So this is a fun new symptom. Initially I just thought I was reverting back to some of the exhaustion from earlier in my pregnancy. And, to be fair, I just had an incredibly busy weekend. Between the pregnancy, trying to sell our house, and negotiating the contract on the new house I haven't had a ton of down time lately.
But then I checked my fitbit and discovered that I was only getting about 5 hours of sleep a night. I thought the fitbit must be malfunctioning until Kevin confirmed that I was still awake when he woke up from a weird dream at 1 or 2 in the morning.
So it appears that I'm going to bed at 10, tossing and turning until 2 when I finally fall asleep and then getting up at 6:30 or 7 (complete with a trip or two to the bathroom) and then completely forgetting about the part where I toss and turn.
This past weekend I gave myself a day off. While Kevin and Connor were getting bookcases to the storage unit, I slept in until 10 for a grand total of 7 1/2 hours of sleep. It was sort of like catching up.
I'm sort of adjusting to it now. Things are calming down a bit with the house buying, and we're going on vacation this weekend which should help a lot. Also, I'm very glad I managed to cut caffeine out of my diet, which is a little weird to say. The truth is that I only actually managed to go 3 or 4 days without caffeine. But now that I've kicked the habit, a little goes a long way. I'm able to survive on the small amount of sleep I'm getting and within the 200mg/day restrictions I'm under.
The problem is that I know it's going to get worse before it gets better. I'll just have to keep taking advantage of lazy weekends and find my rest when I can. I'd honestly feel a bit better about this whole thing if I could remember my insomnia or use that time for something useful like reading or writing. Instead of it just getting wiped from my life without the benefit of rest.
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