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Finding ways to get some ZZZ By Christie B
Well it is 2.30 am and I am awake, wide awake. I have sorted out my jumpy leg with a little celtic salt (a condition I’m experiencing since becoming pregnant). But nothing stops my mind racing with unfinished details and nothing not even warm milk is helping me get to sleep.
It appears I have joined the 90% of Australians who suffer from some kind of sleep disorder.
Interestingly the cost, apart from human well being, is more than $10 billion a year to the community. Yes, you read correctly billion, not million!
Australians spend an estimated $10 million per year on sleeping tablets. So what are the options to cure sleep deprivation? What can we do to encourage it from happening?
According to the Victorian Government website www.betterhealth.com.au the following are helpful suggestions.
• Don’t nap during the day (as a working mum with 2 kids that is NOT going to happen!)
• Cut down on smoking and drinking (can strike that off the list – don’t do either)
• Avoid tea, coffee and other caffeinated drinks before bed.
• Don’t exercise strenuously before bedtime (not sure where I am supposed to get the energy to do that one!)
• Stop reading worrying or watching television in bed
• If you can’t sleep, get up, go to another room and do something else until you feel sleepy again (that is exactly what I am doing right now)
• Get up at the same time every morning regardless of how much sleep you have had
So those are the words from the wise!
If you have any good sleep remedies I would love to hear from you. Keep in mind I am currently 32 weeks pregnant so some options may not be viable for me.
Love Christie B
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