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Why are you awake?

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UsernameNotPresent · 10/02/2023 03:30

My DS is 2 years 3 months, and he just started sleeping through the night yesterday. In his bed! But what am I doing? I am awake checking up on him if everything is ok 🫠🤦🏻‍♀️

I am also 15 weeks pregnant with #2, and you'd think my body would know by now that uninterrupted night is a gold dust in this parenting world and would just fall asleep, but noooo... Here I am lying awake, thinking about most random conversations I had 10 years ago.
Why are you awake?

OP posts:
HateEatingInTheDark · 05/03/2023 05:27

5.30am and i havent gone to sleep yet and im not even tired….

Good morning :)

704703hey · 05/03/2023 06:22

HateEatingInTheDark · 05/03/2023 05:27

5.30am and i havent gone to sleep yet and im not even tired….

Good morning :)

Morning! Surprised you're not tired, have you been watching things?

I'm tired and grumpy after no sleep and have to set off in a few hours

PizzaNinja · 05/03/2023 06:26

I’m awake because I stayed up to watch the UFC fight card. I won £30 on a bet, but I’m now absolutely knackered and about to crash.

Barnowl25 · 06/03/2023 02:41

Still on lamb watch. The 2am check is a bugger as that's the idea that keeps me up for hours. But it's a, beautiful full moon and so bright I didn't need a torch. There are benefits sometimes.

Barnowl25 · 06/03/2023 02:42

@aggdjdna that sounds horrendous and scarey. Hope you have managed to get some rest after your shift.

HateEatingInTheDark · 06/03/2023 04:19

Another morning and here i am again….
4.20am ….

Anyone else?

MissSmiley · 06/03/2023 04:38

@HateEatingInTheDark yes, I'm here, haven't been to sleep yet, why are you awake?

yvonneb13 · 06/03/2023 04:39

I'm here also my newborn has decided he doesn't like sleep tonight

MissSmiley · 06/03/2023 04:40

@yvonneb13 aww cute, how old is your baby? I can remember those days, hope you manage to get a nap today

yvonneb13 · 06/03/2023 04:42

MissSmiley · 06/03/2023 04:40

@yvonneb13 aww cute, how old is your baby? I can remember those days, hope you manage to get a nap today

He is only 3 weeks old I hope so go lol hope everything is good with you

MissSmiley · 06/03/2023 04:44

I'm ok thanks, took some painkillers at bedtime and they've given me insomnia and I'm all itchy, they worked for the pain though

RocketIceLollie · 06/03/2023 05:20

Got woken up at 4.30 by some rubbish collection lorry collecting the rubbish from the cafe up the road at 4.30....absolutely wired awake now.

MissSmiley · 06/03/2023 05:29

@RocketIceLollie that's so annoying, what time do you normally get up?

RocketIceLollie · 06/03/2023 05:37
  1. I woke up and thought oh it must be 6.30 or something but no. Bloody early for a bin collection.
cassiatwenty · 07/03/2023 01:18

Watching some crime lord London movie. They are extremely quiet and very violent at the same time. They keep saying Pundits, I still have no idea wot is going on Confused

inigomontoyahwillcox · 07/03/2023 03:48

Trigger warning: gonna talk about being sick.

I'm back again - been struggling on and off from the same thing that's kept me awake for some time now. Basically I've lost the ability to eat anything without almost immediately throwing it back up, and this is triggering tonnes of palpitations.

I haven't eaten anything solid since last week, been trying meal replacement shakes but they're still making me very ill and triggering tonnes of ectopic beats.

Spent the day in hospital yesterday - fortunately they caught the palpitations on the ECG machine and took me seriously. I've gotta go back tomorrow to see the specialists but they think I've got gastroparesis.

So anyway, drank a slimfast shake when I got home at about 10.30 (had to get some calories in, albeit meagre, and has medication to take), stupid idea as now I'm up, throwing up and my heart going crazy.

I'm so sick of being sick.

HateEatingInTheDark · 10/03/2023 03:55

How are you? @inigomontoyahwillcox

cassiatwenty · 10/03/2023 12:42

Hugs @inigomontoyahwillcox Holding your hand and bringing you some virtual chicken soup and vitamin C 💓

HealthConcerns · 11/03/2023 00:20

Just feeling so bloody depressed right now. Lots of things getting on top of me. Sat downstairs crying rather than up in bed where it will disturb my husband.

Think I need to go back to my GP. The CBT clearly hasn't helped. Think I need to start meds and therapy before this destroys my life completely.

Sleep is not happening as a result

cassiatwenty · 11/03/2023 00:27

Hugs @HealthConcerns Flowers

WeThreeKingsofOrientAre · 11/03/2023 00:52

Had coffee about 6pm from somewhere unfamiliar. I asked for decaf but maybe I didn’t get what I asked for!

lipstickwoman · 13/03/2023 03:17

It's so windy! The wind really unnerves me.. like I'm expecting the house to be damaged, or something equally horrible. I have no reason to think it might any more than any other house but I really don't like it.

inigomontoyahwillcox · 13/03/2023 05:37

HateEatingInTheDark · 10/03/2023 03:55

How are you? @inigomontoyahwillcox

Sorry - I only just saw this. Yet another sleepless night. I'm in hospital for an endoscopy in the morning which I'm a bit nervous about as currently trying to swallow anything is setting my heart off with multiple ectopic beats which I can't stop. Am catastrophising a bit as nobody knows what's going on yet, so my heads a bit all over the place as well as the rest of my body! I haven't been able to eat without bringing it back up for well over a week now so am also super weak, which really doesn't help.

Alishaattic · 18/03/2023 04:12

Wide awake because DD4 is an awful sleeper at the moment. I can't remember the last time I slept through without waking up at 3,4,5 or 6am..so tired '(

Imamumgetmeoutofhere · 18/03/2023 05:41

Insomnia. Managed about 3 hours sleep. Had a stressful day at work yesterday and my brain won't switch off. Which is shite as I'll be grumpy later and I don't want to spoil my "mummy daughter day" with my 8 year old