The Exhausted and The Sleepless - January

mrskoz428

I realize it’s not quite January but we need an “I can’t sleep thread” and it seems silly to have one last only 4 days. So, what’s keeping you awake?

mrskoz428

Baby Girl is kicking up a storm. I swear she’s only awake when I want to sleep! I have been in bed for 3 hours now with no luck sleeping. Part of me wants to just get up and start painting the damn nursery since I have everything ready to go! 😂

eatinwatermelonseeds

I don't feel like there's much keeping me awake.. No amount of sleep feels like enough. Wake ups from DS are getting fewer and fewer, which is nice. I told him he can't wake us up until it's light outside (which is like 8am here). He woke me up this morning, smiled and pointed out the window where the light was shining "mom, look, it's light out" 😂 I still wasn't ready to wake up, but he was right. 

heathergirl89

Both of my kids and I have colds and ear infections. No one is sleeping much.

expandcontract

I haven't been sleeping lately,  either.  It's my shoulders and my neck.  I think I mentioned that I have strains in both of my deltoids and having to sleep on my side is not comfortable at all.  It's been like this for months and my left shoulder is the worst and it's not getting any better.  Im wondering if I seriously tore a tendon or something. Even if I did though,  there's no point in going to see the doc since they wouldn't be able to do surgery on it right now.  

expandcontract

Is anyone else awake with me? Gahhhhh!

eatinwatermelonseeds

@expandcontract I am, but it's only 10pm here 😂

fatmonica

Still awake here too.  It's 12:13 and my mind is racing.

kmw611

Woke up from a weird vivid dream and promptly forgot 90% of it. Then I was trying to remember it and now I just can't sleep again 😂. I'm pretty sure it was zombies/post apocalyptic.  

expandcontract

@eatinwatermelonseeds ya,  it was only 11 pm here,  too. But everyone was fast asleep so i felt alone. Thank you ladies. We're going to be doing a lot of this once our little ones are here for nighttime feedings.  Hehe..

imrachellea

Last night when I went to go to bed my brain suddenly decided to think about the likelihood of my house being consumed by a sinkhole. Because that's the perfect time to think about random natural disaster type things...🙄😑

sleepy33

omg that gif @imrachellea

expandcontract

@imrachellea wtf that was Chicago? I didn't know it could happen here.  I thought it only happened in non- important places like Florida.  
🤣🤣
Just kidding. I like Florida. 
But seriously,  shieeet. 

mrskoz428

Yea, sleep doesn’t come well anymore. I have so much energy and have been going non-stop all day this break and I am just not tired at night. It’s honestly frustrating.

cwell2016

Woke up out of a dead sleep with heartburn, cursing the pizza I ate for dinner. 

@expandcontract I feel you on the neck and shoulder pain, I cannot sleep comfortably on my side, especially the left. I ordered a pillow just now and I'm hoping that magically saves me!

imrachellea

@expandcontract So I lived in Florida and now Ohio. I knew they were a thing in Florida (along with hurricanes, flooding, and immeasurable amounts of dangerous critters) but they are also not unheard of in Ohio. I used to badger DH about whether or it was a likely thing to happen in our neighborhood living in Florida every time there was a news report on one somewhere in the world.  I recall there was one where a guy was napping in his house and the sinkhole opened up and swallowed his entire house, him inside, no warning. Like, how bad of a person do you have to be for the earth to literally open up and swallow you? 

mrskoz428

Between my two NEEDY dogs, the fact that I’m fairly certain it’s 90 degrees in my house, and baby girl kicking me like crazy, this momma has gotten zero sleep. 😭 Thank god I don’t work tomorrow!

jarethinafrock

@mrskoz428 how strong are the kicks?? I’ve definitely been feeling movement, but they are just little taps at the moment.

as for why I’m up, for the first time in like 6 months, I stayed up to play a computer game (age of mythology) with my brother and now I’m ready to pass out. I usually go to bed right after getting my kids to sleep.

minnemiska

After kicking my husband 8 times to try and get him to stop snoring, my options were homicide or move to the couch. Husband shall live another day. So tired 😴

mrskoz428

@jarethinafrock they are pretty significant. I’ve been feeling movement for the last 8 weeks (since my 13 week doppler appointment) so these are big enoughvto wake me from a dead sleep and keep me from sleeping. I had about 10 good sized kicks in 5 or so minutes at 11:30 last night.

jarethinafrock

@mrskoz428 wow, this is my 3rd pregnancy and it always takes me forever to start feeling movement. This time around, i really started feeling stuff at 18 weeks - with the two others, it was closer to 20/22 weeks. Hopefully you’re not too uncomfortable. I keep wishing my baby would kick harder, but then I remember how it’s not always so pleasant, especially when they hit the bladder... 

mrskoz428

@jarethinafrock I certainly have a feisty one on my hands! I have an anterior placenta so I only feel the kicks pretty low, down by my pant line, but I feel her every single day, multiple times a day! Despite the lack of sleep, I honestly love it!

llhfreedom

@minnemiska Have you had him try anything for the snoring yet?  My husband just recently started doing this also and it drives me nuts!! I am such a light sleeper anyway that it will keep me up all night long.  One night I did actually put a pillow over his face (lightly) to muffle the sound  

lappymom2019

I was up all night switching from one side to the other due to my hip pain. I did yoga yesterday thinking it would help, but it seemed worse. I'll keep trying it because working out is definitely something I need to do but the hip pain is awful.

mrskoz428

@lappymom2019 same but Wednesday night for me! I hardly slept from the hip and back pain. I slept amazing last night but I think it was because I was just plum exhausted. I’m going to the chiropractor today because I can tell my hips and lower back aren’t aligned properly. Have you tried that? I love mine. 

imrachellea

I spent the night unable to sleep due to the alternating pattern of DD2 crying out in her sleep (due to no nap and a very late bedtime), my dog barking in her sleep, and baby boy kicking me. One right after the other, all night long from 1am on. I feel like I had it coming after I gloated to my doctor how much more chill this baby is than his sisters😏

lappymom2019

@mrskoz428 I haven't been to a chiropractor in quite a while. Let me know if it helps! I got a gift card for a massage so I am going to be booking a prenatal massage soon.

eatinwatermelonseeds

@imrachellea I was so excited earlier on by how active this boy was compared to DS. In utero, DS barely moved. I actually had several NSTs because he was just so lazy lol. So, I was excited that I was feeling this guy so much more, and then he just chilled the f out and is pretty similar to the activity I felt with DS1 🙄😂

mrskoz428

@lappymom2019 yes, I will! I also received a massage gift card for Christmas! Can’t wait to use it!

knarlytaurus

@lappymom2019 I have trouble with my sciatica and the muscles around it get tight all the time. If it's tight, I find the two days after stretching it are the worst, but keeping it up every few days should hopefully help in the long run. Good luck! 

bgdwg

I caught a cold yesterday with a sore throat. We're out of town visiting relatives a good 500km from home. Didn't sleep well last night as I kept waking up to drink water. Then finally fell asleep and has a terrible pregnancy dream from all the hormones that made me cry. Feeling like an exhausted mess and it's only 6am!

mrskoz428

@lappymom2019 my hips and back felt amazing after my chiropractor appointment. I slep well, when my dogs weren’t licking my face. 😂

heathergirl89

I haven't slept a wink. My brain just wouldn't turn off tonight. I have ADHD and it gets bad during pregnancy. Now I have a killer headache and it's almost time to take DS1 to school.

mrskoz428

Well, the pain that I experienced while in the hospital has returned, only this time, it’s my right flank, not my left. I woke up in severe pain at 1:00 am and have been sitting in child’s pose ever since. Thank god for having a follow up ultrasound today and netting with the doctor Monday. This can’t continue. I need to sleep.

heathergirl89

@mrskoz428 I hate that you are still dealing with such awful pain. Luckily, my antibiotics did the job. I hope you get some relief soon. 

Heartburn and a racing mind are keeping me up lately.

mrskoz428

@heathergirl89 I have been on antibiotics since being in the hospital and will be on them the rest of the pregnancy. The don’t do anything for the pain, unfortunately. 😭 I am thankful I only dealt with heartburn for a week. Worst week ever! Also, check your Bump inbox! I sent you a message!

chloe97

DD got up at 4:30 this morning. Arrrrrgh! Ita going to be a long day. Definitely taking a nap at lunch today.

kaitcrystalline

@mrskoz428 From a girl who is prone to UTI's I'm sorry your still going through this pain! I luckily have only had one this pregnancy and the antibiotics worked. Have you ever considered doing acupuncture for the pain relief? When I got married, my mom had so many health problems and honestly the naturopath saved her life when the antibiotics did nothing.

As for sleepless nights, my baby kicks me awake like clockwork at 2am every night BUT like you I'm in love with the kicks

mrskoz428

@kaitcrystalline my midwife suggested accupuncture if we get into some desperate times. I’ve had 3 UTIs this pregnancy, and every single one was asymptomatic, Jensen the profilactic antibiotic. They want me to be ibuprofen free by 30 weeks, which has yet to happen. I’m taking a lot less, but I still need it to be comfortable. At least little girl keeps kicking me so I know she is okay. Looking forward to getting a tiny sneak peak and her today. 

Edited to add add more info.

kaitcrystalline

@mrskoz428 that's brutal! But yes good luck with the sneak peek today!! 

mrskoz428

@kaitcrystalline I posted an update on the ransoms thread. I got my sneak peek!