Up all night till dawn. Anyone else?

[DeeEast]

Just sitting up listening to music and not going to sleep. Anyone else up until the sun comes up?

Basically if I don't go to sleep its as if the next day won't come. Its hard to explain. But I do know that I don't want to go to sleep.

[citymama]

I'm up but hopefully not that long. You have a lot on your mind. Try and get some rest, OK?

[DeeEast]

Thanks. I just wish I knew how to turn my mind off. It just doesn't have that on/off switch. : )

[infomama]

When did you last sleep? Your body *needs* rest....you must try to stay well.

[DeeEast]

I do sleep, but at the most inopurtine times. DH has a very nice schedule so he is here a lot. But the night-time is the worst. I actually got mad at him the other night for sleeping well through the night when I was up all night. Men vs. Women. But that's another thread.

[Kitten007]

You know....I know you are going through a heck of a lot!.....but sometimes just enjoy that one day you stay up all night, I do it occasionally and it is the MOST WONDERFUL time. The next day I make it till bed time and then the sleep the next night is just so peaceful and I feel like I get the best night's sleep! Enjoy yourself mama!!! You so deserve it!

[infomama]

I do sleep, but at the most inopurtine times. DH has a very nice schedule so he is here a lot. But the night-time is the worst. I actually got mad at him the other night for sleeping well through the night when I was up all night. Men vs. Women. But that's another thread.
I hear you. The night time is such a 'perfect' time to reflect and worry and imagine. Know you are not alone.

[mariza]

Just woke up and knowing I have to be up in 2 hours for the day made it tough to stay in bed.
Yes DH's are wired completely different. When DD was 7 months old we had a short period where her WBC count was through the roof and for a couple of weeks no one knew why. She was tested for Leukemia during that time too which was awful, so to a very small extent I know what you have been going through. I did a lot of what you are doing while DH worked worked worked. I was so mad at him, felt like he should be awake with me, but that is how he dealt with things. Finally they figured out she had a kidney infection due to kidney reflux which has been very manageable. I know it's nothing compared to what you are going through, but just wanted to let you know I can relate to some extent. Continuing to send P & PT your way. Stay strong & get some rest Mama!

[Drag0nflygirl]

Up worrying about much less stressful stuff than you are. DH is sawing logs behind me. :banghead:
And :grouphug: for you.

[AshleyAnn]

I hit 30 weeks and my body took on a weird sleep schedule. Sometimes I fall asleep around midnight to 1 am but then wake up at 3 am ready to go. Stay up until DH goes to work (6am) then go back down for a few, sometimes several, hours. I blame it on DH going out to bars when he was unemployed - I would wait up and he kept coming home later and later and I just got used to staying up til all hours. And my boss regularly changes my work schedule and that screws with my internal clock. I still haven't gone to bed yet. DH is sleeping peacefully on the couch (my acid reflux makes me sleep on the couch, he started sleeping on the other one b/c he didn't like me being out here alone. :)) I am working on packing my hospital bag and washing laundry.

I think tonight the pressure and mild but regular contactions are keeping me up. I'm 80% effaced and the baby is fully engaged but not dialated. It has me super excited and nervous. I wish the doc hadn't checked me.

I tend to stay up all night long and worry. DH doesn't. ever. I hate discussing things in bed or before bed because then i'm up until I create a plan/solution and there are somethings you can't just create solutions.

[Hippoharbor]

I went to sleep at 10pm, woke up at 1am and could not fall back asleep until 5pm (slept for another 1hr, 15min). I even took ambien prior to bedtime. I drank decaf coffee yesterday morning but did drink caffeinated soda in the afternoon; I think that was the culprit.

Michelle

[SkyrMommy]

I was up with every little noise last night to check on DD. She had her 6 month shots and seasonal flu & was running a little fever before bed. Things like that make me more sensitive to every sound coming through her monitor.

Some nights though I just wake up a 12 or 1 and just can't get back to sleep until she nursed at 3 or 4. Lovely time to get some work done in my studio though!

[mecawa]

Just sitting up listening to music and not going to sleep. Anyone else up until the sun comes up?

Basically if I don't go to sleep its as if the next day won't come. Its hard to explain. But I do know that I don't want to go to sleep.

I know exactly what you mean. From reading and posting in some of your other threads, I know you are going through a lot right now and what your describing is to be expected, I was that way when DD2 was really sick. Unfortunately I have no advice on how to turn your mind off, I had hard time doing that myself.:hug:

[Clarity]

Sounds like you are on "patrol" mode. I have nights like that right now but I force myself to turn the lights off and go to bed no later than 1a.m. It's checking and triple checking on the kids, listening to dh snore, interspersed with puttering about the internet. My nighttime patrol mode started when my dh's depression began to worsen. It's like I have to keep watch over everyone. I think it must give me the illusion of control when during the day I have very little. kwim?
It's hard, but for YOUR health, you've got to try and get more sleep. Your outlook and ability to manage the stress in your life with improve with more rest. Have you thought about seeing someone to talk about what's going on right now? :hug: to you.

[nfowife]

I'm a total night owl too. I try to get to bed by 11:30 most nights and sometimes it is hard (was up until almost 2 last night playing with my new ipod!). DH is the complete opposite. He just decides he needs to go to sleep at any time- could be 8 p.m.- and in 10 minutes he's out. I can never do that.