Insomnia...HELP!!!

[luckylady]

ARGH. Anyone else have insomnia?!? It's the WORST. I get to sleep fine but wake WIDE awake at 1:00 - I was up from 1 to 4 AM and I was so tired the whole time. THis happens every other night. I also get that uncomfortable restless leg thing. I had that with DD but not until the end - I can't bear the leg thing this entire pregnancy. The thought makes this seem like a very loooooooooong 9 months. Any ideas for natural sleep cures?

[Sydnee]

Ugh, that sucks mama, I hope it get's better for you!!! My thing is I wake up every hour after 2 am, but fortunately I go right back to sleep.

[minimunklemama]

I get serious PG insomnia,starts at 5 or 6 weeks until 12-14weeks and comes back around 26 weeks until the end!!! :flipped
valerian helps but ask if your m/w allows it first,
hth

[~*max*~]

Yup, me too. I often wake from 1-3. W/my first, I woke regularly at 1:00 and started watching Law & Order reruns. It got so that when I woke up I would immediately hear the Law & Order theme song in my head!

I have been getting the best night sleeps after doing pregnancy yoga an hour or so before bed. It really helps me relax and helps all the body aches.

[strawberryprincess]

i'm so exhuasted i practically hit the pillow asleep. then i awake sometime around 2/3 am and am awake off and on the rest of hte night. very frustrating. i don't remember this with dd. i know i awoke to use the bathroom, but i don't remember not being able to get back to sleep.

so far, nothing has worked for me, so i'd love more tips too!

[mamacatsbaby]

Another insomniac. :hola: This just started 2 days ago. Ugh, I haven't had insomnia in quite some time and this does not go well with the exhaustian I'm already having. :yawning: Mmmm, Law & Order, oh max you card you. I'm a total SVU and CI junkee. Doink, doink...

[Naughty Dingo]

Oh no, I'm sorry, I hope you get some rest soon though....

[~*max*~]

I'm a total SVU and CI junkee. Doink, doink...

:laugh: Only a Law & Order fan can appreciate the "doink doink"! :laugh:

[alexisyael]

I've had the same thing... It was mostly bad when we weren't sleeping at home last week (we were out of state for a family funeral). Kept waking up in the middle of the night, unable to fall back to sleep for a few hours. That's different than my normal insomnia, which is that I have trouble falling asleep. (I still have that mildly, too, but not really terribly, it just takes me awhile to quiet my mind to go to sleep.)

Lavendar seems to help me sleep... I've been rubbing my belly gently with lavendar massage oil (and putting a little bit right under my nose) and it helps a lot.