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Gen
Champion June 2019

Sleeping (or not...) the week before

Gen, on May 30, 2019 at 10:13 AM Posted in Planning 0 4

My wedding is 3 days away right now and holy cow, I just have not been able to sleep lately! Mentally I actually feel like I've hit a huge calm with wedding stuff... I've really let go of the things I can't control and just accepted that it's going to be a lovely day no matter what. But I guess my body hasn't accepted that yet. I feel exhausted yet so jittery that it's been taking me hours to fall asleep. I'm weirdly finding myself looking forward to this weekend being over just so I can hopefully get a good night of sleep again LOL. Luckily today is my last day of work (yay) so I'll be able to attempt to sleep in (though the past couple weeks, even when I have the opportunity to sleep in I've still been waking up early feeling exhausted yet too wired to fall back asleep). Unfortunately also, I stopped drinking coffee about a month ago because it was upsetting my stomach, so I don't even have that to fall back on for a little extra energy :/

I'm sure this isn't an uncommon problem for brides and grooms to be... how did you all deal with it? I'm just so darn tired, and I so badly want to feel well-rested for this weekend!

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Latest activity by Kelsey, on May 30, 2019 at 12:50 PM
  • Danielle
    Master June 2019
    Danielle ·
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    I can't say that I've lost a lot of sleep over the wedding (yet), but as a parent who hasn't been "rested" for the past 6 years, LOL, my trick is coffee haha.

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  • Lauren
    VIP September 2019
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    Maybe try some calming yoga before bed. Might help relieve any stress so you can fall asleep. Also try chamomile tea before bed. It really helped my mom relax in the evening and sleep at night when she was dealing with stress.

    I switched to green tea instead of coffee 3 months ago for caffeine.

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  • D
    Super July 2020
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    Benadryl or a half of one before bed. Good luck and congratulations!
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  • Kelsey
    Dedicated August 2019
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    My fiancé works night shift so on his weekends he struggles to sleep during the night. He’s started taking some melatonin and it’s really been helping!
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