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Third night in a row.. no sleep.. desperate!!!
Okay, so it's 12am and I've been trying to sleep since 10pm.
i'm not in pain and i'm not uncomfortable in anyway.. well, besides her moving around a little bit but that doesn't bother me.
I'm so tired, but no matter what I do I can't fall asleep!
I tossed and turned for almost 2hrs and I just can't do it.
my husband is sound asleep, and i'm so jealous right now.
I tried walking around and sipping on some water but nothing seems to work.
So I gave up, turned on the TV and started writing this.
This is the third night in a row where i'm just completely restless..
Anyone have ANY tips or tricks on how I could fall asleep?
I'm desperate!!
*EDIT* I'm looking for natural remedies for sleep. No meds!
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Re: Third night in a row.. no sleep.. desperate!!!
I'm trying to stay away from any sleep meds..
OK, don't laugh when I say this, but I promise it works.
Do math in your head and you will fall right asleep. I am so NOT kidding. It's very similar to counting sheep. I don't mean actual math problems, just anything that involves counting or adding and subtracting time.
My go to sleep remedy is scheduling in my head. And with a newborn coming, it's easy to think about scheduling. I fall asleep even faster if I do it in backwards time. Here's an example of what goes through my head:
If I want the baby to get up at 7:00 am for the day, she will probably have a feeding at 4:00 am. I will get up for that and then go right back to sleep. The feeding before that will be at 1:00 am. I might still be awake for that otherwise I would have to go right to sleep after the 10:00 pm feeding and that's too early for me. But I might be really tired. Maybe I should take a short nap after the 7:00 pm feeding. Etc etc.
I have never made it through an entire 24 hours. I know it sounds crazy, but I promise it works
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I tried the same thing w/my first pregnancy, said no meds. Ended up getting NO sleep the last month, and I think it contributed highly to my PP anxiety issues, and inability to reason or be rational b/c I was so sleep deprived. I take Ambien (very low dose 5mg) this time around, and trust me, I've done my homework with my psychiatrist who specializes in prenatal and pregnancy issues. It is safe. Not trying to advocate it by any means, and I understand if you don't want to take meds of course, but I tried all the other natural remedies, including Tylenol PM which just make me feel like total crap and a zombie the next day. I would rather take Ambien and be able to function normally, and get a full night's sleep. These benefits outweigh my concerns about taking meds after doing hrs of research. You may want to talk to your OB about alternatives IF the natural remedies just don't work.
When I can't sleep, I get up and go into the living room to sleep on the couch. It's not ideal b/c I usually wake up sore, but at least I've gotten a little bit of sleep.
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If you get tired enough
to try meds, try unisom. I take it every night. No sleep is not an option for me. I'm tired enough chasing a toddler.
This might sound strange but do you have something with a rayon like fabric that you can take to bed with you. Rubbing fabric between your fingers is a very relaxing and non-obtrusive way to do something monotonous that lets your brain rest.
It should easily slide between your fingers. The silkier the better.
This. I find reading baby name books helps me fall asleep fast.
My problem isn't falling asleep, it's waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back asleep. I went to bed at 11:45 last night, woke up around 3:30, and was tossing and turning until 6. DD woke up at 6:20. I've been going on about 3 weeks with less than 5 hours of sleep each night, and I can't see this being good for me OR the baby. I don't like taking meds either but I'm going to use Tylenol PM tonight to try to sleep through the night.
I've been the same way lately! Im 34 weeks, and for the past couple nights I have not been able to sleep at all. Just like you I toss and turn for hours, before Im able to actually fall asleep and then shortly be awoken again to pee, or the need to turn over. And also like you I try to stay away from any sleep aids as well. Although I will say that on the third night I caved in and took one tylenol pm (which my doctor advised!) I felt much better the next day
But I also try to have a warmer to hot bath (not super hot though), and then have a cup of sleepy time tea, and do some reading. That usually helps me not seem as restless. Also I've noticed that I go through days (rather nights I guess) like that where I find it near impossible to sleep and get as much as 3 or 4 hours a night, and then I find that for the next couple nights I am able to get much more sleep-and not toss and turn around as much.