tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018782984608353962.post1750824464853545755..comments2023-10-30T09:56:53.517-04:00Comments on a blog for frances: toss, turn, repeat.franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516026856838148495noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018782984608353962.post-27733661334677054672009-04-02T15:31:00.000-04:002009-04-02T15:31:00.000-04:00Sleep...oh that glorious thing that really can't b...Sleep...oh that glorious thing that really can't be FORCED. The more you try, the more you fail. I turn my clock around always. Maybe I should get rid of it all together. Mostly I try not to stress about it. When I had this problem as a kid, my Mom would tell me that being ultra relaxed was practically sleeping so I tell myself that. Reading doesn't work for me. Even something boring will suck me in when I should be sleeping. Watching boring TV can work. Mostly I sing songs to myself and try really really hard not to think- without thinking too hard about not thinking.CLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17650962687572384256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018782984608353962.post-78099200458538641022009-03-31T20:33:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:33:00.000-04:00I recommend a bath. Or lighting candles and doing...I recommend a bath. Or lighting candles and doing something relaxing and mindless. I had insomnia for a while several years ago and developed a keen appreciation for PBS.audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309578809783494863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018782984608353962.post-10933973220792705072009-03-31T15:15:00.000-04:002009-03-31T15:15:00.000-04:00Natalie does this same thing! If you find a cure, ...Natalie does this same thing! If you find a cure, pass it along because they don't make baby ambien.Joellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731225574344195501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018782984608353962.post-15450263652348713082009-03-31T14:38:00.000-04:002009-03-31T14:38:00.000-04:00I love my relationship with insomnia. Which is not...I love my relationship with insomnia. Which is not the truth. Besides sleeping pills, which I had to resort to even while pregnant and some times still didn't work. Try melatonin, a natural supplement, turn your clock around so you can't see it, I like to design my dream house while trying to fall asleep, Evan takes long detailed walks to help him fall asleep (although he is also an amazing sleeper). Other than that, the harder you fight to fall asleep the harder it is. It is better to accept fate and relax. If you cry hard and long enough it will put you to sleep too :) Try deep breathing techniques. Often if I can't sleep, I get up and do something: clean kitchen, organize clothes, work on laundry. They say if you can't fall asleep within thirty minutes do something else until you're tired again. Good sleep hygiene supposedly works, but it sucks so bad it is not worth it.Evan and Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958143443343524177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018782984608353962.post-10250742113268179512009-03-31T12:21:00.000-04:002009-03-31T12:21:00.000-04:00I wrote a paper on insomnia one time. all the exp...I wrote a paper on insomnia one time. all the experts say to use your bed only for sleeping and allow yourself the same amount of time to sleep each night (no more, no less).<BR/>I disagree. I'm a sleeper (like you), and if I can't sleep, I watch the clock and count the seconds between minutes to see if I can keep a steady count. If that doesn't work within a few minutes, I turn on a movie and watch it. One night I couldn't sleep at all and stayed up til 5am watching movie after movie.<BR/>Really, you'll be tired the next day, but at least you didn't waste 6 hours in bed trying to go to sleep!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701325696448524027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018782984608353962.post-36370594037998867762009-03-31T11:17:00.000-04:002009-03-31T11:17:00.000-04:00Okay. So I struggle with insomnia more often than ...Okay. So I struggle with insomnia more often than I'd like and the best cure for me (aside from sleeping pills, which I sometimes resort to) is concentrating on my breath. I just sit there and think about my breath going in and out of my nose. It keeps my mind from thinking about other things and just sort of lulls me to sleep. Way more effective than counting sheep. Try it.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571406834073766916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018782984608353962.post-8900541429563893402009-03-31T07:59:00.000-04:002009-03-31T07:59:00.000-04:00I run across this a lot while working, and the doc...I run across this a lot while working, and the doctors always recommend good sleep hygiene. Basically it means going to bed and getting up at the same time everyday, and not reading, eating, watching TV, or working in or on your bed - which sucks, I know.<BR/><BR/>Oddly enough, I had an intense case of insomnia when I saw in SLC in February, but I'm chalking that up to the time difference.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you and Baby Harry can come up with something together, since he hasn't made it to bed within two hours of his normal bedtime for the past month.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349712699592341218noreply@blogger.com