Why are you awake

[LisaJohnsonsFacebookMole]

I had a nightmare that felt incredibly and was so believable I didn't realise I was having a nightmare. Usually I do! And when I woke up I remembered a bad dream before the nightmare. Perhaps I need some changes in life.

Ddog got into bed with me for a cuddle at 4.49. It's always 50/50 as to whether I can get back to sleep when she does it, and I had quite a lot of wine yesterday so the answer today is no!

We come downstairs quietly and snuggle while I drink tea. DH is still asleep. The tree lights are on so it's cosy.

The early rising kills me but she's getting old now and I really cherish these peaceful moments of just me and her.

Up with my 2 week old who doesn't want to snooze in his own cot but snuggle on me. It's lovely but I'm looking forward to swapping with DH at 6 so I can get a couple hours kip before the day starts.

This is absolutely ridiculous but I'm up because my cleaner comes at this time. Used to come at 6.30 (which was bad enough) but somehow managed to bring it around to 5.30!!!

The thing is been coming to me for ages, very reliable and, best thing is, they're gone before anyone gets up and wake to a tidy house.

I usually get back to sleep but I've got indigestion (Christmas food) and it always keeps me awake annoyingly.

I’ve got the lurgy and have woken up because I can’t breathe. Now I’m awake I can’t stop coughing.

I'm in a hotel and it's too bloody hot! Why oh why are all hotels like this?
And yes we have tried to turn it down 🤣

Mines freezing! Regretting not packing my dressing gown! Hoping the next One is warmer!

Put the phone down yesterday afternoon on my DD as I thought she’d over reacted to a suggestion. Plucking up courage to ring her as she’s only texted once since.

Day 5 of high temperature and coughing. Feel like someone has taken a baseball bat to my entire body. I couldn't feel sorrier for myself.

Sympathies to all those who are ill. I’m just having a periodic phase of not sleeping well and seem to wake at odd times in the night - once I surface from sleep that's it; I’m wide awake. I didn’t go to sleep till gone midnight as I was reading, then woke at 5. Very annoying.

In a minute I’ll go downstairs and make myself some tea, but sometimes I find that listening to a podcast helps me drop back off.

Someone went to the bathroom at 5am and woke me up. Just as I was starting to snuggle down preparing to go back to sleep I had a panic that I was supposed to be in work so had to log on and check my work calendar. I knew I’d booked it off as a holiday but desperately needed to confirm.
I also have a stinking cold so waking up caused my cough to wake up too so, along with my crappy menopause sleep, there was no chance of getting back to sleep at all.

@AliciaW I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope the day isn't too horrendous. Have you got any support?

Woke up at 3 with my strained back muscle playing up and at 530 got into a hot bath.

@AliciaW - sorry that you are starting another day when you are already burnt out and stressed. It must be extra exhausting to have insomnia on top of being “on call” GP over Christmas period.

Hope things go better for you today 🌸

MIL, my nephew and MILs dog all got up at 5am and none of them are quiet!
They are going home today and I'm going to work. Looking forward to getting home to a much quieter house.

I woke up with a bad dream. A woman who was supposed to be helping my son was taking charge of everything and not telling me important information about hospital appointments and so on. When I confronted her she burst into tears and played the victim and still wouldn't tell me anything. It went on for ages and eventually when the heating came on it woke me up out of it. It was such a relief to wake up. Been reading Mumsnet since.