Learning to fall asleep

No not the baby – believe it or not I’m talking about me. Pre-baby, I was dreadful at falling asleep. I could lie in bed for an hour or more running the events of the day through my head, or planning the following day. Certainly not resting or sleeping!

Then to my shock when I was pregnant and I started doing GentleBirth/hypnobirthing,  I had an unexpected side effect. I did the course thinking it would help with labour, and was delighted to find it helped me sleep! Right up to the day I delivered I had no problems sleeping. Anytime I felt like it was going to be difficult to nod off, I’d pop in my earphones and be asleep before the session finishes.

Since Little Man was born, I can’t put in the earphones anymore, because obviously I need to hear him if he wakes during the night. But I’ve listened to those relaxation tracks so often that I can just start “listening” to them in my head, and away I go to sleep. It’s a wonderful life skill! And one I wish I had learned much much sooner!