anyone not being able to sleep?

[bexbexbex]

hi all. Just wondering if any of you went through the phase of not bein able to sleep. I've not slept in three days and i'm so exhausted! I go to bed and....sleep does not come! So it's currently 5.05am now, and i'm lying on sofa... (due to uh fact i kept waking up OH, and i didn't think it was fair) with a quilt, and watching a friends episode hoping that will send me off to sleep.. Yeah so has anyone else been like this? Or possibly not pregnancy related....i just have no idea.

 

[Gonnabeamomma]

Same thing for me... I average about 3.5 to 4.5 hours a night and no naps during the day to help me make up for it... I go to bed exhausted but just can't seem to relax enough to go to sleep... when I do sleep, the most vivid, awful, nightmares/dreams wake me up so it's almost a blessing NOT to sleep but can't be good for either of us!

 

[laura3103]

same here i've been awake since 4 and its killing me my little girl will be up in about an hour to play but i just dont have the energy.

 

[Ainebanie]

I am feeling the exact same. Went to bed last night and sat there for about an hour.
Finally fell asleep, woke at least 4 times in the space of 6 hours and could not get back to sleep.

I wonder is there any old wifes tales to get us to sleep.
Like Drinking HOT MILK before we hit the hay ?

I'm getting fed up of it at this stage.

 

[Fabby]

Im the same - when i wake up for my regular pee, i just cant seem to get back to sleep straight away - it takes aggggggeeeeeessssss! So annoying when you are obviously tired!!

 

[Ang3l]

Im always like that and usually have trouble sleeping.

Last night was awful. I just kept tossing and turning for hours and kept having to get up to pee about 5 times. It just seems to be getting more and more uncomfortable to sleep nowadays

 

[bexbexbex]

phew! I'm glad i'm not the only one. And you know what else...when people constantly ask are you ok? And i reply yeah i'm just tired, then i get the 'its not going to get any easier' sympathy line! Obviously i'm not stupid! I just want to sleep....only a few hours.... Just so i can wake up feeling good like i have been through the rest of my pregnancy.

 

[Pippasdvision]

I have this as well am so tired in the day then just when I think I should go to the doc I sleep through without waking. I don't feel rested still tired but makes it bearable. I have no suggestions except I have the tv on in the background to stop my mind going around in circles

 

[mumoffive]

Im the same - when i wake up for my regular pee, i just cant seem to get back to sleep straight away - it takes aggggggeeeeeessssss! So annoying when you are obviously tired!!

This has been me!!! So frustrating!

 

[Lilly12]

I can't sleep half the time , but that's usually cause my husband snores LOL.
Sometimes I also can't find the right position, cause my hips and back start to hurt when I lay too long, doesn't matter which position, it sucks.

 

[Gemie]

Ask your doc to prescribe you benadryl.. when I went to him with exhaustion he said it was okay to take b/c me not sleeping was much worse for me and baby than taking a pill to help out.
Benadryl have the same ingredient as some over the counter sleep remedies and it always works a treat for me...either that or a paracetamol usually knocks me out. x

 

[smashley]

This is driving me nuts, too. I have problems falling asleep to begin with and every time I wake up to pee it takes forever to fall asleep again. I work 7am to 6pm, so I can't nap during the day, either. I'm lucky to get 4 hours a night. My eyes are bloodshot and burning right now because I need sleep.

 

[bexbexbex]

i have midwife on wednesday so i'll ask her about benadryl. Thanks everyone! I'm not alone lol!

 

[surreysharon]

yes im the same and wake about 4 times easily every night....its exhausting x

 

[BreCon]

I've had trouble sleeping since I've been back from deployment..and I was taking unisom to get me to sleep...and when I got pregnant I asked the doc if I could still take it...and unisom is on the list of things we can take..so I take on everynight with my prenatal and it takes about a half hour and I'm out..

 

[Bmonki]

im not getting tired anymore, this is the second night in a row i've been up past 3am... im usually tucked in bed by 11!!

 

[Ainebanie]

So last night I slept much better than the previous nights. I had the OH turn the matress.
Woke i say once, but that was due to a bad dream.
Dont think my OH got much sleep as he said I took up most of the bed ! Aw well... I need my sleep more than he does

 

[FierceAngel]

me!

i didnt sleep at all as i had bad trapped wind couldnt get comftable x

 

[cosmotbear]

yes! Am just tossing and turning for ages then once it's about 5am I'm just awake
have ordered a maternity pillow, hoping it arrives soon!!!