Struggling to sleep

[Canalboatgirl]

Hiya

My baby is almost 9 weeks now and she is starting to sleep fairly well. She goes down at night, generally sleeps 4-5hours, wakes for a feed and then goes down easily again for another 2-3 hours.
The problem is me! I have had one stretch of 5hours of sleep, but most nights I seem to wake every 1-2hours to find her sleeping soundly 😬 she's a very noisy sleeper and I think her active sleep wakes me.

I get some fresh air and a walk in most days, regulate my caffeine.. the lack of sleep is making me feel more anxious.
I also have dreams I have fallen asleep breastfeeding and squished her!

Can anyone relate, I thought this was normal, but mums at my baby massage group say they sleep well!

Can anyone relate, give me some tips to relax and reassure me that this will pass!! 🥴🥴

First time mum and I had a traumatic birth. Can I say that I am not suffering with depression and have good support from.my partner and family. I have always been a light sleeper.

Yes this is exactly me, I was like it with both babies! Currently awake whilst baby fast asleep. With my first, it improved once all my hormones settled down after around 9 months I think. Not sure how helpful that is but you’re definitely not alone!

I am so sorry you are going through this. There could be so many reasons why this is happening from stress to anxiety to poor nutrition.if this has been happening for a long time, having a talk with your doctor about all of this can really benefit you. Try to have a bedtime routine, hot shower before bed, a cup of warm milk, and wrap up all activities at least one hour before bed. Also, try listening to bedtime stories in soothing voice with nature sounds or soft piano music. They help you relax your kind, and also keep your mind off of active thinking like white noise. Here is a channel you might like: https://youtube.com/@bedtimestoriesandsleepmusic?si=aZRTpjZmr7CCJ4ZS. The channel is growing and releases videos every two days. Please subscribe and share with others. Let me know if you have any suggestions you would like to see on there. Of course, this will pass! Wishing you good sleep!