Anyone else awake with pregnancy insomnia?

[Madallie]

I'm 35+6 and have been totally unable to sleep more than a few hours a night for wks now. Last night was 3 hours, tonight has only been 1.5 hrs so far. I'm so tired and drained. Also have a 2.1 very active dd so no rest in the day. Have in idea where energy to look after newborn will come from.

Anyone else suffering the same?

I'm wide awake

I'm sitting in the kitchen, just sorted out all the wet washing and now I'm having a huge mug of hot chocolate

Chocolate has just started to trigger my heartburn this week....grr. Given up on sleep for now and downstairs on the sofa. I was fine until my two year old wandered in and woke me up. Resettled him and now need someone to do the same for me! Work tomorrow and have so much to finish off. At least I'll be able to snooze in my office

I go through phases of this insomnia it drives me mad! For the last few days I've actually managed to fall asleep quite quickly and sleep through until morning, but things started to deteriorate last night and now it appears it's back in full force

I kind of feel drowsy but I just know that when I climb back in bed I will be wide awake again. My problem is that I can't stop thinking about the pregnant, birth and life with a baby - my mind is completely working overtime!!! I can't shut off!

Sorry to hear you have work tomorrow, that must make it even worse!!! There's nothing worse than knowing you have to get up! On the occasion I was wide awake at gone 03.00am and knew I had to be up again at 07.00am to go to a hospital appointment and it just tipped me over the edge. I was so exhausted and stressed that I had a break down, I couldn't stop crying. When I saw the midwife at my appointment she made the huge mistake of asking how things were going and I just exploded with tears again She was concerned I had ante- natal depression and it took some reassuring to convince her that I wasn't depressed, just exhausted

Hope you're asleep by now... I'm yawning so might attempt it again. To be honest, the thought of work on little sleep is easier than the thought of toddler childcare on little sleep!

Have you tried relaxation to get to sleep? Progressive muscle can be good - just tense and release individual parts of your body (starting at your toes) and work your way up. Also, if your mind is working overtime, maybe writing things down might help? I just can't get comfy in bed :( much prefer lying on my right side but that brings on reflux/heartburn, and it's getting harder to lie on my back. So I toss and turn.

Awake here . It's not insomnia; I could sleep if I didn't have terrible stitch like pain in my bump. It's so uncomfortable. 3rd baby & 2 sections, so I guess it might be my scar stretching inside. I also have a very very heavy 16 month old and lifting him is becoming so difficult. Only 4 more nights to go though and then I will be awake all night for the next year probably: YAWN!

Yep 32 weeks and awake here too. Always around 04.30! Got another viral cold type thing at the moment so feeling sorry for myself. Have 12 hour shift today so could do with the sleep really.

Another one here...

I got to sleep at about 04.00am in the end. Awake again 2.5 hours later, oh the joy.....

I got back to sleep at 3.30 then up at 7. Toddler having screaming meltdown for bedtime so god knows what tonight will be like.

Anyone up? 37+1 and Braxton Hicks have woken me up.

I'm up (awake since 2.30 and currently in the bath). 30 weeks and fed up of not sleeping through

Mmm, bath sounds nice. Am debating warm milk and the last of the mince pies. Was awake 1.30-3 then dozed till about 4.

Btw I think my insomnia was worst around 30-35 weeks, so it may get better for you.

Woke at 2.30: had hot milk & banana; paracetamol for bump pain and 2 bloody hours later still wide awake! I don't even feel tired; more wired!!

I think some of my insomnia tonight is caused by aches and pains (legs/back/feet) from packing up our house today. Hence why I thought a bath may help. However the infuriating pregnancy piece is the inability to get back to sleep, even when shattered... It drives me mad. As it soon will be 5 I am debating whether it is worth going back to bed at all
V jealous of the mince pie

Another one here with this, been awake since 3.30.

Hi only just joined this so not too sure what I'm doing. Been up with Braxton hicks and strong kicks in ribs so now nursing hot milk and tired head. Anybody else get slightly miffed when partner still snoring away upstairs ?

brightstar - I hate having to listen to my DH snore and make sleepy noises. One hand I'm jealous but on the other I'm just annoyed that he isn't more considerate He's a very wriggly sleeper too, moving around, kicking his feet, snuffling, snoring, talking in his sleep etc, it just drives me mad. I have spent the last 3 nights in the spare room as it's the only way I can drop off - silence and a still bed

I think I nodded off about 03.00am this morning then had to get up at 07.00am to await the delivery of our nursery furniture which has just arrived. I'm now trying to decide whether to go back to bed and try and get some more sleep, or just suck up the tiredness and try and get back into some kind of routine.....

May I join you? Wish I wasn't! I'm only 10 weeks, not slept well since 4 weeks. Am usually sandwiched between snoring DH and wrigglebum DS with 2 cats squished in somewhere, all of them asleep but me. With DS's pregnancy I napped all weekend, no such luxuries this time!

I managed a decent sleep last night, the dp was back on nights so the next three nights will be undisturbed....by him anyway, Phew! Although heartburn is starting to be a real issue at night! I think i am less moody today because i slept better!

Another crap night last night. More pillows, but tossing and turning from 2am. At least had a birthday lie in...until 8.30am. Ds on the other hand is sleeping in his own bed again, almost all night. So can't blame him!

Sympathies to everyone suffering with insomnia - I am too

Here's what's helped me -

"guided sleep talkdown meditation for insomnia" - google this, there are some free videos available on youtube. They help you to relax and the talkdown frees your mind of all those thoughts racing through it. There are also some videos with nature sounds or white noise - I find these help too. It's just something to listen to other than your own thoughts. the ability to tune out is a major part of falling asleep

Best of luck everybody

21 weeks here, and yes! Wondering if anyone else has become a lighter sleeper in general? The other week DP and I had a silly argument (seems to happen more often in my hormone fuelled state!) and he fell asleep on the sofa. Was the best night's sleep I'd had in ages. He's a thrasher so I'm wondering if it's harder to sleep through things that didn't bother me before pregnancy. Unless you're worried about hurting your own DP's feelings, might be worth a try on a bed of your own? Just every so often to catch up? That's my only solution so far though....

Hi ladys Im going to be a 1st time mam . Im 40 weeks today but have woken up at 4.40am and cannot for the life of me get back to sleep am onto my 1st cup of ovaltean and its not 06.12am ....I had a very sharp shooting pains in my pubic bone lady area last night before I went to bed and have went away ... could this just be braxton hicks? havent had many during my full pregnancy , Think itsjust excitement and nevusness for me x my luck I will go over my due date but just cant stop thinking about stuff its like my brain is in overdrive and is driving me mad xxxx much.needed sleep xxxx

Wish I was just a lighter sleeper lol I cant lie down without being sick I have major acid reflux I cant even lie down in the bath. I feel rubbish I have 4 weeks left and its going to be the longest 4 weeks of my life !