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I had/ have this same issue. Not playing with my phone or iPad helps. Also putting clocks and other time devices out of sight also helps. Other than those suggestions I'm still struggling with this too!

i struggled with this issue too. i used to be a great sleeper and could fall asleep really easily. i find that if i keep my eyes closed while nursing and really try not to have them open too much, that helps. don't turn on any lights at all. but sometimes my brain just won't turn off and its "awake" while i try to go back to sleep, and thats what gets me. so i have a technique where i visualize erasing everything from my mind (like i'm erasing a chalkboard) and try to imagine i'm staring at a white wall...that works about 75% of the time. other than that, it sucks. sorry!!

i know everyone says NOT to go on your phone....and that is my problem sometimes too with falling asleep. However, when I lie in bed awake and am stressed about the fact that i am not sleeping or stressed about anything else, what works then is take my mind off it. in that case, sometimes going on HB and lurking the late night threads until my eyes get droopy does the trick.

I switched from sitting up and nursing to side lying and that helped with going back to sleep. I doze during feeding then pop her back in the crib and go back to sleep. But we're still room sharing at 6 months because I'm too lazy to schlep up and down the hall.

I always fed LO side lying in the middle of the night. It kept me really drowsy. When I really struggle to fall asleep I try progressive muscle relaxation. You realize how tense your whole body is when you do it.

I don't have night feedings yet, but I've always woken up a lot in the night. Breathing/relaxation exercises will usually help me fall back asleep. My go-to is breathing in for a count of four, then out for four, and trying to think only about the breathing and not everything else racing through my mind. Hope you get some relief!