Sleep deprived (10 week PP)

I’m starting to get really fed up of these 1.5/2hr feeds day & night. My bubs is 10 weeks old & I just want to cry when I read other peoples babies are sleeping 5+ hour stretches at night.

Struggling especially at the minute he’s wanting a feed every hour & only has a small amount each time!!!😭

Is anyone else going through the same? The sleep deprivation is really starting to hit me now & I’m starting to get so fed up of it all… long story short just don’t want to feel alone in this!

Ps. My partner helps as much as possible but he can only help so much due to shift work

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My baby is the exact same and it’s so tough! Is there any chance you can co-sleep so you get more rest at night?

Sorry my baby is one of the good sleepers. I know they say feed EBF babies on demand but I pretty much never do it before the 2 hours and aim for 3 during the day. She sleeps longer at night. Not sure if it has been helping but maybe you can try it? I did the same with my son and he was a great sleeper too. I also offer one boob per feed but possibly unrelated.

I’m restricting what I read on here as it winds me up. Mine feeds EVERY 2hrs to the minute - will only take 90ml max. So I’m up all night with her.
12 weeks.

I’m the exact same, considered uninstalling the app to be fair just because I’m so jealous seeing other parents getting sleep from 3+ week

Also re feeds I’m in the same boat too! Sometimes he’ll only take 30ml so I know he’ll be screaming at me for more food within 30 mins / 1 hour. This sh*t is tough!!!!!

Does he fall asleep while feeding? Maybe try stimulating him and waking him up a bit more so he might eat more, hopefully in turn sleep longer. I had to do this to my girl for the first couple weeks, in the day id have to strip her to just a nappy so that she would eat😂 cold flannel on the face or hands might help?

Yep! The 90ml bottle is made but she may only take 30.

This app was great in pregnancy but I’m finding it a bit too show and tell now and it doesn’t help me and my mental state to be perfectly honest.
“My baby rolls”
“My baby sleeps”
“My baby smiles”
There’s always something 😖

My eldest didn’t sleep through for 4.5 years. He would sleep for twenty minutes then wake up and repeat. I ended up safe bedsharing as I had no choice. It was survival at that point. I immediately bedshared with my youngest and I can safely say sleep is far better this time round.

I second this, cosleeping has massively helped me. My baby doesn’t really sleep longer than a couple of hours, but the effort involved in nighttime feeds is so much less that I don’t really even have to wake up fully. I use a babybay which is a crib that lies flush with your mattress so you can slide baby in/out (although mine sleeps close to me and self-latches when he is hungry). He no longer cries at all either as he can latch as soon as he wakes up without having to tell me and has just started sleeping without needing nappy changes (11weeks) which is also a game changer. I was worried at first but I follow the safe sleep 7 and it’s been working well for us

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Hour night wakes and 5am get up

Can anyone shed some light as to why on earth my child doesn’t want to sleep??? My eyeballs are bleeding!!

Never been a good sleeper, but the problems always changing. He’s nearly 9 months old.

Beginning of the month he dropped to 2 naps. We could put him to bed at 7pm and he’d get up for the day at 6am, with multiple wake ups every 2/3 hours.

Now we put him down at 7pm, he can do a good 4/5 hour stretch, but come 1/2am he’s up every hour then getting up for the day at 5am. This then completely messes up the day because I can’t keep him awake long enough to even get to 7pm, let alone later.

He has 2 naps, roughly about 1hr10 each but it changed based on when he wakes and trying to get him to a reasonable bed time.

What could be the reason for this? 6am is fine, but 5am is not 😩😩

Over supply of milk

I am nearly 5weeks postpartum and I have such a big over supply of BM.
Has anyone donated / sold their supply, if so where do you recommend for this?

AITA

In the uk there is an outbreak of meningitis, in a specific area mainly. My BD has family from that area and decided to go and meet up with them, I said if he does then he cannot have contact with the kids for 7-10 days after incase he picks anything up. Am I being over dramatic? I reallyyy don’t want my young kids getting anything serious

I think its fair

Me and my partner agreed to sleep in 1 day of the weekend.
He doesn't find it fair to look after both kids (my 4 year old isnt his) while i sleep so he looks after the baby while i sleep and my toddlers at his dads and ill look after both the next day.
Straightaway it was pretty unfair as i let him sleep in until he wakes up 10-12
He wakes me up when baby starts fussing because he wants milk (doesnt need it)
I cant pump as i dont supply enough.
So i get woken at 9/9:30 to feed baby then i get him sleep then theres no point sleeping in as my toddlers being dropped off.
I also find it unfair that i get both kids to sleep most night, i get my toddler to sleep everyday hes home (4/5days) and i get my baby to sleep most nights with the exception of maybe twice a month as his dad struggless then about 95% of his thru the day naps.
I have also been unwell for a few months (tumor scare) and am waiting 18 weeks to see a specialist so im obviously petrified for that, so unbelievably tired and alot of aches and pains, specifically these pounding headaches ive been having.
After i had been up til 11:30 getting both kids to sleep lastnight and my partner falling asleep at 10 then him ignoring the baby cries all morning until my toddler woke up im fed up slammed to door and rold him not to expect to sleep in unless he gets the baby to sleep the night b4.
I keep having issues with him not feeling the wet from baby being sick or weeing himself or being able to smell it do about 98% of the time hes given to me i have to clean him up n change him.
Including at night, we agreed my partner would change nappies (1 a night at 5am) while i feed (2,4,5,6:30) but every night when i get him hes pissed through and my partner gets annoyed when i wake him up n moan about it.
Then the morning after hes annoyed at how much washing there is (thats his job) and moans about how often i change myself (baby constantly shits thru and sicks on me) and baby
Honestly im just so tired all the time

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Don’t get me wrong, I tried zipper ones it’s easy to zip in and out when putting it on the first time and taking it out, but I find it difficult when changing diapers especially when baby is asleep.

I prefer those kimono style buttons where it’s easy to button or too down button with crotch snaps.

Is everyone thinking the same or different? Lol

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