Just looking for support really if anyone else has experienced this... I know lots of people struggle with sleep when pregnant but most seem to have trouble waking in the night, and seems to be due to heartburn or other directly related pregnancy discomfort. My problem is actually falling asleep, I just cannot switch off and whatever I try I don't seem to be able to get past it. Since the second trimester I have had trouble falling asleep, originally due to a stuffy nose and dry mouth, and now since 28 weeks I have got to the point where if I manage to sleep at all it is only between 2-5am, and often I don't sleep at all for the entire night. It is absolute hell, I am mentally and physically exhausted and I don't know what to do because I can't go on like this. Originally when it got really bad I could take nytol for the odd night and it would get me off, but recently it has had no effect. I have been prescribed phenergan by the doctor for the next three nights only, but I'm aware this also will stop working quickly. I have never struggled with sleep before, normally I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow but this insomnia is relentless. I'm a zombie all day and I have two other children to cope with, also I never had anything like this in my other pregnancies. I'm hoping it's hormone related and will go after to birth, but I'm worried I've just got into a terrible stress cycle and this is going to become a chronic problem now. Has anyone else suffered insomnia like this during pregnancy that's magically disappeared with the birth? I'm so desperate now, I've tried all kinds of herbal teas, headspace sleepcasts, getting out of bed and reading a book after 20 minutes and nothing helps. Has anyone got any similar stories they can share?