I'm sleepless right now and i'm only 6 wks
along. I researched it and the majority
of doctors and women experienced in
pregnancy say that it's more normal than
not! They say that the same hormones
(mostly progestrone) that make you
fatigued during the day make you restless
and sleepless at night (fun right?!)
well, I refuse to take anything I can live
without, so benydril is outta the question
for me, but i've found that repeating a
prayer (or meditation for those who don't
pray) knocks me right out at night.
Also, my husband and I have started
sleeping with our heads toward the foot of
the bed and, for some reason, this works.
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Emma2
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Re: Same Issue Posted: 10-27-06 11:30am
beccaliz
wrote:
i'm sleepless right now and
i'm only 6 wks along. I researched it
and the majority of doctors and women
experienced in pregnancy say that it's
more normal than not! They say that the
same hormones (mostly progestrone) that
make you fatigued during the day make you
restless and sleepless at night (fun
right?!) well, I refuse to take anything
I can live without, so benydril is outta
the question for me, but i've found that
repeating a prayer (or meditation for
those who don't pray) knocks me right out
at night. Also, my husband and I have
started sleeping with our heads toward the
foot of the bed and, for some reason, this
works.
take tylenol pm...Its safe for pregnant
women ...
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wr17
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Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 287
Posted: 10-27-06 11:40am
Just think about how sleepless you'll be
when you get as pregnant as I am! Lol.
Im 28 wks along and I can only sleep a few
hours at a time..Usually about 4, then im
wide awake. The sleepless nights will get
worse, trust me!
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megums1211
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Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 883 Location: Ohio
Posted: 10-27-06 12:00pm
I am 35 weeks and I am sleeping like a
baby nowadays. Last night I only got up 2
times to pee. Now granted, I do sleep
with a couch pillow, a body pillow, two
throw pillows, and 3 or 4 bed pillows. My
poor husband only gets 2 I do feel like I
need to nap during the day though. Last
night when I got home at 7:30, I laid down
in the lay z boy and slept until 9:30.
Then I still felt like I needed to sleep
again only an hour later at 10:30 and I
slept until 9:00 this morning. But the
time I do sleep, though random, is good.
I found that rotating from side to side
whenever I wake helps. So, I start by
lying on my left side, and when I wake up,
I fall alseep on my right side, and then
when I wake again, I go back to sleep on
my left. I never sleep on my back though
b/c I was told that it's not good for the
baby, and I find that it makes my back
sore in the morning anyways.
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I do feel like I
need to nap during the day though. Last
night when I got home at 7:30, I laid down
in the lay z boy and slept until 9:30.
Then I still felt like I needed to sleep
again only an hour later at 10:30 and I
slept until 9:00 this morning. But the
time I do sleep, though random, is good.
I found that rotating from side to side
whenever I wake helps. So, I start by
lying on my left side, and when I wake up,
I fall alseep on my right side, and then
when I wake again, I go back to sleep on
my left. I never sleep on my back though
b/c I was told that it's not good for the
baby, and I find that it makes my back
sore in the morning anyways.