I cannot sleep!

I am 24 weeks and I need some help I never had this happen with my first but I cannot sleep but I am tired all the time.

I spend hours laying there, watching movies, reading anything that would normally work at night and nothing does. Just to fall asleep and toss and turn, wake up over and over threw out the night because I am know a light sleeper :-(

I need advice or tips on how to get to sleep at night and saty that way so I don't wake up feeling like a zombie.

I have a 3yr old who no longer naps so I can't take a nap during the day.

Turn on cspan. Works for me every time. It's the channel where they put the debates from Congress and at night, it's the British Parliament.

Lol if I had cable I would I hate listening to politics

Benadryl
I take 1/2 every night and that's enough to keep me light (in case my 3 year old wakes) but heavy enough to help me sleep through discomfort.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mylittleone's (B.B.M):</b>" Lol if I had cable I would I hate listening to politics"</blockquote>


Haha yeah. Last night they were arguing for an hour whether to use the word and or or in a bill. I went right to sleep.

Quoting khigh:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mylittleone's (B.B.M):</b>" Lol if I had cable I would I hate ... [snip!] ... Haha yeah. Last night they were arguing for an hour whether to use the word and or or in a bill. I went right to sleep."

Lol that is the silliest debate I have ever heard only in the world of politics

Take tylenol pm or benadryl always works for me or you can even take melatonin(sp?) it's all natural. I have problems sleeping as well and I get really bad panic attacks and used to be on xanax and had to get off of them when I became preg. so I have a very hard time sleeping not only with being uncomfortable but becasue I'm used to being on something to help me sleep.My Dr also precribied vistraril. Hope you can start sleeping better. Oh and also try a warm bath before bed to help you relax GL  

Quoting Amy Lynn07:" Take tylenol pm or benadryl always works for me or you can even take melatonin(sp?) it's all natural. ... [snip!] ... also precribied vistraril. Hope you can start sleeping better. Oh and also try a warm bath before bed to help you relax GL  "

Ty and I hope your sleeping gets a little better soon as well. I may try the benadryl do you take the full recommended does for your age or take less?

Quoting Mylittleone's (B.B.M):" Ty and I hope your sleeping gets a little better soon as well. I may try the benadryl do you take the full recommended does for your age or take less?"

I haven't really done just benadryl because I have been in pain from getting carpul tunnel with this pregnancy so I take the tylenol pm. If I were to take benadryl I would take the amount that is recomended though.

I'm 36 wks and I have major insomnia myself... Tylenol pm before bed is what my doc said to use... hope that helps!