I admit I have a sleeping problem....Over the last 7 years I have been on and off a sleeping aid. After Connor was born I required something to help my brain shut down so that I could fall asleep. Before every major surgery, before kindergarten, before every major event, my mind spins all the issues of the day and the days ahead into countless hours of me lying in bed wide awake. I can't run off of 2 hours of sleep. I've been taking a prescription sleeping aid steadily for the past 2 years ( since the last child stopped nursing) and I decided last week to quite cold turkey....it's been 7 nights. Two of them very long nights ( last night was a total of 4.5 hours of sleep) but the other nights not so bad considering. It will take some time to adjust. I've cut out caffeine past 3 pm and am trying to go to bed with an empty head. A few games of Angry Birds...wipes out the entire days events. It is a struggle when I depended so heavily on the aid to fall asleep. On a positive note, I can remember what my hubby and I discuss instead of having no recollection of the conversation the next morning. Oops now I have no excuse ...;-)
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