What do you do to help you sleep?

lately I've been taking sleeping pills

The same thing happens to me a lot. Most nights I only get between 4-5 hours of sleep. If I wake up at 3am, I might try to go back to sleep for about 10 minutes. After that, I will get up and catch up on some housework. My problem is that I am so busy during the day that I don't have time to think about anything, so when it comes time for bed, I have way too much to think about. I think about bills, what I will teach my kids the next day (I homeschool my 4 children), my business (I teach salsa dancing), the day that we just had, etc. I think what you and I both need to do is try to find some quiet time during the day where we can just sit and think. I know that's easier said then done......Good luck!

If I do not have any place to go the next day, I just might give up and get up. Otherwise, I will drink a warm cup of chocolate, stretch out in the recliner, with a really soft blanket, turn on the weather channel really low, and let the cat bring me a nap.

Once in a great while I give up and get up. The experts actually say not to stay in bed tossing for more than twenty minutes, as that trains you to be awake in bed. I will get up, have warm or hot chocolate, stretch out in the recliner, put something monotonous, like weather channel on in the next room on tv. I usually drop off them. If it only happens once in a blue moon, I also might just use those as bonus work hours.

I just told a friend of mine to get out in the afternoons and get some fresh air. A walk or something. I don't have very many days when I am not outside since we live on a ranch. But the days I that I spend in the house, I do not sleep as well. I also try reading to fall asleep. Or I just get up and get my day going. Have a nap with your baby in the afternoon and never mind the housework. It will still be there when you get up.

I read. Reading has always had this effect on me. I mean you have to choose something like the business section of the newspaper nothing exciting. And yes, i often too decide that i'm done trying. I don't get alot of "me" time so i use those hours alone to do me stuff. i paint my nails or pluck stuff like that.

I usually watch Tv or listening to slow and blues music. It really helps if you just turn off the lights in your bedroom.

Listen to some melodious numbers from the collection of personal favourites, with eyes closed.