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Sleep Deprivation.
It's not just for mothers of newborns. DH snores, we have small children and I'm 40-something so my sleep is just bad.
Sarah and I made a b-day card for her teacher's birthday only it was the wrong teacher. I kept trying to wish her happy birthday and she kept gently telling me it was the other teacher's birthday. So embarrassing! My short-term memory is non-existent. One of these days I'm going to forget something really really important or leave my child in a hot car.
UGH! DH needs to address the snoring because I'm sooo very tired.
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Re: Sleep Deprivation.
I am so sorry you're dealing with it!
I have sleep issues and it most definitely interferes with DH's sleep and I feel awful about it. Being pregnant, it's 1000 times worse too. I am starting to seriously consider the surgery to help with my sleep apnea, but then I get overwhelmed by the idea of having surgery with small kiddos. I would be out of commission/not eating well for a week so I'd need to be prepared for issues with breastfeeding...I'm just not ok with that.
Has D had a sleep study done? It's no big deal and it could help so many aspects of his life if they get to the bottom of his snoring. Encourage him to speak with his doctor about his concerns...for your sanity and his.
Kelley, I didn't know you guys were dealing with this also. I understand your hesitation about having any sort of procedure done right now. Maybe when you're done BFing and your children are older there will be a right time.
D hasn't had a sleep study done although I've suggested it many many times. He knows his weight is a big part of the snoring and he feels so frustrated because he can't get a handle on it. It's a tremendous amount of weight to lose so he maybe feels defeated before he even starts.
Last year he had bloodwork done and his triglycerides were in the extremely high danger zone range. I've been nagging and nagging him to go back to the doc to address it and at least get a prescription to treat it, but he won't go.
I guess what I'm trying to say is we have issues! I need to deliver an ultimatum but he's so sweet that it's hard to do. If his mother knew about the triglicerides she would FLIP.OUT.
This is a MAJOR issue in our house. DH has the surgery and he's back to snoring again. Not nearly as loud or frequent as before, but it's still disruptive. We have been working on getting Lila to STTN, but it's been awful. I've had 2 full nights of sleep since NOVEMBER! He snored on our vacation and he's lucky I didn't put a pillow over his face...
I won't lie.. I kick him, elbow him, yell... anything to get him to shut up.. Honestly, I usually just go sleep in Lila's room or kick him out to sleep anywhere where I can't hear him. I now understand why my grandparents had separate rooms. I'm really looking forward to the guest room in our new house....
Sorry I don't have a better suggestion. Just know that you're not alone.
::raising hand::
i think everyone knows Truitt was a terrible sleeper. I haven't had consistent sleep since my 3rd trimester with him, so 4 years ago. Mathis is better, but not great. Add to that my insomnia and my inability to take sleep meds while nursing and i am one exhausted chick. i guess 4 years of no sleep will do that to you,
i think the lack of solid sleep is one reason that i am so disorganized. it's not even real disorganization as much as a whole day will go by and i'll accomplish little to nothing and wonder what the hell i did with my time. i also get very short tempered and that makes me become a parent i never wanted to be. if i get a couple nights of solid sleep, it's better BUT the nights when both kids sleep great, i usually toss and turn due to my own issues anyway. it sucks.
i wish i could blame it on DH but it's all with me. and the stress of wanting to get to sleep is a big part of what causes insomnia. ugh.
so another post with no advice but major sympathy.
One thought and this might encourage him...sometimes poor sleep causes weight gain/retention...it also reduces energy and metabolism during the day which will also cause him to have trouble losing weight. Perhaps if you approach it from that side, that he might feel better just knowing what's happening/moving in that direction. I have sleep issues whether I'm at a healthy weight or a little over...it's not all about weight (perhaps D knowing that will help too).
My sleep apnea is obstructive sleep apnea; my tongue relaxes into the back of my throat (along with my uvula) closing off my throat and causes me to stop breathing. I wake up on average 19 times an hour...ick! I have a CPAP, but it gives me migraines so I suffer without it. When I'm not pregnant/breastfeeding I can take medicine to help me sleep, but I can't take it as often right now. I also have restless leg syndrome so things are rough in the world of sleep for myself and DH. We bought a mattress that minimizes movement so my RLS isn't an issue for him, it's my full body restlessness and when I happen to snore.
I truly hope you're able to convince him to get things checked out and that he feels confident in the fact that he will see changes with the right therapy and you'll both be happier and healthier for it.
I can definitely sympathize with you as well. Having DH snoring and the 4 month wakeful dragging into the 5th month, I've been a tired and grouchy mommy and wife. I swore I'd never let baby sleep in bed with us but around 2am, I cave in and I do it to save myself from sleeping in a glider or going up and downstairs 10 times at night.
Hope you can get a little rest soon!!
You are too nice. I've always told DH that when it comes to his health I reserve the right to deliver ultimatums, nag incessantly, and/or make the appointments for him myself. Men can be so stubborn about health issues.
Do you think there is a way you could casually mention it to his mom and get her to help you?
as you know dh's snoring is bad and we sleep in seperate rooms. supposedly his latest procedure takes 6 weeks to work but one of the rods came out so he has to have it put back in this week. we're hoping it will help.
between that, stress and my own health issue (which was recently diagnosd and i was told, well we've already tried everything-just do it again) i don't get sleep. i have resorted to taking nyquil at 8 oclock every night.
no idea what i'll do when i get pg. when dh is oot i put addie in the bed with me because i'm afraid i won't hear her.
so no suggestions on my end, but would a dr be able to help your dh lose weight?