Week 27 & Restless Leg Syndrome...grrrrrr

On Saturday night I decided to go to bed at a decent hour (9.00pm) thinking that I might be able to function before 10.00am the next morning. Three hours later still not asleep; functionability in the morning - out the window!!! The longer I laid there and tossed and turned the angrier I got and so the cycle began.

When I was pregnant with Byron I went through a period of suffering from Insomnia for which I was prescribed sleeping pills. In addition to Insomnia I also suffered from restless leg syndrome (RLS), which seems to have made a return this time around. For those who don’t know, RLS is an uncontrollable urge to move around in bed to relieve crawling, tingling, or burning sensations deep inside your legs. I can tell you now, I have thought about chopping of my left leg below the knee!

Now I don’t suffer from these symptoms every night. But of late i.e. the last few days, they have been there, lingering just below the surface. This makes it incredibly hard to get to bed (or sleep) at a half decent hour – well it helps if I actually go to bed before 11pm (naughty me chatting on msn!!). I think the insomnia this time, is in part due to financial struggles so I am hopeful (but not optimistic) that it will pass in due time. It’s the restless leg that drives me up the wall (no pun intended!). Aside from ‘knocking myself out’ with 25mgs of Phenergan and rubbing essential oils on my leg, there is nothing I can really do – except, as I mentioned earlier, chopping my leg off at the knee!

Today marks week 27 of my pregnancy. Leaving aside the sleep issues, things seem to be going along ok. I am excited to be heading into the third trimester – the long road home!

I noticed today, whilst out shopping with my mum, that I was waddling along. Yep, it appears the waddle walk has arrived! Its ‘early’ presence might have something to do with my pelvic muscle being a little weak (that reminds me, I must do those pelvic floor exercises more regularly).

Lily seems to be moving a lot more now – or at least, her movements are much more defined. I can feel when she rolls for example. Last night, I swear I felt her little foot! I guess time will tell. She seems to be responding to noises and often moves when Byron is screaming or being loud – which is quite regular LOL.

Before I sign off, I just had to make a note of something funny Byron did today. The last few nights, we have been having a nice hot bath together. The other night I suggested we have candles and turn off the light so we could ‘relax’ in the bath. We had candles last night too. He loved them. Well tonight, he wanted me to have a bath with him, but I was busy. He then said to me that he wanted to have candles and "belax" in the bath. So I lite 6 candles and turned off the light. Next thing you know, he is asking me to put on some music - his request, "Goodbye My Lover". He was singing in the bath and telling me how beautiful it was. Such a priceless moment! Needless to say, I won’t be making that little 'indulgence' a regular occurrence. Next thing you know, he will want breakfast in bed!