Why can't I sleep??

This is the second night in a row I've been unable to get to sleep, I must have had a couple of hours before DD woke up, but I know I lay in bed for ages with my eyes closed, feeling very tired but unable to push myself 'over the edge' as I explained it to DF!

Happened last night too and then I got even less sleep as DD was then awake at 6.30. I just don't know what to do, have never had sleep issues/insomnia before, and it's not like I'm not tired because I am, I just cannot get to sleep. Not under stress or thinking about a million things. do have a few random thoughts floating around but nothing unusual. I've had probably 3 nights like this and it is driving me mad! Has only been happening since DD was born.

Any ideas on how I can get to sleep?

Oh you poor thing, that must be so frustrating :hug:.

When I have trouble sleeping I do a kind of visualising thing, I don't know if I can explain it very well though :redface:. I let an image come into my mind and let it change into something else (without trying), then it changes again. So say I can see a tree, then it kind of changes into a boat, etc. Without letting myself concentrate too hard, I'm usually asleep really quickly.

Another trick I do is go to a place in my mind that I find peaceful. I have an image I use each time - I'm walking towards the top of the stairs at a beautiful surf beach, I walk down to the beach and walk along until I find a nice place to sit down and watch the waves. Because I've used this imagery for so long, I'm usually asleep before I walk down the steps these days :lol:.

I hope I don't sound like a fruit loop now :redface:.

My sister goes through each letter of the alphabet and thinks of words that begin with that letter and she eventually drifts off haha!

I hope you find something that works for you :)

Oh gosh i know how you feel, i am generally good to drift off to sleep but i wake up about 1am and cannot for the life of me get back to sleep.
ive tried almost EVERYTHING un medicated, the thing i do now is switch on the tv (even tho its those stupid danoz adds) watch that for a bit go get a glass of milk and generally my eyes start drifting off.
i have been to the dr about mine and was diagnosed with stress related innsomia.