Can't sleep

Aug 25, 2009

Well the last few nights I have taken about 3 hours to fall asleep.  Then I only sleep for about 3 hours at a time.  I feel like I've developed restless leg syndrome.  I just can't get comfortable when I lay down.  My hips, my legs, my back it all hurts.  Sometimes I wonder if I"m further along than 6 weeks with all things going on with me.  When I walk my ankles and hips hurt.  When I sleep things hurt.  I guess if I have to have pain and no sleep over morning sickness I'll take it.  I haven't had any morning sickness and it does not run in the family so I might be spared from that but still have to deal with the body aches.  I just want to be able to sleep cause when I can't sleep I tend to want to eat.  I'm so worried about gaining too much weight.  Since I reach my lowest weight last year I have gained 20 lbs and since the 20 lbs I've already gained 6 since I got pregnant thats one pound each week at that rate I'll gain 35-40 lbs.  Please NO!  Doc only wants me to gain 15 which means I can only gain 9 more pounds.  Because of the ankle and hip pain I don't want to exercise so I've be skipping days again.  I know exercise really does help keep me on track but its hard when your in pain.  I don't see the Doc until Sept 14 so I have to wait a couple more weeks.  I'm just worried too that if I have this much pain now what will I be like in 7-8 months.  Well if anybody has any suggestions for help with the body pain please let me know.    Plus any sleep help.  I've tried reading, meditation, TV,  all of which normally works but now nothing seems to work.  I just have to fall down exhausted to sleep I guess.  I just keep reminding myself all of this is worth it in the end - I'll finally be a mommy.

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