how to stop worrying....and sleep some more??!!

[Jendo]

Expecting no. 3 at the mo and just when I need more sleep than ever before I somehow have lost the ability to sleep (hence the middle of the night post!!)
I'm driving myself and my poor dh mad ending up awake half the night every night then exhausted all day and either crawling thru work or at the weekend needing him to mind the other 2 til I sleep!!!
My mind won't stop worrying! About this baby (strange test results, all should be ok but still lingers in back of my head), my dd1 growing up, is she getting enough attention, dd2 going to be a big sister, how will she react, is it fair on them, am I going to be able to cope with 3???? They there's the "what's that strange noise is there a burglar/killer in the house, how can I protect my children from the big bad world"..Combine that with feeling wrecked all the time ( unlike last two where I sailed thru) and having become decidedly weepy and I'm fed up listening to myself!!!
Logic and common sense tell me I'm being pregnant and hormonal and all is fine but I'm really getting hacked off at the lack of sleep!!!
Anyone else losing their mind or just me?! Any suggestions??!!

Ha Im on dd3 and I went to bed at 1am last night nackered as I was worrying about the birth and crying that I didn't want to do it , silly as I've done it before and 2nd was a dream ? I also check the front door is locked in the middle of night and check on older 2 to make sure they haven't been taken in the night! And I'm really worried that when this baby comes my other two will be left out as I will b so stressed out and busy with baby (specially the first few weeks) and they willl be effected by it badly.

I also feel scared of being on maternity leave (money wise) and I worry the baby will be still born or something as everyone is buying for her and going crazy an the kids are all excited I feel that something will go wrong and I will have to Brel bad news to everyone :( how bizarre ? This has deff by far been the hardest pregnancy so stressful tiring and I've been depressed. So it must be common if we both feel the same? I think I get more sleep then you tho which is a bonus and
Not working anymore . I'm 37 weeks now x

How old are your older two ? Mine are 7 and 4 both in full-time school.

Me too! I'm 30 weeks pg with DC3 and I have really found it hard this time. My body is not holding up very well after three pregnancies so close together and unresolved damage from a traumatic delivery with DC1.

I have also been suffering with lack of sleep and my GP has prescribed a very low dose of diazepam for me to take if things are really bad. I took it for four nights in a row and it really helped to 'break the cycle' of struggling to get to sleep. I haven't had to take it since but it is comforting to know I have the tablets there if it gets bad again. (Mind you, DC1 and DC2 are still waking fairly frequently in the night so I don't really have much unbroken sleep anyway!)

I always feel so much happier and relaxed when the baby actually arrives. I have never 'done pregnancy' very well!

Weird that's it's all with number 3 isn't it?

Cheekychops that's so like me, I was up 3 times last night over the course of an hour investigating "noises" and checking that the front door was locked ( it was...and I knew that cus I locked it myself going to bed!) and creeping into the girls room to check the r still breathing lol.
Maybe it's designed to make u realise 3 is enough lol!!!

Mine r 4 and 2 btw, eldest at school (altho it's finished for summer) and youngest at day nursery while I'm at work and then home with me when I'm not. 3 more weeks at work then I'm off thank god! Can't wait!!

Ohmygosh I feel a bit guilty hearing you as there's nothing actually wrong with me!! Other than picking up every single cold cough and sniffed so I've now got a perma cough (which doesn't help the sleeping!!) I'm fine.