[christina.anastasia]

Hi everyone,
I would love some positive feedback or stories of how anyone has fixed their sleep disorders.
I have tried everything, basically the last year and a half have been so stressful on my body and sleep. My daughter started sleeping through the night around 5 months and my inability to fall asleep got stronger and stronger.
Since her birth I could NOT even sleep, even though I was exhausted beyond belief, my body would not physically rest.
I am currently using melatonin and CBD/THC gummy (low dose) which seems to work well, but obviously do not see this as a long term solution.
Anyone have any advice for how to wean off these substances (albeit natural).
I would love to hear that, every time I try to stop taking it my insomnia resurfaces and I can’t cope with another sleepless night without aids.
Thank you

[aquarius740]

hey, christina! not sure how much i can help because i don’t have kids, but i went through a mysterious insomnia phase 5 years ago and now i just accept that sometimes i won’t be able to sleep and it’s perfectly okay. i can still do what i need to do the next day and keep living my life. (ironically, some of my best days have been after some of my worst nights :)) there’s a theory that insomnia is more like an anxiety disorder and i found that to be accurate for me. the more i worried about sleeping, the less/worse i would sleep. if i just let it go, then i could have a shorter night (i.e. less sleep) but because i was relaxed about it then that made it easier somehow. now, i just get out of bed and go do something quiet (knitting or crocheting is perfect, but reading works well, too). it really helps if you work on relaxing your brain, so maybe look into meditation if that interests you.

did you start having trouble when your daughter was born because you were worried about something happening to her in the middle of the night? or was it more of a hormonal thing?

hope you are having a nice day otherwise, and keep us posted 🙂

[christina.anastasia]

Thank you for your reply, I agree with you 100% about it being an anxiety disorder that shows up with sleep issues.
I struggled very mildly with it more so when I was on vacation, or not sleeping in my bed (ie. sleep overs with friends) that sort of thing, I never found I could sleep well in these situations, but they were only one offs, and then when I would come home my sleep would resume.
I have never struggled with not being able to sleep in my normal day to day life.

During my pregnancy I had issues sleeping but moreso just anxiety and putting pressure on myself to “sleep now” because I won’t when the baby comes.

I think that attitude fed into my insomnia because I was soo worried about not being alert or attentive as a new first time mother and also worried about my daughter as she had health issues at birth and we were separated for 24 hours. The MAJOR insomnia started the day she was born, after a 35 hr delivery I probably slept 4 hours in 3 days I could NOT let my mind shut off.
I thought it was hormonal but now that is resurfaced again, I realize there is a bigger issue.

I want to sleep how I did pre baby! my baby sleeps through the night, she never wakes me up…its my insomnia that keeps me up.

I am currently taking CBD/THC gummies 2mg, and they have been working very well but of course want to sleep without taking anything at all and that is my ultimate goal.

[aquarius740]

thanks for replying. i’ve had the same vacation sleep issues but it was never a big deal for me, either.

it definitely sounds like anxiety and sleep have been wrapped up together for you so maybe we can try to separate the two. you mentioned that the insomnia had resurfaced; was there a period of time between your daughter’s birth and now where you were getting enough sleep? is there anything other than sleep that you’re currently worried about that might be keeping you up at night?

also, your life has changed a lot since you had your daughter so “post-baby” probably looks nothing like “pre-baby,” and your sleep is going to change, too (most likely for the better, i promise!).

xoxo

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