So this is going to be a quick vent and you can just skip over it if you want.
I am so tired right now, you would think I would be curled up next to my husband in our warm bed asleep... but NO, I am not. How can I have 7 weeks left and already not be too uncomfortable to sleep??! Is it just because this is #5? Or am I just being prepared for the endless sleepless nights to come? Either way, this sucks and I am tired!
One of the main issues with my not being able to sleep is RLS... ever heard of it? You know those totally lame commercials of the old lady in the recliner who cant keep her legs still... well that is me! When I fall into bed so so ready to fall fast asleep, my legs just wont let me. They will not stop jerking and moving around and it is about to drive me insane. Tonight it was really bad. So not only am I huge and my back is killing me by the end of the day and my heart burn has got to be burning a whole in my esophagus at this point, now the RLS is bound to push me over the edge.
I took a Tylenol pm at about 10:30 hoping that it will help here soon. I am sure that I will be terribly groggy in the morning trying to get ready for church, but that will be nothing new! Hopefully the PM part of the Tylenol will start working before I spend too much time looking for "good deals" online and buy something I totally shouldn't and don't need to because I am too exhausted to use any good sense!!
OK, I think that I am done venting for tonight. I hope I get at least a few people feeling a little pity for me...
Time to go find those deals!!
4 comments:
I feel pity for you. That totally sucks! I think it's so much more frustrating to not be able to sleep now (before the baby) when you have the opportunity but just can't. I swear I had a little bit of the whole RLS thing going on. For me what helped was taking a warm/hot bath. I can't believe you are so close to being done. And by the way, you are not even close to being huge!
Sleep deprivation is the worst. It makes you totally someone you're not. Personally I feel it's all part of our mortal test as mothers to see what we will do when at our limits. It will pass. And all too soon your babies will be teens and you'll never get them out of bed! Chad says to check with your OB, but he thinks lots of iron supplementation will help.
I had RLS with both pregnancies and the acid reflux really bad w/ everything I ate at the end. I don't know what it is...I could never sleep. I'd end up on the couch watching tv and then fall asleep there. Only 7 more weeks and that beautiful baby will make up for everything you're experiencing now.
Oh Jen - I am so sorry you are feeling so terrible! Wish I was closer to help. hang in there. Love you.
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