any other insomniacs out there?

[um_hanna]

well, its 1 am on my coast and im WIDE AWAKE this is a evernight occurance lately...I am up till around 3 or so, sometimes later or earlier but I have no energy during the day and around 8 pm or so I start to get alive lol. I did a couple of loads of laundry, extra cleaned the kitchen..Im getting ready to mop the floor, we have tile in the hall, living and kitchen areas and bathrooms...carpet in the bedrooms...I feel like im neglecting my dd who will be 5 next week but i dont have the urge to go to sleep and am not alert to the world till later....she is fine though, i get her breakfast..she draws and watches pbs in the morning...we dont have cable so this is the only time she really watches t.v. for her 'kid shows'...i know im rambling lol...anyone else going through this with me? i have a few more weeks to go, just hit the 37 week mark...the b/h are intense at moments and i keep thinking this is it lool but then nothing...getting nervous too...ok, thanks for listening lol...
heather

[yogamama]

Yikes! You are describing me, and I'm not pregnant! I think I have insomnia because once everyone else is asleep in the house, I FINALLY get time alone to think, read, putter around, get organized, etc. I had awful insomnia with each pregnancy and I think it is totally natural, esp toward the end.

Good luck with your new baby!
Kathleen

[happymamajenni]

I wouldn't say what I have is "insomnia" but sleep is very difficult these days. Hubby is on the couch to sleep every night (except if we spend "quality time" together before sleeping). He snores and I just can't sleep through it any more. Also his body heat makes me so hot that even with just a sheet over me (in the frickin' winter) I sweat to death all night. I get up to pee 2-3 times every night and usually when I go back to bed the baby is then awake and rolling around in there so I can't get back to sleep until he settles down and that sometimes takes so long that I am too awake then. Last week I was awake in bed for three hours, before I gave up at 4am and watched "Terms of Endearment" on TV. Yesterday I was up at 5am wide awake.
I guess I can't hate this lack of sleep too much because it'll get me ready for night time feedings.

[Mama2Chloe]

There are more sleepless nights than nights that I can stay in bed all night. It's like I can't turn my brain off. Usually it starts the first time i get up to go to the bathroom. Also, I'm just too uncomfortable to just lay there and try to go back to sleep. I have a lot of nesting projects to complete. I think once those are done, I'll sleep better.