Hello!

I am a night owl – I force myself to bed early but don’t sleep well. The only time I sleep well is when I go to bed at 2am and sleep till noon. So my mornings until noon are full of a lot of grunts, pointing and mumbled answers. I take quite a few vitamins, have tried meditation, coffee, exercise etc etc (the old adage of if you are tired enough you will sleep doesn’t apply here – I hardly slept for 8 weeks through ARMY Basic and they keep you hopping from 3am till 8:30pm every day except Sunday when you get 1/2 a day off). (Oh and my doc says “You are just a night person – some peoples clocks are set that way”) Do any mums out there have a tried and true wake up routine or fix?

Posted by Susan, 12/08/13

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  • Start going to bed just a little bit earlier each night. Prepare yourself for sleep by relaxing the hour beforehand. No computer, no tv. Have a warm shower/bath and a nice warm cup of milo/ hot chocolate/ milk (no caffeine!!) and relax. I like to read before bed. Also get active during the day so you wear yourself out!


  • Pureforce homeopathic sleep drops


  • Before you get a script for melatonin try watching the sun set, it triggers the naturally occurring melatonin in your body to tell your brain to go to sleep. But some people are deficient, and its closely related to asd, your dr would probably be reluctant to prescribe a drug without proof you are deficient. Have you also done a diet check? Not for vitamin deficiencies, but for allergies


  • You may have what is called circadian rhythm sleep disorder. As Jacqui suggested, melatonin is often prescribed for this disorder, but you will need to see you doctor. My brother has the same problem and melatonin has helped him immensely. Good luck!


  • Maybe this could help…http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/36888/title/Electric-Lights-Alter-Daily-Rhythms/
    I find I sleep better while camping and its probably because I rise with the sun and go to sleep with the sunset. good luck!


  • Get a script for melatonin from your dr. Where are you located? http://www.stclairpharmacy.com.au is a compounding pharmacy that makes melatonin


  • following imm glad im not the only one


  • no technology straight before bed! have a warm bath or shower and try to read for 30 mins in bed! gradually bring the time forward until its a much earlier bedtime!


  • Look up Re-Timer glasses, they were developed here in Australia and claim to reset your body clock. Not sure how well they work, but you could google it


  • Try a sleep meditation CD when you get into bed. You will need to reset your body clock and make sure you get up the same time each day. It will take time. Have patience and persistence.


  • Rescue remedy, its homeopathic drops you can get from either a health food store or chemist. Also, no electronics after 7/8pm as they all stimulate the brain, let your mind wind down


  • If your normal bed time is 2am then change that to 1.50am. So for a week go to bed at 1.50am and not a minute later. The following week change it to 1.40am and so on until you are getting to bed at a reasonable hour. Make sure you are getting up at the same time in the mornings.


  • I find if I go to bed earlier, I can sleep. If I stay up to watch tv or something else, it gets late & I get anxious about falling asleep, so I don’t sleep, I toss & turn instead. And end up falling asleep around 2 or 3 in the morning


  • Apparently if you fast for 24 hours drinking only water (like you’re doing the 40hr famine but in less time) it he’s to reset your body. I guess you are taking out any stimulants that way.


  • Acupuncture, nutritionist, kinesiology. Fantastic.


  • try excersizing throughout the day and also just push bedtime half hour earlier then change and slowly get a bit earlier every few nights


  • See your doctor and ask about taking melatonin. It’s supposed to have great effects.


  • Lavender spray purchase health store , spray on pillow and around room might work for u ???


  • I get insomnia and can’t sleep, staying up later and later. My kids sleep late in the morning, but we have to get up for the school run. When I find I’m awake until 2 or 3am every night and can’t get to sleep, I reset my clock by staying awake for 24 hours, then putting myself to bed at a ‘normal’ time. It only works if I don’t have a night waker, right now I have a 9 month old.
    Good luck! Hope you find something that works for you.


  • My husband is like that too. But he got a new job that he actually enjoys & he has to be there by 6 am. So he makes himself go to bed no later than 11 pm to get there on time. It was hard at first but he’s definitely more adjusted now. Maybe if you set yourself a task that you HAVE to get up for by a certain time, you may start to feel tired earlier at night & it will slowly change the pattern.


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