Struggling to fall back asleep

My 9 month old is going through a sleep regression at the moment and therefore I've been getting up multiple times during the night.

The issue I'm facing is it takes me a really long time to back fall asleep once I'm up. So when I put him back to sleep I'll be awake because I'm anxious he will wake up again or as soon as I finally drift off he will wake up then I'm awake all over again. Also baby won't accept his dad at night he only wants me and will scream cry if his dad picks him up so I'm having to do all the night wakes.

Some nights I only get an hour or two sleep so I'm feeling really drained. Does anyone have any tips on falling asleep such as supplements/ herbal remedies etc. I'm getting quite desperate 🙈

I'm usually a very active person and used to have no problem falling asleep so not sure why I'm struggling now but I think it's the anxiety of maternity leave ending.

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I struggle with falling asleep too. When I wake up to feed my son around 3:30 AM it’s so hard for me to fall back asleep. Sometimes I’m bored so I start playing on my phone which makes it even harder to go back to sleep. Now I’ve started playing sleep meditations on the app Insight timer to help me fall back asleep.
I have been taking trazadone for the past few years to help sleep which it works great but it’s so hard for me to wake up to feed my son in the middle of the night so I stopped taking it.

If I’m struggling I mentally go through my body one part at a time and relax my muscles. Start with your toes and end with your eyes. You’ll be surprised at how tense you are. Really helps to relax and fall asleep.

I have no tips. I'm the same way as you. My son woke 3 times last night, just as I was falling back asleep, so I feel like death today. The anxiety of doing this once I start back to work I don't know how I'm going to function, I'm on the road a lot when I work, so I can't be this sleep deprived

Buy a digital book reader with some easy book to read. Those just switch off on their own when you stop read and you can read in the dark. It may help you fall asleep. It helps me so I hope it would work for you too. 🤗

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