When stress effects sleep--any suggestions?

[georgiegirl]

What really put me to bed were the hypnobabies CDs. I fell asleep listening to them every single night while I was pregnant with DS1. After he was born, I listened to them for a few weeks since I had become dependent on them...but it was hard to do that with a newborn.

Now when I'm stressed I take melatonin, which usually takes the edge off...usually 3 mg.


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[nfceagles]

What really put me to bed were the hypnobabies CDs. I fell asleep listening to them every single night while I was pregnant with DS1. After he was born, I listened to them for a few weeks since I had become dependent on them...but it was hard to do that with a newborn.

Same here. I used them for a while after having DS to help get to sleep. It was years before I deleted them from my iTunes playlists.



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[elizamom]

I've read that magnesium oil applied topically can be absorbed better than orally. You could try a hot bath with Epsom salts before bath.
If you are interested in trying a meditation, I highly recommend the Headspace app. I read about it on here when another poster praised it. It also has nice meditations for children.

[sunshiney]

Have you thought of trying yoga? Like not even the advanced yoga but just YouTube "Yoga for sleep" and you will find a lot of simpe moves to do right before bed.