https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:43:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212996 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:10:42 +0000 chopsuey 212996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lately I don't think about anything.. I just fall asleep! Been so tired... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212841 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:10:49 +0000 MsLipGloss 212841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to clear my mind and have a few minutes of quiet time with butterbean. I also like to make sure my kitties are in bed/ready for bed (or at least count noses before turning in!) and that DH won't be too far behind me (I try to go to bed as early as possible). If I can't stop the mental traffic, I try to read for a few minutes to redirect my thoughts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212824 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:59:39 +0000 mrsjyw 212824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The to-do list for the next day, or tv shows, or books. :) I'm usually out pretty quickly though~ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212808 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:49:22 +0000 mrbee 212808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think about a problem at work that I want to solve, and then ask my subconscious to solve it while I sleep. Then I pass out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212793 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:39:41 +0000 Meridian 212793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I'm in a particularly busy period of my job, I think about all the things I need to do the next day and that keeps me from falling asleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212636 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:37:36 +0000 anonysquire 212636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been having a harder time than normal falling asleep. I used to meditate to sleep and that worked pretty well for a while. I just found a sleep hypnotist and I almost fell asleep, I will try that later today when I go to sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212625 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:09:31 +0000 PawPrints 212625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm out immediately. On rare occasions when my mind does start to take off, it's hopeless; once I get going I'm headed for full-blown insomnia. When that happens, I actually count sheep. Like, I focus on visualizing an actual realistic flock of sheep and imagine them one by one walking through a gate as I count them. I can seriously feel my heart rate going down and my consciousness start to fade as I do this. Works like a charm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212618 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:50:34 +0000 SAHM0811 212618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mind usually races too... like in that scene in "I Don't Know How She Does It" (2011 movie about a working mom played by Sarah Jessica Parker). I think it's common for us as moms since we all have so much going on all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212599 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:04:47 +0000 Grace 212599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I daydream. About having a baby, about our vacation, about winning the lottery. My dad taught me to do it when I was 8 or 9. He would tell me what to dream about and then I'd go dream and fall asleep. It was usually about deer running through a bright sunny meadow. What's funny, is that he doesn't remember doing that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212536 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:50:09 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 212536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always work... so annoying... like you Mrs. Bee, I can't turn my mind off. TV works great for me, but I try not to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212522 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:31:42 +0000 yin 212522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mind races with thoughts about the day, and I usually stress myself out. Before my LO I had to watch tv to fall asleep. Once LO arrived, I usually pass out pretty easily due to pure exhaustion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212508 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:22:00 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 212508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unless I had coffee, I fall asleep FAST. I can sleep anywhere and at anytime. I love that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212451 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:40:57 +0000 PastaAndPotato 212451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if i'm having trouble falling asleep, i mentally organize my closet or kitchen, or think of a project that i'm working on, kind of like @BabyBoecksMom: something simple and kind of rhythmic </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212450 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:40:42 +0000 tequiero21 212450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i look at the time to see what time it is and then fall asleep. i wonder if it has any correlation to whether you learned to self soothe as a baby? if so, uh oh cuz my kids don't know how to self soothe yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212446 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:38:54 +0000 BoogieBea 212446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can fall asleep with a drop of a dime these days. But if I can't fall asleep, I watch a bit of Netflix and that usually does the trick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212428 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:31:57 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 212428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to read to clear my mind otherwise I get "busy head" and I can't sleep. If that doesn't work, I picture people sleeping and it makes me fall asleep. Totally random and weird, but it works! Anytime there's a scene in a movie with people sleeping, guaranteed I'll start yawning and nodding off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212420 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:29:34 +0000 Running Elley 212420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lately I've just been falling asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. If I can't sleep I actually think about the baby and what he's going to be like :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212416 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:28:11 +0000 mrskc 212416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know what I think about... I just fall asleep. Some nights I'll go through the day in my head. If I'm really having trouble falling asleep, I'll write in my journal then try to visualize my day starting from waking up. I try to remember every mundane thing I did... I usually don't make it very far and I fall asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212412 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:27:13 +0000 mediagirl 212412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>"oh this pillow is so soft." "please fall asleep soon." "that damn tv is too loud, gotta turn it down." "I wonder how long I'll get to sleep... " </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212402 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:25:14 +0000 winniebee 212402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These days im so sleep deprived I don't think of anything...I just pass out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212383 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:22:21 +0000 Rubies 212383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think about why I can't stop thinking about what I'm thinking about. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212382 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:21:47 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 212382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually picture myself drawing or doing something simple (like drawing a house or thinking of the steps needed to bake cookies). I don't know why but it turns my mind off of everything else and puts me to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212326 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:04:11 +0000 sslm 212326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lately I can't stop thinking about what my temp will be in the morning... I try to clear my mind by counting. Sometimes it works! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212325 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:03:46 +0000 Andrea 212325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to clear my mind or else I can't fall asleep! I usually pass out really quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-when-youre-trying-to-fall-asleep#post-212323 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:03:07 +0000 Mrs. Bee 212323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate thinking because my mind just races. So I always fall asleep watching hulu. I wish I could fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow (a la Mr. Bee), but alas I do not have that gift.</p> <p>Do you think about anything when you're trying to fall asleep? Or can you just clear your mind and pass out? </p>