Can we have a why we're awake thread, please?

[iamjackslaceratednipples]

14mo is I'm pretty sure staying awake in protest and sheer bloody mindedness because I don't want him to pinch my nipples while he feeds. I have a raft of various breastfeeding woes at the moment anyway so feeding is sore generally.

I'm not a sweary or angry person but I want to fucking scream. I'm exhausted. He's exhausted. My nipples are in fucking agony.

The puppy woke me up around an hour ago to be let out. Now I have period cramps and can't get back to sleep.

I was up 1.5 hrs ago-now heading out of the door on the school run with my grumpy teenager daughter! (I'm in Cyprus and it's 7am)

I'm awake worrying because DS has covid. I'm scared of catching it. I'm scared of DH catching it. My elderly parents need my help & I can't go round there because we are in quarantine.
Christmas is cancelled.
Work has been horrendously busy this week in the lead up to my "holiday"
God I wish this virus would just fuck off!

DD woke up from a bad dream just after 4 & I can't get Back to sleep. I'm in the spare room reading, might get a coffee & bring it back to bed if I can be bothered.

Woke up at 4am yesterday as well so I'll be pooped later 😴

Hope you feel better soon @famousforwrongreason x

And my thoughts are with everyone who can't sleep because they have stuff to worry about, it's the worst

Sounds like the main sleep robbers are covid worries, dogs and babies/toddlers.

for all.

Menopause second night awake until about 5.30 then up at 8 for a full days work. I get an insomnia week every month, kills me

19 year old cat with dementia screamed me awake at 4 o clock again ☹️
I’m so sorry for those in pain and I hope the future is kinder 💐

My 22 month old was crying for me from 4:30. Sat by her cot watching her sleep. I get up at 5:30 so no point going back to bed now

I'm awake
Not sure why
But I've read...had hot milk....toss and turned .....aarrgghhh

Me too. Awake and buzzing.. but have no young kids and v early retired. So it doesn't really matter but my sleep pattern has gone fkn haywire Lately just the same! Covid worries I think.

Feel so much for those who must try and function soon.

Haven't managed to sleep yet, worrying about dh 40 (stage 4 terminal cancer) sadly with a limited life expectancy.

I've woke up with the very familiar symptoms of Pneumonia and I feel terrible leaving me shivering, wide awake on here!
Had Pneumonia 12/13 times so know the score unfortunately. Never mind!

So many sad stories in the hours before the dawn. My thoughts are with you.

you all have my sympathies. I’m often a fairly poor sleeper past 4am but tonight i am awake with covid worries as I am waiting for my test results. I’ve been unwell since Monday but really unwell since tues night and had a test on weds at 7:30am. Since then I have been in the spare room waiting for the results. DH started to feel unwell yesterday and he has a heart issue so that is worrying me a lot. We have DFIL funeral next week which we won’t be able to attend if it comes back positive and I’ll never forgive myself if that happens

@TheoriginalLEM

My mum died last night ,just spoken to my cousin in Australia and cant get back to sleep.

Oh I am so sorry for your loss.

Work anxiety, haven’t slept well for about a month.

@famousforwrongreason

I’m awake because I slept most of the day because I didn’t sleep the night before. I’m poorly and have poorly kids. I’m a single mum, I’m scared of losing my job, I have no support other than shared custody, I have disabilities and my house is a shithole. I’ve never felt more alone. I keep crying but I don’t know what the point of crying is. I’m lonely, I’m exhausted and at the end of my rope. I feel like my whole life is just endless struggle. I’m struggling to find the positives at the moment but really need to before my mood spirals

I just wanted to reach out, your post resonates with me so much, I too have absolutely no one, am a single mum with 3 kids and struggling so much that my GP has got the mental health team involved. Everything you said I could of wrote. If we get through each day then that's a positive.

I've been up for the past hours thanks to nightmares and now my 5 year old is up and ready to start the day

@mutantelfoftraal

It's blowing a hoolie out there.

I've never heard anyone say hoolie bar local folk.. where are you ? I'm on an island

Raging back ache and sciatica - had surgery in July after 3 years of constant pain, relieved my pain for about 8 weeks and now it’s back with a vengeance. Tramdol helps with the pain a bit but worsens my insomnia, as does the tremendous amount of stress I’m under as a Public Health Specialist in a Pandemic... sigh might as well get up now I’ve been tossing and turning for hours.

Sad to read so many dealing with serious life troubles during the night. Hopefully if the darkest hour is just before dawn ( Mamas and Papas I'm taking your word for it) that the rest of the day will seem a little brighter and better. I've just gotten into a habit of waking at 5 every morning might be a peri thing not sure. I don't really mind too much as my thoughts are mostly positive. The big drawback is that I seem to do a lot of online shopping at this time and am sometimes shocked when I see all the delivery notifications later in the day. Sending those of you with troubled thoughts heartfelt energy across the night skies to wherever you are in time and spare and hoping for better times for you all.

Insomnia. Get it when I'm stressed. Am v worried about COVID - work in healthcare Mgmt and get daily visibility of the system (i.e. regional hospitals and healthcare providers) capacity and it is at breaking point. Trying our best to support our colleagues but the pressure is immense. I honestly think the xmas relaxing of the rules may see the system collapse entirely. A friend of a friend died a few days ago of it too. We've decided to cancel our xmas plans to see friends.

Morning @iamjackslaceratednipples, I wish I’d come across this thread last night! Pregnant with DC4 and he likes to kick the crap out of me for a few hours at random times in the night.

Anyway, about the nipples. I have just come across silverette (gutted I didn’t know for the other). If you’ve not heard of them they are real silver nipple cups that are apparently a miracle for helping sore nipples. I am buying some next month so I have them ready! I’ve read A LOT of reviews and most women say that within as little as 12 hours they can make a huge difference, and definitely within 48.

Hope the rest of your night went a little better and you get some rest today!