Intro and insomnia question

Rachelann098 · April 2013

Hi! I am almost 8 weeks pregnant with a 12/6 due date, though I suspect I will have a csection around Thanksgiving. This is technically my fifth pregnancy, though my first 3 ended in miscarriage, so I'm definitely feeling cautious. My fourth pregnancy went to term and I was blessed with boy/girl twins who are now 2.

My biggest symptom/problem now is crazy insomnia. I toss and turn all night and lay awake for hours at a time. This, of course, just adds to my first trimester fatigue. I don't remember experiencing this before. Anyone else experiencing this and any tips on getting more or better sleep?

Thanks!

n8swife · April 2013

Congrats!!

I'm also having some crazy insomnia. I didn't have it with my last pregnancy until the very end.

beckie1128 · April 2013

Yes!! I was having the exact same problem just tossing and turning all night...I tried warm milk and taking a bath right before bed..it actually seemed to help and made me much more relaxed! Here's to a restful night's sleep!

tealowl · April 2013

You can try taking Unisom, that's what I've been taking. I've dealt w/insomnia before becoming pregnant also, it's horrible!

insertclevername · April 2013

I am dealing with it right now. I am so tired today that my entire body hurts and my brain feels like mush. If I don't sleep well tonight I am taking half a Unisom tomorrow.

CandiP523 · April 2013

Same problem here and I also don't remember having this issue when pregnant with my twins!

sonrisa · April 2013

I had bad insomnia last time. This time I'm seeing an acupucturist for fertility and she was helping with the stress insomnia. So far I've been sleeping great :-)

plaidgirl117 · April 2013

I'm having sleep problems, too. Part of what I'm trying is to get off the internet a little earlier (it wakes me up!) and taking some time to journal at night before I go to bed to get the thoughts out so that I don't have to chase them all night. H