Sleeping up to 12 hours a day

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I really need some insight here.

I am currently sleeping anywhere between ten to twelve hours a day, and I'm getting rather frustrated about it.

I've been to my GP and had a raft of blood tests done. Everything is well in normal range, even my VitD, iron and thyroid. I don't drink alcohol, smoke, or drink caffeine. I meditate, do ten minutes of pilates and try to run for at least ten minutes every day. I also eat a load of veg and try to limit my grain intake (in case the problem is a mild gluten intolerance or something). The GP and I both came to the conclusion that it was lifestyle-related, only I have cleaned up everything I can possibly think of, and I'm still in the same spot.

I've never been a great early bird, but this all started after I had my dd. She is now 16 months old, and sleeps through the night from around 8pm to 8.30am with one wake-up that my DH does (she has done since 10 months old). I decided that, to get free time to start working a bit again, I should try to get up around 6am, so I started going to bed earlier ... and earlier ... and earlier ... until I am now pretty much going to sleep an hour and a half after I've put dd to bed.

But no matter whether I go to sleep at 9pm or 10pm, I'm still waking up at 8 to 8.30am. So I take my GP's advice (because I am tired during the day) to have a nap when dd has her nap. Cue: falling asleep for an hour or two during the day as well as sleeping nigh on 10 to 11 hours a night.

So now I'm just stuck. GP thinks that it is just because I have a toddler, DH says it's because of winter, but the amount of sleep I seem to be needing is just daft. And when I'm asleep, I am just dead to the world. I sleep through dd crying, alarms, bright light, and if I do manage to wake earlier, I then sleep for two hours during nap time.

Does anybody have any ideas?

Have you thought about limiting your carb/sugar intake? I have loads more energy and even stay awake sometimes up until 11 at night without feeling tired and wake at 7 when my DS wakes.

Thats what I'm currently doing, leanne. No bread, pasta or potatoes. It makes a bit of difference, but not much.

Are yours overweight ? It will make you more tired if so . Yes to eat fresh fruit and food will help . Stodgy carbs , biscuits etc will make you sleepy .

Over sleeping may be. The more you get the more you want. It'll be hell for the 1st week or so but get a routine. Go to bed at 10pm and set alarm for 6am. And do this every day. It's a killer but it'll work. Happened to my son. He was sleeping for hours and hours and more and more naps. He was tired all the time.

I'm not overweight and I don't eat biscuits. That's what is so frustrating about this. I've given up pretty much everything I can think of.

Although I am starting to wonder if it is something psychological. My Dh suffers from anxiety and I've noticed I feel more tired when he is around, particularly when he's venting about something.

I'm wondering whether DH's anxiety is actually giving me a touch of depression, and that's why i can't shift the tiredness.