I saw this little illustration on a friend's blog and had to bring it over here.
This is totally me to a T right now....and I'm sure Kevin would tell you that it's actually me ALL the time.
But seriously.
Good freeeeeaak.
Sleeping has become a thing of the past.
I try everything I can to make myself more tired like:
staying up later with Kevin to watch more "Boy Meets World" episodes,
reading a book,
walking/standing more before bedtime,
taking a bath,
and drinking warm milk {yes, i've totally tried this and DON'T recommend it!}.
What's a pregnant girl to do?!
I toss and turn and grunt and whine and kick the covers off and try to re-"fluff" my pillow.
Twice already this week Kevin has had to go lay on the couch to get a decent night's sleep.
Poor guy.
I miss the days when I was a-okay with sleeping on the floor or couch.
Now I don't even try because I know I can't,
or if I do happen to miraculously fall asleep there,
I wake up with THE WORST pain in my joints.
Fun times.
{not}
Also,
when I do luck out and fall asleep semi-comfortably in bed,
my body has been waking me up at 5:30 or 6 on the dot....not to mention the other three trillion times I get up to pee anyways.
I am trying to look on the "bright" side by telling myself that this really is just my body's way of saying:
"Whelp, you're not gonna sleep very much or well when the little dude gets here anyways,
so we might as well start breaking you in now! Muahahaha!"
...yeah...it doesn't really help.
I'm sorry that is happening to you. The only thing that worked for me was a pillow in between my legs in a specific position. Then w Ethan I actually had a heating pad which worked with him and this one. I know your thinking its bad for the baby but if you put it up from the bottom of your shoulder blades and the top of your neck. It helps a lot because that is where my chiropractor says that you carry a lot of your stress. try it might help The heating pad also helps a lot after your delivery. It makes your body relax I put it on the lowest setting and it does just the trick. sorry for the long comment.
ReplyDeleteThat heating pad sounds nice! I'm totally trying it! :) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI swear by my total body 'pregnancy pillow' I got from Babies R Us. I like to think I never had problems sleeping because of it (besides the inevitable bathroom breaks and only sleeping on your side). The moment I made a comment to Chris about being the slightest bit uncomfortable he made me go get one. I was hesitant because of the cost but he made a valid point that this was just my first pregnancy so I will be using it again and I spend a large part of my day/night sleeping, everyday, so it is worth the money. It made sleeping so much more comfortable to me.
ReplyDeleteThat picture is great! haha I was so like that! I'm sorry you're having trouble sleeping. I remember the last few months being the worst as far as sleeping! I don't know if you have one already or not, but Mike went out and bought me a big body pillow and that really helped me get more comfortable! You're looking so cute by the way!
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