How the fuck are we meant to sleep?

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34 weeks, can't hardly breath, need a piss every ten minutes, itchy fanjo, snoring husband, two kids, baby kicking, hips aching, thirsty, slightly nauseous and just to top it all, a touch of insomnia thrown in.

It is a living nightmare !!

• I want a King size bed. It would take up our whole bedroom though.

I spend a lot of the night moving DH's snoring/heavy breathing face away from mine. I think we need a perspex barrier so we can wave at each other but not touch.

well hello ladies, i cant remember when i slept last, im 33 wks, and dh shares the bed, constant heartburn, baby has a gym session at bed time, i have to get dh to pull me over every so often the alternate sides, when im comfy bump lies on bladder and have to struggle to the loo for the thousandth time, i have spd so uncomfy to sleep, move and breath.then i have dh asking in bed you alright, and i say yes fine, couldnt be better then he knows to shut up and go to sleep, when i do drift off my dh gets up between 5 and 6 am, and makes sure im awake xx but i do love him x then i got to get up and start work xx i cant wait, im fed up, its my 4th and my youngest is 14yrs, so ive had a good run xx never ever again, im getting sterelised, i know what a dog feels like with fleas, the itching, and constipation x why do we keep doing, surely the 1st one should of put us off

i have a king size bed, and its a god send, i have my pillow mountain and he has his side, i do wake him up when he snores, sometimes i just hold his nose and he wakes up xx lol he has loads of patience or he would of killed me or walked out by now xx

Goodness, I must be a right fatty/inconsiderate git because we have a kingsize bed and I've still kicked OH out so I can have it all to myself and my lovely pillows and have the windows wide open!

Although, we have a super-kingsize mattress and bed on order so I may need to relent occasionally and allow him back in from time to time. Mind you, it'll probably arrive just in time for babies arrival and this time it'll probably be him desperately looking for excuses to sleep in a seperate room!

I just seem to wake up at 2am every night, with my brain going full tilt and can't get back to sleep. Have to get up and come downstairs and read my book. I thought it was due to stress at work and trying to get it all sorted before I finished, but nope, still happening even though I finished last friday

I have a kingsize bed which I need ALL of. DH on single spare bed which we have moved into our bedroom so at least we are in the same room, if not the same bed. Am 31 weeks. The dream genie pillow which I got in John Lewis was a total rip off but has been worth it though - although you wake up every time you need to roll over because your hop is sore, once you have rearranged yourself on it you can at least get comfy enough to sleep. I can't bear the thought of another 9 weeks of this. Am desperate for an early arrival at 37 weeks. Not getting my hopes up though........

I was desperate for a 37 week baby too. I'm now 38+2 and just can't bear this anymore... oh and the 'any news?' texts have started from friends. NO FFS WE WOULD HAVE BLOODY WELL TOLD YOU IF HE WAS HERE!!!!

I am convinced i will get more sleep once the kid is actually here. Even if it's less in total, the quality will be better- i'll be comfortable at least!!

I've another 16 weeks to go. 24 weeks with twins and feel that I'm the size of a house. Its already a large scale operation turning over in bed and its only going to get worse

I just want to be comfy again. But if you can find someone who can do a pregancy massage, you can at least forget you are fecking huge. For an hour anyway.

When in late stages of pregnancy with DS the only place I could sleep was in the bath. I'd get into bed with DH, fidget until he hurumphed and then go off and run the bath. i'd sort of lie on my side with my feet up on the end of the bath so that the puffyness would go down.

I'd read a bit of Agatha Christie until I felt drowsy and then put the book down and sleep for an hour or two in the bath until the water got cold. Then out of the bath and into bed and i'd get another 6 hours or so...

My MIL was but I was quite sure I wouldn't drown!

Ladies

It gets a lot better once the baby is born.

Yes you will be up half the night with it, but when baby is asleep you will just be you again, will be able to lie flat, breathe properly, and get through the night without needing the loo.

Hang in there!

Thank you bumpsadaisie for providing a lovely shiny light at the end of what has seemed like a verrrrrrrrry long tunnel!!

Pinkle

The moment that baby is out, you will feel GREAT! I promise. Literally the moment it's out. It's such a fast change.

No matter how hard the first weeks with a newborn, I found it nowhere near as hard as the slog of pregnancy (which didn't suit me at all; terrible sickness, heartburn, clicky sore hips).

Oh, I remember first night at home with DD - lying flat with her next to me - knackered and with loads to learn about being a mum, but oh! the joy of not needing to quaff a pint of gaviscon advance and lying FLAT! Being able to turn over, the luxury! OK I had a few stitches and was a bit bruised and battered but it was a definite improvement on what had gone before.

Don't be scared of labour, ladies. It's your deliverance from the misery of being pregnant, ho ho!

Silly me trying for DC 2 at the moment ...

I feel for you all I truly do. I really struggled with the last weeks of being pregnant with both my DC's. Just keep repeating "not long to go now." As soon as that baby is out you will sleep and eat properly for the first time in months. Laying flat is a luxury not to be underestimated.

I distinctly remember the couple of hours after DD (now 6 mo) was born even through I was torn and a bit bruised and knackered feeling the most intense relief that we were no longer sharing my body.

Good luck!

Thank you all for venting here...I feel more sane reading about your gripes. I have not enjoyed pregnancy at all... Am 39 wks now and bloody well wait to have my own body back. I want to slap women who talk about the joys if pregnancy and how they miss their bumps post birth... I can't sleep right now and am about to buy shares in Kleenex toilet paper as I think I've peed for Australia already tonight. A restless newborn surely can't be as bad as this ...!?