Sleeping trouble

[BlueBongo 52]

I'm with EVERYONE on this and also wanted to post about it too.. thank you beating me to the punch! Ya know.. without these forums I would be SO lost and uneducated.

So I had my surgery on 1/27/16 and since coming home from the hospital I am lucky to sleep 4 hours straight, stay up a few hours and then get a couple more hours sleep... this is the norm. Luckily I've always slept on my back. I'm not sleeping in my own bed yet because well I'm waiting for my Ex-Hubby to get out so I can get a new mattress and enjoy my own new king bed again with a new comfy mattress in my own bedroom... but I'm trying to be patient while I am healing. (long story, sort of)

Anyway, not that everyone needed my backstory there.. lol. BUT I understand the sleep thing. I feel like I'm still on hospital sleep schedules, lol.. I couldn't sleep there, what I did was get up every and walk at least twenty minutes an hour when I was awake just because I didn't like sitting still... and even at home I go out walking a lot, I try to wear myself down... I get CRAZY tired but I still just can't sleep solid for more than 4 hours. I know this will go away, but goodness I am looking forward to sleeping a WHOLE night again soon.... baby steps though.

This is OUR new normal and we are still learning our new bodies, the good with the bad. Just try to create some routines and do your best to create a relaxing restful environment for when you are ready to sleep. I know for me it's gotta be dark as a cave, not a single shred of light, no electronics on, and then I can zonk out. My mind is just too active when I need it to shut down... lol.

This will all get better in the coming weeks. I hope the same for you too!