March 3, 2011
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Insomnia
Normally, I try to avoid caffeine and only use it as a special treat. I typically indulge in a coke or a cup of coffee only once or twice a month. But that was before I got pregnant. Third trimester, third pregnancy and I feel like I’m moving in slow motion, dragging through every day. Of course, it doesn’t help that I have had insomnia most of this pregnancy. It is particularly bad right now…I got only three hours of sleep last night. I spent the other hours in wakeful agony, praying for anyone I could think of…praying that I could fall asleep again…praying for strength to make it through another day without sleep. Morning finally came. I walked the boys to the car, buckled them in and we drove to the corner Starbucks. “Tall Chai Latte please,” I said to the drive-thru box. Once I pulled up to the window, she saw the pregnant belly (no way to hide it these days) She raised an eyebrow and said “You do know that the Chai has a lot of caffeine in it?” “Yes,” I answered. “Believe me, I need it.” She couldn’t help noticing that my speech was a little slurred as I said this. She laughed “I remember feeling that way when I was pregnant.” I smiled weakly, glad to have a friend, someone who understood. Now if I can just make it to naptime…if I can only fall asleep at naptime…