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Rant: I think its called sleep?!

rjanicerjanice member
in September 2015 Moms
There's this thing that I haven't had enough of lately. It comes and goes in waves. Just not frequently enough. Sometimes I take a little pink pill (benadryl) that helps a little but then gives me a slight "hangover" type feeling. SLEEP! I miss sleep. After five years on the night shift, I finally converted to days and have learned the beauty of sleep for the past 10 months. But for the past month, drifting to sleep at 10p and waking up at 2am (not including the hourly pee breaks) and not being able to get back to dream world is literally going to mentally break me, especially when I have to wake up at 530am for my 12 hours of running around the telemetry floor! UGH!! 3 more weeks til maternity leave. I can do this...I can do this. I feel bad for my coworkers and my patients tomorrow because I will be a delirious, silly nurse (the outcome of when I am sleep deprived, usually resulting in many laughs) who will be sipping some (maybe lots, don't judge me!) amazing coffee.


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  • smrdanielssmrdaniels member
    Me too sister! I'm a band teacher and it's band camp. Add to it the storm last night knocked out power. No ac, the toddler in my bed... I've had an hour or two and feel like I slept on concrete. I want coffee... and my bed.
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  • emzrankinemzrankin member
    @rjanice have u just typed my life here haha. I am so fed up of not sleeping. The worst part is I don't know why I am awake!! I am not sore..yes,baby is moving like crazy (which I am so sorry to say drives me a wee bit crazy at 3am when I am trying to doze back (i do love her lots tho :( )) I am so restless! I am up,down, on my right,on my left,up again!! Ahhh! I am also a nurse on 12 hour shifts and I just dread work because I am far too tiered!!!
    How far on are u?
    I thankfully finish on maternity leave at the end of this week at 33 and a half weeks (thank god!!) X
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  • WDDCHWDDCH member
    Definitely helps prepare you for when baby is here. I don't look forward to the sleep deprivation phase BUT it WILL pass.
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  • rjanicerjanice member
    emzrankin said:

    @rjanice have u just typed my life here haha. I am so fed up of not sleeping. The worst part is I don't know why I am awake!! I am not sore..yes,baby is moving like crazy (which I am so sorry to say drives me a wee bit crazy at 3am when I am trying to doze back (i do love her lots tho :( )) I am so restless! I am up,down, on my right,on my left,up again!! Ahhh! I am also a nurse on 12 hour shifts and I just dread work because I am far too tiered!!!
    How far on are u?
    I thankfully finish on maternity leave at the end of this week at 33 and a half weeks (thank god!!) X

    I'm so jealous! Im 33 weeks today. My last day of work is July 30th and it can't come soon enough. I worked 12 hr night shifts when i was pregnant with my son and don't remember being this tired. Maybe it's because i was used to being so sleepy due to the night shift zombie life!
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  • JessicaS0914JessicaS0914 member
    I have to giggle when people say they look forward to when baby's here on a post about sleep. I totally get that being on leave will help as it cuts out work, but but the sleep deprivation is just not comparable to now.
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  • Willow1400Willow1400 member
    I've been wondering if baby is prepping me on purpose because the past two weeks I've been up every 2 hours like clockwork to pee. I'm lucky enough to be able to fall asleep again but yeah, I hear that!
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