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[Bernadine]

First wake up. For two weeks now, dd had been consistently giving me 5 hours of sleep until her first wake up, and several times 7 hours. Tonight was only 3. Damn.

[Bernadine]

Aug 10, 2016 1:02:39 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

At that age, 5 and 7 hour stretches are a great sign! I know its hard to appreciate those stretches when you're in the thick of it though

Oh trust me, I'm grateful for them! Lol.

[aprilsails]

I'm not normally here anymore but teething has thrown us for a loop again. She's waking up every two hours and also staying wide awake for an hour each time. I am so tired. Of course I stayed up late watching Stranger Things yesterday and then slept poorly. I was really counting on tonight to catch up on sleep.

On the plus side DD is super cuddly. Poor tired, sore, sweetling.

[Cioccolato]

It's 9 in the morning here and I have to go to work soon. My first time back since the summer holiday. I do not want to go to back. Like I am literally dreading it. I hate my job. HATE. My bosses are horrible people and I'm still very angry about something that happened just before the holiday.

I'm telling them today I'm quitting after maternity leave. I wish they would fire me, but they can't because of Swiss law. If I was fired, I could immediately take unemployment benefits (80% of my salary) but if I quit, I must wait two months before receiving unemployment, for this crappy reason I'm trying to hold out until my doctor signs me off of work for maternity leave.

[Bernadine]

And she's up again.

[winemaker06]

Aug 10, 2016 0:54:56 GMT -5 Bernadine said:

First wake up. For two weeks now, dd had been consistently giving me 5 hours of sleep until her first wake up, and several times 7 hours. Tonight was only 3. Damn.

It's so much worse when you've gotten a taste of the longer stretches. We had a few 7 hour ones, but back to 4. Which is really only one wake up so... yea, can't complain! Well shouldn't. But I do anyway :-)

Remember everything is a phase. She'll change it up on you as soon as you get used to something.
I have to keep telling myself this with DD's currently annoying habit of fussy nursing where she pushes on my boob and rips it out of her mouth while eating. Come on! That hurts!

[Elsa]

First wake up but she didn't go to bed till 1145, so I'm tired. I slept with her in a chair yesterday afternoon and my lower back/right hip hurts. Ugh.

I've been trying to let her put herself to sleep as much as possible, and it's working sometimes. I'm currently sitting here while she tries to fall asleep in her swing. I'm betting it won't work this time, but hopefully she starts learning those skills soon.

[Bernadine]

I've been up for almost 3 hours. And I have to be up at 7:30 for a service person. Ugh.

[Bernadine]

Aug 10, 2016 3:09:58 GMT -5 Elsa said:

First wake up but she didn't go to bed till 1145, so I'm tired. I slept with her in a chair yesterday afternoon and my lower back/right hip hurts. Ugh.

I've been trying to let her put herself to sleep as much as possible, and it's working sometimes. I'm currently sitting here while she tries to fall asleep in her swing. I'm betting it won't work this time, but hopefully she starts learning those skills soon.

I've been half assing this, but I'm really going to work on it after our trip this weekend. I think I might also try putting her in her crib.

[magpie]

We had the hardest time getting DS to sleep tonight. He was inconsolable for like 2.5 hours. Then he slept....for 2.5 hours. I hope he goes right back to to sleep, maybe for a little longer this time.

[mskitkat]

Teething is actual hell. Last night was just a blur of screaming and rocking. The worst is she sounds like she is saying "mama" when she's crying because of how she's chewing on her lips.

[winemaker06]

Aug 10, 2016 5:36:05 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

Third wake up since 9. I am starting to wonder if I need to eliminate dairy again. Do many infants cry when trying to poop? :/

Yes, especially at the age yours is. They've never used these muscles before!
Hopefully you don't have to eliminate dairy. It's normal to try to find a reason for everything but sometimes it IS just babies being babies.

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First wake up for DS, I think?

I'm trying really hard not to start my gears spinning on work in hopes that I can fall back asleep.