What am I doing awake at this time of night?

[themacsmum]

Anyone else experienced this- it's a first for me. After spending all evening feeling weird (sorry not v. helpful but best description I can come up with), more frequent baby movements than usual and odd sort of cramps but milder v. low down, went to bed about 10.00. Felt tired when went to bed but still wide awake now at 1.30 in the morning.
I'm hoping for lots of messages saying just another odd concoction of pregnancy symptoms but still feeling v. weird although I can't put my finger on it. 32 wks with DD but don't remember anything like this with DS.
A bit of middle of the night reassurance would be great.

same as that....first 3 months i was asleep by 9/10 but now 28 weeks and awake
ill be asleep at midday tomorrow now xx im not tired at all

Hi xxkt1xx
Nice to know I'm not the only one awakw now and probably struggling through tomorrow. Hope you get to sleep soon

I've been on here every night for the last month, reading horror stories on childbirth and pregnancy and knowing I'll feel terrible in the morning. IU think pregnancy insomnia is to do with low level anxiety about the birth, hormones, and the need to pee every hour.

I have been awake in the night with insomnia on and off throughout the 3rd trimester (39 + 3 today)

Apparently it is quite normal. I lie there just unable to return to sleep so last night I went to the spare room and did So Doku for an hour. I bought a book yesterday with 300 puzzles in it. That should last me!

didnt get to sleep till 230 this morning ...i hate it because im so tired now and cant sleep as 3 year old wasnt well enough to go nursery

shhaaaattereeed!!

It was 2.30 for me too in the end. At work at the mo and touch wood ok but I knw when I leave to pick DS up from school in about an hour I will flag. Fingers crossed for a good night's sleep for us all tonight

I've been getting this too.

Just starting the 3rd Trimester and for the last fortnight I've been waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to get off again. Mix it all in with really vivid dreams. I gather it's all normal - but still aggrevating. I used to read or do a puzzle - but I'd end up getting to an exciting bit and not want to stop thus defeating the object.

If you can't catch up on sleep at other times, I was told this trick by a sleep counsellor. After 10mins of laying awake, get up and do something so mind numbingly dull for 20mins - chopping veg for tomorrow's dinner, washing the kitchen floor really meticulously the hard way, polishing door knobs, waxing wooden floors, ironing your t-towels, bull-polish shoes. Don't put on any music or the telly or do anything remotely interesting/stimulating or which requires concentration. After your 20mins, try going back to bed. Give it another 10mins - if no joy, go back to your deadly dull job. Repeat.

It might take a few goes over a few nights, but your mind will quickly train itself that its choice is getting really, really bored or going back to sleep. Just think of it as the grown up version of what Nanny911 does when repeatedly returning kids to their bed.

It's much much better than laying there stewing. The structured time limits are an important part of the exercise. It doesn't matter if you've finished the job in hand or tidied up. Just stop and go straight back to bed at the end of the time.

And if it doesn't work - well - at least you'll've got a few chores done.

Only other thing I've found to help is a relaxation track on my i-pod by the bed.

Hope some of this helps. Sweet dreams!