A general moan

My daughter slept through last night!!! Must have been all your hugs and well wishes. (Or it could have been the Calpol and I also bought some new teething gel). Thanks all. Feeling nearly human today.
 
Hi Sazzy,my little G said he can sing a lullaby to your daughter so that she will have a good sleep and he can give a hug to Mummy as well;-)
Happy Mother's Day in advance:-)
 
AAAAAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh,

RETURN OF THE TEETHING PART 3. My little girl was up from 11pm - 3am and then up for 7.30am start.

When will it end?????
 
I know how you feel, my son also really suffers with teething. We have been waiting for a molar to come through for about 2 months now and it's just prolonged misery! It makes him very irritable and he is a nightmare when it comes to feeding time - turns his head away, crying and trying to get out of his high chair. You are not alone! Everyone keeps telling me it will get easier so fingers crossed!
 
Feel for you Sazzy... It must be really hard for you.

What was your girl doing during those waking hours between 11pm ~ 3am? Playing by herself or crying/being difficult?? Have you tried to snuggle up with her in bed so that you can at least have a bit of rest, even if not a proper sleep? I need to prepare myself for these drama as I know I will certainly have these 'lovely days' sooner or later....
 
So she screams her head off if im not in the room and cries "mummy". I tried co-sleeping and she jumps on the bed, climbs over me and sings. I lose my patience very quickly!
 
Does the calpol not have any effect, I end up giving my son calpol quite often and it seems to help a little. In the UK there is also something called Medised which can be used for teething/fever. It has some antihistamine in it too (not suitable for every child, it makes my son slightly hyperactive!!). But it might be worth talking to a doctor about pain relief??
 
I'm also finding that the 2nd pregnancy is so much more demanding than the first - just because the entire daytime is spent focused on the first child, there's no time for me to look after myself. My back is killing, we just moved house, our helper won't be here til the end of the month, trying to get our first daughter into a big girl bed requires soooo much effort... we've been having to watch her and keep putting her back into bed. It's pretty intense - although I know from experience that as tough as pregnancy can seem, it's only gonna be harder once the bub is born!!! I can definitely relate to you though, even though my girl is sleeping better than yours!!

Do you have a helper? And does your hubby help out much? I know for me, I try to do most of the night stuff because hubby's gotta work the next day - but he helps me out so much in the couple of hours when he gets home and then getting her ready for bed... I don't want my helper to do the "night shift" with my daughter - but once she gets here I definitely will be trying to get her to help watch her so I can get some "me" time!!
 
Gave Calpol twice last night and nothing :(

Hubby tried to help but she just screams even more and says "No more, Daddy - I want Mummy".

So daddy option + no helper option either and the worst thing is that I work too.

nicolejoy - i hear what you are saying - I would love some "me" time too
 
Sazzy

We used Bonjela... I'm unsure if it's an Asian thing or an Australian thing. But I remember that it was the only way he'd calm down when the molars were out and some Nurofen to knock the bugger out.

It may sound horrid but I was working and I'm totally against having the helper take care of the bub at night (even as a working mum) so I turned to drugs!

And, I keep some parts of some Sundays as me time.

Take care! I hope it eases up!
 
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