GAH! I need sleep and it's making me ANGRY! (long rant...sorry)

[Sherida]

I'm SO desperate for sleep, I need to know if anyone else feels the same way! I'm 24 weeks, and at first I was waking up at 3am. Then it was 3am and not able to get back to sleep. Now, I'm NOT SLEEPING AT ALL! It's winding me up, and of course the more wound up I am the less likely I am to sleep. I'm going to miss work yet again because I can't function like this.

I find myself screaming at the cats for daring to meow at me, and DH isn't helping by telling me he's soooo tired, and has a headache because the cats woke HIM at 5am yet won't take painkillers! Then he's making stupid remarks that are probably meant to help but actually come off at best as condecending, and at worst misogynistic. I'm spending every spare penny I have on baby essentials, and he's telling me he needs a new graphics card for his PC and another guitar. Yes, I said another guitar. He has like, 6. He's apologised, but I'm sure it won't stop him doing it.

I'm sorry to rant at you guys, but you're probably the only people who are gonna understand, and I really just feel like breaking down and crying. I'm still being ill, I'm having a horrible first pregnancy and never want to do it again. I'm sick of people saying it'll be OK. Er, when? If I'm not feeling well at 6 months I don't think I will at all, and if I'm not sleeping before the baby is born I damn sure won't after!

cries

/rant over. Sorry

sympathy here, thats how I started when pg with ds, he is now 4 and it is only this week I have started to get full nights sleep [12-6am]. However I have had another 2 babies in that time..lol

I hear where you are coming from
Why not try having a warm bath before bed and putting a bit of lavender under your pillow? Having a warm milky drink will help too - perhaps you should try this when you wake up at 3am, it might help you get back to sleep.
I hate to tell you this, but it does get worse - I'm 30 weeks, and I'm getting up 2-3 times in the night to wee!
Are you failing to get back to sleep because you mind is going a mile a minute? I have had periods lying awake for hours because my busy brain won't shut down - anxiety about work, baby etc.
Perhaps getting up and reading a little might help.

TY for your replies. Love the name, omeN666.

Bouncing, I have tried a bath before bed, although not the lavender. Would a little oil on a hanky do? Honestly, I'm so tired I can't think straight and it really doesn't seem to matter if I can form thoughts or not. I try to go do something else, I've got a great book on the go but I can't concentrate on the book! I AM a little tiny bit worried about baby, in that at my 20 week scan the sonographer told me she was small, within average but small. Well, if she's average why worry me by saying she's small?

And really, gets worse???? These women that bloom in pregnancy just....suck.

lots of sympathy Sherida - Am 29 weeks here and have having to get up at least 4 times a night thinking i need loo (often nothing really but baby pushing down there). Also then tossing and turning because i am sooo tired, cant get comfy, itchy, hot, cold, snotty. DP is on sofa now, i wear earplugs and still cant sleep.

Re the silly remarks from your dp - i really dont think they get that baby is on our minds 24/7. I also remember when i was preg with ds1 being really stressy with the cats.

Agree with post about lavender, warm bath, milky drink. Speak to your MW too about it. I am going to today at antenatal.

re lavender - only use little (couple of drops) as too much can be a stimulant.

crap sleep here too...peeing 4 times a night, dog barking at fireworks, snoring DH, DS having a nightmare, baby kicking crap out of me...

i'm sure i'll get more sleep with a newborn!

im 41 weeks fiance always wants something 4 pc too. cant afford it. just got last payment were gonna get b4 baby comes. doesnt stop him wanting dvdr discs tho. really gets on my nerves. he wants new motherboard too. we aint even got enough nappies and wipes 2 last til we get our hands on some money luclily thats where sis in law comes in handy.i am also suffering with bad insomnia and fiance just tells me 2 shut my eyes n i'll fall asleep.............. WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THAT. DOES HE REALLY THINK I AINT TRIED THAT. STUPID MAN.. HOW THICK CAN YOU GET

SORRY NOT NEW MOTHERBOARD NEW HARD DRIVE LOL. needless 2 say he hasnt got any of the things he wanted. he does realise he cant have it.....yet. baby does always come first and i come a close second but the i want i want i want does get on your nerves i know how you feel. and my cat dont meow at me no more as all he gets from me is a load of verbal abuse. he waits for fiance to get up now lol

I'm so glad I'm not going insane. Well, maybe I am. Today I had a total sobbing breakdown in the local shop...because they've bought back Wispa bars... .

Thanks for all your replies, I feel a lot better. Have had a lovely lavender bath and now off to bed. Cats keeping well clear of me tho