Safe to take sleeping pills?

Question

Hey everyone! 
I went to my doctors the other day and she prescribed me sleeping pills. I’ve bad anxiety which makes it hard on me to sleep through the nights. 
I’m all for the sleeping pills but I scared that if I take them.. I won’t hear my son crying for me in the middle of the night. Moms do you recommend I take them to help me get my sleep or do we think it’s too risky and I should try another method?
Need answers cause this momma is going on a burn out

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I couldn’t do it cause I know I’d be too knocked out and my daughter still wakes up every 2 hours. I took one a couple months ago but my husband had her all night.

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Maybe anti-anxiety pills might be a better option for your situation.
For years my FIL needed sleeping tablets to sleep, after a while his body built a tolerance and he needed higher and higher doses. Just recently he changed over to a low dose anti anxiety pill, and he's having much better results. He's sleeping better without feeling sluggish in the morning, but he's also feeling more relaxed throughout the day too.

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Do you have a partner or someone you co-parent with who could care for the baby at night instead? After months of horrible sleep my daughter is finally sleeping through the night but I can’t seem to stay asleep anymore because my body is now used to waking up every few hours. I take a sleeping pill every few nights when I’m starting to have a hard time sleeping through the night. I still do hear my daughter if she cries, but usually my husband knows if I’m taking the pill then it’s his responsibility to get up if the baby happens to wake up.

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I take z quil on a nightly basis. It doesn’t hinder me from getting up with my son but it does help me getting back to sleep once he goes back down. I wouldn’t take a prescription pill like ambien or something bc I wouldn’t be able to wake up for him.

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So I would say the issue with sleeping pills is that you’re supposed to take them and then get a solid night’s sleep. If you’re having to wake up for him, then that’s not helpful and could end up leaving you groggy. Do you have a partner or family member who could take kid-duty for a night so you could try them and get a good night’s sloes?

Safe to take sleeping pills?

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