Having had insomnia on and off throughout my life I really thought having a baby would be the answer (not that that's whay I got pregnant!) - I figured I'd be so tired I'd just conk out at night, right? Wrong! Somehow, for some reason, my body has got into a routine of collapsing around 10pm, literally unable to keep my eyes open a minute longer, only to wake up around midnight - not because of DD, who is still in the room with us - and then be unable to get back to sleep for at least an hour, usually more. Then DD stirs at maybe 4am, so I get up to shush her back to sleep, but she wakes up again at 6am/6.30am, at which point she needs to be fed. Any suggestions? We can't move DD into another room yet as construction of said room is ongoing. I don't drink coffee at all (never have) and limit myself to three mugs of tea a day (and never have one after 5pm, just to be on the safe side). Not sure what else to try.
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Would cheerfully strangle half my loved ones for a night's sleep...
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korky · 06/11/2006 16:08
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