That sounds like such a scary thing to go through @Saltwaterdreamtime , I am glad to hear that everyone is alright and feeling ok. Oh fair enough, I think a lot of people are also guilty of spending too much time on their phone before bed (me!!). I have heard that the blue light can make it harder for us to fall asleep though, and that some iphones have a "night mode" that you can use at night (before bed) where it has a warmer light that can help your eyes adapt and get ready to sleep! I can understand why you weren't really looking to talk last night, that is completely okay. Hopefully you were able to have a chat with your partner about what has been concerning you. I think being anxious and excited about a new baby are completely normal feelings. Babies are a big thing to prepare for, but it sounds like you are already a great father and that you and your family will be able to adjust over time to having another baby around!
Hmmm, there a few things that come to mind when I think about sleep tips. I am not sure if you have heard of something called "Sleep Hygiene" (bit of a weird name), but basically it is a way of looking at the sleeping habits that individuals have. Looking at and working on our sleep hygiene by exercising a few hours before bed or only being in bed when you are needing to go to sleep (i.e. not watching tv or movies in bed) can help us change our routines so that our body and brain know that being in bed = sleep! I have found a little information sheet that has some helpful tips on practicing good sleep hygiene and some other strategies that can be used if you wanted to have a read 
. Hope that is helpful!
I am glad that things got better and that you had everything checked out by the paramedics @Saltwaterdreamtime . It must have been an awfully stressful and worrying situation 
I totally feel you about struggling to put those things into action - it really is tough. I also look at my phone late at night and sometimes I know it is getting later and later but I still don't stop. I often use the 'Screen time' function on my iPhone to lock myself out of apps after a certain time/amount of time. You can still bypass that though, so sometimes I think it is just a matter of making a promise to yourself to do something, reminding yourself of your promise and also why you want to change your behaviour (e.g. I will be tired the next day). Then the hardest part is having that self-control to follow through on your promise. Sometimes I might think 'tonight I am going to not look at my phone past 11pm'.. or if I am already looking at my phone and see how late it is, I might think 'Ok, 10 more mins of scrolling then at 11:30pm, it is time for me to stop'. Not saying it is easy or that simple, just acknowledging that it is very challenging to put things into action and you aren't alone.
Also, if you find yourself consumed by a lot of thoughts while trying to sleep, I know some people have recommended writing a 'worry list' and setting aside time tomorrow to worry about them. It can let you rationalise to your brain that there isn't much you can do about the worrying problem right now... but you can think about it tomorrow when you are actually able to act on it instead.
I hope things improve soon 
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