~The Ongoing MOTN Check In ~

belle785

Since so many of us are having our babies or experiencing pregnancy insomnia , we now have a middle of the night check in to help pass the night hours!

This thread will be ongoing instead of starting a new one each night.

lookame3639

Hey its midnight...close to 1am. I woke up because i had a dream about blue cats and kittens. My stomach is hard and I'm feeling pretty nauseated. I'm tired so if this is another wave of false labor I'm gunna slap someone...maybe FI even though he's been super supportive.

BeachM

Anyone remember how long the night sweats last? So gross. At least I know it means the scale will be down again in the morning.

salsy2012

11pm here. Benjamin is congested. He's not screaming or crying, but he's fussy as hell. I can't put him down. Poor kiddo. ):

tamarar5

@flip_flops‌ I had them two or three nights.

@salsy2012‌ Poor guy!

I'm lying in bed, wishing I could sleep, while DH snores in my ear. I've got crazy cramping going on, but nothing is happening. I've had this low cramping for two solid weeks and I wish it would ether go the f away or turn into something active!

tamarar5

Oh joy! And now my wonderful, sleeping, thermal blanket husband just rolled over and took my pillow! With dude, get off me.

lookame3639

Waves of nausea...this is so much fun guise.

belle785

@lookatme3639 I would get waves of nausea with each contraction. It's no fun.

1:45 here.. Second time up so far. My eyes are drooping while LO nurses. He made it 2 hours before the first wake up and now only 1. I'll be taking a nap tomorrow.

jenniferurs

In a hotel room with hubby, as he takes the bar exam tomorrow. He's sleeping. I'm awake. I threw up a little bit ago and the cramping I've been experiencing the past week or so has now spread to my back, so I'm suuuuper comfortable.

+RBL+

@ck61 The leaking will stop, once your body regulates your milk production. I don't look forward to sleeping in a bra again

+RBL+

I've been up for the past hour for no real reason.

Had my 36w appointment this morning. I was not surprised that I am 3cm dilated. I was a little surprised to hear I am 80% effaced and that my fundal height was measuring low. I think it's just because LO is so far down in my pelvis.

travelmunkie

425 am here... woke up with excruciating hip pains. Tried to get up to pee and could hardly bring myself to move my legs. I've had an amazing pregnancy but i will not be sad to say goodbye to the hip and pelvis pain

Peedy

It's 4:30 here, just got up to go to the bathroom, take my blood sugar and eat a snack... The usual.

tamarar5

@Ck61‌ not to bring bad news, but I wasn't able to go braless overnight until my milk was gone. Some lucky women, like me, are "blessed" with leaky boobies. I hope you do get that regulated phase and can sleep without the over the shoulder boulder holder!!!!

It's 5:23 am and ds had been awake since 2:30. I just feel asleep around 2. It's going to be a long freaking day. (:| ~O)

Raclla

MOTN date with hospital mesh panties.

DH helped me put together the underwear earlier. He said it was like building sub: regular pad, ice pad, tucks, epi foam.
It does feel like I've got a 12incher in my pants.

Oh wait....I'm not wearing pants.

wandsandwine

551am here been up since 3. Jack has had two decent feedings, he won't latch well if he's fussy which he is tonight. I'm so tired I can't even see straight but if I try to set him down he freaks out

Familyhugs922

I actually slept all night (minus the 4 trips to the bathroom)! I think I was over tired from not sleeping well in the hospital. I will be back, though. Typically I am up for over an hour around 2 or 3.

@Ck61, I had leaky boobs for a couple months, but they eventually stopped.

SherryBaby2014

Yesterday and today I was up at 4 am...tried to keep sleeping and  gave in to tossing and turning/hunger around 4:30. Maybe a nap is in order later today?

belle785

Almost 1:30 and up for our first nursing session since bedtime at 11. I am hoping to keep it under an hour with changing diaper, feeding and burping.

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Raclla

The BFing cramps are much worse this time.
No fun.

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tamarar5

I don't remember having bfing cramps with either kid. But I also don't remember having this much still pregnant menstrual cramping either. Holy crap, I used to miss 3 days of school every month from period cramps that would make me vomit and I think this is worse. It doesn't help that this baby insists on being her most active when it hurts the most either... I wish she'd settle down so I can go to sleep. I don't enjoy the nightly Wimbledon matches going on in my belly any more! Lol

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Skouz

Just about 11:35 here. I'm STM at 37w4d and honestly over it. Although I've loved being pregnant I'm ready for the pain to stop. The last three nights have been a different all together. She feels like she's doing cheer moves! Ticking my hip and punching my vagina at the same time. DH must think I'm going psycho laughing and wincing at the same time. She's moving a lot still, but way slower, more rolling movements. Uterus Angels? I have my next appt on Thursday, last one was 2 weeks ago and I was 1cm already. I dilated without contracting with DS so let's hope she's early.

Jentech84

Randomly popping on at 2:57 am to say whaddup.

belle785

Second feeding. He is back asleep but I'm holding him up for a few more minutes so he doesn't get the hiccups when I put him down. My breastfeeding cramps were awful too for about 3 days. They would come over me super quick and not leave until pain meds kicked in. Thankfully they are much better now.

lookame3639

It's almost 4 am. I ate to late and am battling some nasty acid reflux. My nipple are leaking which is causing them to itch.

At my appointment today I was told they need to refer me to a hematologist. My iron keeps dropping and they are concerned that I'll loose to much blood during delivery and require transfusions. With the insomnia and constant acid reflux and cramps that only seem to freaking happen at night I'm exhasted and I'm feeling very overwhelmed...

cdseno

I have been up since 1 when H got home from work. It is almost 4. He is in bed snoring and I am having progressively more painful contractions as the night goes on. Started timing them but I wish my water would just break so I don't have to guess what is happening. Our house is so small and noisy that I am afraid to walk around or turn lights on in case it wakes up DS.

BeachM

Can I just say how happy I was to come home from the hospital and be done with all the checks at ridiculous hours? It never failed that someone woke us up whenever we actually went to sleep. And then they'd ask if we were getting any rest. Ugh.

rstarrlemaitre

We're up! 4.30 here, and DS's third feeding of the night. In great news, this is our first night where he's fed every 2 hours instead of every one. The key seems to be doing the diaper change before feeding instead of after. Two hour sleep stretches = heaven.

smfdjo

It's 430 and have a RCS on Thursday but can't sleep tonight. I have read FB CNN Twitter The Bump. Now what. Lol

Raclla

Luckily I've only been able to avoid a ton of pain meds this time.

But I'm up trying to feed a very sleepy baby. We did his circumsision this evening and he's been fussy unless he's near a boob.

He doesn't necessarily want the boob in his mouth, he just wants it itching his nose.

wandsandwine

@flip_flops‌ the constant checks were the worst. On our last day one of the nurses told us there was a sign we could flip outside our door to tell them were trying to sleep and not come in. A) I should have been told that day 1 not 4 I could hardly move how am I going to get out there to change a sign? I guessDH could've but still give me a button to push

BeachM

Mrsthompsontobe said:

@flip_flops‌ the constant checks were the worst. On our last day one of the nurses told us there was a sign we could flip outside our door to tell them were trying to sleep and not come in. A) I should have been told that day 1 not 4 I could hardly move how am I going to get out there to change a sign? I guessDH could've but still give me a button to push

We put a sign up one afternoon.  Then the phone rang and it was our pedi calling.  At that point, I just gave up all hopes of sleep until I got home.  I don't normally nap well, but have been taking one most afternoons during DS1's quiet time and it's been amazing.

Familyhugs922

I think you gals have solved my middle of the night sleep troubles. This thread has been up for 2 nights, and I have gotten good sleep for 2 nights...only getting up to pee & then falling right back to sleep! Getting it in while I can sounds great to me! Thanks!!!

tamarar5

lappyfoinker said:

tamarar5 said:

I don't remember having bfing cramps with either kid. But I also don't remember having this much still pregnant menstrual cramping either. Holy crap, I used to miss 3 days of school every month from period cramps that would make me vomit and I think this is worse. It doesn't help that this baby insists on being her most active when it hurts the most either... I wish she'd settle down so I can go to sleep. I don't enjoy the nightly Wimbledon matches going on in my belly any more! Lol

I didn't get these cramps till after my third. So prepare yourself they are awful!!

Um, that's not what I want to hear!

tamarar5

Oh the heartburn! I'm in pain. And I found out today that the baby is sunny side up. I know that ssu babies can still be delivered vaginally, but all the people I know who have had them ended up with major medical interventions (vacuum, forceps, extreme episiotomy). At what point should I start looking into a c/s? This is just another concern pulled on top of several others I already have about another vaginal delivery.

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GinnyJ2012

I'm up and in active labor finally! Contractions are about 5 minutes apart so I'm having a snack then waking up H to head to L&D! At least I got a few hours of broken sleep between contractions.

belle785

Excited tonight since I got two hours of straight sleep