4:00 wake up again. I'm stressing over my appointment and not wanting to be induced, so my brain immediately turned on when I got up to pee. I'' really hoping I can get back to sleep...
My hips hurt so bad when I sleep. I have a snoogle. It's not working. I'm sleeping sitting up. Well, obviously not yet. Someone tell me there's a trick I'm missing. Or is this how I'm going to get excited about labor? Just being unable to sleep and over it? I don't know if I'm even making sense right now.
The pain of end of pregnancy makes it difficult to sleep. And the stress. And then we will find sweet relief and be awake like @ea301 taking care of babies! We are so in this for the long haul.
I'm awake because I can't get comfortable, I want to sleep on my back. So tired of the side sleeping. I also keep thinking about all the mamas that have already had their babies, and soon I will be one. I feel like I have so much to do before then and so little energy to do it with. Because I don't sleep well.... and I feel like a walrus shuffling around the house.
The baby is sleeping oh so soundly, as usual, and I can't sleep. Today is the day we were supposed to have him and instead we have a 1 week old and his first doctor's appointment is today. I feel like I just had him yesterday! I can't believe how much he's growing up.
I don't think I can get back to sleep, I've been up for 2 hours now and feeling like I should be doing something useful. I want to repack my hospital bag, clean the kitchen, and work on the 'nursery'. I don't think we can call it a nursery yet, it still just looks like a guest bedroom. Hopefully not by the end if the weekend though!
Had irregular and painful contractions last night so I didn't go to bed till midnight. I ignorantly thought that I would then sleep until my alarm went off. Hahahaha, nope. Normally I don't pick up my phone so I can try to fall back to sleep but going forward I think I'll just get up and start bumping. No use forcing (sleep) what isn't gonna happen at this point!
never truly got any real sleep since 430....and I have to attend a grievance meeting today no make up will cover these bags under my eyes....are sunglasses acceptable?
Ah! I never went back to sleep after I woke up last night! I'm trying to stay awake until 10 so that I 'hopefully' sleep through the night. Lol! See you guys in a few hours.
I've been awake since 3 am. I really hate that I wasted my first hour and a half laying in bed scrolling on my phone. Once I got out of bed, I was struck with a ball of energy, with a unrelenting need for a fruit smoothie. So I rock in my glider and look up where smoothie places are and what time they open. There is one that's on my way to work that opens at 7, so I have some time to kill before I need to leave to go there, so I started cleaning my bathroom, kitchen, and organizing the cabinet we got to hold all of the baby feeding supplies. Then I showered and decided "hey, I want to make a pie" - so I made a freaking home-made apple pie. My work has a full kitchen, so I do not bake it, just put it all together. Then I finished getting ready after cleaning the kitchen again and go get my smoothie. I feel like I was just introduced to caffeine for the first time ever. I cannot move fast enough for what my body wants to accomplish!!
So now here I am at work, 5 hours after I woke up, drinking my smoothie and waiting for the oven to finish preheating so I can bake my apple pie.
**edited to add picture of completed apple pie. Cooked it with Cinnamon Sugar on top.
@penelope4612, I hope so too, otherwise, I am in for a long afternoon. Right now I am still on fire though! I may tell my boss to be prepared to find me napping later under my desk though. Hoping the pie will sway her to forgive and forget if that happens.
Holy goodness @AbriannaO !!! That's so awesome! I'm useless when I wake up, I just snack and read. I'm nervous that if I start doing the dishes or making noise that I'm going to wake one of my kids. I did that last week, woke up at 4 and started doing the dishes and cleaning. Then my kindergartener comes down at 5:00 am all ready to eat breakfast, she had a rough day at school that day. So I woke at 3:00 am today. DH was snoring, and I can't get comfortable in bed. My carpel tunnel in my hands is at its worst when I'm laying down in bed, so my hands hurt when I sleep. And I wonder why I can't sleep that well??? I can shower in 30 minutes and be in the clear for waking anyone up. I'll just bump and read until then.
@yellingbanana, no kids for me yet, so right now I don't feel bad for blaring my music and getting things done. My DH left for work at 4:30, so it was just me and the dogs at home. Usually I am useless in the morning, but this is the second time this week that I've woken up ridiculously early, but the first time that I actually wanted to accomplish things.
If that isn't nesting, I don't know what is! That's so awesome. I only best in slow motion these days. I've been referring to myself as a walrus for good reason! I wonder if all your energy and nesting means that you might go into labor soon???
I am still technically quite a ways from my EDD (12/22), but from what my doctor is predicting, she doesn't think I'll go beyond 38.5 weeks (37+2 today). Baby is measuring ahead (83% and 90% for growth), and everything in my lady bits is already progressing (1 cm, 60%, soft). When it's ready to come, we will gladly welcome it, but it's more than welcome to cook as long as it needs to keep healthy.
@AbriannaO do you live near maryland? If so do you want to be friends? Cause my house is a wreck and you would be my BFF if you made me a pie right now!
Thought I was having contractions, so I seriously panicked and finished my assignments for grad school (a book review, a reading analysis/reflection, and an analysis of student work on an algebra problem) Just closed the laptop. False alarm on the contractions, but so happy to be done with my assignments! Now I just have to show up to class for as long as possible, and hopefully not miss my lesson presentation on Tuesday...
Funny that when I first panicked my irrational mind couldn't decide if I should do my assignments or baby laundry. I think I made the right call.
You guys. My water broke about an hour ago. The midwife said to try and get a few hours of sleep before coming in since I am GBS negative and not having regular contractions yet. HA. DH said the same thing, but guess who's happily snoring away right now?
Hey now @gowenc! That is exciting! I wish my doc had said to get some rest after water broke... I had to head right in. If you can't sleep, at least grab a bite to eat! Exciting times ahead!!
My water might be leaking? I woke up and felt wetness, so I got up to pee, but then it there was no more leaking. I changed and then went back to sleep. An hour later, the same thing happened! Wet panties but it's not like I'm continuing to leak as I walk to the bathroom. I don't feel like I peed myself... guess I'll just have to wait and see.
@Lisa3379 - put on a pad, walk around (squats, up and down steps), and see what happens. And call your doctor. Sometimes the baby's head can plug up your cervix so you stop leaking once you're actually standing but your water is still broken. They might still want you to come in so they can check it out.
Yeah @gowenc ! I would definitely not be able to sleep! But at least you could rest, or eat, or read, or all 3!
@Lisa3379 I agree with @penelope4612 - pad, call doctor!! It could be your water, better to be on the safe side.
I woke up at 5 am, which stinks because I really wanted to sleep in. At least to 8. My carpel tunnel is killer this morning. My hands hurt, and they're so swollen that when I bend my fingers, some of them are popping out of the sockets But I don't want to get up because my kids will hear me and they need to sleep in. So here I am. Again.
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I'm awake because I can't get comfortable, I want to sleep on my back. So tired of the side sleeping.
I also keep thinking about all the mamas that have already had their babies, and soon I will be one. I feel like I have so much to do before then and so little energy to do it with. Because I don't sleep well.... and I feel like a walrus shuffling around the house.
Thinking of you all... sleepy/creepy internet hugs
I don't think I can get back to sleep, I've been up for 2 hours now and feeling like I should be doing something useful. I want to repack my hospital bag, clean the kitchen, and work on the 'nursery'. I don't think we can call it a nursery yet, it still just looks like a guest bedroom. Hopefully not by the end if the weekend though!
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Lol! See you guys in a few hours.
So now here I am at work, 5 hours after I woke up, drinking my smoothie and waiting for the oven to finish preheating so I can bake my apple pie.
**edited to add picture of completed apple pie. Cooked it with Cinnamon Sugar on top.
So I woke at 3:00 am today. DH was snoring, and I can't get comfortable in bed. My carpel tunnel in my hands is at its worst when I'm laying down in bed, so my hands hurt when I sleep. And I wonder why I can't sleep that well???
I can shower in 30 minutes and be in the clear for waking anyone up. I'll just bump and read until then.
I wonder if all your energy and nesting means that you might go into labor soon???
Just closed the laptop.
False alarm on the contractions, but so happy to be done with my assignments! Now I just have to show up to class for as long as possible, and hopefully not miss my lesson presentation on Tuesday...
Funny that when I first panicked my irrational mind couldn't decide if I should do my assignments or baby laundry. I think I made the right call.
Ah, 3 am, we meet again. Luckily my DH is always awake at this time, so I won't be alone on my quest to extinguish some of this energy.
I think I'll be tackling the laundry room first this morning after I make myself some pancakes! All out of apples, so no pie making today!
@gowenc, hope you can get some rest, it's going to be an exciting day for you!
@Lisa3379 I agree with @penelope4612 - pad, call doctor!! It could be your water, better to be on the safe side.
I woke up at 5 am, which stinks because I really wanted to sleep in. At least to 8. My carpel tunnel is killer this morning. My hands hurt, and they're so swollen that when I bend my fingers, some of them are popping out of the sockets
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