Okay, I'm only four months along (five? I'm eighteen weeks - almost to the half-way mark...) and I've gotten pretty used to the wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-to-pee thing, but now I can't get back to sleep. It's not really a matter of being uncomfortable - I've gotten used to sleeping on my left side and my WONDERFUL husband even switched sides of the bed so that he could spoon with me and support my back - he is so warm-blooded I don't need a heating pad for my lower back pain! I've looked at pictures of other women who are at the same stage as I am, as well as a good friend at work who is due three days after me, and I am not showing nearly as much, so it's not the extra tummy in the way. I could sleep on my stomach if I wanted, actually! Anyhow, now I wake up, go to the bathroom, and I'm completely awake - my mind is racing a mile a minute. I've tried getting a night light for the bathroom so that I'm not adjusting to the light, but that only worked for one or two nights. I've gone back to the gym (don't tell my OB's...) but that also has only worked a couple of times. I feel terrible keeping DH up every night, although, as I said before, he is just being wonderful about all of this. I just don't know what else to do. We run a humidifier, keep the condo at 68 degrees at night, and have room-darkening shades on the windows. I do usually sleep from ten to three before getting up, but it's starting to wear on me. Does anybody have any suggestions, or is this just something I have to look forward to for the next five months? Thanks, and I'm jealous of anyone who gets their full 8 hours (actually, my Shape magazine said women need 9.25 hours a night - RIGHT!)...
JMarie
EDD 2/28/03