Insomnia

Well, after dealing with a sick child for a few nights which I should be used to since my son has really bad asthma and trecheomalacia and Bronchomalacia. Has had an adnoidectomy and goes for another bronchoscopy and a biopsy on Tuesday.

I can't go to sleep. My daughter was feeling A LOT better tonight (thank goodness) and I laid down in bed. Put on my mask, turned on the machine and laid there. Laid there for about an hour, got up, went to watch TV and still nothing.

I promised my twins that I would take them to the indoor waterpark tomorrow if they were feeling okay. I asked dr and he said as long as there are no fevers and her fever breaks within 24 hours which it will have by the time we get there (after church).

This is getting frustrating....I don't want to take a sleep aid because I have about 6 hours before I have to get up to start the day for us going to Church and then the waterpark. Ughhhh. I share a room with my twins (long story there) so I don't want to turn on the light and lay there and read. Don't want to wake them as they have been asleep since 8pm. 4 hours for them would have been enough to recharge.

Hi Elbysmom: I know how you feel, I've been doing that for the last 4 nights. I've been taking sleep aids for over 6 mos. and now going without them. I'm getting 2-3 hours of sleep now-an hour here and there all night. But it will get better for both of us..

For a while I used a very low dose of melatonin to help me when trying to go to bed earlier, and it seemed to wear off before very long so I had no residual effects. Wouldn't hurt to keep some in the house for such times.
Kathy

I sympathise. I've just started really heavily sleeping and dreaming after 18 mths or so on CPAP. I've spent most of that time waking on and off all night, or just lying there, and I did try various medications over that time. Frustrating.

Don't know how old your twins are (sorry if I missed it there), but mine (my youngest 2) are 25 now. One was very ill, in and out of hospital and operations for years, but is fine and strong now.

Take heart, it does get better, and they do gradually grow up and easier to handle! (Or at least mine did, I imagine some are easier to handle when small. My twins are boys, which I found easier ).

I've three boys altogether and one girl, and I'd have 10 more boys before one more girl, I can tell you!

It is a challenge. I know that for me, there is a window of time in which I can readily sleep. If I miss that window of time, I can be up all night. I now, on occasion use a sleep aide (5 mg of Ambien). It is on nights where I recognize early enough that I missed my window of time for ready sleep but not so late that I cannot get up in the morning.

Don't know how old your twins are (sorry if I missed it there), but mine (my youngest 2) are 25 now. One was very ill, in and out of hospital and operations for years, but is fine and strong now.

Take heart, it does get better, and they do gradually grow up and easier to handle! (Or at least mine did, I imagine some are easier to handle when small. My twins are boys, which I found easier ).

I've three boys altogether and one girl, and I'd have 10 more boys before one more girl, I can tell you!

My twins are 3 almost 4 going on 40!!!

My daughter is 'the boss' and my son does whatever she says! Just like girls to be the boss! My nephew was the first boy in 4 generations. The little boy I lost was the 2nd and my son is the 3rd. So this boy thing is a change for us. They are my life, my world, everything to me. I think maybe that's why I'm still single. I couldn't bear the thought of someone else taking over the role as parent. Another long story there. There are qualities about my daughter that I love and some that I could leave but the same with my son.

I wouldn't have it any other way. They are a challange but if everything in life was simple life wouldn't be worth living.

My twins are 3 almost 4 going on 40!!!

Could be then your insomnia is not much to do with apnea, and everything to do with motherhood & timing!

I didn't sleep much in the early years, but don't believe I had apnea at that stage either. Just part of the territory. Sadly, it may be that you will get more sleep as the children grow up - the perils of both motherhood and being a single mother. And I agree with you, changing the status quo could be possibly seen as a case of, who wants to spoil the perfect family?

I think maybe that's why I'm still single. I couldn't bear the thought of someone else taking over the role as parent. Another long story there.

Love to hear it one day - sincerely. PM me if you ever want to "talk". My daughter is single, only 32, with 4 kids from 13 to 3, through no fault of her own other than bad taste (yes, another long story there involving abuse & a man we don't give validation to by mentioning at all.) Not that all are like that guys, I do realise.