IF your DH works nights or is ever OOT.....

AWD

how are you when it comes to staying by yourself at night?

I'll admit I hate it! Not quite as bad as I did before DS came along but it still SUCKS. DH thinks I'm crazy b/c I leave all the outside lights on he says it looks like a plane could land on our house. I leave the keys on the nightstand,my cell and home phone. The problem is I hear all these little noises that I never hear, well notice when DH is home at night. Please tell me I'm not the only one. Oh and we live in a very safe neighborhood and have an alarm system! Guess I'm just a baby! DS has helped because I tend to have more on my mind with tending to him and don't think about it as much. However now that it gets dark earlier it sucks even worse. I use to only get paranoid around 9pm or so when it would get dark now it gets dark around 6ish. I have found that simply sleep really knocks you out and I don't wake to every little noise. I just turn the monitor ALL THE WAY up just to make sure if DS does wake up I can hear him.

**BAC***

My DH works a swing shift between 1st and 3rd so alot of times he is not home at night.

I hate to admit it, but I enjoy the nights when he is at work!  It gives me time to do stuff that I want to do.

I do get freaked out at times but nothing too major.  I do hear every creak in the house and every dog barking in the neighborhood.  Thats one of the reasons I have to sleep with the TV on, it drowns out all the noise!

A&Amommy

DH travels 3-4 nights a week, every week. . .and honestly it is all in what you are used to.  He has always had a job that required travel, it was part of the package when I married him.  I think now that we have kids it is a little tougher on me throughout the week, and I definitely sleep better on weekends when he is home.

goodhartedmommy

It really doesn't bother me. The first night was a bit freaky, but it doesn't bother me anymore. I have 4 dogs who, though small, would rip a person to shreds if they came in my home. They're rather protective. I do sleep with my cell phone right next to me, and am anal about double checking (or triple) all locks on doors and windows.

LIbride1006

No it's not just you. When my husband works late or is away I am lucky I can get to sleep. I also have all the lights on my purse, a bat, cell phone. I also have 4 dogs 3 weigh over 100lbs and they stay with me and the boys too. So you know I live in a safe area it just freaks me out to be home alone. It does not help that I watch every crime show known to man kind.

breezee_bean

I am petrified of staying by myself.  We have a security system, but that offers very little comfort for some reason.  I always think, "if the security goes off, I need to run and get both kids and run out the front door.  What if the person breaking in is at the front door, what would happen..." yadda yadda. 

Last time DH was out of town I slept maybe 6 hours the 3 days he was gone.  Pretty bad, I know=P 

CleoKitty

It really doesn't bother me. I lived alone in a little house that I rented for several years before I even met dh, so I'm used to being in a house by myself at night.

butterbeansmama

I'm fine with it. Although, having a dog that's as big as a moose helps. Oh ya, and the pistol!

mikeandmonica

I'm the same way. I HATE to be home alone when DH travels, which unfortunately is more often than I would like. I don't turn on all the outside lights, I just keep them on the way they normally are (they are on a timer) because I don't want to advertise to the world that something is different, you know? I hear all the noises that I don't hear normally, and I too sleep with my cell phone and home phone both on my nightstand. Why I need both I'm not quite sure! I leave the living room lamp on low most of the time so that I can kind of see into the hallway if needed. I also shut the gate that comesupstairs and put something in front of it so it makes noise if someone DID try to get into the house. I'm almost worse now with kids because I get all paranoid that someone would go after them and I couldn't get in their room in time, you know? We don't have an alarm system because I really do feel safe in my neighborhood, but we will definitely have an alarm in our next house. Oh - and the dogs make it worse because they bark at things that I don't hear and that freaks me out too!

KeML

DH is out of town a lot for work.  The hardest part for me is going to bed.  I tend to stay up WAY later when he's not here.  I watch mindless TV to distract myself and end up awake all night.  I just hate going to bed without him.  I occasionally get freaked out, but mostly I just stay up too late.

breezee_bean

We live in a totally safe neighborhood, too.  But I still have an alarm system, I guess that's how paranoid I am=P  I have gotten better though, I used to set it during the day when I was home, but now I just set it at night.