To worry about DH sleeping so much?

[CrohnicallyPregnant]

He's always been able to fall asleep at the drop of a hat, within seconds of lying down at night or putting his feet up for a nap in the day.

We also have a 3 month old baby (plus an older child) and he has to get up at 6 to go to work. So I get that he is genuinely tired at times.

But even so, I'm quite worried about him. It seems he falls asleep whenever he's not actively doing anything.

Today he fell asleep sitting up in an armchair while changing channels on the TV. I kept waking him but he would change the channels a couple more times and then fall asleep again.

I'm also tired as the baby hasn't slept well the last couple of nights. So when the baby napped we put a film on for the older child and both DH and I put our feet up and tried to nap too. I probably truly slept for 10-15 minutes judging by the amount of film I missed (and was aware of older child fetching a drink) and got up the moment baby stirred.

DH is still fast asleep 2 hours later, having slept through the film ending (he spoke to us when I started playing a game with eldest after the film and dropped back to sleep instantly), he has also slept through the baby crying.

However he has never fallen asleep while driving or working, so I'm not sure, if it is excessive sleepiness? Or is he just being lazy? Not sure if a lazy person would sleep through a baby crying or fall asleep mid channel changing though!

My DP sleeps a lot and falls asleep very easily, but he has (SCD) - how old is he if you don't mind me asking and has he ever seen a doctor about the situation?

Is he overweight? Does he snore? If so sleep apnoea could cause him to fall asleep during other times of the day

Early 30s, he's obese and yes he snores- but doesn't seem to stop breathing in his sleep. I thought sleep apnoea would be fairly obvious? (A friends husband has it and found out after he fell asleep on a train and a doctor saw/heard him!)

He hasn't seen a doctor about it, he doesn't see a problem, he's 'just tired' and it seems fairly normal to him as his dad is the same. He does have regular medicals for his job, not sure how detailed it is but he's always been told he's healthy, except possible arthritis starting in his joints (presume his weight contributes to that).

To be honest, I didn't really think it was that much of a problem either until I read a thread on here about night workers and someone said 'no one can sleep through a crying baby'

Well my DH can, and he's not been at work all night either!

My first thought was sleep apnoea. It makes a person so sleep deprived they can fall asleep at the drop of a hat. Being overweight and a snorer makes it very likely.

I'm not sure whether you would be able to hear the apnoea episodes yourself, so don't rule it out.

He should see his GP and mention the sleepiness and snoring though, definitely.

I was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. The only reason I went to the docs was because of the fact that I was so tired all the time. I could easily have put my head on the desk at work and slept. It was bad! Fingers crossed it is not this!

All my family fall asleep at the drop of a hat. We sleep in the cinema, watching tv , reading etc. But not driving or in work. So it could be fine. Power naps are benificial . But it might be best to tell GP.
My dh has sleep aponea and its ery clear he stops breathing during snoring. He is not remotely overweight.

I don't want to worry you, op, but my DH had this and it turned out to be related to non-alcoholic fatty deposits in his liver, caused by putting on a lot of weight in a short period of time.

DH also snored and had laboured breathing while he was asleep, again caused by the weight gain.

He's only 30, obese, and can't stay awake - not good. If he does have sleep apnoea, this is extremely dangerous for his heart. If I were you, I would have a very direct conversation about his health and get him to a gp as soon as possible.

Thanks everyone- will work on getting him to the GP!