Sleeping problems are common, and most of us with young children will certainly, at one point or another, know what sleep deprivation is like.
Aadvark is 3 and Rhino, 2 and they are both, and pretty much have always been very good sleepers. This is something that I rarely tell other parents as usually they want to throttle me for having a good nights sleep.
However, I suspect the last laugh is now on me as I am currently having difficulty getting a good nights kip. The children are fine, the hubstacle snores away all night but I don't and its beginning to get a tad annoying.
I don't have a problem getting to sleep, in fact I drop off really quickly, but after a few hours I start waking up. The frequency can range from every 10 minutes to every 45 and this continues until about 5.30-6am when I seem to go back to sleep properly until I get up at 7am.
I have tried cutting out food and stimulents last thing at night, I read for a bit in bed, tiredness sweeps over me and I snuggle down and drop off. The only thing I can think of that is hindering my slumber is the dreams I seem to be having lately, they are not nice ones and I suppose there is a particular thing I am anxious about at the moment, but it won't be fixed any time soon.
So, how do you deal with no sleeping properly? Have you ever had to contend with long-term sleep deprivation?
I am sitting here typing and feel as if the weight of the world is bearing down on me, I am so tired that I feel sick. Reaching for the strong coffee is not an answer, but I have to function because of the children.
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