Is anyone else Not Sleeping at Night?

natty101219 · July 2018

For the past few nights I have been waking up at 2 am and not being able to go back to sleep for a few hours! I don't know if the anxiety of the thought of being pregnant again or what? But I need my sleep!

meggyme · July 2018

@natty101219 If you look through the Symptoms thread you'll probably find several people dealing with insomnia.

sew322 · July 2018

@natty101219 I'm in the same boat. Almost every night it takes me forever to fall asleep and then I wake up and lay there unable to fall back asleep for quite some time. It is exhausting!

natty101219 · July 2018

@SWhitehead322 Exactly! I put music on, have the light off and do everything I can think of but the sleep won't come

JScamelipardalis · July 2018

Yup, insomnia over here too! In my first pregnancy it didn’t start this early, but I took it to my advantage and did laundry, answered emails, cleaned for an hour and then laid back down.

kerco925 · July 2018

Yep, I am having a really hard time falling asleep. I have been ok once I am asleep, though.

mamakate1616 · July 2018

Me too. Try eating a high protein snack before you go to sleep - with my first pregnancy I read that the body wakes you because it wants food! High protein snacks can help with that (recommend cheese or nuts or peanut butter

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my other strategy when I am awake and trying to fall asleep comes from the mindful birthing book - it has a really great breathing exercise that works like a charm!

novelblessings · July 2018

Yes! Pregnancy insomnia over here too. I try to eat protein before bed too. I haven’t gotten good sleep since pregnant with DD 5 years ago so I kind of accept it at this point. LOL

char245 · July 2018

I will definitely need to try the protein trick bc I was awake every hour last night! Really hoping for a better night tonight!

natty101219 · July 2018

@JScamelipardalis wow! I am not being productive at all I just lay there waiting for the sleep to come and claim me lol

natty101219 · July 2018

I'm gonna have to give the protein trick a try even thou my appetite is not the greatest right now! I'm in this weird stage where my body doesn't know if it should get heartburn or nausea so not really enjoying any food or getting hungry for that matter

ashley14598 · July 2018

Yes!!!! It’s 3am I’m wide awake right now ugh! After I had DS my midwife recommended I take a magnesium supplement (while I was also breastfeeding) and I can tell a huge difference when I’m on it vs. when I’m not. I have been taking them at night with my prenatal and when I forget (like tonight) it’s so hard to sleep. It might help you to talk to your midwife/doctor first to see if it’s safe for you during pregnancy and look into the benefits of it. When I’m not pregnant I got it through a lot of foods I naturally eat but now I’m having serious issues with ZERO appetite. I had horrible insomnia with DS but never this early.

KatieMarie784 · July 2018

Ahhh yes. It is 4am as I read this and I've been up since 2am.

I think I ate dinner too late and didn't drink enough water. I am going to make it a point to eat dinner and drink water earlier in the night as well as give up screen time an hour before bed and see if that helps! I also think it would help us to write, talk out our worries before bed. My mind won't stop. I'm bad at meditating but I think I need to do that before bed now! Also as hard as it is, I think only taking a tiny or no nap at all during day might help. I feel ya!

natty101219 · July 2018

OMG ladies! I slept last night! From 11 PM to 5 AM however right now I'm ready to past out again!! My body and eyes feel so heavy! I'm ready to crash on my desk! I'm sorry @ashley14598 and @KatieMarie784 hopefully tonight you ladies will have a better night

JScamelipardalis · July 2018

I started taking unisom at night (for morning sickness) but I actually slept all the way through last night! I woke up feeling the best I’ve felt in weeks! So glad some friends recommended it and my OB agreed.

maggiemadeit · July 2018

So I have been struggling with waking up between 2 and 3am and not being able to get back to sleep and I finally figured it out last night! I wake up and I am too hungry to fall back asleep! I had a few dried apricots and climbed back into bed, and slept until 5:45!

Just wanted to share in case this trick might help someone else with their pregnant insomnia.

catlady2015 · July 2018

Unisom is the best. I've been taking it + B6 for sickness (like @JScamelipardalis) and I fall asleep in 45 minutes and sleep through the night, primarily. If I have to pee I do wake up, sleepwalk to the bathroom, and climb back in bed and I'm out again like a light until my alarm. I do have a bit of a sleep hangover in the am (and i'm sleeping between 8-9 hours a night) but it really does help.

Note: Unisom is a drug class B, meaning animal studies did not show any issues or complication with the mother animal or her babies. Many OB's do recommend Unisom and allow its use during pregnancy.

MrsFobeyFobes · July 2018

I find it hard to fall asleep but once I'm out, I am OUT. Getting up is hard

purpleteacher82 · July 2018

@catlady2015 I finally broke down and took some Unisome last night. I have had such a hard time falling asleep. It definitely helped!

flyingmombula · July 2018

A banana and a book before bed help me. & I need my rain sound white noise.

indigoheightsblog · July 2018

i've been fine throughout the night but now, like clockwork, i'm up at 5:30am and have the hardest time falling back!

Gasbarro2011 · July 2018

I have no problem falling asleep, but if I wake up at all I can't go back to sleep for what feels like forever. My DD is actually sleeping through the night this week, so I would love to actually be able to sleep too, but alas, my body has other plans.

onechoctawgirl · July 2018

First pregnancy and this pregnancy I had/have terrible insomnia. I am tired,but at the same time feel like adrenalin is rushing through my body

navete · July 2018

Currently wide awake and nauseous at 2:45AM

Ate some crackers and now I’m thinking of getting up and making myself a banana nut smoothie

maggiemadeit · July 2018

@navete This is what happens to me. As long as I snack I can go back to sleep, otherwise I am awake for the night. I am currently keeping dried apricots on my nightstand.

coffeeandcupcakes · July 2018

@Gasbarro2011 that is the worst. It’s been happening to me this week too and seems so unfair. DS is actually sleeping, my husband is sleeping so effortlessly next to me, and I’m lying awake. It makes me irrationally annoyed at my husband actually haha.

violetmarie61516 · August 2018

Major pregnancy insomnia here.....working on about 2-3 hours a night.

navete · August 2018

@Love4Labs326 ugh, same here. Was about 5 hrs/night last week, now it's closer to 3hrs/night. Are you sleepy during the day? I find it strange that I no longer have the urge to nap like I did the first few weeks, though it's clear I'm kind of in a brain fog all day. Hopefully this phase will pass soon!

violetmarie61516 · August 2018

@navete I do okay during the day until about 3-4 pm, then it hits me. I would love a nap around then but I haven't gotten it the last few days. I totally have pregnancy brain already.

mayosm · August 2018

@natty101219 I am right there with you sister. Worse nights of my life. I get anxiety attacks after a while. On my defense I'll say we are posted to a horribly difficult country and the threat of Zika is draining. I am so sick of not being able to relax and enjoy my pregnancy.

mayosm · August 2018

@navete you go girl! That is exactly the thing I fix myself all the time! I wonder what is it about bananas.

Sparkylove · August 2018

It takes me awhile to go to sleep... then i wake up between 2-4am and just lay there with my brain spinning for hours!

chocolatelemons · August 2018

@Sparkylove that was me last night and then my son woke up at 5:15. Being tired is the worst.

Gasbarro2011 · August 2018

I have no problem going to sleep but I wake up often & wake up around 5am every morning for at least an hour. My toddler gets up at 7am & my husband stays up until 2 am. It's hard to get good sleep between their sleep schedules.

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