Awake at 3am? Add these 9 things to your nightstand to help you fall asleep fast

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What to reach for when it's 3am, you're staring at the ceiling and you'd give anything to finally fall back to sleep

A collage of sleep products against a starry background: a Gritin LED light on a book, a TeeTurtle weighted plushie, a box of Celestial Seasonings Tea Bags, A Clever Fox Dream Journal, A SilkSound eye mask, a pair of Anker soundcore ear buds, a Yescool weighted blanket and the Calm Sleep app
(Image credit: Calm / TeeTurtle / Anker / Celestial Seasonings / SilkSound / Gritin / Clever Fox / Yescool)

What do you do when you wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back to sleep? Seethe at your ceiling? Pick a fight with your pillow? Or recall the most embarrassing moments of your teen years? We've got some better suggestions and yes, they can help you actually drift off again. So you can stop clock watching and enjoy a few more hours of precious shut-eye.

Often when you wake up at 3am, the best thing you can do is get out of bed.Step away, find a calm place to do a relaxing hobby, like reading a book or listening to a guided meditation. When sleep pressure builds up so much you can barely keep your eyes open, it's time to get back into bed and fall quickly into deep sleep.If you're not quite ready to pull yourself out of bed, weighted blankets and weighted toys can also help you regain some equilibrium,asserting gentle pressure to ease the nervous system and quiet your 3am overthinking. Or you might find all you need is a quick spritz of your favorite pillow spray to fill the air with a soothing scent and lull you under.

Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Senior Sleep staff Writer

Ruth is an experienced Senior Staff writer at Tom’s Guide, covering all things sleep and mattresses. She writes to help people sleep better, from how-tos to the latest deals to mattress reviews, and has interviewed an array of experts who share her passion. She is also our specialist on memory foam — she’s flown around the world to see memory foam being made — and leads our hotel mattress content. She has a deep interest in the link between sleep and health, and has tried enough mattresses, from Helix to Nectar to Simba, to know the right bed really can make a difference to your wellbeing. Before joining the team at Tom’s Guide, Ruth worked as a sleep and mattress writer for our sister website, TechRadar.

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