So sick of pregnancy insomnia!

[Jojoba1986]

I seem incapable of sleeping for more than a few hours at night. I slept for maybe 2 hours tonight & now feel wide awake & just know I'm not going to get back to sleep for ages! If I do manage to sleep for more than 2 hours I'll wake up at bang on 4.30. I can sleep for Britain in the afternoon though & have shouted at DH several times when he's woken me up to ask what I want for dinner! Poor bloke!

I've not had the easiest start to this pregnancy. I've been nauseated almost 24-7 since 3dpo, absolutely exhausted until a few days ago when my new sleep pattern emerged & have been really dizzy. I have drugs to take when I get the nausea/dizziness but at just over 10 weeks that seems to be easing now.

Just needed to moan! Anyone else have bizarre sleeping patterns?

Thankyou so much for ur reply,it's nice to know I'm not alone! I've always slept like a log so this is all completely new to me! I just don't know what to do with myself in the early hours of the morning and been getting incredibly stressed by it all. I'm a nurse and work 13 hour shifts in a very busy department so I'm rly rly worrying about going back on 2 hours sleep! Then I'm actually worrying my stress and desperate tears the early hours will be causing baby stress,argh this pregnancy business is hard work lol! I'm only 22 weeks,wish I was 30 weeks too lolxxx

So glad I saw your message Mamtobe4, I too work 13 hour shifts on a busy ward and struggling to sleep/stay asleep for longer than 3 hours. Currently off sick as I nearly passed out on shift and consequently threw up everywhere last week through going to work and being exhausted. Very embarrassing when you're the one suppose to be looking after the patients!
Really don't know how I'm going to be able to get back to work on the amount of sleep I'm having, which is making me so stressed! Can hardly function in the day at home let alone on shift.
Glad to hear I'm not alone though!
I'm only 20 weeks and hope this doesn't stay for the rest of my pregnancy.

My youngest is 5 and I still can't sleep properly.

31+6. Can't remember the last time I slept properly! Haven't slept for more than twenty minutes at a time this weekend! Don't know how I am going to cope with twenty nine little ones for seven hours today at school! 🙈

Hi Alice28 thanks for ur response. I had got myself back to a better place with sleeping again (which hopefully will happen for you). During my time off I started going swimming,going to aquanatal classes and Pilates so I'd highly recommend no matter how tired you feel trying to do the same and just pushing urself,I found keeping myself busy during the day as opposed to just resting on the sofa worked better for my sleep. Went back to work 2 weeks ago,after 5 weeks off,as I too could not see how I'd function on a 13 hour shift on 2 hours sleep and it's all started back up again this week which I'm distraught about,actually loved being back at work too,have felt so cut off whilst off sick. I've been in bed since 8 tonyt,as only got around 2 hours last nyt and have been in a foggy state all day but still wide awake. I did go to the GP during my time off from work who prescribed me some 10mg Temazepam tablets and both him and my midwife were happy they were safe in pregnancy to try and reboot my system but I can't bring myself to take 1 for fear of harming baby in any way. I am becoming desperate again though I must say. I really hope things get a little better for you! I know this message isn't overly helpful but it is nice to know I'm not alone in this misery! I'm 26 weeks now so looks like il have to start my maternity at 29 weeks if this carries on,I'm worried I make mistakes at work and as you say we're meant to be looking after the patients but surely we need to look after ourselves too! Think we must accept ra I guess around 13 hours on1-2 hours sleep cannot be done!

The joys of MNing at 3.30am at 37+4 and finding a whole thread of ladies up and down the country who know exactly how I feel!

I have a pattern of being up 4/5 times a night for a wee and a change of sides (pgp gets more painful as the night progresses) but every now and again I simply can't get back to sleep and end up on the sofa trying to distract myself. I had my usual 3am banana to stop my growling stomach but it seems to have not agreed with me today and now I feel all sick and have stomach cramps. Feeling very fortunate to be on leave now and really feel for those of you that have to struggle on through a full day's work after consistent poor sleep.

I may have flicked the 'V's' at the last poor person to make a hilarious joke about enjoying sleep now before baby arrives. I may also have barked 'fuck off', which they were visibly shocked at as I'm usually quite laid back

😂😂 'may have flicked the V's' had to chuckle at that. I'm back to mnetting again after trying since 9pm to sleep! Must admit it is scaring me a little now as only had around an hour last nyt and none so far tonyt 😢😢😢!!! Still have the temazepam in cupboard GP prescribed me but I just can't bring myself to take it,although am getting to point of absolute desperation!! Only 27 weeks too at this rate I'm going to be begging for an early induction to get this little monkey out of me! Lolxxxx

I know this is an old thread but currently laying on the couch at 3.30am with no sleep and 37 weeks pregnant.

I have severe neck pain and headaches and been prescribed panadeine forte. I caved and had to take them as I couldn't stop crying from the pain. Now Im drousy but cant sleep from anxiety!! Anxiety over wondering how long the painkillers will last for and don't want the pain to come back. Ridiculous really, but sets my anxiety off every time and I'm so over it!!!

I feel your pain ladies! Exhausted now but trying to stay awake as late as possible to stop waking up yet again at 3/4am. I'm currently 24 weeks and this has been happening since 21 weeks.
The afternoons at work are just hell...
I find that a small bowl of Crunchy Nut helps me to get back to sleep (after an hour or so!), just in time for the alarm

Fingers crossed for some peaceful sleep all round tonight! (We won't mention the constant weeing...)

It's hard going when the sleep you crave whilst pregnant does not come lol! I have found tht mine seems to come in waves,I'm 33+2 now and contrary to what everything I read says I'm that knackered I do fall asleep now,although very restless and uncomfortable (with the odd nyt of lying awake until 4/5am still 😰😰😰.) Whereas went for weeks in 2nd trimester of that happening nights on end which was bloody awful. Monty I get anxious when I can't sleep and it's a vicious circle with me as that too ends up keeping me awake even longer,must be awful with horrendous pain on top of that u poor soul,but ur just about there!

Hoping someone can reassure me. I’ve had extreme insomnia for the past 10 days. My pattern seems to be one night with next to no sleep at all. Maybe 1-2 hours if I’m lucky followed by a night where I’m so knackered I get a bit more. If I got more consistent amounts each night I think I’d feel better & break this cycle.

I’m only 24 weeks and not particularly uncomfortable so think this is mostly anxiety and/or hormones.

I suffer from anxiety anyway and it’s become a vicious circle as the more I worry about sleep the faster my heart rate goes and then I can’t sleep.

Can anyone reassure me this is a pregnancy related thing and will ease. I’m loathe to go back onto sertraline while pregnant to avoid any risk of damaging the baby. But I need something to change as I can’t go on for another 16 weeks feeling like this.

@mamtobe4. I could’ve written your last post. Any advice?

Oh dopeydonkey I so so so feel for you after reading ur post,you rly do sound just like me,the anxiety would come over me as soon as my head hit the pillow. I can honestly say pregnancy was utterly miserable for me due to this insomnia,it made me so sad that what should’ve been one of the happiest times for me was ruined. I did go in citalopram in the end as I was becoming rly rly ill with my anxiety (rly ill!),and believe you me it nearly killed me everytime I swallowed a tablet but felt I had no choice. Mine seemed to come in waves so for no reason I’d go to bed one nyt and just sleep,then it would ease off for a few weeks. I’m sure you’ve tried the whole bath before bed,reading before bed? I’d turn my phone off at around 6pm too. I must say tho,nothing was fantastically successful,I do believe mine was hormone related and I have never ever felt so tired in my life. Probably the first two weeks after having my son was difficult as I was still trying to deal with my huge anxiety over sleep as well as a newborn,I remember though I was so utterly exhausted I didn’t even have time to worry about being tired with a newborn so was just knocked out between feeds,and believe you me even being up 5 times a nyt I felt less tired than I did pregnant!! In fact,I felt fine lol.
All I can say,I would do it again in a heartbeat for my son. He’s utterly perfect,with big brown eyes,golden skin and blonde curly hair. He never stops laughing and smiling and chatting away,so although a chunk of 2017 was one of the most miserable years of my life,2018 was the best year of my life spent with my son. Honestly,it’s all like a blur now to me,feels like a distant bad dream,but I rly do feel for you and wish I could help morexx