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3rd trimester insomnia

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jHarls · 26/11/2022 17:48

Hi ladies
I'm very new here, I'm 34+2 with my 3rd child! & have horrible insomnia, literally feel like I'm about to lose my sanity! I don't ever remember sleep being really an issue in my other pregnancies.
So basically it's taking for ever for me to fall asleep due to restless legs, heartburn & in general just being huge and uncomfortable! But when I'm actually falling asleep it's like I'm not in a deep sleep, then up every hour needing to pee, or my heartburn is kicking right off, but then it's taking me a while to drop back off. I'm up every morning between 6/6.30am to be ready and out the house for 8am for the school run and work, BUT I wake up between 4.30am/5am and can not get back to sleep. I'm probably having around 4hrs sleep a night but that is broken sleep not a solid 4 hours! I'm honestly dead on my feet, I'm so snappy & moody & emotional constantly which in return makes me have a low mood because I'm normally up & at em, happy, bright eyed and bushy tailed! But it's also creating anxiety, the lack of sleep is making me scared incase I develope depression ect.. basically I'm terrified incase the lack of sleep will affect my mental health! This also doesn't help the sleeping situation, it's just a big fat mess haha!
I can't nap in the day because I wake up feeling so fatigued and sickly! Is anyone else like this? Will I survive this? I'm at my whitts end!
Sorry for the rant & looking forward to hearing others horror stories 😆

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dottyrobin · 26/11/2022 17:54

I'm 27 weeks with my second and I had insomnia with my first and it is just starting to ramp up now with this one.

I can usually get to sleep fine but I wake for large portions of the night. Last night I was awake from 2am, ended up getting up at 3am to make a cup of tea then went back to bed at 5am. Awake at 7.

Baby is usually really active when I'm woken up so I just see it as him getting me ready for when he's here.

Wishbub · 26/11/2022 18:06

I hear you, I'm 37 weeks and insomnia this time around has been just awful. I'm just looking forward to sleeping a bit more after she's born...

jHarls · 26/11/2022 19:44

Was it bad in your first pregnancy? I think I'm overthinking it, but the exhaustion is horrendous! My eyes feel heavy, I'm emotional, snappy! I'm just not my normal self at all! Like I say I definitely didn't have this in my other pregnancies!

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jHarls · 26/11/2022 19:47

@Wishbub it's horrendous isn't it! I'm literally struggling to get through my days because of it! Keep telling myself I have left than 6 weeks left, but being exhausted that seems like a year away!! I really can't bare the exhausted feelings

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dottyrobin · 27/11/2022 21:30

It got pretty bad, I remember saying to my colleague I can't wait for the baby to be born so I can sleep!!
And to be honest it was pretty true, slept much better once she was born.

Fortunately not got the excruciating hip pain yet but it will probably be coming along soon!

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