Why are you awake?

[Ezlo]

I fell asleep on the sofa. I've got myself to bed and found myself wide awake.

I'm worrying about work and working from home tomorrow (we have a hybrid approach at work which works OK when staffing levels in the office are managed by mamagement).

Stress levels are making me want to wee all the time and I dribbled a bit when I got up off the sofa earlier. The quick ahower has woken me up good and proper. Now I have a slight stomach pain and feel bloated.

Hmppph.

Toddler is sick. Just a cold but the call wore off. Hoping she'll go back to sleep after a week, a drink, some more cal pop and a cuddle. Currently singing though.

Calpol!

The cat decided that he wants his breakfast NOOOOOW! He has a habit of smacking my face with his paw until I wake up, and then marches into the kitchen and awaits service.
Also brooding over the uncharacteristic rudeness of my landlord yesterday. Don't owe him a penny in rent. Keep the place and the outside immaculate.
Now back in bed with tea and a cheese sandwich.

Peri anxiety.

Heard a car door shut outside over an hour ago and it made me panic (for no reason at all, it was just a neighbour) and now can't calm down.

Im so sorry. I can’t imagine what you are going through. Do you have support from family or friends?

I'm so sorry. Poor thing. Really hope she is ok. She's in the best place and being taken care of. But this must be so so hard for you. My heart goes out to you both. Try to think about the nice things you can bring to the ward tomorrow, something from home that she likes.xx

I didn’t know Peri anxiety was a thing. I’m perimenopausal and my anxiety is through the roof! I didn’t realise there might be a link between the two.

Snap! Came up to bed early around 8.30, read a book, fell asleep/ woke up at
10pm
and again at 1am and now been awake since 3 🥴

just been toilet the toilet, made a cuppa and now getting off mumsnet to read and hopefully get some sleep!!

Yep! I've always had anxiety and am on medication for it, but peri anxiety is something else entirely. Feels more physical and far harder to control.

I've had more panic attacks over monsters under the bed at 43 than I ever did as a child, even though I know rationally there's nothing there. It's ridiculous!

I'm awake because of my 4yr old twin boys. They share a room so its like a sleepover party every night. They didnt even fall asleep last night until almost 10pm, and now they're awake singing. I just took them a drink and tucked them in again. They will wake up at 6:45 of course. With Hot Wheels and lego in their hair. Zzzzzz. WHY

DP snoring!

I've just woken up pretty much

I keep waking up at this time recently and therefore go to bed ridiculously early now too

Too much effort to go down in the dark to make a cuppa quite yet though

Maybe I should keep one in a thermos next to my bed in future. There's an idea

DS GF called me last night because DS is really ill at Uni. He never usually makes a fuss about being ill and just gets on with it but he's very feverish and shivery. Hopefully he'll have turned a corner today. I'm too far away so can't do much about it.

No idea why I’m awake, I seem to have restless nights a couple of times every week. Luckily I’m retired so it’s not too bad.
That’s horrendously hard @Littleferns , I hope she improves quickly 🤗
It’s very quiet here, I sleep in a different room to DH so I don’t disturb anyone if I read in the middle of the night. I also have a Tassimo in my bedroom so I don’t have to go downstairs for a drink- if I do then the dog expects to accompany me back to my bed! She hogs it by laying across it and I’m a restless sleeper hence her being kept downstairs.
Sending hugs to those who need them x

Sciatica. I was internally grumbling about not being able to go downstairs for a cuppa because my dog would follow me and expect the whole garden/ breakfast routine until I read the sad post about the poster’s first night without the dog. Now I just feel grateful to be here with him.

So sorry for your loss.

Loud neighbours, it's some form of multiple occupancy we think. Been up almost all night.

Ditto. And I'm an early riser anyway.

I can't stop reading the US news and I'm in awe, horrifed and disgusted all at the same time. I can't believe what is happening, both to the US government and Trumps comments about Gaza. It's insane. He's insane.

He really is insane. He is basically talking about ethic cleansing
and a US occupation of Gaza

I was on nights. My body clock is adjusting. As I get older I am finding the adjustment more and more of a challenge. 🥱

I had a radical hysterectomy due to cancer and now going through menopause, I have serious sleep issues.

Oh my goodness. I'm so so sorry. Sending love ❤️

Period pains woke me up 🙄

I had a full hysterectomy 10 years ago. The menopause is unbelievable isn't it? BANG - straight in!

Have the docs prescribed HRT for you?

19 month old can’t quite give up that last middle of the night wake up. All she wants is a cuddle but she was up for 1.5hrs this time. My alarm clock is due to go off in an hour, I should probably try and get a bit more sleep…

Have had a weird nights sleep and now no point in going back to sleep before I get up for work 😭