:hug:I believe it is the case.In the very early days finding a stategy is so difficult and as you say going back to sleep once you have slept then woken is even more difficult.
I used to get up, and take the dog for a walk, - obviousely thats not a safe thing to do in a lot of areas in the early hours, especially if you dont have a dog and people here did express concern but i am in a very safe rural area.
What i do now is pick up the book/kindle i am reading and carry on reading it -because reading, having done so since being a child with a torch under the covers, triggers a sleep response in me (which can be interesting when at work) - also in the early days i didnt go to bed - slept downstairs on the sofa in front of the TV - that was not helping either so i am stricter with myself now, no screen in my room and an old kindle that isnt backlit for reading.
Also as others have said warm bath, non caffeine drink, there is a pukka nightime tea that does seem to help (put honey in if you dont like the taste) i find Milk gives me indigestion these days so that just makes it worse. lavendar spray can also be handy.I used to sleep in my husbands big fleece jumper as well that i think helped.
When it comes to cuddles, a recent discovery for me was i bought a bamboo covered memory foam V shaped pillow -its very firm - not a floppy one - but you can kind of suround yourself with it - maybe a bit babyish to take too what is effectively a security blanket and nothing like the real thing - but i,m beyond worrying about things like that sleep is more important - for me now, five hours is average, 6 a lie in and i can function fine, but reduce five to four or less and i,m hopeless next day.