Help troublesome husband can't sleep

[desperatehousewife]

He's 36 and he doesn't have a day time nap any more, but he's struggling to get to sleep at night and I don't know what to do, it's driving me nuts.

Seriously though, he can sleep but there are a number of occasions during the week when he just can't switch off and he'll be awake for a couple of hours just trying to fall asleep. Or he'll hear a noise when asleep and wake up and be awake in the middle of the night for ages.

Anyone know of any natural remedies that might help? And no rude-y suggestions please!

My dh has sleep problems. Often falls asleep early but wakes up about 5.30. One thing that has helped is a medidation video - seriously. It takes you through breathing exercises and a bit of yoga, plays calming music and so on. Might be worth your dh trying it before he goes to bed?

Maybe try a few drops of lavender essential oil on his pillow?

In Tescos the other day I noticed Ovaltine, they do a chocolate one and I have started to have it before I go to bed as I have been having trouble sleeping. (I have got one ear on the baby monitor all night) but this drink really does get me in the mood to sleep, it cant hurt to try right?

he has ovaltine every night (I call it Grampy drink!) and I spray lavendar on his pillow! Maybe meditation is the way forward....hmmm...

no ideas, except that my DH has the same problem, and always has to either bounce around turning over and over, or else wake me up (as tho the bouncing didn't do it) to tell me he can't sleep! WHY WHY WHY?! altho, he doesn't seem to wake up when DD cries in the night - hmmm.

when i can't sleep, i have to do something like going through the alphabet, thinking of a name or a country for each letter, and I usually get to B the second time around and I'm off. a strange one, works for me but not DH!

Try a herbal tea with valerian root in it...he's not on any medication is he?? Valerian will help him sleep....especially if you put it in Vodka...

You know he may be stressed about something, they say the your sleep is the first thing to be affected. Its like a flag if you know what I mean?! Grampy drink....that sounds just like me!!

he's been like this for a few years so hope it isn't stress! But he does worry or rather think a lot about work and finds it hard to switch off.

Will look at herbal teas.

Thanks all

I've had times like this and have found it helpful to write down whatever is on my mind so that I can address it in the morning. Sometimes your mind thinks things through at night or alerts you to problems and then you play through solutions when you should be sleeping. Writing them down allows you to release them and go back to sleep. Haven't had this problem since having a baby though - out like a light at every and any opportunity.

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Sounds mad but earplugs help me when I am like this. Is a bit like giving baby white noise - it blocks out all stimulation. Means I can't even hear my DP breathing. I can, however, still hear LO crying - mother's magic ears!