Any tips for late pregnancy insomnia?

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I'm 37 weeks pregnant with DC2 and recently have been really struggling to sleep through the night. DD1 is 2 and going through a less-than-perfect sleep phase - she wakes at least once a night for a cuddle (usually when I am in such a deep sleep it takes me a while to hear her) and after I or my husband have put her down again, I find I cannot get back to sleep. I feel quite anxious and I'm not sure why. Perhaps worried about the impact a newborn will have on our family dynamic? Worried about how sleep deprivation will affect labour? The baby is also very active at night and I find it hard to get comfy with all the movements. Frustratingly, I always get to sleep very quickly at bedtime, it's just the nighttime wake ups that I struggle with. I'm getting by on about 3 hours a night atm. Does anyone have any tips for coping with late pregnancy insomnia? I've had plenty of sleep problems before but this seems very specific to my current situation.

Hello. I don't have any tips but am in the same situation. I wake up to go to the loo and then often can't get back to sleep for a couple of hours. Then I find myself worrying about the birth and all kinds of things. It's frustrating especially as feel like I need all the sleep I can get before this second baby comes. Interested to see if anyone has any tips.

Also the same here at 36 weeks!

Despite being exhausted from doing stuff during the day, I’ll wake up and not be able to get back off. Normally about 3.30am, sometimes earlier. I give it an hour then get up and drop off about 6.30 for half hour before alarm goes off!

Tried going to bed earlier, later, doing lots, doing nothing. Nothing works!