3.    Wind down somewhere other than your bedroom.

In the medical world, experts often refer to the importance of sleep hygiene. This is the behavior associated with good sleep. One of these behaviors revolves around how you use your bedroom. In other words, limit bed activities to sleep and sex.

According to the American Sleep Association (ASA), one way to do this is to get out of bed when you can’t sleep. The ASA suggests sitting in a chair in the dark during frustrating times like these. If all else fails, go into another room and do something else until you’re ready to try to go to sleep again.

And try to go to bed at the same time every night. This will teach your body exactly when it’s time to go to sleep -- weekends included. If you do get off track, try to resume your normal routine the next night instead of allowing sleep times to change regularly.

4.    Have sex.

It’s no secret that sex is relaxing. But did you know that sex can actually help you sleep, too?

According to Women’s Health, sleep and sex are a team due to the hormones that the body releases during sex. Dr. Saralyn Mark tells Women’s Health that sex causes the body to produce oxytocin. (This is what experts refer to as “the cuddle hormone.”) Oxytocin is a natural body relaxer. Sex also reduces the body’s production of stress-inducing cortisol. This helps the body to relax, which promotes sleep. Further, sex can increase estrogen. A study published in the Journal of Women’s Health found that this estrogen boost can promote REM sleep.