The What Time D'You Call This Thread

[Moos]

Anyone awake and feeding or changing or comforting, and taking a sneaky peek at the EDF while you're at it? If so, you're not alone..

Wishing everyone as restful a night as possible...

[Fuschia]

Yes, I was awake at 4.35am too... have been up at all hours for a while now, late pregnancy... and not likely to end any time soon with a newborn now!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Moos - the whole of TMS was at your feet. What a wasted opportunity!

[snowboarder]

I was around for a couple of hours bit earlier - pointlessly - can't sleep won't sleep...(Me, that is. Toddler, husband and 2 cats snoring away...).

[Moos]

TMS, PGC?

[Moos]

Fuschia Wrote:

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> Yes, I was awake at 4.35am too... have been up at

> all hours for a while now, late pregnancy... and

> not likely to end any time soon with a newborn

> now!

Me too, Fuschia - there are quite a few of us, aren't there? Many congratulations on your little chap.

Zzz

Moos

[citizenED]

Test Match Special; England, Australia, Ashes, Cricket, Records and all that malarky. Keep up with acronym city.

[Fuschia]

I suggest next time we are up we have a discussion about something or share some good web sites!

[ryedalema]

Am up and Virgin box not working (boo - so no Garrow's Law).

Anyone else up?

x

[Fuschia]

i am awake

was readmitted to kings last night

its just me and a hungry newborn

[nylonmeals]

Happy sleeping baby - though I have been awake since 3.30am. Thank god for the Forum! ;-)

I think that I over-ate at the incredible Canton Arms last night. I must have eaten an entire slow roasted shoulder of lamb...

Oh well.

[intexasatthe moment]

Fuschia - oh dear ,I was wondering ( apart from the obvious ) why we'd not had a progress report .

You poor thing .

Chin up - you'll soon be home .

Sending hugs .

[Yorkie]

Sorry to hear you're back in Kings Fuschia, hope you get out again soon. Congratulations on your newest addition. I'm one of four, including twins, so have been thinking of you (& my mum!) lots.

The EDF accompanied me through most of my baby's night feeds this time last year, it was how I stayed awake (reflux baby needed to be upright for 20 mins post feed) and I was a bit paranoid about co-sleeping so always stayed awake before transferring back to cot. These days I'm queen of the lying down sleeping feed so not really up to posting but am usually here in spirit in the early hours! I did once do my Sainsbury's online shop at 4am...

[Pickle]

I'm here in the middle of the night, but I guess it doesn't really count given that I'm on the other side of the world!

[Moos]

Morning Pickle! :-)

[Pickle]

Afternoon Moos! Hope all's well you and the little ones. We're just off to play in the warm sunshine... B)

[LeilahB]

I"m here as well doing first feed of the night - hate these night feeds. Does anyone else's baby make loads of grunting noises post-feed? Mine does and it makes it really difficult to go back to sleep again.

[Fuschia]

I have been awake here in hospital

more from pain than baby feeding... only got midnight till

4

[intexasatthe moment]

Oh Fuschia ,poor you .

Why are you in so much pain ? Are they looking after you ? Do you need a hit squad ?

[Fuschia]

intexasatthe moment Wrote:

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> Oh Fuschia ,poor you .

> Why are you in so much pain ? Are they looking

> after you ? Do you need a hit squad ?

Not sure the squeamish on the board want the full details but let's just say my bladder is yet to recover fully from the birth!

Apart from that, I am doing OK actually having my BP monitored ... am in a sideroom and quite enjoying the peace while someone else brings me food etc and I only have 1 child to look after. Poor MrF is at home wrangling the others...

[Saffron]

I was up from 2-5am last night with Little Saff. I'm so deeply traumatised by 11 months of broken nights that I didn't even have the energy to turn on the computer. Mr Saff is convinced we should just put her in the nursery in the dark by herself and let her cry it out. (I disagree b/c I don't think she is the kind of baby that would benefit from such approach.) For 3 hrs last night it was baby grumbling and feeding to one side of me, husband moaning and grumbling to the otherside. How's a person supposed to maintain any sanity???

'Cry It Out': Lazy man's sleep solution, or last refuge of the deeply sleep deprived?

For now I'm carrying on with lots of nighttime cuddles and hoping this phase passes quickly.

Wishing everyone lovely afternoon naps. xx

[Ruth_Baldock]

Ah saff, I'm sorry! Totally respect your decision not to let mini saff CIO, it's true that it's not a universal solution. We did do it in the end after 9 months of baby only sleeping around 6 hours in a 24 hour period but I dowish we didn't have to.

I was up from4-7am. Baby b has a cough and everytime he coughed, he'd wake himself up. Shouldn't complain- he did go 9-4am without a peep- big improvement on the night before- woke up at 9pm and took till 1am to go to sleep, th awake from 5. Argh.

[Helen GV]

It's a big jump from sleeping next to mummy to being in the dark by herself so I fully understand your reluctance Saffron, my first bub didn't sleep through regularly until I was in hospital for four days after having his little sister and dad had to take over the nights, he's now a very good sleeper so there is hope! He wasn't left to cry by himself even then, he did cry but was in our bed with his dad to look after and reassure him.

Now to get his baby sister in her own bed....

[Saffron]

Karvol baby vapouriser works wonders for coughs, but eats batteries like a demon! xx

[Helen GV]

just had visions of a vapourising baby...;-)