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My doctor actually recommended benedryl just for sleep. Apparently it's the sleep agent in tylenol pm and is perfectly safe to use as a sleep aid. I know that for the last 4-5 weeks of pregnancy, it's the only way I slept. Now that LO is here, I don't need anything to fall asleep, except a sleepy LO...that one is harder to come by!

I have been waking up at 5 and takes me like an hour to fall back asleep. I usually lay in bed and just play on my phone.

So glad that I didn't wake up this morning at 5 since the alarm went off at 545 to go back to work.

I hope you got some sleep!!

@MaisyMay: ditto! My OB said Benadryl was fine to take to help me sleep. I never ended up doing it, but if it helps you, I would continue to use it!

i read on my kindle iphone app... but i think it keeps me up more because of the light. i also go through emails and respond to any that i've missed! the crazy thing about this is that uninterrupted sleep is likely a thing of the past for the forseeable future

@shopaholic: ugh, I totally feel for you. I had a pretty bad bout of insomnia last month that unfortunately was related to crazy hormones, panic attacks and a hospital stay. Glad it doesn't sound that bad for you! But, I concur with the Benadryl as being safe as a sleep aid - I was told that multiple times by my midwife and doctor.

I would also recommend starting a sleep/night routine. As hard as it was for me to give up the iPhone/iPad in bed, I think it has helped a lot. I don't "hang out" to read or relax in bed like I used to, in an attempt to train myself that the bed is just for sleep. I also tend to switch places if I am up in the middle of the night for more than 20 minutes or so. Sometimes just sleeping with my head at the foot of the bed does the trick, or even moving to the couch. The change of scenery seems to tricks my brain to "start over" and I can usually fall back asleep.

Best of luck to you!

I agree to stay away from the computer or Iphone-- the light tricks your brain into staying up longer. I still get insomnia sometimes, even prepreg, so I'm not looking forward to it at the end.

@tororojo: If you are stuffy, you should try Breath Right strips-- totally drug free, but the hold your nose open so you can breath better, which is awesome for this pregnancy congestion. It's also a super sexy look.

ughh.. sorry to hear it! the last couple months of my pregnancy I was up a ton. I started out looking at my phone & watching movies, but that just kept me up more. Eventually I would just lay in bed and try to get myself to fall asleep.... nothing really worked... but at night I would have some hot tea or milk, take a bath, and read before bed, that may have helped some.

On the plus side: I honestly feel like those nights awake really prepared me for having a newborn and then at least when I was up in the middle of the night I had a sweet baby to look at