[KateyB88]

Hey everyone.

Im here because my sleep troubles have returned after having my first baby 8 weeks ago. Ive suffered from insomnia in the past but found I would go through phases with it ans learnt some great techniques and lessons through the whole experience. Now that I have a baby I’ve found that its reared its head a few times. One of my main hurdles is sleeping when I’m under pressure to sleep. So because I know my little girl will wake to be fed in the middle of the night, I then put pressure on myself to sleep when she goes to bed. Last night I felt myself tossing and turning for 3 hours with a racing heart. I have worrying thoughts about not getting enough sleep and what will happen if I don’t.

I know this challenge is here to teach me many things – such as surrender and acceptance and mindfulness – but man its hard when you’re laying there in the middle of the night not being able to sleep- especially when you know you will need to be up soon.

It helps knowing im not alone because it certainly feels like it at 1am.

Thanks for listening 🙂

[Scott]

Hi @KateyB88

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on the new addition to the family! Having a child can certainly disrupt our sleep but it usually recovers once the child has established a consistent sleep routine. You mentioned that you tend to go to bed when your baby does but are you actually sleepy at that time or are you trying to compensate for sleep knowing she’ll wake in a few hours? A couple of factors of being able to sleep is building a strong sleep drive during the day and only going to bed when you’re sleepy (heading nodding, dozing off, etc).

What were some of the techniques you learned when you were experiencing insomnia in the past? Have you tried any of those since having a baby?

Scott J

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