tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post3857308075700256478..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: SleeplessnessStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-42426262818350125692007-09-10T17:09:00.000+02:002007-09-10T17:09:00.000+02:00You'll both be in my prayers :-)You'll both be in my prayers :-)-eve-https://www.blogger.com/profile/01051512896652327719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-86297054025751931122007-09-07T13:57:00.000+02:002007-09-07T13:57:00.000+02:00Hi Ally, you are of course dead right and I'm sure...Hi Ally, you are of course dead right and I'm sure my sleep will be broken even more once the baby has arrived and will make me look back at this present time as "the good ol' days"!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-57645531288072165692007-09-07T11:59:00.000+02:002007-09-07T11:59:00.000+02:00As a parent who hasn't slept well in the last 6 ye...As a parent who hasn't slept well in the last 6 years because of a very active child with autism,I know you will look back on the 5am early wake ups as a positive lie-in.<BR/>I do appreciate how you must feel with the neighbour as my neghbours have fought constantly, every night,all through the night, for the last 11 years(they sleep in the day-and they are mad!).MOTHER OF MANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555514242369474271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-81449581379248453812007-09-06T23:58:00.000+02:002007-09-06T23:58:00.000+02:00As a fan of Dr Seuss from way back, here's another...As a fan of Dr Seuss from way back, here's another wee saying "I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behaind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me."<BR/><BR/>You better take care with the medical terms there, Steve, you might find another reason to lye there worrying! :-)The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-54439818647071587832007-09-06T15:47:00.000+02:002007-09-06T15:47:00.000+02:00Hmm. I wonder if I can blag some time off work due...Hmm. I wonder if I can blag some time off work due to suffering "premature somnambulistic ejection"...?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-87194766298962962332007-09-06T13:06:00.000+02:002007-09-06T13:06:00.000+02:00You have my sympathies, as someone who has in the ...You have my sympathies, as someone who has in the past been troubled by bouts of what the docs call "premature waking" (not sure I like a doc using the word premature)... and my girlfriend also suffers from this a lot too.<BR/><BR/>I've tried lots of relaxation techniques over the years. One I found effective, if I could get into the right mindset, was to picture the thoughts turning over in my head as bubbles... and then watch them float away one by one, until your mind is blank.<BR/><BR/>It sounds bollocks, I know, but it does SOMETIMES work...Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-57205016223979277202007-09-06T09:34:00.000+02:002007-09-06T09:34:00.000+02:00Hi Amanda, weirdly after writing this post yesterd...Hi Amanda, weirdly after writing this post yesterday I actually managed a decent night's sleep last night - woke a few times but managed to drop off again and slept through to 7 o'clock. Maybe writing the blog was a sufficiently cathartic experience that it helped relax me? Who knows! But even weirder was the fact that my boy - who's been getting up at 5.30 for the last month also slept in till 7 o'clock... Anyway, I feel much better as a consequence. Cheers for the cyber hug!<BR/><BR/>Hi TimeWarden, good to see you back as always. Thank you for the kind thoughts - I hope your dentist appointment is smooth, pain-free and not too expensive! The boy is quite looking forward to Tom's birth and sees it all as very exciting. He's exceptionally good with younger children and likes playing the "older brother" who looks after everyone. I dare say there'll be a few jealousy issues and a bit of attention seeking further down the line but that's normal and to be expected. It all seems quite a long way off still though!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-4768099754398353102007-09-06T07:46:00.000+02:002007-09-06T07:46:00.000+02:00Sorry to hear you've been having sleepless nights,...Sorry to hear you've been having sleepless nights, Steve. I'm none too keen on hospitals myself and you've certainly put me off my dentist appointment a week on Friday!<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, I hope that everything goes well for you and your family regarding your new addition! How does your boy feel at the prospect of a sibling?TimeWardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853837867256272087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-36183622653514410362007-09-06T04:05:00.000+02:002007-09-06T04:05:00.000+02:00My Nana used to suggest that we write down before ...My Nana used to suggest that we write down before bed time everything that was either worrying us or annoying us, basically anything negative. It either tired us out trying to think of things or it worked. Maybe you had to be about 8 years old for it to work.<BR/>Meditation AND medication? Maybe you could lie there thinking about all the things that have gone right, and all the things that are great. I think you'll find thats the bigger list. Cyber hug.The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-19953659904264318952007-09-05T19:03:00.000+02:002007-09-05T19:03:00.000+02:00I'm so tired I thought you'd typed "medication"......I'm so tired I thought you'd typed "medication"...!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-23586007024988324632007-09-05T14:35:00.000+02:002007-09-05T14:35:00.000+02:00Maybe some meditation would help.Maybe some meditation would help.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.com