Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3166 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Sleep Is Difficult Posted: 10-12-06 09:35am
Hi, i'm a new user. I am 16 weeks
pregnant. I am having some real
troubling sleep issues. I can fall
asleep without a problem, but will wake up
within an hour and cannot get back to
sleep. I'm tired, exhausted in fact, but
I can't sleep.
I don't drink caffeine or do anything
really stimulating before bed. I feel
that I have good sleep hygiene, meaning I
don't use my bed for anything but sex and
sleep.
I have been told that this is the time in
my pregnancy to get sleep, as in the next
trimester getting comfortable will be a
real issue.
Do any of you have any advice that worked
for you? I am willing to try nearly
anything, and i'm sure my family would
appreciate it also. I'm a real grump!!
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EyeOn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 3 Location: So. California
Posted: 10-20-06 18:53pm
Considering you're pregnant, narrowing
down the culprit will be nearly impossible
until after you've delivered and hormones
go back to normal. The pregnancy itself
could be making it hard to stay asleep.
Whatever you do, refrain from any type of
medication, over the counter or
prescription without consulting a doctor
first. Ask your obgyn for assistance in
this area. In the mean time...Relax.
Maybe take a nice warm bath right before
you normally go to sleep. You will need
to readjust your normal positions of
sleeping. I use to sleep on my stomach
all the time until I was 6 months pregnant
with my son. I can't sleep on my back,
so the side was the best position. You
can put a pillow between your knees and in
front of your belly...Use as many extra
pillows you think will help you stay
comfortable.
Good luck with the baby.
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Mommy35
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3166 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 10-23-06 10:32am
Thank you for your reply eyeon!! I was
beginning to think the only topics people
reply to here are the really juicy or
interesting ones. Lol.
I did talk to my ob-gyn about this, as it
is really becoming a problem. She also
suggested a pillow between my legs and
said that I could use benedryl, so far
neither has helped. she said I
shouldn't take baths, because she doesn't
want me to do anything that raises my
temperature. I had my daughter at 27
weeks and the only thing they can
contribute my water breaking to was that I
took baths. My apartment didn't have a
shower, only a tub. That really bites!!
I love to relax in the tub with a book.
I do plan to cheat on that one
occasionally.
It is frustrating because I couldn't seem
to get enough sleep when I was pregnant
with my daughter and didn't have a problem
sleeping 12 hours a night. Now, if I get
1/3 of that i'm thrilled.
Thank you for your good thoughts. I am
having a boy!
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she said I
shouldn't take baths, because she doesn't
want me to do anything that raises my
temperature. I had my daughter at 27
weeks and the only thing they can
contribute my water breaking to was that I
took baths. My apartment didn't have a
shower, only a tub. That really bites!!
I love to relax in the tub with a book.
I do plan to cheat on that one
occasionally.
