yiikes.
Yeah i seem to wake up every 2 hours or so, and me tossing and turning doesnt help DP with his sleep either, especially when he gets up early for work.
We are finding ourselves exhausted, and in bed by 9pm each night
I am also having bad aches in my hips, and its hard to sleep on one side for more than and hour or two.
poor DP doesnt sleep well at the best of times, and hes been suggesting sleeping on the lounge every now and then to try catch a few winks, but i get upset, cause it makes me feel like he doesnt want to sleep with me lol
Even though i know for a fact that he dozes off in a matter of seconds on the lounge.
sorry, hun.. i know just how exhausting it is.. towards teh end of the pg, i would only sleep 1 or 2 hrs.
the plus side of havign teh bed all to yourself is you can spread your self.. it's so hard so sleep comfortably when pg.. i felt like i needed a crane each time i had to turn.
And ive been having bad gas, and during the night i accidentally let a few nasty ones out, and my poor DP wakes up gasping for air....the poor bugger must be putting up with fair bit, and theres still another 15 weeks to go...lol
I also steal the doona, and a lot of the times, i toss and turn that much, and shake the bed.
I also find, the most confortable sleeping position is half on my belly, half on my side, with one leg right up inline with my waist, to give me some support....i never realised, but this sleeping position takes up 70% of the bed, and poor dp is left clinging for his life on the edge of the bed...lol
Wish we had a king...or even a queen would be nice
I was a doona stealer well well before I became pregant So much so poor hubbie used to have to tie his end of the doona to the end of the bed !!!! Just to make he'd be left with some cover in the middle of the night.
In relation to waking up would think its a combination of not sleeping as soundly/deeply and then waking perhaps when the baby moves or kicks. Regarding 'stressing' over the noises the animals make you'll just have to train yourself to ignore the sounds. At the end of the day you do know if its a real "help me now" sound or not.
Have you looked into getting one of the pregnancy pillows to help you feel more comfortable in bed. I haven't used them but had seen them discussed on a number of other threads and some mums to be seem to swear by them. Might be worthwhile seeing what their about.
i used those pregnancy pillows and it was great. it gave some real comfort. i had those U shaped ones, that took up most of the bed. DH was away for most of my pg, unfortunately and i did get to hog the whole bed.
i also found 'sleepy time tea' just before bed did help me relax and also brauer's sleep and insomnia relief.. but check w your chemist to see if you are ok to take it. my naturopath recommended them.
Man I seriously cant control this obsession with the animals...
This morning i was laying there, and our duck was quacking outside my window...Then the dogs were wimpering, and then the birds started chirping....i was laying there trying to ignore it all (as it was 6am)...but they just kept going, on and on...my heart started racing, and i almost snapped!!!!
I stormed outside, told the dogs to 'shut the eff up'....i told the chook i would shoot it in the head and eat it for dinner, and i covered the birds cage up...
I stormed back inside, and only 10 mins later, it all started again!..
I laid there with my heart race racing, and i was just ready to scream from all the noises....
Im so scared if i act like this to them that i might end up being like that with poor bub, im suure i wouldnt, but its had me worried??
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So much so poor hubbie used to have to tie his end of the doona to the end of the bed !!!! Just to make he'd be left with some cover in the middle of the night. 
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