Good Zzzz's Please

One of the most popular pieces of advice I get almost every week is: "Get your sleep while you can."

Well, that is a great idea! Really! I would love to get my sleep... if I could sleep.

Few words can express the feeling of bone-deep exhaustion I feel today. No, I haven't done anything that strenuous. No, I haven't abandoned all caffeine. No, I'm not anemic... had my iron check a few short weeks ago.

There are several factors contributing to my exhaustion. I'm assuming the following have something to do with it:

• When I wake up, I WAKE UP. I mean... no more stumbling to the bathroom half asleep. I'm suddenly wide awake and take forever to fall back to sleep.


• This is especially problematic considering I wake up less than every two hours to go to the bathroom.


• I'm hot. I'm cold. I'm hot. I'm cold. I'm H.O.T. This wakes me up at night.

I guess I should have also included the whole "growing a child" to the list too.

While my intention is not to complain about my pregnancy. I would not trade it for anything. Nope. Nothing. I'm just saying... I would really like to feel energized and get my sleep "while I can."

But I can't.

Help! Any tips?