Insomnia

Every night it's the same thing.  I turn off the light and try to sleep, only to end up tossing and turning for hours before finally drifting off.  Several hours later, my body decides to wake up and start the day, only to crash a few hours later.  This pattern of sleeping from 2am-5am is not working for me and I find myself nodding off at work during the day.

Sure, I could blame all of my sleeping problems on being 7 months pregnant, but honestly, the insomnia goes back decades.  My father has sleeping issues, and his father had sleeping issues.  Nothing really helps.  I've tried the warm milk, the herbal teas, over the counter sleep aids...  The herbal pill remedies seem to help slightly with no side effects in the morning.  I don't like the prescription medications because I feel like I've been run over with a dump truck the next day.  Not that any of these really matter at the moment anyway...  I won't take anything while I'm pregnant.

So, I suck it up and try and function the best I can, and hope that my boss doesn't stop by my cube at an inconvenient time.  I've started joking that my body is trying to train me for when the baby comes, but really, I just want to sleep!

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