So I've been waking up every night/day/whatever at about 4am. I can't tell that its for any reason. Baby's not kicking me, I don't really have to pee, sometimes its that my sleeping position is painful, but whatever it is, I just wake up and stay up until I'm so tired that I pass out again.
well, this saturday, i was lucky enough to have zero distractions and i fell back asleep until 8:30. WOW! so as i was drifting in and out of slumber, i realized that i was hearing an odd noise. and odd noise that was accompanied by an odd vibration originating from near my upper palate/nose.
and it hit me (slowly) that I had been snoring. Oh damn - I don't snore, never have.. until now. I can only assume that some unholy combination of pregnancy induced congestion and the fact that my uterus is slowly encroaching upon my lungs is responsible. well, I'll add this to my new list of "things that better go back to normal".
I'll talk about the tragedy of my shoe collection some other time, but suffice to say that I have some damn sexy shoes that I can't fit into right now.
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and this is coming from a person who was wearing flip-flops to work in the middle of winter... i think you'll be fine! :)
Posted by Anonymous | March 22, 2010 11:17 AM
Posted on March 22, 2010 11:17
Or you could be developing apnea. If the problem persists long enough to bug you (or after you give birth) you can go in for a sleep study to see if you need a CPAP machine. FYI - it's not just about snoring. Your breathing patterns can affect your quality of sleep. With some people (like me) the breathing pattern that is causing the snoring affects your ability to reach deep states of sleep. Anyway, if you always feel tired and like you aren't getting enough quality sleep this may be for you. It's not as hokey as I'm making it sound.
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dude, I would totally love to get tested for sleep apnea. I've read up on it for a couple of years now because the quality of my sleep is generally pretty shitty. I just haven't gotten around to spending the money on getting tested because my insurance won't cover it. I don't fall into any of the typical groups for apnea and my general physician is more inclined to believe I suffer from general exhaustion. whatever that means.
Posted by olus | April 1, 2010 10:48 AM
Posted on April 1, 2010 10:48