I've had some success with taking short naps. Not everyone can do this though--I have the luxury of being just a part-time student with no other kids. And my DH is laid off so he does most of the house. All I do are the jobs he doesn't know how, most of the cooking, and my schoolwork.<br><br>
That being said, I find I have a much easier time falling asleep if I've gotten an hour or two of naptime sometime between 10 am and 1 pm. I also find I wake much more easily at night than I used to and have a harder time getting back to sleep. I usually wake DH up to cuddle. That helps me get back to sleep usually, but I guess most DH's are employed and can't be woken up three times a night.<br><br>
We're certainly enjoying the unemployed time. Too bad it doesn't pay well.<br><br>
I think the waking up a billion times a night is just my body starting to tune itself to baby schedule. I've been *really* depressed the past week or so, and so even the weird pg schedule has been off, but before that I would sleep for one to three hours at a time, wake up, read/cuddle/pet the dog, go back to sleep, repeat...and then nap twice...once in late morning, once in afternoon (comfy couches in school for those naps). My body just kind of adapted itself to sleeping enough but rarely more than two hours at a time.<br><br>
I hope the depression abates a bit though bc it's making *all* sleep elusive. Today was a better day, so I have high hopes for tonight.