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Sleep problems

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ButIForgetMyself · 29/11/2008 12:02

A typical night for me now, at 35+4, runs like this:

10.30: Bedtime. Toss and turn, try to get comfortable. Get comfortable. Need a wee.
11.00: Get up for a wee. Get back into bed. Toss and turn, try to get comfortable. Just dropping off to sleep. DP wakes me up by snoring.
11.30: Nudge DP. Toss and turn. Put earplugs in. Drop off to sleep.
12.00: DP nudges me. Take earplugs out. Say "what"? DP tells me am snoring. Wake up fully. Toss and turn.
12.30: Thirsty. Big glug of water. Toss and turn more. Need wee.
01.00: Get up for a wee. Back into bed. Get comfortable. Earplugs in. Drop off to sleep. Wake up again with heartburn.
01.30: Big swig of Gaviscon straight from bottle on dressing table. Drop off to sleep.
02.00: Wake self up snoring. Need wee.
02.30: Get up for wee. Back into bed. Get comfortable. Drop off to sleep. Have dream that have to cook macaroni cheese for 6 kids and can't do it. Wake up, thirsty.
03.00: Reach for water. Water is empty. Get up. Fill water glass. Go back to bed, get comfortable. Drop off to sleep. Have nightmare about going on ghost walk with friend.
03.30: Wake up, frightened, with dead arm. Become convinced that ghost is stopping me from moving arm. Need wee. Too scared to get up. DP nudges me. Take earplugs out.
"What?"
"Are you ok?"
"Yes, can't sleep"
"Awwwwww"
04.00: Get up, have wee. Back into bed. Toss and turn, baby moving. Rub tummy, not really minding being kept awake. Heartburn.
04.30: Big glug of Gaviscon straight from bottle. Drop off to sleep.
05.00: Woken by DP snoring. Reach for earplugs. Knock over full glass of water. Swear. DP wakes up, puts light on. Sort out spillage. Toss and turn. Drop off to sleep.
06.30: Manage hour and half. Need wee. Get up. Have wee.
07.00: DP gets up for work. Am wide awake, if not slightly deranged.

This is EVERY night...

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lovelymama · 29/11/2008 13:07

Ha ha...at least you can get up to go for a wee at the moment. sometimes if DS is unsettled i'm scared to go for a wee in case i disturb him and then have another hour of crying to deal with! My bladder felt like it was going to explode! only 4 weeks left and you'll have sore nipples and post pregnancy hormones to add to the list and your current night in bed will seem like a luxury...

some call me a cynic

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countrylover · 01/12/2008 15:38

That sounds just like my night but add into that being woken up and staying up for over an hour with DS who has a raging fever. Oh and then staying awake afterwards for a while to go back in and check on him.

It's usually safe to assume there's always someone worse off than you - I'm sure there are others who can even beat my night!

Sorry, I am emphathising really although it sounds like I'm not.

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ButIForgetMyself · 01/12/2008 15:51

You mean IT GETS WORSE??????

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brookeslay · 01/12/2008 15:55

sounds like my nights i`m very bored of listening to DP snore and car doors bang , the odd dog barking then finally on the crack of dawn the local cockerel starts the joy!.
When you get to the loo it must be all of a couple of drips then back to the tossing and turning action. Getting some fresh air helps a little but i think we may be stuck with it !!!

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ButIForgetMyself · 01/12/2008 16:01

Last night at midnight DP had had enough of me and went to sleep in the spare room, after I went "ahhhhh" when baby kicked me hard in the ribs - I think he thinks I do it on purpose!

So then, feeling utterly shattered, uncomfortable AND hormonal, I cried for the next hour. Managed to sleep till 5, woke up, realised he hadn't come back, cried more.

I should have been happy not to have to listen to his snoring and coughing due to his cold. I don't know what's wrong with me. Been close to tears all day.

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KKx · 02/12/2008 20:05

Im sorry to be laughing. Im 39 weeks. It sounds so much like my nights. I say I feel like a 'Pig on a Roast', rotating every 30mins to an hour. Because of dead arms, pins and needles, peeing, sore shoulders, baby moving, partner snoring, DS falling out of new bed. Wont be long x

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June2009 · 02/12/2008 20:15

S**t this is not encouraging, I'm only at week 13 and I can't sleep already

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KKx · 04/12/2008 20:26

I'm 39 weeks and experiencing really strong cramping in my right groin, which doubles me over in pain, breathing through it doesn't help. This has been happening for months now, but happening 3 times per day it really takes my breath away. Midwife says it is normal.

Just wondering if anyones else has been experiencing this?

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ThePregnantMerryYuleWitch · 04/12/2008 23:49

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