Thursday, May 06, 2010

Pajama Day (AKA Ambien Withdrawal)

I went to bed at 10:30 last night and lied there until 12:45 when I took half of a small half of an Ambien. At 4:30 I was still awake. At 6:30 I realized I'd been dreaming and was unfortunately awake again. I might have had as little as thirty minutes of sleep, and definitely no more than two. I probably woke up at 6:30 because Joe was leaving for work and had to come into the guest room where he'd gone to bed and left his phone when he came to comfort me in our room and then slept there by himself when at 3:15 I went to try and sleep in the guestroom. We played musical beds, but take out the music and add in some tears.

Daniel and I stayed in pajamas all day. I actually took a shower and put on some clean pajamas. Driving is just not a good idea on pajama days, and when a girl is 34 1/2 weeks pregnant, pajamas always seem like the best choice. We also watched a lot of PBS Kids. At this rate, I should probably start making a yearly donation.

I'm hoping that last night was the worst of it. At some point, my brain has to shut off, right? What was really surprising to me was how active baby Puckett was in the early hours of the morning. Usually, I'm too knocked out to be woken up or even to have memorable dreams. He was more active than he ever is during the day. I'd better not get any false notions that once he's born I'll start sleeping well!
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3 comments:

  1. can we come over some time this next week to help with anything? I know I wouldn't want to do laundry or dishes if I were going through that.

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  2. :(

    I feel so much empathy for you. Insomnia is one of the least fun things... And I have needed therapy to overcome it in the past.

    The psychiatrist told me not to reach too hard for sleep, or to hope for it, because that's what was giving me so much trouble, the desiring of it and the fear of not finding it.

    He said that if I wasn't sleepy, I shouldn't strive to sleep. I got up and did other things, like read books, drink warm milk, even clean, in the wee hours of the morning. If I'm not going to be sleeping, I figured I might as well enjoy myself and/or be productive.

    I'm not necessarily sure if this should be construed as advice, but it's a way of thinking that hadn't occurred to me until the doctor suggested it. I slowly stopped fearing the lack of sleep. Even now, I sleep so lightly that I usually wake up many times per night - heavy exercise or hard work decrease the likelihood of insomnia for me.

    Just a few thoughts, and sleepy vibes in your direction!

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  3. hey ladies. thanks for caring for me! the past two nights i've been sleeping much better. it seems my brain is finally remembering how to sleep on its own and it's nice knowing i'm able to sleep without medication. it helped knowing this was just an inevitable phase i'd pass through. LFaCdL, you are right that putting pressure on yourself to sleep can make the insomnia that much worse!

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