[crsta33]

Something happens when I'm pg and I suddenly become this hypersensitive, extremely light sleeper. Every little thing wakes me up and I have so much trouble going back to sleep. Maybe it's some form of pregnancy insomnia, but I am so tired and needed a nap so badly and didn't get one.

I lay down with Kenna after swimming with the TV on to get her to take a nap. I dozed off and woke up a few minutes later to turn off the TV, then dozed off a few more times to be woken by her brother giggling, dh starting up the shower, dh singing in the shower. And I finally just gave up.

Are all of you sleeping okay? What can I do besides condemning everyone else in the house to absolute silence during naptime? I'm such a groggy grouch right now.

Christa

 

[DreamsInDigital]

I'm definitely with you on the sleepy grouchy thing, but I have been sleeping the entire night through. It just doesn't seem to matter how long I sleep, it's never enough.

 

[PicnicBear]

Strangely enough I have been sleeping great since I became pregnant since I am usually a very light/grouchy sleeper who keeps myself awake at night stressing, etc.

I love Hypnobabies and I noticed that they have a CD on their website called "sleep now" or something like that. I would recommend it - the birth preparation CDs put me to sleep almost every time. I don't know how much it would help with staying asleep but it's worth a try.

 

[Awaken]

I have always had a terrible time sleeping, and am totally miserable when I don't get enough (like today, for instance!)

I am falling asleep ok for the most part, but it seems like I am sleeping so lightly and am changing position all night long.

When pg before I always fell asleep to my hypnobirthing rainbow relaxation tape. Now I am using the hypnobabies Peaceful Sleep NOW CD and that is my nightly routine. I try to use the techniques to get back to sleep when I wake up.

I also need to use a white noise machine, and earplugs for daytime naps and if I wake up in the night and can't get to sleep.

Can't wait for bedtime tonight...and tomorrow I have an all-day meeting for work and have to drive an hour- I need a good night's sleep tonight or else!!

 

[crsta33]

I haven't used Hypnobabies, but I hadn't thought of using self-hypnosis and I know that would help. A wonderful teacher taught me how to do it when I was in grade school and I used it during labor without even thinking about it.

Thanks. I knew you ladies would be able to help.

I slept a little better last night, but I woke up around 3 b/c it sounded like Kenna had diarrehea. I got up, got diapers and wipes, turned on the light and she wasn't the least bit poopy. It was just some awful sounding gas.

She snuggled right in and we got back to sleep fairly easily.

Christa

 

[HoneyTree]

I'm ready to kick my husband and the dog out of the bed, get a new pillow, and keep a bedpan beside me. Between waking up to pee, waking up when dh or dog moves, and waking up to reposition because *suddenly* my supposedly cervically-correct pillow gives me cricks, I get maybe three 2-hour blocks of sleep with long periods of laying there wide-eyed in between. Of course, when I complain about this to those who I think would be most sympathetic, i.e. my own mom and sisters with kids, they laugh and say something about it being good preparation for when the baby comes.

I don't generally share their humor.

I tried a Hypnobirthing tape a few weeks ago and didn't really care for it, but I remember a thread we had a while ago about Hypnobabies mabye working better for some moms? (I'll have to hunt that down -- I may have it backwards.) Anyway at this point, I'll try anything.

 

[MamaFern]

i notice that if i take my calcium magnesium just before bed, it really helps me sleep.. i was taking it in the morning, but now im taking at bedtime and its also helped the leg cramps i was getting in the night which hurt like ^%$*&(..

i have had weeks where i couldnt sleep well and other weeks where i hit the pillow and wake up at 7 and groan and just want to stay in bed all day.. i hope you have some of those soon!

 

[flyingspaghettimama]

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Originally Posted by BeTheEarth . Of course, when I complain about this to those who I think would be most sympathetic, i.e. my own mom and sisters with kids, they laugh and say something about it being good preparation for when the baby comes.

For me, this was completely true. Even with cosleeping, I found that I needed to be very flexible with my sleeping with my daughter - i.e. catch up in daytime naps, be willing to sit with her for at least a little while when she woke up at 5 am, bright-eyed and wanting to play, waking up *somewhat* throughout the night to breastfeed or respond to her cries (in bed), change a wet diaper...I didn't realize until after the baby was born, maybe it is nature's way of preparing you for being verrry flexible with sleep after the baby actually shows up. My husband has some wicked couvade - he gets up all the time now too in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. :LOL And his cravings are worse than mine with the 9 pm run to buy ice cream, which he "needs," supposedly.

I don't think I got a solid night's rest (6 hours straight was my personal goal) until she was about one and a half, when she nightweaned. So it might sound cruel how they say it, but it is sorta true, for me at least it was.

Edit: I second the cal-mag supplements mamafern describes - they help me out in so many ways as well, including relaxation.

 

[PicnicBear]

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Originally Posted by BeTheEarth I'm ready to kick my husband and the dog out of the bed, get a new pillow, and keep a bedpan beside me.

You might want to do just that -- or move yourself to another solo arrangement. I sleep so much better alone, and so I usually sleep on my own twin bed in another room (what will be the baby and my room). DH and I cuddle together everynight and spend plently of quality time in bed together but when it comes to sleep I like to be totally alone. I plan to sleep with the baby in my bed, so that will be an adjustment for me, but we'll see how it goes, don't know if I will love it or hate it but I am willing to try and it sounds a lot easier for nursing.

For a while I felt like I "should" sleep with DH (he has no problems with me there) but then I think what's important is that we are all happy and healthy and it's easiest to to feel that way when I am rested. Maybe try sleeping by yourself for a few nights and see how it goes. I think a better way to prepare yourself with the baby is to get as rested as possible before baby comes, rather than suffer and be exhausted till the birth -- then go through all the other sleep deprivation on top of that . . .

 

[crsta33]

I did kick dh out of our bed. I'm glad I'm not the only one with a solo sleeping arrangement. Though I'm not really solo, Kenna usually sleeps with me at least part of the night.

Dh was just disturbing me too much and after being woken several times and/or kept awake, I was too grouchy to live with. He's not happy with the arrangement, but it's better for all of us and he's living with it. I wish I could make him feel a little better about it...that our marriage isn't going to crumble b/c we don't sleep in the same room.

Even when we slept together, he came to bed much later than I did and didn't get up with I did. I also usually got up around 3 and went to sleep in the other room myself. I didn't like that at all. I like this better b/c he's not disturbing me when he comes to bed and he can stay up as late as he wants. Though I still get really irritated when he's still in bed and I've been up doing household chores for a couple of hours.

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Christa