Thank you to our sponsors:Happi Tummi. Check out their products by clicking here: happitummi.com/collections/baby-…ref=lKfuip8htzeNA Use Special Code: MilkMinute10 to get 10% off your order!Aeroflow. Click the link below to order your breast pump and accessories through your insurance! www.dpbolvw.net/click-9269202-13028985Get your breastfeeding journey BACK ON TRACK with a Lactation Consult with Heather! Telehealth available and some insurance accepted. Click the link below for the deets.Click here to Work with HeatherTable of Contents0:30 We’re talking about insomnia1:15 Insomnia can mask other issues2:05 Importance of treating insomnia2:35 There are safe meds2:55 Thank you to our sponsor Happi Tummi4:35 DIY research tools4:55 LactMed (by NIH) database6:50 Infant risk database7:40 Prep to see your provider8:55 When to take meds; half-life consideration9:30 First up: over-the-counter meds9:35 Drugs like Aleve PM, Benadryl10:30 Unisom11:40 Melatonin14:10 Thank you to our sponsor Aeroflow16:05 On to prescription meds16:15 Benzodiazepines, like Restoril and Halcion16:45 Heather often recommends Trazodone17:42 Silenor and Doxepin18:26 Lunesta19:05 Rozerem19:44 Sonata and Zaleplon20:05 Ambien21:00 Birth can trigger earlier trauma22:05 A few helpful DIY tactics22:45 Five herbs from Herbalist Maureen23:35 Valerian root25:05 Hops (yes, what beer’s made of!)26:57 Passion flower28:55 Oat straw30:25 Chamomile (aka Chi-momo-lay!)34:00 Sources for quality herbs34:52 What about catnip?36:20 Thank you for tuning in! The LactMed app is no longer available, but the database is: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/The Infant risk database: https://www.infantrisk.com/Mountain Rose Herbs: https://mountainroseherbs.com/Starwest Botanicals: https://www.starwest-botanicals.com/Pacific Botanicals: https://www.pacificbotanicals.com/Thanks to Cherie Louise Turner for editing and production, and to Lindsay Brett Carothers for her musical stylings of our intro and outro.Additional music credits, thank you beetpro and Quality Online Media from Pixabay.Thanks for listening to The Milk Minute. If you haven’t already please like, subscribe, and review our podcast wherever you listen.If you’d like to support our podcast, you can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/milkminutepodcast.To send us feedback, personal stories, or just to chat you can send us an email at milkminutepodcast@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/milkminutepodcast)