https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:25:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-combat-my-insane-insomnia#post-294697 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 06:56:19 +0000 heffalump 294697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had this issue when I went to Australia. It took half of my trip to get over the jet lag, so I missed dinner for the first 3 weeks because I was in bed, and then the crazy messed up sleep ended up making me sick.</p> <p>No help, just wanted to say I feel your pain :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-combat-my-insane-insomnia#post-294650 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 05:25:04 +0000 Mrs. Bee 294650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6:22am still up. Just packed Charlie's lunch. All are asleep.</p> <p>I did get one night of good sleep where I got 7 hours straight, but then I still couldn't get back on track the next night. i try to stay up all night and day, but because i'm getting so little sleep overall, i usually can only make it to 3 or 4 before I need a nap.</p> <p>phew i've never had jetlag this bad ever. it was actually the kids who made it worse because they were waking up a lot on the trip and when we first got home, so i got in this bad opposite schedule that i couldn't get out of.</p> <p>oh well eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with milk now and all will be up soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-combat-my-insane-insomnia#post-294638 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:58:43 +0000 SugarplumsMom 294638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This sounds rough, but cycling over used to work for me. Stay up for the rest of the day and by nightfall you'd be knocked-out early. It would always work for me, except when I was pregnant during my last visit during the holidays. It fixed my schedule 2 days but then got all screwy again. Jet lag sucks. It took both DH and I 2 weeks to finally get back in sync. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-combat-my-insane-insomnia#post-294632 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:38:32 +0000 looch 294632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Put your husband in charge or get a night nanny to help him and go to a hotel for the night!</p> <p>I recently did that and it was the best thing I could have done. I had a massage and went right to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-combat-my-insane-insomnia#post-294631 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:14:37 +0000 Arden 294631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Try to get natural light in the morning, and turn off all electronics two hours before you plan to go to bed (I know that's hard!). </p> <p>I'm in the same boat, pregnancy is screwing up my sleep schedules - obviously, I'm on hellobee at 4:14 AM.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-combat-my-insane-insomnia#post-294626 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:56:25 +0000 Mrs. Bee 294626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought it would be hard to get the kids back on track after traveling, but they have been doing pretty great. The problem is.... me! </p> <p>After 2 weeks I'm still jetlagged and having trouble getting back on track. Even though I'm exhausted I can't fall asleep until it's 5am or later. Often I'll fall asleep for a little while at night, then Olive wakes up, and I can't fall back asleep. Yesterday I was up until 6am. Tonight it's almost 4am and I'm still up. </p> <p>I've been exhausted because I'm getting so little sleep, and when I do sleep, it's in the form of naps. I've had varying degrees of insomnia most of my life, but post-kids I've been a decent sleeper since I'm so tired.</p> <p>Any advice on how to combat my jetlag and insomnia? I might take some sleeping pills tonight!! </p>