Not getting enough sleep...

[cinnamon18]

Hi there, I am now close to 20 weeks pregnant and I am just not getting my rest at night...
It feels to me like I sleep better during the day, but then I don't get my daily stuff done.
My little one asks for allot of water during the night and then she goes back to sleep, but then I sit up and count the tiles on the roof...lol, I just want a good night rest, what do I need to do to get that..?

[Riot_Queen]

I COMPLETELY understand about not getting enough sleep!!
I'm 31w3d, I have an almost 1 year old daughter, and I NEVER get a good night's sleep.
I'm so uncomfortable it takes HOURS for me to finally get comfortable enough to sleep.

What irritates me the most is that once I finally start to doaze, I have to pee. And when I have to pee I get BH contractions and they make me almost pee my pants!! And it hurts. So I have no choice but to get up n go.

For the past I'd say about 4 er 5 months, on a GOOD day, I'll get 4-6 hours of sleep.
On a BAD day I'll get 2-3 hours of sleep.
I'm exhausted and there's NOTHING I can do about it.
Hubby works long hours over night, and is sleeping all day.
We live with his parents and his mother said she's there to help me-
but I've yet to see her lend me a helping hand when I'm falling asleep over my meals.

My daughter only takes ONE nap a day, and it usually is about 2 hours long.
But as soon as I'm able to toss n turn until I finally fall asleep, alot of times she wakes up just as I'm finally doazing. And it makes it even worse.

Lately she's REALLY be hard on me because she was ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS on a schedule. Everything happened usually around the same time everyday. And lately, she stays up late, she wakes up off n on all night, and she wakes up early.
She'll only nap for 1/2 hour if I'm lucky.
She's cranky and she's getting on my nerves.

I love that lil terd to death but dammit when you're exhausted and all she does all day is fuss and cry-
you tend to lose your patience much faster.

I always feel achey, I get headaches, my nose is always runny.
Basically I always feel like I have a cold because I'm pregnant and I'm not getting NEARLY enough sleep as I should be.
And it's really taking a toll on my body.
Not to mention these were back to back pregnancies and that alone has taken alot out on me cuz my body didn't get a break. I got pregnant again when my daughter was 4 months old.

My life is a mess and there's nothing I can do about it.
I feel trapped and helpless and it's only gunna get worse because I have a lil boy coming in the middle of November.

So just think that things can be worse for you.
Try not to take so many naps during the day and you should sleep better at night.
Tell your child she can have one drink before bed and that's all.
If she wakes up wanting a drink, stick to your guns and tell her no, you already told her no more after the one she had earlier.

Also, have you ever tried any excersizes to burn energy so you sleep better at night?
I used to do a 15 minute work out right before bed that just consisted of some stretches and some fast-paced walking on the tredmill when I was nearing the end with my daughter and I slept like a BABY!!!
lmao

[Victoria01]

I'm sorry to hear she had such a hard time. As for you sleeping better, I'm having the same problem and I am only 12 and a half weeks. I am so exhausted during the day, but when it comes time for bed, my body seems to think it's time to get up. When I do finally fall asleep, I awake before daylight. I don't take naps, so I don't know what is up with me. I just hope it gets better soon. :)

[cinnamon18]

It does help, yes thanks...I'm going to try and not take a nap during the day and see how it goes...as for little one she sleeps with me on the bed, the dad figure took off and she is not taking it very well at the moment..she gets very bad night mares and she wakes up screaming sometimes...It's going a bit better since she has been sleeping with me on the bed and then I don't feel so lonely at night..lol.. going to try and keep the water to a limit, only going to tell her to have some before bed and then it's going to be finished....

[KATE535]

Well it would have to be because of your routine - I would say to cut out the daytime napping. This will inevitably spoil your night's sleep as you just wont be tired enough to sleep the whole night if you are resting too much in the day. And it is far better for you to sleep the whole night than to get a few hours in at night and to take naps during theday.

Also you need to change the habbit you have with your little one of being attentive to your child's demands at night, as she should have a drink before bed and be fine for the night until morning. If not you could put a drink next to her bed, near a night light so she could help herself (provided she is not a baby of course) if she wakes up. It's just one of those things with small children you have to coax them out of doing. It will be hard but you will not break the habbit if you continue to go to her everytime she wakes.

Hope that helps.