https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:06:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1101295 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:16:46 +0000 Silva 1101295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bedsharing. I fall asleep halfway through a feeding,usually. I know it's not for very one, but it works well for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1101262 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:06:49 +0000 deerylou 1101262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bed sharing and turning on my stomach to doze back off has worked well for me. And now that DD is bottle fed, I make DH do the 2-3am feeding on the evenings she doesn't STTN. He can fall back asleep like a narcolept, whereas I have more trouble. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1101250 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:03:14 +0000 Foodnerd81 1101250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the first few weeks I had no problem at all falling back asleep. But lately it takes a long time which sucks because the second stretch of her sleep is usually only two hours. I've been bad about the screen time though. As her first stretch of sleep is getting longer I guess my body is like, cool, its five am lets be awake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1101006 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:57:17 +0000 Trailmix 1101006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do everything I can (keep everything dark, no screen time, keep eyes closed while nursing) but sometimes insomnia just takes over and I don't sleep between feedings, it's the worst! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1100983 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:51:51 +0000 dagret 1100983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I limit screen time. If I really have a tough time getting back to sleep, I'll start tightening and then loosening my muscles one at a time from my feet all the way up to my head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1100977 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:50:05 +0000 turkeylurkey 1100977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found that once I started bring him into bed with me to night nurse and then co-sleep... I slept better. And like EMG86 said above mine slept better too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1100965 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:45:03 +0000 emg86 1100965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cosleeping/nursing in bed. She doesn't wake up anymore at night but those first few weeks we just stayed in bed. Made a huge difference and she slept longer too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1100960 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:42:51 +0000 Cherrybee 1100960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always been a terrible sleeper but I rarely have a problem with this, bizarrely. I have to go to the fridge for her bottle, mix the powder in and warm it and yet I fall straight to sleep afterwards! If I can't resist the temptation to look at my phone and check FB or HB, its game over though! I can't drop off after screen time!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1100907 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:23:56 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1100907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped recording feedings after two weeks home. I left the room dark and kept my eyes closed the entire time I nursed so that I stayed in a 1/2 asleep transition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1100894 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:20:08 +0000 Boheme 1100894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Co-sleeping. If I get up and walk back to DS's room I'm wide awake, so I'm just keeping him in our room until he stops waking at night. It's not a perfect solution, but I'm getting some sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1100871 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:12:54 +0000 immabeetoo 1100871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It got sooo much better for me after 4 months. Something clicked and I could just pass back out. Before that I'd eat a snack and stretch in the dark and then count my inhales to fall asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1100815 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:51:24 +0000 shopaholic 1100815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some nights I can't fall back asleep. So I end up doing some mundane tasks, like folding laundry, or reading stuff online until I get sleepy again. :( Some nights, I'm so exhausted, I just bring baby back to bed, nurse side-lying and hope we all fall back asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1100807 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:48:03 +0000 Adira 1100807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eventually you become so exhausted all the time that it's easy to fall back asleep! Oh wait...</p> <p>I have no advice! It sounds like you're doing everything right and I'm not really sure what MORE you can do. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1100765 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:33:12 +0000 Smurfette 1100765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always struggle/struggled with it. It is so hard for me to fall asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/night-wakings-how-do-you-get-back-to-sleep#post-1100761 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:32:11 +0000 maybebaby 1100761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spin off from my other post: <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-night-wean" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-night-wean</a></p> <p>If you are still waking to feed baby, how do YOU get back to sleep after? I am limiting screen time (just use Baby Connect to track the feeding), feeding in a dark, quiet room, have the monitor on the lowest setting that still wakes me. But I find I can lie there for up to an hour before drifting back off. Any tips would be greatly appreciated! </p>