Hi all. A month ago I started waking at 4am as if with a start, and my mind instantly starts whirling away, and I spend the next few hours tossing/turning/trying every mental technique to switch off but nothing works. Every night since- exactly the same. Always around the same time. Despite being shattered, cant get back to sleep.
Our eldest started school this year and definitely feeling stressed with the extra pressure than brings/ the change of pace as his school sends out SO many things to action re. events/special days/things to bring in for xmas fair/forms etc in the run up to Christmas so there is so much to stay on top of. I helped out at the xmas fair and organised his party last weekend. I thought once that craziness was gone my sleep would return, but no. He also has some learning difficulties so feeling the train of this too. Issues with DH work so more weighing on both our minds.
But its driving me up the wall!! I feel like i did after waking every few hours with both DCs as babies, just shattered, surviving on adrenaline/caffeine/false optimism / wine ( this only few days a week)..but just going along with things o autopilot, not really able to "feel" much, especially true joy in how I am usually around xmas.
I often had trouble winding mind down to fall asleep/ but once asleep was pretty well slept till say 6.30 when kids wake us up. Does anyone have any tips/things that have worked? Im going to try night nurse tonight.