Exhausted but waking up frequently

[utbabymomma]

I am so exhausted and fall asleep without problem; however, I will wake up in the wee hours and cannot get back to sleep. I woke up at 2am to use the restroom and I've been up ever since. it is like when I wake up I am fully awake. Anyone else experiencing this? Any suggestions?

 

[Penguin20]

Sorry to hear that, I haven't really got any good suggestions but I am struggling to drift off to sleep I feel tired so try to go to bed around 10 and then I just lay awake for ages but luckily when I do fall asleep, I only wake up if i need to go toilet

hope you get a good night sleep soon

 

[kristel_]

I'm exactly the same. I remember from my previous 2 pregnancies it always got worse towards the end, not looking forwards to that!! It's like our body's way of getting us ready for sleepless nights i guess? lol

 

[bighouse]

I went through the same thing when I was between 6-10 weeks along. Would wake up very early and then couldn't go back to sleep. I finally gave up and decided rather than fight it (and wake up my husband as I lay awake in bed tossing and turning) I would just get up, grab a snack, and work at my computer for an hour or two. Maybe it was the food that helped (I didn't feel hungry). Being up for 1-2 hours would make me sleepy, whereas laying awake in bed for 1-2 hours would not. Thankfully I work from home so my schedule is flexible, and once I was sleepy again I could then go back to bed to "catch up" on the sleep I lost.

Oh, and (knock on wood) after I hit 10 weeks, I was better able to sleep straight through the night. I still wake up frequently, but I can usually go back to sleep fairly easily (without getting up, except to pee!).

 

[MummyKP]

I could've written this post myself! I'm exactly the same, wake around 4am for around 2 hours, go to drop off around 6 then my alarm goes off at 6:15am! So frustrating!

 

[Juliet11]

i am so similar. i hope it gets better for you!! i don't have any suggestions cause i too am unable to really get myself to fall back asleep. it doesn't help i have to pee every couple hours during the night.

 

[utbabymomma]

Well it is good to know I am in good company! I will try your suggestion, bighouse, and see if working instead of fighting it helps at all. I've been awake since 2am and have a packed afternoon of meetings so this should be interesting to say the least. Hope everyone else gets some good sleep soon!!