It's literally 4 AM and I'm still awake, this has been reoccurring for the past week and half now! I walk so much during the day at work and even after. Idk how or why I can't sit still when I get into bed, so frustrating!! I'm 33 weeks now and it's also at the uncomfortable stage where I'm tossing from one side to the other the entire night. I was prescribed ranitidine for heartburn so that's helped a lot but I can't go a day without it, when I forget to take it I am quickly regretful): Also I've noticed the bottoms of my feet feel like they are burning when I lay down at night they feel like they are literally on fire! I googled it and found this is called "hot feet" and supposedly it's a thing in pregnancy?! Anyone else experiencing any of this?? I feel like I'm getting hit at all angles lol 😂 . I even purchased these socks with gel packs that I can freeze and stick in the socks off Amazon I am so not having a good time over here. July come faster!!
Re: Why aren't you sleeping?
Last night I woke up at 12:45 with severe stomach cramps. I was about to call the doctor they were so bad and had been going on for two hours. Then after two hours of excruciating pain I threw up and was able to fall back to sleep after. Woke up nauseous this morning, but the cramps are gone.
I was taking a nap yesterday and my husband came in the room to fold his laundry and make as much noise as possible. He's lucky to not be murdered at this point.
I tried a new sleep position with my pillow last night that placed it under my hip bone with a second pillow between my legs so I was in a weird nested position. It apparently worked because I slept through the night save for the 4:30 potty break that was nearly a potty emergency because getting up is so F-ing hard.
But usually, I've been having severe sharp pain in my hip when I sleep on my sides and wake up on my back most nights or awake all night tossing from side to side and never getting comfortable.
I also had a few rough falling asleep nights and realized it was because my ice cream I was having had caffeine in it. I finished off that flavor and now I think I can fall asleep again! We shall see how this weekend goes. I'm excited for a three-day weekend because we have a LOT to get done. But at least the weather looks like it is going to cooperate and we can actually have all the windows open (It was only about 40* last weekend, so we didn't paint because it was too cold to ventilate properly). Hopefully, the work will make me sleep okay.
I wake up once or twice now to pee, and 2 things make getting back to sleep an issue: hunger and hip pain.
I now keep a big container of unsalted mixed nuts on my nightstand, so I can down a couple of mouthfuls and squash the hunger. That way I’m not waking myself up to go to the kitchen. That’s worked.
The hip pain is a real bitch, and it’s from sleeping in the same damn left side position for that last several months! If I switch to my right, baby gets pissed off and wiggle-resists and I also feel short of breath and belly pulling. So...I go on my right for 5 min to give myself a quick left side break, but a few nights it’s meant that I never get back to sleep...and worse if within a couple of hours of wake up time. Insomnia. 🥺
As far as feet, mine feel bruised which makes typical exercise impossible. But yesterday I tried thigh-high compression hose and they were miraculous at making my feet and legs feel almost like I wasn’t pregnant! 😅 I had been using knee-highs, but they had the effect of cutting off circulation right below the knee...love the thigh highs.
My real problem with insomnia is how completely angry-drunk I am the next day. I can’t get work done and generally curse life around me all day. It’s a major reason I will be starting maternity leave before birth. I can’t work on lack of sleep. Call me a light weight!
@hakele a sleeping pregnant woman may as well be a sleeping bear. What was he thinking? Id be slapping a Do Not Disturb sticky note on the bedroom door...maybe an extra one with an angry bear face on it...😡
I think I'm also snoring a lot because I've been waking up with a sore throat. DH said it was pretty loud when he came up to bed last night
@samanthak46 - One of our dogs wakes me up all the time. She starts off at the corner of the bed then ends up next to me and I wake up ridiculously hot. She’s 55lbs and is basically a huge heater who has boundary issues. 😂
@expatmom39 Seriously... he's lucky to be alive.
I must not be sleeping enough to be having dreams. I normally had dreams on a regular basis pre-pregnancy and I can't remember the last time I had a dream.
Natural Calm (the magnesium powder you add to water) helps with restlessness falling asleep, and cramping.
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I’m jealous that some of you have said you’re only peeing like once or twice a night. I’m up just about every hour to go until 5-6am and then I can sleep for longer stretches. Every time I switch positions I have to go. I’m not even drinking a ton of extra fluids like I should be. WTH is my problem?! 😣
Boden Gray 8-13-16
BB Girl Expected 7-10-19
We also confirmed that she did, in fact, flip over this last weekend. So she is officially head down. So that is why I'm now taking the bladder beating that I didn't have before!
I generally run on the dehydrated side anyway, so I have no idea where all this pee is coming from at night 😂 I’m wondering if it’s just because my bladder is sooo squished it can’t hold nearly anything. I go a lot during the day too...
thanks for the recommendations though 😊
Boden Gray 8-13-16
BB Girl Expected 7-10-19
JK 😉
I don’t remember what it feels like to not randomly wake up at 3 or 4 am.
So I’m awake (going on 2 hours now) wondering where we might live for 10 days.
Hopefully she gets some rest tonight (you too lol).