Insomnia 3rd trimester

[PleaseGiveMeAShake]

I am on day 13 of less than 4 hours sleep a night and it's getting worse.
Just 2 hours I slept for last night/early this morning. The night before was the same.

I suffer from seven anxiety and depression (usually very well controlled) and i am just existing as best I can.
I don't feel like anyone is listening, I can't carry on so exhausted.
I was given an anti-sickness tablet on 17th December and it knocked out my anxiety meds and I have been in hyper mode since.
I stopped the sickness tablets when we worked out it was that. But my body is not settling back into a routine of sleep. I am still in wide awake 24/7 mode.

I send a text it makes no sense this post will no doubt be similar
I put my shoes on to go to Tesco today and realised I was standing in my top, pants and wellies. I forgot to put on my bloody trousers!
All I keep getting told by the doctors is you will settle/ don't worry baby is doing well.
I sound like a cow but I'm not doing well and they are not listening.

I am going to go back tomorrow and see if I can speak to them again. I just can feel my mental health is slipping and the doctors are not listening.

I don't even know why I am writing this.
I just wish someone would listen.

So sorry to hear you're going through this. I came online looking for sleep advice too as I feel I'm going mad! My situation is different ( no MH issues or meds) but I absolutely sympathise.

I would suggest you go back to the GP and make clear this is NOT working and that you need more help. Yes, it's great to hear baby is doing well but that's no help if you're at the end of your tether. Your wellbeing matters too.

Try to rest in the daytime if you can at all and good luck x

I hear you OP. Also a sufferer of anxiety, mostly health and general anxiety but also panic disorder.

I’m on god knows what night of absolutely zero sleep. I’m seeing 7am come around and DP starting to wake to get the kettle on, then I’ll snooze and be up to start the day.

Thankfully (I think) baby is arriving by c section on Tuesday.. (tomorrow now!) and I’m hoping even though baby will be keeping me up, that I will be less uncomfortable and my body will go back to normal eventually and I can start getting at least a few hours in a night.

I hope you haven’t got too long to go, and I hope you start getting some Z’s! Good luck

Oh I remember it well. Bloody horrible!!! You have my sympathies xx

Exact same position. Week 37, awake each night 1-5 am. Impossible to function.

Thank you all for the replys.
I got just over an 1 hour there and am now wide awake again. Although tell my foggy brain that
I am 35 weeks today but will be sectioned a week early. So only 4 more weeks to go. Which isn't long in reality, but right now it feels like a million miles away.
It's so hard to rest in the daytime as I have 2 other dc who right now are on christmas/winter holidays and need entertaining.

I feel so selfish for putting my needs before the baby but I just feel my last bit of sanity is slipping away.

I feel so selfish for putting my needs before the baby

How are you doing that? And secondly your needs are not secondary to the baby’s needs. You are separate beings - one isn’t secondary to the other. Women are made to feel this way though so I can see where you’re coming from. Not much fun being awake with massive bump at 3:37 am. I am in the same boat as you see

I feel for you, I'm here awake at 39weeks, it has been a pattern now of asleep for 2 hours, awake for 3-4. I don't know how people do it with other children as now I'm quite often napping twice a day which really helps.

Don't feel selfish. Is there someone who can take your DCs in the day for an hour or two to give you some rest?

Same... coming up for 36 weeks & awake every night at 2am. Was fairly manageable over Xmas but I’m back at work today and could do with the sleep.

Agree with a pp that you need to see your GP again & explain the medication issue.

So been to the doctors, apparently you are not allowed any sleeping medication whatsoever in pregnacy.
Although I was give a light sleeping tablet while breastfeeding my ds. Maybe that is different I don't know.
But anyways she has doubled my anxiety medication as she thinks that's the underlying problem. Although I don't feel particularly anxious just exhausted and sad.
But I am happy to try our plan and fingers crossed it works. Although it may take a couple of days to kick in.
My lovely dm has taken my 2 dc for the night to give me a break.

Thank you for the company last night everyone