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SherryBaby2014 · August 2014

2am she went down for 15min and is up again. If she's not sleeping by 3 we are calling the pediatrician hot line...the only time she isn't crying is while eating.

slippintrippn84 · August 2014

SherryBaby2014 said:

2am she went down for 15min and is up again. If she's not sleeping by 3 we are calling the pediatrician hot line...the only time she isn't crying is while eating.

I feel like my LO is like this. I've been trying to wake him up every 3 hours to give him some food so that he doesn't go from calm/peaceful to full on screaming. He has no freggin middle ground when it comes to food. Going to the Dr. in the morning so we will be discussing this never ending hunger and his frenzy.

sharkmama39 · August 2014

Hey ladies, hang in there! We were feeding at every two hours or less every night, K just hit four weeks and we were just shy of a four hour gap! Mind you it took an hour to get her down after the last feeding but if four hours becomes the new norm I will absolutely be ok with that

SherryBaby2014 · August 2014

stoofewok said:
I'm sorry. That's rough. does she have colic?

We're thinking she may have colic. She definitely cries at least three hours a day and it sounds like someone is torturing her! Our efforts to help her are usually pointless. If we find a position, bounce, or sway that she likes it will usually last for a few minutes before she goes back into frenzy mode. :-(

nobadwriting said:

Is she eating well? Mine were acting like they didn't want to eat and spitting up.

She eats like a champ. When I think "maybe she's still hungry" after she finishes breastfeeding and is crying I usually try giving her an ounce or two of pumped milk from a bottle. She either will not take it or drinks it slowly and then spits most of it back up. So I don't think she's hunger crying.

slippintrippn84 said:

SherryBaby2014 said:

2am she went down for 15min and is up again. If she's not sleeping by 3 we are calling the pediatrician hot line...the only time she isn't crying is while eating.

I feel like my LO is like this. I've been trying to wake him up every 3 hours to give him some food so that he doesn't go from calm/peaceful to full on screaming. He has no freggin middle ground when it comes to food. Going to the Dr. in the morning so we will be discussing this never ending hunger and his frenzy.

My little one is usually worse with the screaming AFTER eating than she is before. She doesn't fit the typical "acid reflux" symptoms though...I really have no idea.

SherryBaby2014 · August 2014

Oh, on the bright side she's spending most of today sleeping so far and I got in a little nap! I've had to wake her from sleep to try and get her to eat at 7am and 12pm. I think tonight is going to be another rough one now...

ZephinaRose · August 2014

I'm up because I THINK I'm having actual contractions. They hurt like a mother --- and radiate in my lower back/butt and stomach gets super right simultaneously and moving around does NOT help. Lost entire plus yesterday, and was deemed 2cm today and she swept my membranes. Pains are approximately 10 minutes or so apart have been for about an hour. Went for a super long walk earlier. So...I don't know. Could these be real contractions? I've never felt pain like this yet.

ZephinaRose · August 2014

@theteno‌ - I sure hope you're right! Tomorrow is the last day for a week my OB is on call to do the delivering of babies herself and I would much rather have her there than someone I don't know and have never met! I'm just worried my H won't make it from work in time if I have to go today/tomorrow morning. He's about an hour to an hour and a half away from where I am right now and about 2 hours from the hospital!

ZephinaRose · August 2014

Okay that sounds good to me. It helps having someone who knows what it's like telling me something. Might try to lay down for a bit. If the pain wakes me up or prevents me from sleeping then woo! Haha. Everything will happen as it is meant to, you're right. Thank you so much. I feel better.

BeachM · August 2014

FML I'm pretty sure the entire bottle has just come back up in a series of enormous spit ups all over my bed. We have each changed outfits 3 times. I am now going to get approximately one hour of sleep before his internal clock tells him he needs to wake up and eat again at 4am. We were getting a 5-6 hour stretch of sleep by this point from DS1. Why aren't these things genetic?!?

belle785 · August 2014

DS is back to giving me two hour stretches. He hasn't had any 2.5 or 3 hour stretches in days. The only way I'm surviving is since he goes right back to sleep after a feeding.

slippintrippn84 · August 2014

Took DS in for his 2 week checkup yesterday and that little porker has gained 2 pounds since birth. WTF. Showed the doc my app and how much he has been eating and doc was fine with the amounts and said just not to exceed 32 oz per day. He also said to not wake him up for a feeding if he's sleeping, so I'll let DS go as long as he can, but I've now learned to have a bottle ready for him for when he wakes up.
DH is not dealing with DS's fussiness very well. He'll listen to about 5 minutes of crying and then start getting frustrated. It's slighly comical to me b/c I deal with that ALL DAY while DH is at work and he can't hang for the additional 6 hours between when he gets home from work and when he goes to bed. Not sure what I dislike hearing more, the crying or DH bitchin about the crying. He insisted on letting the baby CIO and I would go and pick DS up b/c he's a NEWBORN and they need to be catered to. I really wish he would have just read some of the books I got and gone to a baby care class before the baby came out.
On another note: I still hate freggin pumping and if DS had not had such a great visit at the doctor's I would be much closer to switching to formula, but I have decided to try it out for another week. We'll see if we can get a latch or some progress getting him on the breast.
Cheers to anyone who is up.

SherryBaby2014 · August 2014

I'm up with DD but so far so much better than last night (hope I don't jinx this).

She ate from 9:30-10:00 and slept till 1:45!

klauke_t13 · August 2014

Our LO is not gaining, so my Dr has me feeding every 2 hrs. And feeding includes pumping for 5 min to get "primed" nursing both sides, supplementing with formula, and feeding whatever I am able to pump after he finishes nursing. All of which takes at least an hr, so by the time I do get to lay down, I have about 20 minutes to try to sleep before starting all over!
DH has been a huge help, but will be heading back to work in a few hours, so my mom will be coming to help today.
Not sure how long I can keep this up.

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BabyM82714 · August 2014

LO last feed at 1:30 was 2 oz but she acted like she wanted more....and was kinda fussy even after I laid her back down....so at 3:30 i made 3 oz. Sure enough she wanted it all. That's the first time I've given her so much. Is 3 oz to much for a 10 day old? I guess I'll see how long she sleeps now

wandsandwine · August 2014

I'm up feeding DS. Had a 1 month checkup and he's up 2 1/2 lbs and is eating so much. Wednesday is DHs early day at work so I'm taking every feeding. My sister is staying with us with her dog and everytime DS makes a noise the dog howls waking everyone up. This is a rough night

gahorseygal · August 2014

My mom finally came to stay and is sleeoping in LOs room and grabbing me whenever she needs to eat. Best sleep I have had in a long time. I really just needed my mom after a rough few days and im so glad she wss able to come.

jamie5709 · August 2014

Lo cluster fed last night from 5:30-9pm. I woke her at 1 to feed and she wasn't having it. Been trying to for the past few hours but she latches for only 2 minutes and falls asleep. Should I be worried or let her eat when she wants and not try to force it

BeachM · August 2014

BabyM82714 said:
LO last feed at 1:30 was 2 oz but she acted like she wanted more....and was kinda fussy even after I laid her back down....so at 3:30 i made 3 oz. Sure enough she wanted it all. That's the first time I've given her so much. Is 3 oz to much for a 10 day old? I guess I'll see how long she sleeps now

@BabyM82714‌ mine went to 3oz pretty fast and has stayed with that amount. He'll eat 3.5 or sometimes 4 now at almost 6 weeks but still mostly 3.

BabyM82714 · August 2014

flip_flops said:

BabyM82714 said:
LO last feed at 1:30 was 2 oz but she acted like she wanted more....and was kinda fussy even after I laid her back down....so at 3:30 i made 3 oz. Sure enough she wanted it all. That's the first time I've given her so much. Is 3 oz to much for a 10 day old? I guess I'll see how long she sleeps now
@BabyM82714‌ mine went to 3oz pretty fast and has stayed with that amount. He'll eat 3.5 or sometimes 4 now at almost 6 weeks but still mostly 3.

Thank you! She seemed to do great with it. No spit up. And I fed her at 1:30 and she just woke me at 6:30. I can deal! That sleep felt fabtastic! Lol

FrodaBaggins · August 2014

All right, it's really time now for my LO'S next sleep and I'm patiently waiting for him to fully settle down, rocking him in his vibrating snugabunny chair and just praying. We started the night out so well with an awesome sleep in his bassinet, but the rest of the night has been fuss town central so it's back in the chair, or on my chest, or just anywhere. I know he slept way too much during the day, but I'm finding it hard to wake him from those deep afternoon naps and keep him interested in staying awake.

Cat&S · August 2014

jamie5709 said:
Lo cluster fed last night from 5:30-9pm. I woke her at 1 to feed and she wasn't having it. Been trying to for the past few hours but she latches for only 2 minutes and falls asleep. Should I be worried or let her eat when she wants and not try to force it

Let her sleep! Mine cluster fed from 12-3:30am and has only nursed twice since. She'll let you know when she's hungry, go with it and try to sleep yourself.

gahorseygal · August 2014

LO is sleeping but I'm wide awake. Anxiety has me not feeling well and I have no idea why. Nothing to be anxious about but here I am. I wish I could make myself feel better.

mikescutie7 · August 2014

Unable to sleep

I was supposed to be induced at 6pm but L&D was full so I've been put on call

rstarrlemaitre · August 2014

Reporting from our new apartment! Move went as well as can be expected with a 5 week old in tow, tho I operated on 3 hours sleep that day. Trying to rock DS to sleep in the swing now, but his eyes are wide open....

BeachM · August 2014

I'm calling the pedi later this morning about possible reflux. LO is getting increasingly fussy and seems to be having pain when eating which gets worse as the day goes on.

cdseno · August 2014

We are on feed #2. I'm trying so hard to stay awake to burp after because I have been lazy lately and he is waking up with a lot of gas. Total mom fail!

gahorseygal · August 2014

Finally got some sleep. Anyome else having weird dreams PP?

belle785 · August 2014

2nd feeding of the night at 5 am.. Usually it's at 2 am!! After being up every 1.5-2 hrs last night, I will surely take every 3.5 hours.

sharkmama39 · August 2014

Woke up to an engorged right boob, the left never gets like that. Unfortunately, it was time for K to feed off the left side so now I'm sitting here with one massive (and painful) boob and one sad one. Not that I wish my left side got engorged but it's hard to justify feeding on that side when I want relief on the other but if I always feed on the right, my left side is going to be useless...

MC03 · August 2014

3:15 am and wide eyes baby is staring back at me. She's not gonna sleep right now. Sigh.

happylady07 · August 2014

Our neighborhood is being sprayed for mosquitos tonight, so the whole house is closed up. We don't have a/c, it's far too hot upstairs without the windows open. Ds2 is not a happy camper, and I swear it's just because he's hot and grumpy like the rest of us.

caballablanca · August 2014

I don't get it. I'm so tired throughout the day, but by the time my bedtime rolls around I can't sleep. Same with these motn feedings. Takes forever to fall back asleep even though I'm dead dog tired.

SherryBaby2014 · August 2014

sarahsimon said:
Finally got some sleep. Anyome else having weird dreams PP?

I don't feel like I've slept a long enough stretch in a row to actually get into a dreamlike state.

tamarar5 · August 2014

I'm back up. Amelia feel asleep and wasn't interested in the other side of her nursing session so I left her sleeping. I finished watch my TV show then went to put her in the bassinet and go to bed...

I woke her up getting out of the chair. 15 minutes later, in back in the living room nursing again.

caballablanca · August 2014

DS has finally fallen asleep. He's been up for most the evening. Ugh. I miss you sleep.

caballablanca · August 2014

Ok never mind. We are still awake. Wonder when I should get concerned he won't sleep.

jenniferurs · August 2014

Ugh, she won't go to sleep. We fed her, changed her, burped her, gave her gripe water, took her outside into the warmth which she normally loves, put her on hubby's chest which she usually loves...and she's still crying. Same thing that happened from 2:30-5:30 last night.

jenniferurs · August 2014

Finally got her to sleep. Thank goodness for the 5 S'.

ZephinaRose · August 2014

4:05am, too much pain and way too uncomfortable to sleep. That and the loudest thunder I've ever heard scared the hell out of me and my LO even though he/she is still an inside baby. No contractions tonight as far as I can tell, no painful ones anyway. Just, lots of tightening, back pain and pain in general. Ugh fml I just want sleep.

gahorseygal · August 2014

LO just slept from 1am-5am and I did too. Ah glorious sleep how I have missed you.

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