Thumped daddies (1 Viewer)

[pete]

got to bed (well, couch) at 5am this morning, then bed at 7.30am. just up now. feel like shit.

BUT she's cooing up at me as i type, so that's ok.

 

[billygannon]

got to bed (well, couch) at 5am this morning, then bed at 7.30am. just up now. feel like shit.

BUT she's cooing up at me as i type, so that's ok.

Fuck. That's nearly eight hours.

Last time I had eight hours sleep was... zzzzzzzzzzz

 

[egg_]

I did up and down 230 times one night

Pete. Don't do this. Don't count. It really really doesn't help

We are fucking superheroes

Hehe
WE ARE FUCKING SUPERHEROES!
Yeaaaaaah!!!

Another thing I think may be a mistake is thinking you might be able somehow remedy the situation. If you just accept I think you might be better off - I occasionally got it into my head "if we do X it might make her sleep better", and then would drive myself mad trying to do X and trying to make Mrs. egg_ do X too. Fuck. And then become enraged because IT'S NOT WORKING IT SHOULD BE WORKING

Try really hard to remain calm whatever happens. Once you start to crack up even a little bit it's hard to get yourself in order again

 

[snakybus]

I'm no superhero, I'm a loser who's just about getting by.

 

[Corey]

I'm no superhero, I'm a loser who's just about getting by.

Shut the fuck up.

A Hero lies within you.

Maria said so.

 

[billygannon]

Try really hard to remain calm whatever happens. Once you start to crack up even a little bit it's hard to get yourself in order again

That's the best bit of advice on the thread. Just persevere. There's something that will click and then go with it until it doesn't work anymore. Gradually a routine starts to emerge.
At least I think it does.

We've been lucky up until the last month. Teething, travel and solids have meant Bea wakes up two or three times a night. But for a long time she was sleeping through. She's getting better again.
Although another big move is happening at the end of the month!

Personally I put it down to the stuff I mentioned earlier. We saw it being done at a prenatal class and it worked, so we got the book that goes in to all of that and gave it a go. I guess I was being prescriptive because it worked for Bea so I presume it works for a lot of babies.

I should have said it doesn't get them to sleep but it calms them down. Then it's easier to get them to go to sleep.

But then again, I've only got the one kid.

 

[Corey]

Do you need more than one?

 

[pete]

Do you need more than one?

can you do a good bulk deal?

 

[Corey]

can you do a good bulk deal?

Gimmie 3 months, a drinks budget and no names.



I went down at 2.30. I was up at 4, 5.30, and then caved and brought her into my bed at 7, where she examined my teeth and nostrils until Cheeriotime.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

neither of ours will sleep today.

they'll be in foul form later on.

 

[steve albino]

howya pete,
congrats on the babbie.
The dudes here have it right, forget about real sleep for a couple of years and stay well chilled.
10 months into number 2 now - tag team waking up. You get one down to sleep, skulk out of the room, let out the breath you've been holding in, turn for the bedroom...
...and the other one wakes up shouting, which wakes up the first one which makes the last hour of your life worthless.
Water off a duck's back at this stage.
fucking brilliant though...

 

[La La]

dream feeds. that's what all the parents i know swear by. as soon as they are 6 weeks...

 

[shower another shower]

Don't worry, Pete. It'll pass. My son is 12 now. Every single morning at 8:30am, its, "Sunshine, wake up, its time for school...H., wake up! Time for school!...WAKE UP!!!...WAKE UP!!! H!!! WAKE UP!!!"

He makes me coffee every Saturday and Sunday morning, to wake me up.

 

[Corey]

Don't worry, Pete. It'll pass. My son is 12 now. Every single morning at 8:30am, its, "Sunshine, wake up, its time for school...H., wake up! Time for school!...WAKE UP!!!...WAKE UP!!! H!!! WAKE UP!!!"

He makes me coffee every Saturday and Sunday morning, to wake me up.

This is why i had kids.

10 years to go. And if i dont get a smoke rolled with my coffee there'll be beatings.

 

[shower another shower]

This is why i had kids.

10 years to go. And if i dont get a smoke rolled with my coffee there'll be beatings.

He starts driving lessons next week.

 

[shower another shower]

Pete, despite being wrecked, enjoy it all. They grow up so fast. Next thing you know, she'll be giving you attitude and she'll think she doesn't need you as much as she does now.

 

[Goodbye]

 

[Pantone247]

where she examined my teeth and nostrils until Cheeriotime.

ah yeah... I used to get my lip grabbed and yanked across my face while being ordered to "talk!"

you're sort of wide awake and shocked and endeared and freaked out all at once... like being in Gutanama Bay with the Muppets!

 

[jane]

Dude. I really want to hug all of you. Yiz are adorable and you totally are superheroes for real.

 

[sweetoblivion]

this thread makes me warm and fuzzy and reach for my pill packet at the same time....