First time insomnia experience
Hi guys,
I’m usually an easy sleeper. I’ve never had trouble falling asleep at night. But within the last few weeks, I have had such a hard time shutting my brain off and I often just lay there with my eyes closed while my brain is going a million miles an hour for quite a while before actually falling asleep. It has been really hard because my little guy seems to be starting to sleep better after this “4 month leap” (he’ll be 5 months in a couple of weeks). He was walking almost every hour for a few weeks, but I think we are phasing out of that. He usually goes to bed around 7/7:30 and I’m in bed with him every night nursing to sleep, so once he’s out I’ll usually watch a little show, then around 8:30/9 my laptop is off, it’s dark, sound machine on and I try to fall asleep too. He has been staying asleep for 4+ hour stretches (so until about 11/12) and I really try to catch a few hours with him before he wakes up. Unfortunately, though, my brain has been in fight or flight mode. I’m grumpy (not with baby), I’m tired, I want to sleep and for some reason I just can’t. I try counting in my head, meditating, like reeeeaaaallllyyy trying to turn out the lights on the inside- but nothing. I’m probably sleeping around 3/4 hours a night because it’s so bad.
Anyone have any advice? Is melatonin frowned on while cosleeping? Help!