I think I’m in for a bad day.
C woke up at 10:30, 1, 3, 3:30, 4, 4:15, 4:30… At 5:20, he decided that he was awake for the day. At 5:30, he had a huge blowout and got poop everywhere.
Oy.
Ugh.
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Category Archives: sleep
5:30? 5:30??!!!
Apparently C has decided that instead of the more palatable wake-up time of 7 or 8, he would prefer to wake up at 5:30am. FIVE THIRTY IN THE MORNING. Naturally, he insists on continuing two night feedings, the second of which is typically between 3:30 and 4:30. Thus, he leaves me with somewhat of a “cat nap” before getting up for the day.
Let me remind you, lest you forget, that C also does not nap during the day unless he is held.
This leaves me with the age-old question (oh wait, it’s not an age-old question? You mean there are babies who actually sleep?): Why, dear child, do you not require more sleep than an adult?
“The No-Cry Sleep Solution”
I just received this book, by Elizabeth Pantley, in the mail yesterday and cannot seem to read the pages fast enough. Between my weary, sleep-deprived eyes and a 5-week-old who won’t nap for more than 15 minutes unless he’s sleeping on one of us, I’m in desperate need of a solution.
We’re lucky in that C usually sleeps well at night. He has 3-5 hour stretches between feedings. It’s a different story during the day. I don’t understand why he hates napping!
Have you utilized the tips in this book? Were they helpful to you?
I Have the Sleep Schedule of a Bat
It’s no secret that I have major trouble sleeping at night. I’m either totally awake until the wee hours of the morning, or I’m exhausted but too uncomfortable to drift off to slumberland. Anyone else have this?
Last night, I experienced the latter. It’s difficult to get quality sleep when you’re up every 1.5-2 hours for a trip to the bathroom. Throw some hip and back pain into the mix and it’s downright impossible. I had finally drifted off just before 8am…then my phone rang.
There was no way I was going to be able to fall back to sleep after a phone call, so I ran some errands. Now I’m pretty much dead to the world, napping on and off.
I’ve become nocturnal.
Insomnia – we are NOT Friends!
Last night had to be the worst night of insomnia since I got pregnant. And that’s saying a lot.
Went to bed at midnight, like usual, but tossed and turned until 2am, when my stomach started growling so much that I got out of bed for a snack. I decided to take my pillow with me and shut the bedroom door to spare poor Hubster from a bad night of sleep. After Cheerios, cheese, chocolate and two hours of Netflix-watching, I was finally tired enough to doze off. I woke up a ton of times because sleeping on the couch is not the most comfortable place. (Although, these days I’m not really comfortable anywhere.) Then at 9:30am, I woke up and was unable to fall back asleep. My hips are in agony. I’m exhausted. Oh, and because I didn’t get enough sleep, I get to deal with some morning-sickness-like nausea today. Woohoo.
Dear Baby C, I’ll give you three more weeks to become full-term. After that, would you please help mama out and vacate my uterus?! Ok, thanks!
Spoiled Milk
Why is it that when I want cereal the most, I end up having only spoiled milk in the fridge?
Hmm…this sounds like a parable to life, but I’m so sleep deprived that I can’t quite grasp it…
Sleep, why must you elude me?
Sometimes I feel like I could sleep for days. But then I go to bed and stare at the clock for hours upon hours, as my little boy bounces happily around in the womb. I realize that this is probably God’s way of preparing me for being up often for nighttime feedings and such, but I am SO tired.
Sleep, dear friend, please return to me.
Back to Sleep
I saw this article from Planning Family today that I thought I’d share. It’s about the SIDS prevention “Back to Sleep” campaign. It’s a reminder that it’s important to put babies to sleep on their backs and keep all blankets and other items out of their cribs in order to prevents the occurrence of SIDS. Since the “Back to Sleep” campaign started in the early 1990s, the incidence of SIDS has been reduced by 50 percent! That is an awesome indicator that back sleeping is the only way to go for infants. 
Pregnancy Pillow Review
It’s been over a week since I received my Preggle Comfort Air-Flow Body Pillow by Leachco. I absolutely LOVE it. While it has a rather awkward shape that the hubster and I get a laugh out of, it does a fantastic job keeping my hips aligned at night and relieving hip and lower back pain. My old body pillow just wasn’t cutting it anymore and I was in desperate need of a thicker pillow to place between my knees to support my hip alignment. I was in pain morning and night.
The Preggle seemed like the perfect size – not too large for our queen-sized bed, yet long enough that I could put my arms around it while it supported my legs. Sometimes I also sleep with the long part behind me to support my back. The velcro strap seems a little unnecessary at times, but it has been convenient in that I have been keeping the bar of soap tucked in place underneath the strap to help keep my leg cramps at bay.
I would definitely recommend the Preggle if you’re having difficult sleeping and need some more support. The only problem that I can foresee is that it may not be long enough for taller women. At 5’3″, it is absolutely perfect for my size. Happy sleeping!
(Disclaimer: I was in no way compensated by Leachco for this review.)
Leg Cramps
When I read about leg cramps in my pregnancy books, I was already several weeks past the point when it said they might begin. I thought I was in the clear. I was painfully mistaken.
The other night, I shot up in bed, screaming in pain as I was woken from a deep sleep with an excruciating cramp in my calf muscle. My poor hubster had no idea what was going on. All I could do was yell out in pain and grab at my muscle – which was hardened like a rock in the spot of the cramp. In those moments, I thought I would not be able to straighten out my leg ever again. Then it passed…but I was afraid to go to sleep again for fear of waking up in the same agony.
As I like to do when I am baffled by how to relieve a pregnancy symptom, I consulted my cousin who is currently pregnant with her sixth child. She suggested chewable calcium supplements and said that her father-in-law, an avid runner, swears by keeping a bar of soap in the sheets while you’re sleeping. I trekked to the store for some calcium and soap.
I also started stretching every night before bed, and every time I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. I thought that the soap and calcium were working, until last night. The one night I forgot to stretch before bed, it came back to haunt me. I have soooo learned my lesson! Stretching, calcium, and a bar of soap. Best wishes to all of you who have suffered from the same pain.
Have you found some tricks to curing leg cramps?
Pregnancy Pillows
In the past month or so, insomnia has been getting the best of me. Lying in bed for up to four hours before finally drifting off is just torture. Now I’m also starting to get aches and pains in my hips and back, which certainly don’t help the sleeping situation. Ever since twelve weeks or so, I’ve slept with a body pillow…but that’s not even helping anymore!
This week I scoured the internet looking for reviews on various pregnancy pillows. They’re so expensive that I wanted to be sure to make the right choice! Some of them were too bulky for our queen bed, others had poor reviews from users who are short, and still others were said to be too itchy. I finally ordered one that was slightly less bulky, should work for my 5’3″ frame and looks to be breathable. It arrived today and I cannot WAIT to try it out tonight! I’ll provide a full review, including the name of the pillow, after trying it out. :)
The Sleep Whisperer
This insomniac is very lucky to have discovered that she is married to The Sleep Whisperer. All the hubster has to do is rub my back and I get relaxed enough to actually fall asleep! Fantastic news for me, as the previous few nights were quite miserable.