https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:20:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/insomnia-how-do-you-deal#post-212797 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:42:24 +0000 MsLipGloss 212797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shimmer: Awwww ((hugs)). As a fellow non-sleeper here, I hate this for you! I am 31 weeks and having a reeeeeally hard time sleeping at night, so I can't imagine how much harder it must be with twins! </p> <p>I am just.not.comfortable. Period. And my discomfort seems to grow the longer the day is, so it is super hard to get comfortable enough to fall asleep at night (I think I am currently averaging 4-5 hours on a good night). Add in butterbean's wonderful, but disruptive, nightly dance parties, DH's sometimes awful snoring, and two kitties amping up the heat in bed, and it is a pretty awesome cocktail for insomnia. </p> <p>The hardest part for me has been logging 12-15 hour days for the past 3 weeks at work - I feel like a zombie on the weekends, and spend a lot of time trying to nap and make up for the sleep defecit.</p> <p>To entertain myself when I wake up (so as not to disrupt DH or the kitties), I keep my iPad by the bed so I can read and try to fall back asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/insomnia-how-do-you-deal#post-212756 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:10:33 +0000 matador84 212756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I couldn't sleep at all last night, I was literally in tears! I am 32 weeks today. It hasn't been that bad all during this pregnancy, but last night was AWFUL and if I keep sleeping like this I swear it is going to send me over the edge. I went to bed SO tired (around 9:30), but just tossed and turned, had trouble breathing no matter what side I laid on, until around 1 or so. Wahh. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/insomnia-how-do-you-deal#post-212750 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:05:23 +0000 twinmama 212750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hit a particularly rough patch with sleeping right around the same time. Waking up every hour to pee, really achey and hard to get comfortable, hungry and had to get a snack, etc. I'd try to sleep as long as I could in bed, but would usually end up coming out to the couch around 3-4 am most mornings. So you have my sympathies - it's rough!</p> <p>Sometimes I'd be able to drink a glass of milk and pass out again on the couch, and sometimes I'd just be wide awake, so I'd read or listen to a book on tape or watch netflix until I got drowsy again....which sometimes wasn't until like 10 am ;) I just had to become ok with getting my sleep throughout the day too and not stressing out about not sleeping well at night. And a lot of times just the change of position to the couch, or the fat/protein from the glass of milk would be enough to help me get back to sleep.</p> <p>I will say that I slept the worst while I was self-limiting my activity to prevent preterm labor. Now that I'm 37+ weeks and am more active, I'm still uncomfortable at night, but have been sleeping much harder for the last week or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/insomnia-how-do-you-deal#post-212669 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:01:25 +0000 Shimmer 212669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's 4:50 am EST - I've been up since 4, awake 3-4 other times tonight so far.</p> <p>I was normally a pretty good sleeper (but a bear when I didn't sleep well) pre-pregnancy. I am about to hit 32 weeks pregnant with my little boys and the insomnia is really killing me. I'm not really evil like I used to be during the day after a bad night's sleep, but I'm pretty useless and nap frequently throughout the day after a bad night. Plus, the painful boobs I'm experiencing right now doesn't help the comfort level that I'm at (which is near zero anyway in bed).</p> <p>How come I can get comfortable enough to sleep during the day but can't figure it out at night?</p> <p>More importantly, what did you ladies do to aid in your sleeping towards the end of your pregnancy? Or am I doomed to not sleep well again for the next 2-3 years of my life? /end dramatic tone here lol </p>