https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:52:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1554714 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:03:57 +0000 alphagam84 1554714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read a book </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1554089 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:12:19 +0000 mrsjyw 1554089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read. That usually helps me fall back asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1554085 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:11:42 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1554085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go downstairs, make myself some decaf tea, and read on the kindle on the couch until I'm tired enough to go back to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1554033 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:02:55 +0000 lavender 1554033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lay there until I get frustrated and then I'll hop on my phone and HB. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1554021 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:00:41 +0000 Sammyfab 1554021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Yes! It's awesome! I actually use it all the time now but I rarely read anytime other than before bed or in the middle of the night. I find that if I browse the internet or IG I become more alert. When I just read, I read for 30-60 minutes and I fall asleep pretty easily afterwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553867 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:29:10 +0000 Urchin 1553867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cannot get up...it will ruin me for the next day.</p> <p>I close my eyes and think of one calming thing, like rain falling, or waves rolling. I keep focusing on that (and catch myself when my mind starts to wander to other things) until I fall to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553852 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:24:44 +0000 Mrs tartan 1553852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm another person who would read with dim lighting on my phone. Mostly fall back asleep within an hour or reading, sometimes ill get through a whole book. I tend to re-read a book so I'm not inclined to stay awake to see what happens! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553841 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:21:57 +0000 mrbee 1553841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: Ah smart, I've never used the night setting!</p> <p>How long do you read before you usually fall back asleep? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553835 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:21:08 +0000 Sammyfab 1553835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read a book on my phone but with on the night setting (black background, white text). I feel like if I get out of bed then I'm officially 'up' and decreasing the likelihood of ever going back to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553798 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:14:55 +0000 chopsuey 1553798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lie in bed with my eyes closed and eventually fall back asleep </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553779 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:07:47 +0000 fancyfunction 1553779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go into the living room, put the TV on and try to fall asleep to that. Sometimes it works. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553768 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:05:25 +0000 IRunForFun 1553768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lay there. Check my phone. If I am still laying there after an hour or so I'll get up and move to the couch and watch mindless TV. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553767 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:04:42 +0000 cheert16 1553767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Read, make a to do list for the next day/week/weekend, try to go back to sleep and count the minutes I have till my alarm goes off </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553762 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:03:06 +0000 pelikila 1553762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually force myself to lay there but every once in awhile I read. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553662 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:38:03 +0000 blackbird 1553662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>focus on how supremely comfy it is to lay there in the quiet. Sometimes i get up and clean, which i haven't done in awhile </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553651 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:35:48 +0000 swurlygurl 1553651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hah, I just lay there and try to will myself back to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553526 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:10:30 +0000 LovelyPlum 1553526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lately, I've been taking a bath or shower. It seems to help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553514 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:07:39 +0000 autumnlove 1553514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>read the news. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553492 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:04:32 +0000 Alivoo01 1553492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>pre-baby: I lay there, but when I reach a point I know I won't be going back to sleep soon, I get out and turn on the tv in the living and lounge out there under covers. I usually end up drifting off to sleep eventually. If it's close to 5/6am, then I just get up and tidy/clean up the house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553369 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:40:35 +0000 mrsrain 1553369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I lie awake long enough and can't fall back asleep I will usually jump on my phone. Often the reason I can't fall asleep again is that my mind is spinning with information or questions. If I find answers to the things on my mind (what is the name of the actor in that movie?) or make reminders for the next day (remind me to schedule that dental appointment), my mind will quiet and I am better able to fall asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553330 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:30:42 +0000 Cherrybee 1553330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually start looking at my phone - checking FB and HB. It wakes me up more but it's a compulsion! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553325 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1553325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will try to go to sleep, but sometimes I just get out of bed and watch tv. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-cant-go-back-to-sleep#post-1553289 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:16:08 +0000 mrbee 1553289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I woke up at 2 am last night and had trouble falling back asleep. After a few hours of trying to zonk back out, I finally gave up and got out of bed. I didn't want to hop on the net though, because then I'd be wide awake. Eventually my daughter woke up crying and I got her back down, and was able to fall back asleep next to her.</p> <p>If you wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep, what do you do? </p>