![]() ![]() After trying all of those and still no sleep at all I started seeing a sleep disorder doctor. I even ordered the $100.00 "My Pillow" and nothing.Īfter having none of those work, I then started going to my PCP which prescribed (Ambien, then Ambien CR, Lunesta, Restoril). At around 2.5 months I started taking Melatonin, then Valerian root pill, Chamomille tea, Valerian root tea, hot milk, honey, cherry tart juice, lavender sprays for my pillow, massages etc. The baby has been sleeping for up to 12 hours a night (yes up to 12 hours a night) since she was 2 months old. My baby is 4 months old and still sleeps upstairs with my mom and I still can't. Since my mother lives with me, when my baby was 8 weeks old I started to let her sleep with her just to see if it would help but it didn't. Sometimes I go to work on only 1 hour of sleep and still manage to stay up at nights.įor two months after birth I toughed it out and didn't take anything because I knew I was going to be waking up to feed the baby and there would be no point. ![]() ![]() I have been back to work now for 2 months and still not sleeping. I thought that once I returned to working long 12 hour shifts at work, that I would tire out and fall asleep but that didn't happen. I have literally gone days straight without any sleep and felt like I was just going to die, but now my body is used to it (which is crazy). Most nights I can't fall asleep and if I do, my body wakes up within 2-4 hours and my heart is just racing. and I have been dealing with SEVERE insomnia since my daughter was born on August 31, 2012. I always had my husband get up to get me the applesauce because he could go back to sleep in seconds and if I had to get up it wasn't such a sure thing. For some reason my son, who was always a 2am feeder, had me waking up hungry at that same time even when he was still in my belly. Especially when I was pregnant, this was a lifesaver. And thirdly, I found some little trick to use, like only using nightlights or flashlights if I have to get up at night, use a product called "Rescue Sleep" (works great) or Hyland's INSOMNIA pills, and also, what works like a charm is to eat a dish of applesauce (natural, no sugar). I also took care of anemia, which contributes to insomnia a lot. Now whenever I wake up I just relax about it and I fall back asleep much easier. So I just decided to tell my mind and body that I COULD actually go back to sleep, and it worked. I realized that a lot of the reason I couldn't sleep again was because I had so much anxiety about it. Finally, I was around someone who would say "just go back to sleep", like it was so simple. Sleep deprivation can really build up over time and mess you up. I became really agitated if anything or anyone would wake me up at times, and also really frustrated if I did get awakened because I'd obsess over whether I'd be able to go back to sleep and how it was going to make the next day miserable. Then the insomnia began to get to me and I just dreaded the thought of getting woke up and stimulated and not being able to go back to sleep. Part of it for me seemed to come with this hyper-vigilance that seemed to come over me being the mother of a newborn, I began to wake at the smallest sound and always be prepared for reaction. It all helps here and there at differnt times. I take/n an array of things from homeopathics, to neurotransmitter support, to herbs to benedryl. ![]() I'd love to hear of other women's experiences (he seems to think I'm the only woman that has this.ha!) I've also had major losses that I'm sure contribute.both my parents & sister have died (mom died when pregnant w/ 1st) so there's layers of grief. It brings up a lot of conflict for my husband and I, mostly because he's concerned and thinks it will last long after the kids are little (which I'm fearing myself but hopeful it will not). It's starting to affect my outlook on life and getting really old. It seems like when the kids sleep well, I do not and when I finally fall asleep they wake me up. I have a hard time most nights falling asleep and getting back to sleep after baby wakes & feeds. Now my new baby is 6mos old and wakes around 1-2 times a night. I became pregnant again and had "pregnacy insomnia" most of my term. Much of it was induced by his nursing all night but after i weaned him I had a really hard time falling asleep. Ever since my 3 yr old was born I've had insomnia. ![]()
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