Please help me to get to sleep...

Well I applaud you for being so devoted and hardworking for your family's sake. If anything, perhaps the only way to get you well rested is to remove some stress from your life. Why not take a weekend or two each motnh, and ask for your parents or relatives to look after your kids while you go for a relaxing spa, or yoga session, or just a walk in the park.

Maybe your problem is the bedroom. Mybe you don't have enough confort to fell well in your bed. Try to make some changes with the color ( a baby blue it's the best) and also try to change your bed. Ho knows it's probably to hard.

I know what that's like, I've always dealt with insomnia. I don't know if there is a cure for it, I used sleeping teas, herbal teas, they did help. Maybe you can try those. They just relax you.

The thing that really works for me when i'm really down, and can't get much sleep is listening to music. I really enjoy listening to some soft classic rock from the 80s and just laying in bed and thinking about the good times i've had in life. When I think of fun memories from my past then it helps me relax and make it through another day.

I've experienced the same thing as you had. I give up coffee and just put my kid to sleep first. Sometimes, I cried to relieved my stress and it hurt my eyes that I fall asleep easily.

let your mind calm and think your will sleep.and seek expert advise

I know it is very hard, but when you lay down to bed, try not to think of anything. This usually works, but as I said, it is really hard. This is because when you are trying not to think, you are thinking of ways of not thinking, lol, if you get what I mean. What I usually do is imagine a blank white or black space and just picture that. That is the closet I can come to not thinking and if I do this for a few minutes I usually nod off to sleep. It is better to do this, then twist and turn for hours. Don't know what else I can suggest really, so good luck.

hi!i know exactly what you are talking about.i do not get much sleep becauase im always worried what i usally do is try not to think of things or try and take a hot bath.i have 4 kids so i know what your talking about.just try to calm down and relax because most people cant sleep when they are stressed.

Drink a pint of water before you go to bed and put a few drops of lavender oil on your pillow. You could even take a bath with lavender oil in it before you prepare for bed. If this fails, which I don't think it will, there are a few herbs that will help you relax and thereby induce sleep. You could try Valerian Root (Valeriana Oficinalis, which helps with the onset of sleep and sleep maintenance, Chamomile for the treatment of insomnia, Passionflower, Hops, Ginseng, Lemon Balm and Scullcap. Also, cease drinking coffee or caffeine based drinks 4-6 hours before bedtime, stop working at any task an hour before bedtime to calm mental activity. At bedtime, keep your mind off worries or things that upset you; avoid discussing emotional issues in bed. Make sure your bedroom is well ventilated and a comfortable temperature, learn a relaxation technique such as progressive muscle relaxation and practice it in bed, (I do this sometimes, and it works) and if you smoke... Nicotine is a stimulant and should be avoided particularly near bedtime and upon night awakenings. Stimulants may interfere with sleep. I hope some of this helps. Sleep well. :-)

You could just take tylenol pm and it won't affect you or make you groggy. Their non habit forming.You need sleep hun to keep up with the kids,being tired slows your reflexes and thinking. Try to breath in and out and get some well deserved rest.

May I ask what you think about when you lay down? If they are problems that you face during the day, try solving them before going to bed. Of course there are sometimes where you can't solve them by yourself. You could also do some breathing exercises before sleeping... relax yourself and free your mind of thoughts... Some physical exercises help too, like jogging or swimming for at least an hour. If you share your problem here, I'm sure I could help you better and there will also be alot of people who can help or advise you further... take care...

All you have to do is stay on mylot and type and type and read and read until you can't hold your eyes open. That's what I do puts me to sleep everynight.

sleeping pills are NO-NO!!ul just get used to it. try not to think before you go to sleep. clear your mind of the clutters..drink milk an hour before you sleep..try to relax and destress once in a while..dont overdo urself...ure stressed out u know...hv a break once in while..do something that takes ur mind off ur work...meditate..hmmm...try some chinese shops..maybe they have those herbal medicines that can help you ..... happy sleeping...oh pray before sleeping...;p

If you get some essential oil of lavendar, put a couple of drops on a hanky (it's strong stuff, so any more than that could knock you sick) on your pillow, and you'll get a good night's sleep. As with all natural remedies though, if you use it for a prolonged stretch it'll stop working (as your body adapts to it), so I'd advise just using it for a week or two, then give your body a break from it. Herbal teas can be highly effective in helping fight insomnia - chamomile (made from the flowers only, not the leaves, and a high-quality one containing the essential oils such as Dr. Stewart's will work best), valerian I believe is good for sleep, and you might like to try relaxation techniques which will help you to physically relax, and mentally switch off. There's plenty of info on this sort of thing online; breathing exercises and visualisation are the sort of thing I've used in the past, and they really work. I hope these ideas are helpful to you - natural methods of sorting this type of thing are always the best!

There are herbal supplements you can take to alleviate stress and promote sleep, they wont knock you out like sleeping tablets will, but will make you more calm and enable sleep to come easier. Off the top of my head I would say St Johns Wort, Camomile, Valerian. But talk to your chemist/pharmacist and they should be able to help. Other natural methods of promoting sleep- I'm sure you have probably tried them all- having a warm bath before bed, having a warm milk drink before bed, meditation before bed...ummm, thats abotu all I can think of at the minute. I can totally relate. My partner is away for work a lot, and I'm left to look after our child, run the household and I've jsut started my own business. Plus I have seevr postnatal depression which wasnt helping me. Maybe talk to your gp if things persist because you may have mild depression or anxiety. Or soem kind of vitamin/mineral definciency. Good luck, hope things get better. :D

If you have tried everything (and nothing worked), just know that there are sleeping pills, which aren't addictive. Don't take the benzodiazipines. But there are a few pills, which aren't addictive. Your doctor knows. And if you can't sleep. Don't lay awake there for hours. Go out of bed and after 20 minutes try again. This can help. I know i watched countless people which didn't slept.

a couple of things that work for me after the tea and lavender is to read a very boring book. and work memorizing poetry. Them keep concentrating on the poems. Keeps my mind from running away where I don't want it to go at night.

I was going to recommend talking to your doctor but he would most likely prescribe some kind of sleeping pill, and you don't want that. How about a nice big cup of Chamomille Tea before bed and then crawl into a nice warm bed?

Have you thought about TylenolPM? Its nonhabit forming and I myself still wake up refreshed in the morning. I have NEVER liked the feeling I have in the morning after taking sleeping meds - but with TylenolPM I have no problem. =) What about meditating before bedtime? Maybe that would help clear your mind before you go to sleep?

Don't take too much tensions in life. If you are tension free then you can get sleep. Try to sleep as early as possible.