Help!! I need sleep!!!!

jodi=mama

Hi there 38.5 weeks. Past 3 days wake up all night long. I can't stay asleep. It's almost like once an hour n half.


Why is this happening?
My two other pregnancies were so different in so many ways. It is so very true, your partners change, so does you pregnancy!



Any suggestions to stay asleep?

fourtsixand2

I'm not sure if you've tried this already, but my Doctor told me if I was having trouble sleeping it was safe to take a Benadryl every now and then.  

tdart14

The very first thread on this board is an announcement called "overcoming pregnancy insomnia", perhaps you would find it helpful.

Hopin4Boy

I-) I know that feeling...
I am 29 weeks and wake up very frequent. Unfortunately because I'm in and out of bed, so does my husband.. I have not found a good remedy and as far as benadryl I cannot take it.. I'm allergic to a allergy medicine.. oh the irony.. have not slept well in three weeks.. so exhausted..

kynbar5

My dr has also said benadryl is ok every once in a while. Not to nitpick but partners aren't what changes a pregnancy, those change every single time regardless of who gets you pregnant. And get used to a lack of sleep as a newborn isn't going to care how much sleep you get and won't be sleeping 8 hours a night as soon as he/she is born losing sleep comes with motherhood no matter how old your kids are.

boymomstrong

Try tylenol PM, it will help, and its baby safe, also stop drinking fluids a few hours before bed and you will pee less...

boydgirl123

I am so with you on that! I am 35 weeks and having a terrible time sleeping. But, thankfully, I have found a couple of fixes for it! #1. I take 1/4 of a mg of Melatonin. My DO said it is a natural thing your body produces and shouldn't hurt to take when pregnant. I order a brand from Amazon called Ortho Molecular Products that works really well and is pretty inexpensive. The other thing I've found helps, since I have anxious or restless legs, is to have my hubby rub my feet right before i try to go to sleep. Somehow it just relaxes me all over and definitely makes me more sleepy. Hope this helps!

kyraaD

you can try Melatonin.
it's a natural sleep aid so you can take it while pregnant. it's worked for a lot of people i know.

ZoeyRaeJames

I take either Benadryl, or Tylenol, every now and then. My issue is, I have an immunity to the bits that's SUPPOSE to help you rest/sleep, because of my past addiction to it all. :-S So it doesn't help very often. But I suggest talking with your doctor, to see what they can do fpr you. And cutting off eating and drinking about 2 hours before you go to bed.

P.S. I no longer have an addiction to it all anymore, mind you all. I managed to get over that 2.5 years ago. So no worries on that one!

celainev

kynbar5 said:

My dr has also said benadryl is ok every once in a while. Not to nitpick but partners aren't what changes a pregnancy, those change every single time regardless of who gets you pregnant. And get used to a lack of sleep as a newborn isn't going to care how much sleep you get and won't be sleeping 8 hours a night as soon as he/she is born losing sleep comes with motherhood no matter how old your kids are.

Funny how we constantly make boards complaining of how strangers/women who are not pregnant try to push on us pregnant people a "get used to it" attitude. She clearly has had newborns before, I'm sure she knows about the lack of sleep involved.
A bit disappointing to see this being posted by a fellow bumper!

kynbar5

chaelainev said:

kynbar5 said:

My dr has also said benadryl is ok every once in a while. Not to nitpick but partners aren't what changes a pregnancy, those change every single time regardless of who gets you pregnant. And get used to a lack of sleep as a newborn isn't going to care how much sleep you get and won't be sleeping 8 hours a night as soon as he/she is born losing sleep comes with motherhood no matter how old your kids are.

Funny how we constantly make boards complaining of how strangers/women who are not pregnant try to push on us pregnant people a "get used to it" attitude. She clearly has had newborns before, I'm sure she knows about the lack of sleep involved.
A bit disappointing to see this being posted by a fellow bumper!

Good. Grief. Seriously? I wasn't rude and the comment didn't seem to bother anyone but you. A bit disappointing that you obviously didn't catch the wink I threw in there and felt the need to "white knight" my uneventful comment.

paigeivey

Take the OTC sleep,aid. It is what is in Tylenol pm or NyQuil I took that at the beginning of my pregnancy