Is *anybody* as tired as me?!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cruisemum1]

sustained sleep deprivation city over here

[cruisemum1]

obviously not! Just wanted to know that I will survive and ;you cannot die from lack of sleep. Unless anyone who is more tired than me has already kicked the bucket

[foxtrot]

LOL, you have my sympathy (unusually, last night my DC slept for 12 hours straight, and i slept for 10, and still woke up feeling ugh!)

[kittypants]

aaahh cruisemum!poor you.still pants then.you will survive and dont think you can die from lack of sleep!you might turn grey or lose your hair though!lolwhat is your ds sleeping like now?

[cruisemum1]

erratically to say the least! last night about 4 wakings, the night before only 2 . Last tuesday every 1.5 - 2 hrs . His nap schedule is changing though so maybe that is to blame (she says not really believign it at all). I live in hope that he will learn to lvoe sleep as much as I do

[kittypants]

sounds same as my ds!i buggered up successs of pu/pd by shoving bottle in ds mouth everytime he woke while i was away and still doing it.lastnight he went sleep ok without it-20 minutes!but i was so tired each time he woke (4 times)i gave him bottle.

[kittypants]

but are naps are going well,so i am getting bit of break(sorry!)

[cruisemum1]

naps good here too! 2 per day, 90 mins each (mostly)

[Piffle]

I suspect I'm in the running
37 wks pregnant, not seen 2 hrs straight sleep in 20 wks.
Up about 6 x a night with cramps, contractions, weeing and have also had dd with cough bug now tunny bug and a dp who gets up at 6am everyday, and we all know it.

[cruisemum1]

piffle - almost ready to hand over my crown

[ruth2007]

Why is it that on the odd occasion I do get a decent amount of sleep that I still feel really rough? And what is with the other Mums around here - they all look perfect and well rested everyday - I struggle to get a shower every day never mind do hair and makeup?

[sunnyjim]

I'll join in,
pregnancy 3-8 months up every 2 hrs for cramps, min footballer inside me, needing to wee
baby, cried for 2 months
baby slept 12-6 from 4months - 7 months; but had severe illness twice in that time and was up every 2 hrs for 5 nights+
baby woke 2-7 times a night from 7 months to 15 months
baby responded to two weeks of CC and slept a 7-8 hr strech from 15 months - 18 months
baby got ill again and we're back on the waking 2-7 times a night.

Sat: woke 9pm, 12pm, 3am, 4am, 5am
Sun: woke 10pm, 1am, 3.30am, 6.30am
Mon: woke 8pm, 10pm, 1.30am, 3.30am, 5.15am

Trying to do an assignment for uni right now and failing dramaticlaly to make any sense of it - wonder why?

[cruisemum1]

sunnyjim - poor poor you

[kjaysmum]

wow, now I remember! Have just started up a thread on here for advice on my two year old night waking, I'd forgotten, I guess the early days >

[sunnyjim]

cruisemum1,

everyone has it bad. I was in a very tired and cross mood when I posted it, not trying to 'outrank' anyone here!

(please don't get scared if you read my previuos post - DS has health problems so we've had a very difficult babyhood)

[cruisemum1]

sunnyjim - sorry to hear of your lo's ill health . I started this thread because I feel so sleep deprived that I thought I may be endangering my health. I wanted to hear that fatigue is not terminal! It sure does feel like it may be sometimes. Kind of mars the joys of motherhood when you are walking through a fog of exhaustion. My ds (24 weeks) has taken to waking frequently throughout the night. Some days I feel barely able to function and the feeling of having to drag your tired backside through another day seems unbearable. FEel quite positive today as I am sure it is gonna stop but just somehow makes you feel better when you know someone is more tired than you! Sweet dreams