Insomnia - any solutions?

[Triathlete]

I'm a light sleeper and prone to sleepless nights occasionally. Usually I'll just lie there and drift. I'll be a bit muggy the next day, but ok. However, after 3 months of waking up to look after DS, or to get up and go downstairs to sleep because he's snorting, DW is gurgling and MIL is snoring in the other room, I find that I'm now waking at 3am anyway. I've obviously become programmed to wake up at this time.

DS slept all the way through again tonight, but I still woke at 3, drifted off and then woke at 4, finally gave up and came dowstairs at 5.30 and started the ironing. It's now 7.45 and I'm bleary as hell. Trouble is, it feels like this has become a habit, and indeed DW has a theory that I am waking DS at 3am, not the other way around! Seems a bit rich to me, especially as she has been known to sleep through a fire engine siren on the road outside, but there you go.

Does anyone have any tips for dealing with this? I usually get loads of exercise and eat healthily and I don't drink, so none of these are factors.

THanks folks

You have my sympathy, I am in a very similar situation. I find any caffine in the afternoon makes it worse, sometimes meditation helps.

what i you go to bed a lot later - shift all your body clock round a bit?

Hi, I Had insomnia for 2 months, yeah DP snoring, DD waking me then I couldn't settle myself. I tryed everything from running, which did help, walking, hypbotherapy which didn't work. Reiki does work wounders.
I tryed to do everything naturaly but in the end I had to go on anti anxiety pills as I wasn't getting any sleep and the sleep problem became an issue and I was constanly thinking of it.
Insomnia is the worst. If yoyur DS is sleeping through now maybe this is just a faze and it will past as I know lots of women who go through the same thing once your baby sleeps through. Try some Reiki though it's amazing how chilled out it makes you feel.

Hi

Thanks for messages and sympathy. Things are a little better. I stopped the afternoon cup of coffee and now make sure to drink a cup of camomile tea in the evening. I've taken a bit of tincture of valerian too, which is calming without being a knockout drop. I've also stopped the late night TV and INternet sessions (and I shall be logging off after this message).

I'm still waking up, but getting back to sleep easier. DS is starting to sleep through the night more consistently too, so all-in-all it's looking up. Obviously prone to insomnia though, and I'm glad I've had this warning.

Thanks again

You have my sympathy despite being up quite a bit with DD last night I can't sleep now and I know I will be feeling rubbish tomorrow...

|Before I had DD I had the same problem waking middle of night and not being able to sleep again, I cut caffine out of my diet completely about 2yrs ago, very occassionally have caffine....its a bit weird weaning yourself off it but when I don't have disturbed nights dreams I do sleep better.

HTH