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Anyone have trouble sleeping?

erin79erin79 member
in May 2015 Moms
Even though you're SO. TIRED.  

I have been having such a hard time falling asleep lately, even though I'm exhausted from the baby and from my 4 yo.  Last night I even took a Unisom at 9pm (DD doesn't wake up to eat until 4), and at 11pm I was still wide awake, just laying there in bed.

With my first I had PPD/PPA and one of the symptoms was that I couldn't sleep, but this time around I don't have any of the other symptoms of PPD/PPA, just the sleeping thing.

Is anyone else experiencing this?  Any sleep tips for mom?
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Re: Anyone have trouble sleeping?

  • gtelliergtellier member
    I'm glad I'm not going the only one, but Yes!! I have trouble falling asleep, but I think it's cause it's that "baby free" time and I start to think of all the other things I have to do. I am forcing myself to go to bed as soon as daughter is down for her big sleep- I get in bed properly (pjs/under the covers/lights off/no phone) and it's helped. I'm putting myself to bed like I do my baby hahha!
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  • ltcamacholtcamacho member
    Ohhhh yes! I didn't fall asleep until after 11 last night! I also wake up a LOT during the night. That's going to be real fun when I go back to work :)
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  • ashleyandelyashleyandely member
    Yeah I've been having major sleeping issues. It takes me hours to fall asleep even after DD is down for the night (her 6 hour stretch) and no matter how tired I am during the day I cannot nap! It's driving me crazy because I'm so tired. I bought valerian but am too nervous to take it while BF. I'll have to talk to my doctor about it if my sleep problems don't go away though.
    DD: Ophelia 5/18/15
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  • canadianmom89canadianmom89 member
    I was bed sharing with DD and I slept great. She slept from 10pm - 9 am and I slept the whole time too. We put her in her crib this week and she has still been sleeping great 9-6 then back to sleep after feeding until 9, but I can't sleep at all!! It's the worst!!! I just keep hoping it will get better.
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  • erin79erin79 member
    ashleyandely said:
    Yeah I've been having major sleeping issues. It takes me hours to fall asleep even after DD is down for the night (her 6 hour stretch) and no matter how tired I am during the day I cannot nap! It's driving me crazy because I'm so tired. I bought valerian but am too nervous to take it while BF. I'll have to talk to my doctor about it if my sleep problems don't go away though.
    I usually don't get an opportunity to nap because of my older son, but yesterday I made DH take him to Target for an hour so I could try to nap while DD was sleeping.  Nothing.  I just lay there with my eyes closed for 45 minutes.  I don't get it!  I'm so tired, my face hurts.  Why can't I just fall asleep like a normal, exhausted person would.

    I'm going to give it another week, and if nothing changes, call my doctor.  
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