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April 26, 2008
Sleep (NOT) in heavenly peace....
I can't sleep. For the past few nights it is the same problem, yet different. One night I could fall asleep until 2am. The next two days I was up at 4 am and 5am respectively and last night I was up from 2:15am-3:30am with my mind racing like crazy. Seriously, life is pretty hectic at the moment so I think that might be why I can't shut it off. Also for some reason with this pregnancy, my hips fall asleep when I lay on one side for too long. And since rolling over in my mountain of pillows is such a task- I end up waking up about every 1-2 hours or so. I thought this lack of sleep would only last a night or two, but it is still going on and I feel like a walking zombee. I've had people tell me it is God preparing me for a newborn- but I'm just not sure there is something out there that might help.
We did get both sides of our duplex rented and we are in the middle of tying up the refinance on this property, looking for a new house and putting offers on new houses. WHEW! At the same the time, I'm very prego, I'm trying to pack with a 2 year old at my ankles and go all day with limited caffeine and only a few hours of sleep. AAAHHHH! I'm going crazy. Does warm milk really help someone sleep? Why is this? I'm going to try to put a piece of paper by my bed tonight to write down all my thoughts... we will see how this goes.
Posted by Leah at April 26, 2008 02:19 PM
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yeah, i read in Readers Digest yesterday that milk has something in it that causes us to be sleepy... worth a try. another thing that helps is a really dark room, even turning your alarm face toward the wall - i bet you could find this article online about sleeping better... writing stuff down is good too, it always helps me shut my mind down for the night!
Posted by: Lindsay Cox at April 27, 2008 11:26 AM
When I am having trouble sleeping like this, I just get up, grab a blanket, go to a comfy chair in the dark, pray and listen. Nearly every time God has something He wants to say to me that I have been too distracted/busy during the day to hear. Nothing helps me sleep when God wants to say something to me like hearing Him - then I sleep great! : ))))
Posted by: wendy sue at April 28, 2008 08:23 AM
Oh man, my hips fell asleep all the time with Julia! It got to the point that they would fall asleep while I was sitting in my chair at work so I'd have to get up every 30-60 minutes and walk around. Crazy what pregnancy does to the body!
Posted by: Sarah at May 21, 2008 03:06 PM