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I need sleep!

kristinc777kristinc777
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I'm five months pregnant and I have not been able to sleep longer than two hours at a time. I have been taking Benadrill 25 ml on occasions to help me sleep but I know I need to stop taking it because it is not good for my baby. So now I need ways to help me sleep at night. Also I'm itchy and twitchy when I try to sleep, what's up with that? I'm also going numb in my arms when I do sleep from sleeping on my side, I don't get it. I need sleep bad, any help is appreciated.
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  • irishsmiles428irishsmiles428
    I have been having problems sleeping, too. My dr recommended benadryl- it doesnt really work for me. Im wondering why you dont think its OK to take? 
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  • splashofpinksplashofpink
    Who said Benadryl isn't good for your baby? It's one of the allergy pills my OB told me to take if I needed to. I am sure if you were taking it every day but once and a while is fine. 
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  • kristinc777kristinc777
    I just thought it was not ok to take because they say you shouldn't take anything. I feel better now that I know other women take it. I think I may be getting use to it because it's not working.
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  • splashofpinksplashofpink

    imagekristinc777:
    I just thought it was not ok to take because they say you shouldn't take anything. I feel better now that I know other women take it. I think I may be getting use to it because it's not working.

     

    It has never made me sleepy either so I only take it for allergies. I would talk to your ob about what else you could do.  

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  • lisastrolisastro member
    I have been having problems sleeping, too.  I got a body pillow and it helped with the arms going numb thing.  My shoulders still hurt from sleeping on my side though.  You'd think nature would want us to stock up on sleep right now, but perhaps it wants us to get used to no sleep before the baby even gets here.  Good luck.
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