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2/6/12 at 10:23pm
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Okay 21 month old DS.  We are down to nursing 3 times a day (with increased nursing frequency when he's sick, so a couple of weeks ago he was nursing more like 5 times a day).  He is night weaned and has been since 14 months (when he started STTN).

 

Over the past month my sleep has gotten absolutely horrific.  I am typing this after going to bed at 9pm and then tossing and turning until I gave up at 12:22am.  I have taken melatonin, sleepy time tea and finally half a prescription sleep aid...and, nothing.   

 

Just terrible sweating and I'm hot...and jumpy.  Jumpy, partially because we've been having trouble with a neighbor playing bass late at night (as in 2:30am when he gets home from work) and waking us (so every time a car passes or a noise happens outside I'm anticipating the next bass beat) and because DS has started taking well over an hour to fall asleep, talking to himself and crying out frequently...so I end up anticipating him needing me.  

 

So, I think my lack of sleep has a few causes...but tonight the worst of it is the sweating.  

 

Any ideas...anything I take has to be safe for DS's 5:30am wake up nursing.  Yup, he gets up at 5:30am...sigh.  Is this horrific insomnia normal with this level of nursing?  Is it hormonal?  What the f is going on with my body!?  I just want to sleep...mostly because my sleep deprivation is making me a less than stellar mama and wife.

 

Help...whimper.

 

ETA, this all seems to have started to ramp up (the insomnia thing) around when AF resumed at 18 months PP.

 

 


Edited by wishin'&hopin' - 2/6/12 at 10:33pm
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