If you're up and about, why are you awake?

[AbsentmindedWoman]

Waves at fellow night owls.

I've just made a pot of coffee, as have a deadline tomorrow and lost ground this afternoon being faint and ill and useless. My blood sugar has zoomed up to 20 after a crappy hypo, but I'm doing ok for now, though obviously would prefer to be in bed.

If you're up and no plans for sleep yet, what are you doing?

I'm awake just as I was two nights ok because I wake up and can't get back to sleep.
I did fall asleep at 9.30pm so had 4 hours sleep.

I know I'm going to have that awful odd feeling later though and I have to work.

Because I've been good and not tested early after our IVF cycle... until now. BFP!!

And now I'm too worried about having yet another miscarriage that I can't get back to sleep.

I’m in Canada. Only 9:21pm here.

Because tomorrow I have the first of 10 days of brain radiotherapy for metatastic breast cancer and I’m bricking it slightly!

Feeding the baby again, have also resettled the toddler once - tonight has not been a good night. DS will wake me once his grow click comes on at 7 then DH will crash about like a herd of buffalo getting him and DS ready for work and nursery. Yay.

I’m awake as it’s my dad’s funeral today and I’m getting anxious about it.

School and Lily - I hope all goes well for both of you.

And Cherry too.

My body clock seems to have set itself to a 4 o'clock wake up, despite the phone alarm going off at 6.30. It's been every might for weeks and weeks. I'm exhausted.

Ds (almost 18 months) has decided that 4:05 is an appropriate time to start the day. There’s no way he’s going back to sleep so I have admitted defeat and come downstairs to try and stop him waking up the older dc.
Currently sitting eating dry Cheerios (him) and drinking the strongest coffee known to mankind (me) whilst watching hey duggee on Netflix.

Toothache!! I've coped with only paracetamol for 3 days due to pregnancy. I can't wait for my dentist appointment tomorrow 😭

Lack of sleep is soul destroying.

I actually think I may have an iron deficiency. Or something that is dissipating my energy. I can sit wide awake for hours until all hours of the morning. Can I actually get out of bed and shower? Can I fuck! I slump out of bed, completely shattered, exhausted and destroyed. And so the cycle begins for another day of torture.

I'm also diagnosed as suffering from depression, so maybe that is affecting my sleep pattern and energy levels. Who knows!
I'm so tired of it now. It's so bloody frustrating. I used to go to the gym at the very least 5 days a week, sometimes 7 days a week.
I haven't been to the gym in 6 weeks. I literally have not the energy to scratch myself.
Can I sleep? Ye, some days 4 hours, some days 16 hours.
I think I'm just stressed.

I’m awake monitoring asthmatic DD’s breathing. She’s on prednisolone so she’s rather restless too!

Fed DD again and haven't gone back to sleep, she's due another feed soon I think 🤦‍♀️

Myself and 4 month old DD have horrible colds and coughs

32 wks pregnant. Scan day. Need the loo.

Really bad dream.

Starlight45 me too at 4.45

Then DS2 has been up twice since so not worth going back to sleep.

Been awake since 3.30, 4 month sleep regression. Losing the will to live

@preggersteach I feel you on that one, coupled with her having a cold - I might as well just say goodbye to any sleep!

I'm stuck in the habit of waking up at 4am everyday 😩 DP snores frequently throughout the night, which then wakes up DS 13 months, I then have to get DS back to sleep. I have this cycle continuously through the night. I don't know why I even bother to go to bed at all.

and we're up. Thanks dd.
Ugh.

Who knew there were meditation podcasts? A godsend!

@Flambola I started with the save the student guide as it literally holds your hand and works it out for you!

@Thejezebel I've been thinking of you today.