. I could be wrong.

My room is so small compared to last year H couldn't even stay. This sucks being here alone. I'm totally ready to go home, my ass hurts from this sorry bed. Uhhhh, come on 12:00 pm tomorrow!! Maybe this belongs on mbf. Oh well. I'll be checking in later I'm sure.

I'm sorry @texasgirl81

That does suck. And I totally agree, those stupid freakin' hospital beds are the WORST. We already feel like crap from giving birth. Way to make us feel right at home with the suckiest bed ever.

Right?!? I just found a shit ton of pillows, I'm now going to attempt a comfy summer night camp out cot. (We commented to each other at the same time) Twinsies!!

Skeemer · July 2014

@texasgirl81Twinsies forever! Don't tell @jensavicci though. We have BFF bracelets. :P

See y'all at the next feeding!

JuniperGaze · July 2014

I'm so exhausted! I got to sleep from 8:30pm-11pm though and I just finished DDs first feeding. DH just went to bed and I'm trying to get her to sleep instead of doing our usual 3 hour stint in the living room. She has eaten, been changed, swaddled and I'm bouncing her in the Snug a Puppy. Fingers crossed!!

middleschoolmommy · July 2014

DH asked to switch feeding times, so that I feed at 11pm and he will do 2am, because his stomach hurts. Im exhausted but I agreed. DS is refusing to go to sleep now. I have a feeling he will stay up after 2am as well( if he sticks to his recent pattern).... and thats when I will get the "but I have to sleep so I can go to work" from DH. Tomorrow will be a very very long day.

Rawa1416 · July 2014

I still have not been to sleep. Cluster feeding is for the birds.

hab83 · July 2014

Decided to try taking DS to bed with me in the guest room. He's apparently not satisfied with just being next to me instead of on my chest and is therefore waking every 1.5 hours instead of 3 hours. Ugh, dude.

Ekg688 · July 2014

Just did our 2am feeding. I got my pump all ready to go for our 5/6/7am feeding (hopefully 7), went to the bathroom, got all tucked in and realized I totally forgot to put a new pad on after taking off my old one. Fmllllll

earichar23 · July 2014

Still cluster feeding from the evening. Enough already!

littlemissmarla · July 2014

Second night in the hospital, can't sleep because I can't stop staring aty squish!! How is it possible to love something much!!!

Skeemer · July 2014

Well , I thought I got pretty lucky when DD took a bottle at 1:45 then immediately passed out. I put her down, she slept an hour then screamed like a freakazoid. I changed her & now she's drinking more milk. My fingers are crossed that she'll become severely milk drunk & pass back out so I can sleep more before DS wakes up.

TexasGirl81 · July 2014

DS won't latch! He's just screaming his head off. I hate to compare but this little one is already much different than Lili.
Milk come!!! And please latch, I hate to hear you cry like this.

glitterclaws · July 2014

We started mixing cereal with our formula at the recommendation of the pedi today. He was all out of sorts during the day but we had ZERO reflux/vomiting issues. Yay! And then the miracle of miracles happened, he slept from 11:30-4:30. I woke up at 4a to check on him and prep his bottle and then took a power nap before he finally woke up.

Now tomorrow I'm sure will be a different story. But I'm celebrating today. Woot!

kwh33ls · July 2014

LO is taking it easier on me tonight. After no sleep from 1 til 8:30 yesterday, she's letting me catch an hour plus between feedings tonight. Thank goodness. Oh, and whomever suggested letting her get into a deep sleep before putting her down is my new BFF.

lowen83 · July 2014

Wide awake riding the couch with DS2 and his usual noisy, wiggly, sort of fussy time of morning. It's always that 4-6 am feeding that he won't go back to sleep. I believe it is tummy issues, mainly gas. By the time DS1 wakes around 7 am is when DS2 will decide to eat again and go back to sleep... Oh sweet slumber how I long for thee!!

lowen83 · July 2014

TexasGirl81 said:
DS won't latch! He's just screaming his head off. I hate to compare but this little one is already much different than Lili.
Milk come!!! And please latch, I hate to hear you cry like this.

That is the worst!! Hang in there you know it will come!!

emineminem · July 2014

3am feeding, good morning! Getting my Milkies in the mail thank god, because I'm leaking like crazy. Doesn't help I started on the wrong side. 8->

ariel8200 · July 2014

I secretly hate those of you that are getting more than an hour stretch of sleep at a time.

AMcLaws · July 2014

Just finished our 3 am feeding. She *should* sleep til 7 now. But I might be up at 6ish to feed again. Back to sleep for me!!!

ariel8200 · July 2014

tundrabunny said:

kam3100 said:
I secretly hate those of you that are getting more than an hour stretch of sleep at a time.
I'm enjoying it while it lasts, but I'm guessing it's a temporary thing...

Definitely enjoy it! I just wish I could figure out how to get my LO to sleep longer.

lowen83 · July 2014

I just want to sleep without LO on my chest....

Csltdk · July 2014

Ellie won last night. I brought her in bed and held her to sleep. She slept for 4 hours. This was something I vowed I would never do. I'm sad and happy at the same time

Skeemer · July 2014

Csltdk said:

Ellie won last night. I brought her in bed and held her to sleep. She slept for 4 hours. This was something I vowed I would never do. I'm sad and happy at the same time

Sometimes you HAVE to get some sleep. I'll bet that was the best 4 hours of your entire life.

ariel8200 · July 2014

I slept for 2.5 hours! I'm like a new woman!

katychessher · July 2014

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Skeemer · July 2014

Welcome @katychessher

Skeemer · July 2014

I need to vent really bad. Please allow me this SS/AW/PatheticWhine post. (

I'm so frustrated. I'm a walking zombie...just like 99% of you guys are. I was up with DD during the night (she actually did pretty good last night) & then with DS at 5 this morning. My mom came to get DS at 8 am so I could lay back down to sleep when DD slept. By the time I got laid down & asleep it was about 9 am. I *thought* I had put my phone on vibrate but I didn't. So that part is my fault. But mom text me at 9:10 am telling me she had to take her car to the shop at 10:45. Why? Why on earth would she text me that soon? She knew I was going back to sleep. That was the whole purpose of her taking DS for a couple of hours. ETA: She lives like 2 seconds from me & I could have got DS about 10:15 am.

Now she's called me back saying my Dad cancelled the appointment for the car so she can come back & get DS (who she brought back to me at 9:30) for a while. So now, I have to work on falling asleep all over again & who knows what DD is going to get a mind to do. Last week she text me at 8:30 am to tell me DS was eating breakfast. Again, I was asleep. Which is the entire point of DS going over to her house.

I'm venting here because I'm never going to vent to her. She is an amazing grandmother & mother. I couldn't ask for anyone else in the world to be more loving or perfect to my children. I just needed to get it off my chest instead of grouchily telling her to stop texting me when I'm sleeping.

I get so ticked at sleeping in the dang middle of the day too. I feel like my entire day is wasted & it sometimes puts me in tears. I know it's just that I'm tired. I just can't get anything done before DH gets home from work & it ticks me off. Today after DS's nap I was supposed to go early to the church to work on some financial stuff that really needs to be done. I'll be lucky if I even get a shower after DS's nap.

Thanks for letting me have this vent-a-thon. I realize we all are exhausted & many of you are MUCH more exhausted than me. There isn't enough caffeine in the world right now. *sigh* :-S

JuniperGaze · July 2014

Sorry @Skeemer‌! I always text DH and let him know that I'm going to try to nap and that he doesn't have to text back so that doesn't happen to me. Of course one of my friends will inevitably text me though. I wish there was an "out of office" option on phones. I hope you get some rest soon!

kwh33ls · July 2014

@Skeemer‌ I totally feel your pain--and I think venting here is the right move

My friends seem to have an uncanny ability to text or call within 30 minutes of my falling asleep. When you only get a couple hours in a row, that's devastating. Hang in there, and I hope it gets easier for you!

Skeemer · July 2014

Okay, I'm on the other side of a nap so I'm feeling much better. I appreciate the support & for letting me complain/vent. I was aggravated that mom knew I'd be resting (the entire point of her taking DS) & she text anyway. For this nap I just told her straight up I was putting my phone on vibrate & she wouldn't be able to reach me for an hour or so. I usually keep it on in the event DS has an emergency & mom needs me. ETA: I thought I had put it on vibrate to start with this morning though. I adore my mom & it would have been the worst to gripe at her while I was exhausted. No good could have come from that.

Csltdk · July 2014

@Skeemer‌ I bet if you do something nice she won't bother you as much

i did the same thing with my nephew. I bothered my sister cause I subconsciously wanted her to appreciate that I was taking time out and watching my nephew. One day she bought me a Yankee candle and I stopped calling her

I'm easy to please

Skeemer · July 2014

Csltdk said:
@Skeemer‌ I bet if you do something nice she won't bother you as much i did the same thing with my nephew. I bothered my sister cause I subconsciously wanted her to appreciate that I was taking time out and watching my nephew. One day she bought me a Yankee candle and I stopped calling her I'm easy to please

Lol @ being easy to please.

My mom is my best friend in the world. I think the nap & venting a little helped me a lot. We're riding to church together tonight so we'll get to spend some time together. I'm going to also see if she wants to hit the mall with me next week sometime. Thanks for the tip & the support!

Skeemer · July 2014

Thanks @Dserpaa‌

We all crack at some point I guess.

Csltdk · July 2014

Ok LO has not taken a good nap since 4. It's 8:30 and we had bath time and tummy time and she's eaten so she shouuuuuld sleep good tonight, she's still fighting it as I've been hding her the last 20 minutes and she gets droopy eyes then wakes herself back up , girls I'm praying for a good night!

HairBossMama · July 2014

babybell22 said:
Anyone having issues keeping LO from rolling to their sides while swaddled? Every time I lay her down at night she likes to roll onto her side alittle bit. It causes the DH huge anxiety but I don't know how to keep her from doing it! I have to swaddle her or she wakes herself up. She is already defiant at 1 week old

I don't think you can really stop it from happening. My LO will usually turn sideways while swaddled. I eventually left his arms out because it scared me.
he sleeps in the bassinet of a pack n play so the sides keep him from rolling to his stomach as well.

mary1217 · July 2014

Feeding LO and hoping she sleeps after this. I'm already running on very little sleep. Anyone else having issues falling to sleep due to being anxious about when LO is going to be awake next?

earichar23 · July 2014

mary1217 said:
Feeding LO and hoping she sleeps after this. I'm already running on very little sleep. Anyone else having issues falling to sleep due to being anxious about when LO is going to be awake next?

Yes! I'm always torn between "if she sleeps 3 hours I want to sleep 3 hours" and "if she's going to be up in 20 minutes to continue cluster feeding why bother trying to sleep, it'll make me more tired".

Nichole8787 · July 2014

@mary1217‌ this is exactly me. Lo is asleep right now and I'mawake. He's actually a really good sleeper. I wake up way more than him just because I'm anxious.

ariel8200 · July 2014

Our first night feeding begins... I'm really hoping for some decent amount of sleep tonight (longer than an hour). We started using a halo sleep sack and I think that is why dd slept a little longer than usual last night. Fingers crossed!

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