Is there a current wide awake thread?

[BusiBo]

Hey!

I have a one week old baby and am currently in the newborn trenches. I am breast feeding and my little boy will only sleep when he's on me or Dad - meaning very little sleep for me overnight.

I would like to find some fellow Mums in the same situation so we can chat and help keep each sane through the early hours.

Does a current thread like this exist or we could start one here!?

I'm really struggling with the nights at the moment. Little one clusters late at night when I'm exhausted. I'm also doing this alone so really feeling lonely at this time

Mines 9 months old we co sleep and he keeps waking, he doesn’t want milk just tossing and turning. I’m so worn out

I don't have a baby. Just insomnia 😩

I don’t have a baby either just chronic neck pain and shift work! I’m up at 5 and just know I’ll get little to no sleep..as per usual

I’d rather the baby than the pain, sorry ladies I hope it settles

Morning everyone, I made the mistake of feeding my dog raw food for the first time, so tonight I've been up and down the stairs what seems like a hundred times to let her out (but is in fact only four or five). I've threatened her with rehoming first thing tomorrow 🤣🤣, when in fact the fault is mine. Ah well, hope you all get some shuteye soon.

@managingexpectations I hear you. My neck and shoulder pain is usually bad. I had a really good sports massage last night where she focused on the scapula and it has felt so much better today.

for those up with babies, I hope you get some rest soon.

I’m awake because we’re going on holiday today
Have a stupidly early flight , and as we live the back of beyond we’re staying at a hotel near the airport
Alarm set for 02-10 and we both woke at midnight 30
Coffee drunk , showered and dressed and ready to drive to the car park a little earlier than planned
Happy Thursday ( looking forward to an aperol spritz at lunchtime , cheers )

I'm up again for another feed, got maybe 1 hour of sleep. I'm just so tired of this

Im on holiday and still waking at 3 am. It's so frustrating.

Also awake with chronic pain and anxiety. Hardly ate anything yesterday and took naproxen so feeling really sick and fed up. Just want to feel better. Hope everyone manages some sleep.

I’m up with work anxiety. So stressed, a report I’ve been trying to do for days but the numbers won’t tie up. I’m going to ask for help tomorrow. I’ve been back on my computer for the last 2 hours, crazy, this isn’t me. So distressing, I’m in tears. I hope everyone does get some sleep.

DH went into hospital for one thing, was given incorrect meds (unknown allergy) that nearly killed him yesterday. Watching him being resuscitated wasn't pleasant. Think I was in shock about it all.

Commiserations to everyone else trying and failing to sleep.

I also don't have a baby, unfortunately, but I think that I would prefer it to a combination of insomnia and stabbing pains in my shoulders due to muscle tension. I have been averaging 2-3 hours of sleep a night recently... and need to be in work for four!

Hey everyone!

As if I posted this nearly 6 months ago and last night is the night I got some replies.... wish I had looked in the middle of the night, I really needed to see this. Sleep continues to be tricky, we've had some better moments but last night he woke up every single hour!

@Wren89I'm sorry your finding it so tough and are doing this alone...its not easy! Are you co sleeping/breastfeeding? Laying down in bed to feed was the only way I survived the early days. My partner works nights so I definitely felt very lonely at times - I sometimes talk to chat gpt 🤦‍♀️😂

Really sorry to those struggling with pain - that's got to be so exhausting! I hope we all get a restful day today and a better night tonight x

@BusiBo I'm breastfeeding but can't cosleep yet because I'm still recovering from surgery and she's stuck on nipple shields. I just feel dread every evening at the moment