5 Reasons You're Not Sleeping At Night

5.  Your bladder.  Let's face it, after having a baby play "stress ball" with your bladder for nine months, maybe multiple times, your bladder is just never the same....ever.  Not to mention, with age, you end up having to go more often. Try as you may, you will probably not find a good balance between depriving yourself of essential fluids (water) and avoiding the potty break in the middle of the  night.  The secret to getting back to sleep easier is NOT to look at the clock, not turn on the TV and try to limit the lights you have to turn on.

4.  Your Neighbors.  In my case, my neighbors are loud as hell. It's ridiculous.  Maybe they yell.  Maybe they watch TV or listen to music loudly.  Maybe they allow their kids to scream nonstop (in some cases, that can't be helped such as sensory issues, etc).  Maybe their dog barks non stop.  There's not really a great solution for this except maybe earplugs if your household allows.

3.  Your Stress Level.  If your stress level is high, you're more likely to suffer from insomnia like symptoms.  Aside from the obvious (reduce your stress....which is always a funny suggestion to me.  I mean who INTENTIONALLY has a lot of stress in their life?), there aren't a ton of solutions that work for every single person.  Limit your screen time, try melatonin, don't eat too close to bedtime, and try something relaxing like yoga before you lay down.  The best you can do is the best you can do.

2. Pet vomit/hairballs.  You know that feeling...you hear your cat start hacking and you just know it's running straight to a rug to puke on.  You get up to go to the bathroom and step right into a pile of dog puke.  Yeah there's no preventing this.  It's just gross....and it sucks.

1.  Your kids.  Maybe your kids sleep with you and you're waking up to a kick in the face.  Maybe you're a new mom checking on your baby as he sleeps.  Maybe you're dealing with the dreaded "vomit sound" coming from your kids instead.  Hang in there.  They grow up really quickly and pretty soon you'll be begging them to "Just get up" so they aren't late for school when they're teenagers.