[NorthSouthMiddle]

I’ve been struggling with insomnia ever since my second child started sleeping through the night about 9 months ago. As soon as the kids weren’t waking me, my brain started doing it. Knowing that they will wake me up every day at 6am or even 5am makes it even harder to sleep. And worrying about getting through the next day, when it’s hard to get any break anyway, makes it harder still. I know I need to just relax and not care about sleep but I just can’t seem to pretend to myself that I’m ok with it. Anyone out there in this struggle too?

[Amber27]

Yes at the moment I am. Yet I’m getting a hours sleep. It’s only from prednisone making me have fear I’m not going to sleep and throwing my sleep out. Anxiety just wakes me up.

[Martin Reed]

Have you tried implementing any of the techniques mentioned here in the forum, in the resources section of the site, in the podcast, or in the free sleep training course?

You might find these specific podcast episodes helpful since they all feature guests who mentioned their children affecting their relationship with sleep:

How Celia improved her sleep by abandoning all attempts to control her sleep and accepting and acknowledging anxious thoughts rather than trying to fight or avoid them (#29)

How Cindy tackled the insomnia that appeared after her baby was born by accepting nighttime wakefulness and eliminating safety behaviors (#31)

How Jennifer moved past 18 years of insomnia by exploring her sleep-related beliefs and recognizing her own insomnia in the stories of others (#33)

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[NorthSouthMiddle]

Thanks Amber27, that sounds rough. Prednisone is strong stuff, that must be a huge challenge.

And thanks Martin, I will look at those specific episodes. I’m planning to sign up for your sleep course as soon as I’m past a little run of trips I’m just about to make. I want to to do it when I can do it properly. Thanks for providing all this help.

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