As I have mentioned before in my other posts, I have been struggling to sleep at night. I have tried benadryl but that does not work (I use to take it for my allergies so I think my body built up a tolerance) and my mother suggested hot tea, but I only like it if it is extremely sweet (so that doesn't help any).
I am at a loss and desperate for sleep and I think M might try to smother me if it keeps going as she usually wakes up eventually too.
Does anyone have anything that worked for them???
Married to M and proud mothers to Olivia and Elise (8/19/2014) and to our fur-babies: Capone (pitbull), Jax and Atticus (cats)
Not sure how comfy you are with meds, but my Midwife REPEATEDLY suggested Unisom for my insomnia. Good luck!
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10 TTC since 6/11 Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11 Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!! Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy? IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043 Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
I can sympathize -- I have had difficulty sleeping since early on in my pregnancy. I will say that I tried a bunch of things (tea before bed: made me pee even more at night; a shower before bed: didn't really do anything for me; a pregnancy pillow: it drove me crazy and ended up on the floor...). For me, my sleep has been going in cycles. I will go a week straight not sleeping hardly at all, and then I will get a little reprieve and have an OK night (still not pre-pregnancy quality sleep) for a few nights. I go from extreme hot to extreme cold at night, I seem to thrash for some reason, I think I have pregnancy-induced restless leg syndrome, I am not comfortable on either side for more than 30 minutes before I have to flip.... I don't know if any of those are the same things that you are experiencing, but I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I wish I could recommend a magic solution, but there isn't one that I have been able to find. If you find one -- let me know! Good luck!
Me
- 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March -
July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013
resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2
Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt
= 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581
*********William George born June 4, 2014*********
Melatonin is not safe for pregnancy per my naturopath, but she did recommend a magnesium drink mix (it's kinda sour like lemonade) but it helps. I'll get the name for you when I get home.
My yoga teacher suggested having just a little something to eat - I tend to go to sleep fine around 10, but wake up btw 1 and 3 and am usually up 2-3 hours. So, I'm trying to get up and just eat 1/2 an orange, a tiny bowl of cereal, etc. which has helped a lot - I'm usually back to sleep within 30 minutes. I'm trying to get up sooner vs. trying not to and laying there for 2 hours first. Duh.
Honestly, I agree too with @goalieswife that some sort of meditation can help a lot. For me, I think a lot of lack-of-sleep in the beginning was anxiety/excitement of being KU'd.
Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!
It's been a long road to here... Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+! June'12 - First RE Visit Sept. '12 - Tubes removed Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies! Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13 Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect. Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!! Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!! EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl! Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long. We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
Melatonin is not safe for pregnancy per my naturopath, but she did recommend a magnesium drink mix (it's kinda sour like lemonade) but it helps. I'll get the name for you when I get home.
I specifically asked my Midwife about Melatonin and he had to look it up. He called me immediately and said "NO!" I wish I'd known about this special concoction that you speak of, 2Mamaz!
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10 TTC since 6/11 Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11 Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!! Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy? IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043 Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
Boo. I had trouble sleeping pre-pregnancy and during pregnancy, but I responded well to Benadryl (which my OB was fine with me taking). Wish I had a suggestion for you! I do recommend going ahead and eating something if you feel hungry. It was especially hard to get back to sleep if I felt hungry. Cereal was also my go-to middle of the night snack while pregnant.
I have also mentioned in multiple posts that I do not sleep well. I took myself off my sleeping medication about 6 months ago and started taking a melatonin mixture. My RE didn't see to have an issue with it and didn't tell me to stop it once I got pregnant. Now I am worried from the previous posts that it is not good for the baby. I have had pregnant friends in the past take it and it was approved by Dr's. I have thought about switching to Unisom as that seems to be more widely used. I am going to talk to my RE tomorrow and probably get no sleep tonight :-(
T & G My wife and I married 9/10/11 in Niagara Falls, NY
HSG 12/12/12
#1 ICI 12/15/12 BFN on 12/29/12
#2 ICI 1/11/13 BFN 1/28/13
#3 ICI 2/11/13 BFN
#4 ICI August 2013, Clomid 100mg BFN on 8/30/13
#5 ICI September-Clomid 100, mg ICI 8/15 and 8/16, BFN on 9/3
#6 ICI October-Clomid 150 mg for 5 days BFN 10/27
uterine laparoscopy on 11/14-no endo or cysts
#7 IUI December-Clomid 150mg BFP 12/21
12/23 Beta 51 12/26 Beta 209!
First ultrasound on January 8th 2014-great healthy heartbeat
Second Ultrasound January 23 (8 weeks) we got to see and hear the heartbeat
Third Ultrasound Feb 4th(10 weeks), then will released to OBGYN'
It's a GIRL!
We welcomed Adalyn Cooper Elizabeth on 8/29/14
She was 7lbs 11oz and 19.6 inches long
Proud foster parents to two little girls ages 2.5 yrs old, M, and 1 year old, K
Ok! I found it - it's Cal-Mag citrate - ingredients are vitamin C, calcium and magnesium. Here's a pic of the one I have Sorry it's sideways! And the lime was there for photo styling. Kidding, it was just on the counter.
This was recommended to be by a naturopath no a prenatal advisory visit. She gave me a slew of natural remedies, and this was one of them!
Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!
It's been a long road to here... Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+! June'12 - First RE Visit Sept. '12 - Tubes removed Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies! Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13 Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect. Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!! Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!! EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl! Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long. We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
Thank you guys so much! I was trying to use melatonin but got a vicious "you need to stop NOW" from both my Dr and acupuncturist b/c they said it was not safe during pregnancy.
I actually might have to do the get up and eat thing. Might really help (and I LOVE cereal!) and I will definitely look up that suggestion for the Cla-Mag citrate!!!
Married to M and proud mothers to Olivia and Elise (8/19/2014) and to our fur-babies: Capone (pitbull), Jax and Atticus (cats)
Re: Need help---not sleeping!
Not sure how comfy you are with meds, but my Midwife REPEATEDLY suggested Unisom for my insomnia. Good luck!
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10
TTC since 6/11
Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN
Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN
Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11
Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN
Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!!
Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy?
IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043
Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581 *********William George born June 4, 2014*********Melatonin is not safe for pregnancy per my naturopath, but she did recommend a magnesium drink mix (it's kinda sour like lemonade) but it helps. I'll get the name for you when I get home.
My yoga teacher suggested having just a little something to eat - I tend to go to sleep fine around 10, but wake up btw 1 and 3 and am usually up 2-3 hours. So, I'm trying to get up and just eat 1/2 an orange, a tiny bowl of cereal, etc. which has helped a lot - I'm usually back to sleep within 30 minutes. I'm trying to get up sooner vs. trying not to and laying there for 2 hours first. Duh.
Honestly, I agree too with @goalieswife that some sort of meditation can help a lot. For me, I think a lot of lack-of-sleep in the beginning was anxiety/excitement of being KU'd.
Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
June'12 - First RE Visit
Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect.
Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
I specifically asked my Midwife about Melatonin and he had to look it up. He called me immediately and said "NO!" I wish I'd known about this special concoction that you speak of, 2Mamaz!
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10
TTC since 6/11
Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN
Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN
Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11
Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN
Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!!
Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy?
IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043
Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
This was recommended to be by a naturopath no a prenatal advisory visit. She gave me a slew of natural remedies, and this was one of them!
Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
June'12 - First RE Visit
Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect.
Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
Married to M and proud mothers to Olivia and Elise (8/19/2014) and to our fur-babies: Capone (pitbull), Jax and Atticus (cats)