Can't sleep.

3VIBride

I know I can sleep right now, my babies are sleeping like gorgeous little angels right now, but I just can't get myself into bed and resting.  Why?  Well...

1- Argument with DH (again) because he is a royal jerk anytime after 11pm but he still insists on "helping" me with our 11:30 feeding.  (This is a nightly occurrence.  He spits out horrible things and mean names that he doesn't really mean at me and our daughters when he's tired.  I've told him several times to just go to bed and let me handle this feeding and he hasn't listened).

 2- HATE the feeling when I finally allow myself to relax and THEN one of my twins wakes up fussing.  This is why I don't really like to nap while they are napping- Mommy gets cranky when she actually was trying to sleep herself.  I feel like I should always be alert and ready in case they need me.

3- Just can't turn off my brain... so many things to do but they need to be done during the daytime when my mind and hands are preoccupied with babies.

Just venting I guess.  Anyone else have trouble sleeping, for these reasons or others?

juliane2004

Yeah, I know what you mean, especially about #2.

I hate going to sleep (at night or for naps) because I know I will wake up to a crying baby. I wont get to leisurely get up, go to the bathroom, drink water, etc. Instead, every single time I go to sleep, I know that the very first thing I have to do is rush to go pee (if I can't hold it) and get a bottle ready and calm a crying baby.

I hate that feeling. It's what makes me stay up too late (like till 1-2 am sometimes) just because I don't want the next thing I do after going to sleep is wake up to a crying baby.

PS. Obviously I love my DD, and she sleeps well, etc. I just hate how my "alarm clock" is her cries.