What Do You Do... When You Can't Sleep

[Samantha Puppy]

I seem to have hit the insomnia portion of pregnancy but I'm afraid I won't be much help with ideas. All I do is lay in bed, pout and get mad at my husband who is soundly snoring next to me.

[LuckiLab03]

I was just thinking this last night! I'm exhausted every morning (like right now) because I can't fall asleep at night. I was up until at LEAST 5am last night and I've been able to stay up until 7 too. Every night my resistence is pushed back.. 3am used to be really late for me.. now it's early. It's ridiculous.. but I've always been a night owl.

I don't have any advice (obviously) but I'll try some of the suggestions too..

[MariaM]

Ha! I never have this problem!

You most likely will laugh. (Or cry lol).

If I can, I'll go on the computer, but thats usually not an option.

One other option is continuing my story that I'm currently writing.
Just thinkin up how I want it and imagining it and such.

The third, and most used optionis where I make up a completely new story (unless I had a REALLY good one the last time). The story line is always the same. Me and a guy I like get together and fall in love. Lmao.

[CountryWolf07]

I always listen to music on my CD player/stereo, and it puts me to sleep, it always relaxes me, and I drift away to dreamland.

[Corinna]

As an insomniac I can't offer much in getting to sleep but what to do if you can't. I do my best knitting,spinning and quilting between 1AM and 4Am .

[CathyBogart]

I have a few favorite books that I have read so many times I can pick them up, open them anywhere, and read for a little while. I usually tryo to pick up one of those when I can't sleep.

If I still can't sleep afte reading for a few minutes, I try this:

Start with your toes, and mentally tell each part of your body to fall asleep. I picture each part, as I tell it to fall asleep, getting loose and limp and warm. Generally, by the time I get up to my shoulders, I fall asleep.

[sandragonfly]

haha, don't get me start... this is my worst frustration.

I rarely could sleep good! I get about 7 good hours of sleep once two weeks or so.

most of time I would do is log into pet talk (glad I have mobile so I'd not have to get out of cozy bed -- buried in cats -- and connect the computer...) and read a lot threads, post some then fall asleep but sometimes I don't know.. I've tried everything.

[Toby's my baby]

For the past week or so, I have not been able to sleep...

I usually watch tv for about 4 hours, till about 2 - 3 A.M (nawtee me), then I read for a little bit. If I still cant sleep, I usually just shut my eyes and think about sleeping, and that usually works at about 4 in the morning.

I think the reason I can sleep is because I am worried about everything, things arent exactly perfect right now, so I worry a lot, and since when I am trying to sleep is when I start to think it makes it a lot harder to fall asleep.

[LilFireTiger]

If I start thinking about time I say to myself Think of nothing exept this thought and I fall asleep 16 mins.after



( I think tonight going to be one of those nights)

[beeniesmom]

I am really tired tonight for some reason.
Going to bed early ....
Zzzz
I know i't not even 9.30 yet.

PS: When I can't sleep, I usually read until I'm sleepy.
Night everyone!

[manda_moo87]

Wow, thanks for all the suggestions you guys! I don't expect I'll have a problem sleeping tonight. I've been shopping all day and just got back from the theatre (we saw Batman), needless to say I'm exhausted.