I used breathing exercises that I'd learnt in calm birth class. Breathing deep into my abdomen for a count of 4 then out for 6. If it was really hard to sleep, I used an app with a free relaxation track on it. It was called Hypnosis sleep soundly.
Get your DH sorted, for sure!
I know you say you don't want to do it all the time , but feeding lying down always worked the best for me - the lovely CCK hormones sent me straight off to sleep. I had problems once they stopped feeding during the night, though! Getting rid of the clocks and never tracking the time helped, too.
Hope you get more sleep soon!
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