To ask what you’re doing awake post-midnight?

[5YearsLeft]

I had a day that just really banged me about, physically, emotionally, just all the ways, and now, I’m laying here awake and staring at the ceiling.

So why are you awake? Crying baby? Can’t stop thinking? Worried about something tomorrow? Pain somewhere in your body being an arsehole?

Welcome?

@AliveAndSleeping I actually did fall asleep for an hour! And then woke up with bad results. You can’t win them all.

I’m so sorry about your DD. That sounds like such an extreme worry, and I’m sure it’s just awful trying not to let it show at every meal time or put pressure on her. I’m sure you’re exhausted with it (and then feeding a baby on top of if; as if it’s not enough exhaustion already. I really do hope you find an answer about your DD’s wanting. It’s too hard for both of you to live like that, especially when you’re so, so tired.

I am lucky that i'm just awake and got no one else to look after. Just done the wordle. Love it.

@beccahamlet I just started doing Wordle about a week ago. It’s ridiculous fun, isn’t it? Except the one day I knew my COVID must have been bad because I was sitting there thinking, “Why can’t I remember any vowels, those bastards…” har har. Hopefully, you’ll have a little more peace and quiet before others need you to look after them.

No lambs last night. One of Friday night lambs has tight tendons on his front legs so he's now wearing splints to help stretch them out He's very tall so run out of room in the uterus I think.

He will wear them for a couple of days only.

Excuse mistakes.

Awake since 4.40 am because my neighbours run their washing machine at stupid o'clock.Their water tanks are in the corner where the party walls of both houses meet, and right by my bed.

Can't move the bed because it's the only wall in the bedroom that is long enough for the bed to fit along!

@Wallywobbles IVs never hear if that but makes perfect sense and is so important since they need to walk so soon. For anyone else wondering what it looks like, I’ve googled it and attached a picture.

@LakieLady What kind horrible d’enfkdjndkfjifnfjdjfjjjf

Thanks five. I love wordle as well. I longingly watch the timer to see when the best one becomes available!! It's like mastermind (the board game), which I used to love as well.

Hope you got some rest later. Is it better during the day than in the night?

Good grief. I screwed up that last message.

Anyway, here’s that picture of the lamb (attached) and @LakieLady that should have said what kind of horrible neighbors run their washer like that. It’s actually funny because here in Switzerland we have strict “noise” laws, and they really do Include not running a vacuum or washing machine on Sundaybor between the hours of 10pm and 8am.

And @AliveAndSleeping, the pain doesn’t seem to have a time schedule unfortunately, as far as when it’s better. Sometimes it seems like mid-mornings are the best? It’s over the pain of early morning but before things start to get bad in the evening.

A slow Saturday night here but @MonicaGellerBing and @Sandysaurus I do hope both your little ones are getting rest today and starting to feel better, and @EileenGC, that you have the best day at work possible.

@AliveAndSleeping and @beccahamlet, hopefully the next Wordle is a good one, because we all deserve it.

@Wallywobbles, thanks for sharing news of the lambs with us!

And @LakieLady I do hope your neighbors’ washer mysteriously loses power tonight. One can only hope.

See everyone in, oh, 16-ish hours for the Sunday night still awake thread.

And here we are again, after midnight. Why are you up? Sunday scaries? Worried about Monday? Mind going too fast or, as always, one or two people with babies waking them up?

I have to pull my shite together, somehow be a human, and go look at two apartments tomorrow (here, you have to visit apartments before you can apply for them and competition is beyond fierce which is why I’m going even though I really should stay abed).

I can't sleep 😞

Why you moving house @5YearsLeft?

I'm here again. I just can't switch off. There's nothing particular bothering me, just that on edge feeling.

I lost my only sibling a few months ago after a long illness, as well as both parents in recent years. I know part of my problem is grief, and only time will help.

Enough of my woes. I have lots to be thankful for in life.

@purpleme12 Our lease is up (so that’s the biggest reason) and we really need two bedrooms and two toilets. Sorry to see you’re without sleep again!!!

@jowly Oh, I’m so sorry. You know, you can be thankful, and also be hurt. You’re allowed to know that you have a lot and still know you’ve lost a lot. It’s okay. You deserve that; you REALLY do. Grief is so raw and so real and it doesn’t matter whether you’re homeless or a billionaire; you’re not immune. It takes the time that it takes and until then, sometimes it feels fresh and rough and it doesn’t matter if you have food on the table or millions in the bank. It won’t bring back the one you love, and I’m truly sorry about that. Be kind to yourself; it sounds like it’s been such a rough period for you in terms of losing people and sometimes that comes up after midnight when it doesn’t always come up at noon.

@Sparklespangle

Literally the only time all day I get to myself. Kids in bed, dp in bed. I'm having a drink and finishing motherland.

Me too. Plus baby.

@Lightswitch123 Well, that’s a good reason! I hope you’re able to do something you enjoy to unwind during the time then.

Family work late shifts, so I stay up and wash & dry their uniform on the cheaper night rate electricity. I nap in the afternoon to make up the sleep.

@Thelnebriati That’s really kind of you!

Eating too many sandwiches, watching The Let Down, regretting staying up as I have a toddler class in the morning!

Usually awake still at this time. One teen dd has asd and can have meltdowns up to 11 as a common occurrence. Then sometimes at 2 or 3 am.

If she has settled late it takes me time to unwind etc and often I turn the light out at 1am to wake up at 6.30 during the week. On a really good night I turn the light off abt 11.30. Really bad night I get to sleep about 2.30.

What also happens is I fall asleep sitting up abt 10 while cosy in bed then wake up abt 11 and cant get back to sleep until 2-3.

I said to the dc saturday night. You can have a lie in tomorrow. Lo and behold asd dd wakes me up before 8 by tickling my feet. I was not best pleased. And refused to lie in.

When I go to wake her at 7am for school she wont want to get up and will refuse and make us all late. 🙄

@Potatopotate I think everyone has had a “too many sandwiches” kind of night at some point probably. And it’s hard to remember the toddler class is in the morning when you’re watching something good at night, ha.

@RoseMartha Oh, that’s tough. I know you make it sound so matter of fact, but so many people take for granted that their children reach a certain age and then their broken sleep is over and you’re just getting in with it. I don’t blame you for not being able to get back to sleep; if you never know EXACTLY what’s going to happen, it’s impossible for your brain to prepare for it, even if you have an idea of what asd DD usually does. And then trying to have a lie-in when you can’t get her up for love nor money on school days… sigh. It’s all just… tough. I think you’re doing amazing for getting through it and I only know you from one paragraph, so I hope you get the sleep you need!

Dreadful sciatica. Can’t take any more painkillers. Surgery in a month. Seems a long way off!! Sharp pain all way down my left leg!!! Ugh

@Coroico97 I’m so sorry, and I’m sure that month feels like forever. And that “well, I’ve maxed out the painkillers and there’s still knives under my skin - now what” feeling is the worst. Can anything distract you? Books? TV? I know they won’t take it away, but it can take a very small edge off sometimes. Can I ask what the surgery is? I didn’t know they could do anything for sciatica. I’m behind the times.

Awake at this ridiculous hour as my 1 year old woke up at midnight and has been constantly crying for over 3 hours now and nothing is settling her🙃

I've been doing some systems maintenance for work (I work for an org that covers APAC, Europe and North America, and I quite often run maintenance or upgrades at this time, as it's less disruptive).

I'm SO glad I chose tonight to do it, there have been some absolute ZOOMERS out and about on the board tonight.