Insomnia
18 01 2008Ok, I don’t really have insomnia, but it’s 4am and I’ve been awake since the last feeding at 1am. Things that go on that prevent me from sleeping when this happens:
- I get too cold
- I get too hot
- I have to repeatedly scratch an insessant itch on my left shoulder blade
- I have to pee
- I feel like I have no space in the bed
- I need a drink of water
- Every possible sleeping position I try just feels WRONG
- After being awake so long, I’m STARVING
- As I’m finally relaxing, E. starts to snore
Why does this periodically happen? And the irony is that while I’m tossing and turning, Mr. E. is snoozing away beside me. Go figure.
also an insomniac tonight. i hope you’re sleeping now….
I have been out of the blog loop for a while but have been getting regular updates from J. I so enjoyed reading your blog this morning. What a precious little guy you have! I smiled when I read about your sleep troubles. I tease J about needing to do all the “night-time stuff” when we have a baby. She can wake up and go back to sleep no problem. Me, not so much. Once I’m up, I’m up. Doesn’t matter if it’s 2am or 5am, but it’s SO hard for me to get back to sleep after I wake up. She konks right back out. Here’s hoping that your body becomes more skilled at managing your current sleeping challenges… I can’t imagine how exhausted you both must be. Take care. Big hugs.