HELP; sleep issues

[sarbee]

Okay, so I'm 7w5d prego and I'm having the WORST sleep schedule. I can't get to sleep until usually around 3:30am but then I sleep until 2pm if not later (which isn't a good thing since I'm a single mother of a 2 year old) and then random nights if I'm lucky enough to fall asleep anytime before 3am, I end up waking up at 5 or 6am (even if I fall asleep at 2:45am) and then I'm so exhausted throughout the day yet still can't fall asleep when it comes night time again. I've tried taking short-medium naps during the day with my daughter but they only make me more tired. :( And on top of this, every time I fall asleep, I get terrible dreams which makes sleep not a very fun thing to look forward to nomatter how needed it is. Some of them are worthy of the best scary movies, others completely tragic where I wake up crying.. I had Way Worse dreams when I was farther along with my daughter and I can't bare to have them get that bad again :(
PLEASE, does ANYONE know how to help??
Will my fear/anxiety/grief that I'm feeling while dreaming effect my baby like stress does?
What about my sleeping habit?
Anything would be greatly appreciated!

*I know all this is caused by my changing hormones and I've heard prego dreams are reflections of your feeling about/involving your pregnancy, but I'm not thinking it is in this case because I've thought long and hard about my pregnancy and I'm VERY happy and excited about it and everything that's entitled to follow, and I don't have any fears or concerns quite yet.. other than this of course.*

[sarbee]

Yeah, It definitely ***** being scared to go back to sleep. It happens to me at least once every other day if not twice a day. I can literally lay there for 4 or 5 hours tired, yet not fall asleep. Thank you.
Wish you the best too.

[Kristin89]

Bad dreams are so common for me as well I get really bad ones where at times I can't go back to bed cause they were plain to scary. Im almost on my 8th month of pregnancy & my sleeping cycle is messed up once again I tried drinking warm milk which used to make me tired to also back rubs are relaxing & just basically laying in the dark for hours its not any easy thing...wish u the best.

[sarbee]

Thank you soo much. I'll definitely be trying that.

[trying43]

Insomnia is common in pregnancy.  I had it big time with number 3.  I made myself go to bed at a set time every night.  I also did things to make my room good for sleeping.(comfy pillows, room nice and cool etc.) About 2 hrs b4 bed I would take a warm bath and try to start relaxing.  I would read, drink some tea(no caffeine! ).  If none of that works you can take 1/2 of a regular unisom not the rapid release kind for a few nights to get you on a sleep schedule.  Don't take it all the time.  Good luck