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Do you worry about hearing your kids in the night? My husband is an insanely heavy sleeper. There was an accident outside our house two weeks ago at 4am and he didn't even flinch. I am a very light sleeper but for the last few months I don't sleep well at all. I toss and turn and feel horrible the next morning. We have a 19mo who is in a crib next to our door that does NOT co-sleep and 5, 8 and 11yo's in the next room. I really feel like I want to try something like a gentle sleep aid but I want to be alert during the night too. Any thoughts?

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I take a single Advil PM. That's half the normal dose and the sleep aid is the same stuff that's in Benedryl, which I already take during the day for allergies. The 1/2 dose is enough to help me turn off my brain and sleep but not enough to keep me asleep if something happens. I may feel crappy if woken up shortly after falling asleep, but I will wake up.

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I have taken low doses of Ambien for years, even when I had babies. All of mine slept in separate rooms by the time they were about 6 weeks old, and I could still hear them if they cried. Now, I took (and take) half of the lowest dose of ambien, so a very small amount. It is enough to help me sleep but not enough to totally knock me out. Although now I sleep deeper than I did then -- I think that most moms are super sensitive when they have infants.

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When I took Ambien I was still woken if the kids needed me. I wasn't totally functioning, but I could tend to whatever needed tending and still fall back asleep easily. I took 1/2 a pill, so that might be why.

 

 

I just posted the same. I wish I had read through the thread first, and then I could have just agreed with you!

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Thanks for the input. I have a dr appointment tomorrow and I'm going to talk to her about options. We aren't co-sleeping anymore and I know I need to take something. I feel like I toss and turn all night and "work" in my sleep. The other night I just kept mentally working on a project for DH that I've been working on all night. I work up so exhausted. I need sleep!

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