Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Snore-Fest

I've started snoring recently. So much so that it wakes me up. But, worse, it KEEPS Tyler awake. Our nights the past few weeks have been pretty much unrestful...seriously...no real REM at our house. We read our scriptures, say our prayers, a little kiss and exchange of "I love you!" and then the madness begins.

It goes a lot like this: I fall asleep, Tyler nudges me, I apologize for snoring and roll over. I fall asleep again, Tyler nudges me again, I apologize...again. And this continues through the night. Tyler even sleeps with music under his pillow and an ear plug in the other ear.

Well, when I woke up this morning, Tyler wasn't there!! I found him sound asleep, all curled up in his favorite down comforter in our downstairs guest room. He looked so happy and peaceful. It kind of made me sad...so I woke him up!

I've done some research and have found that snoring is a common "symptom" of pregnancy. good, that makes me feel better. But, wait...well...let me copy it word for word. "What causes snoring during pregnancy: The most likely culprits are nasal congestion and excessive weight gain (both common among the pregnant set), although snoring could be a symptom of sleep apnea or gestational diabetes, so please let your doctor know if you are snoring more than usual."

Are you kidding me? Excessive weight gain? Sleep apnea? Gestational diabetes? Wow - pregnancy just gets better and better, doesn't it?

Anyone else have this lovely and attractive symptom during pregnancy? If so, any advice on stopping the snore-fest so that my husband won't have to retreat to the basement just to get some sleep??

5 comments:

James and Michelle's Family said...

Very common and embarrassing! I snored during pregnancy and it woke James up a lot. I don't have any solution for you but he sometimes did end up sleeping in another bed. It used to make me sad but it goes away when the baby is born! The snoring and the insomnia really were fun :-). Then just wait until you feel short of breath because baby is squishing your lungs on top of it all. But when she's born it'll be worth it. James said that he could take sleeping aids and try to fall asleep before you!

Michelle said...

Talk to Christy. She totally snored when she was preggers with Emmie.

Melonie said...

I've heard those breath right strips can help some. Hope you find some relief!

Christy said...

I did! We were all in St. George for a girls weekend and I shared a room with Jennifer. In the morning she was in the front room on the floor. She was all mad at me telling me that I was snoring. I did not believe her so I called Brett for him to confirm that I DO NOT snore. He said, "Yeah, you have been snoring a lot lately." I was shocked! It did get to the point where it would wake me up sometimes also. Sorry but the only remedy I have is to have the baby. I don't snore anymore if it makes you feel better.

Jen said...

I was the one sleeping in the guesty when I was prego. I'd fall asleep in our bed, then would wake up to use the bathroom, and Rob would be snoring, and I couldn't get comfortable, so there was no way I was going to get back to sleep. Oh the memories....