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.
If you wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep, what do you do?
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
I will try to go to sleep, but sometimes I just get out of bed and watch tv.
papaya / 10570 posts
I usually start looking at my phone - checking FB and HB. It wakes me up more but it's a compulsion!
nectarine / 2115 posts
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.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
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.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
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
pomegranate / 3008 posts
I usually force myself to lay there but every once in awhile I read.
nectarine / 2631 posts
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
pomelo / 5509 posts
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.
grapefruit / 4085 posts
I go into the living room, put the TV on and try to fall asleep to that. Sometimes it works.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I lie in bed with my eyes closed and eventually fall back asleep
pomegranate / 3383 posts
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.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@Sammyfab: Ah smart, I've never used the night setting!
How long do you read before you usually fall back asleep?
kiwi / 656 posts
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!
coffee bean / 47 posts
I cannot get up...it will ruin me for the next day.
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.
pomegranate / 3383 posts
@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.
grapefruit / 4554 posts
Lay there until I get frustrated and then I'll hop on my phone and HB.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
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.
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