no sleep ever ever again

Well after a measly 3 1/2 hours of sleep I've been up with my darling darling screaming boys since 2:30. I have to call them darling to remind me that I love them and they aren't the spawn of Satan. LOL I am just kidding. They aren't the spawn of Satan ... I think.

Rory is screaming because he can't poop. Jonas is screaming because he poops to much and hates having a dirty diaper almost as much as he hates air touching his bum. Sometimes I think Rory is telepathically sending all his poo to Jonas. He has already destroyed to outfits tonight. I can't even blame the diapers these were giant poops. Rory calmed down after burping 3 monster burps in a row and then puking on me. YEAH! baby puke in hair. Of course an hour later he is starving and now nursing like I have never fed him before. Maybe it is something in my diet. The boys are on a combo or nursing & Similiac Isomil formula.

I keep reminding myself that this to shall pass. I also keep reminding myself that these two together are easier then my second daughter was. I just also know that on about 2 hrs I'll have two other kids to deal with and my patience is wearing thin. I wish at least that my oldest was out of school she is really great at keeping my 4 year old occupied. My husband has been working like crazy to finish his disseratation and will be out of town for little over a week starting Wed. My mom is here.

Oh and is it just me but I feel incredibly guilty when anyone other then me gets up with them at night during the day I will take all the help I can get but at night after my husband does the till1 am shift I don't let anyone help.

okay so that is enough incoherent almost 5 am babbling.

evie

 

Evie,
My boys are are 2 1/2, it's 3:56 am in Texas and I have not been to sleep yet. I knew if I checked the first year thread, someone would be awake! Hang in there, it does get better!!!

 

I totally understand!

 

Evie,

My two are up after sleeping until midnight. I went to bed at 11:00. My DS got up at midnight to eat and then went back to bed but fussed because he is all stuffed up from a cold and can't poop also. My DD is quiet except for the occassional snuffling because she is stuffed up. My DS woke up at 3:30 officially to eat and then fussed again for the same reasons. Not a lot but enough to annoy my DH who is supposed to do the 4:00 feeding or whenever the last one falls before he goes to work. So he went downstairs to sleep leaving me to feed DD who woke up seconds after he went downstairs. So all in all I have gotten a scattered maybe 3 hours. I then had to be up to get my older DS on the bus for school which comes at 6:30. I headed back to bed after he got on the bus only to have the babies want to eat again and then fuss as soon as I lay back down. I gave up at 9:00 without any extra sleep. Of course now they are sleeping like angels because I am not doing anything. I am not a happy camper either and am not thrilled with DH either. Oh and of course before he left for work he leaned into co-sleeper and kissed DD goodbye and woke her up so while I was feeding DS she was crying. The life of having twins!!!!

Jen

 

THANK YOU !!!! THANK YOU !!! THANK YOU !!! THANK YOU !!!.... :hug99: ... oh my !!!.... I feel normal.... I am so sorry you are all going through this... but it makes me feel all OK b/c I am there too..... All I do is dream about sleep.... and that would be DAY DREAMING.... not night time sleep dreaming....

I wake to feed them at night and then start calculating the 'what ifs' of sleep - how much sleep COULD I get if they both sleep and not fuss..... Both are struggling with pooing / burping etc etc.... and then you have the whole get the other 2 boys up for breakfast / get ready for school / get them dressed / off to school / daycare.... when you have had little of no sleep....

When I do manage to get some sleep - I am dreaming that I am backpacking around the world again - single / carefree spirit.... then I wake to a baby crying - and the reality hits hard....

I too know this will pass..... I just hope it passes soon.....

And I too feel guilty when SO has to hop up and help in the wee hours of the morn..... but I am not sure which emotion is worse - the guilt or the resentment when I hear him snoring whilst I am feeding... arrrggghhhhh...

Yep - these sure are crazy times.... :blink:

 

I'm REALLY sorry, but reading all of this stuff has just made me feel WONDERFUL. Again I'm sorry. It's just bringing back soooo many memories of that sleepless time. It really lets me know that things are sooooooooo much better right now. Even with a few sleepless nights hear and there b/c of teething. It makes me feel really bad for even complaining about it now.

On a good note......It REALLY does get better!!!!!! Hang in there. They (and you) WILL sleep again! And when they get older just like my boys right now, it will dawn on you while reading posts that they have grown out of all that. You may even miss them being that little and almost forget how bad it was and how TIRED you were!

 

I feel like I was just in your shoes! My babies are only at 4 months and although we are not sttn at all, it has gotten so much better. You'll get through it! I love your sense of humor about it all...just keep trying to laugh about as much as you can...I remember that helping a bit.
Thank goodness your Mom is there. I am the same way as you about doing "it all" myself and wouldn't let anyone else get up w/ the babies at night without me. Hopefully you can catch a nap somewhere over the next few days! Good luck!!!

 

this will pass before you know it!!! :hug99:

 

I am by no means well rested, but life has gotten sooooo much better since we switched our girls from Similac Advance to Similac Sensitive. It is lactose free and has made a huge difference. Ther cry less, spit-up less, have very few fussy periods, and sleep twice as much. (Well, maybe not quite twice as much but to me it feels like it!)

 

Hugs! I totally understand! Though my DH is a lifesaver. He works nights, gets home at 1 am and takes care of the night feeding and keeps them in the living room w/ him until 3 or 4 am. But they still grunt and flail around and I am such a light sleeper that if I hear a single peep, I wake.

I also use the Similac Sensitive and it is so much better! They were super gassy and fussy before. Much better now,

 

I hear you... haven't slept in 5 days!!! Ramsey is have the no poop issue... arden can't stand ramsey getting attention and my stupid *** thought it would be great to finish school so I am taking summer course that is totally kicking my *** in the amount of time it is taking! Yay for education with 11 week old twins!