I am 6 months pregnant and the baby seems to kick and move around a lot at night when its time for me to sleep. It seems that when I'm up the baby is not and when I'm sleeping he is up. I am really tired all the time and just want to be able to sleep. I get up like 10 times during the night because it seems like he is exercising in my belly! What can I do?
2006-08-14 02:49:13 · 13 answers · asked by mrgrumpybear07 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
nothing honestly but, try to limit any sugar or soda before bed. Sugar causes the baby to be a tad more active. I'm 20 weeks with my 3ed i have the same issue as soon as i lay down at night the baby wiggles and it's hard to get comfy 4 me to sleep. When I'm asleep i have to pee like 2times a night. I feel tired every morning. It's a natural part of pregnancy i think it gets us ready 4 the newborn who needs feed every 3 hours. You are getting more sleep now then you will the next 6 months after baby's born. GET USE TO IT IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE. Try to nap during the day when baby's asleep in the womb afterbirth do the same nap when the kid dose.
2006-08-14 03:00:49 · answer #1 · answered by ally'smom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Learn to take naps...and when to give up work if you are still doing so. Babies and toddlers even...sleep when they want and need to. You dont have that much control over it.
But...from the unborns perspective. They have pretty much the same brain activity of a born child. During the day they can hear, feel, "see" light of sorts. In the night they are in utter darkness....no external signs that you are alive...except for the huge but always ongoing sound of your heart and other bodily sounds. They want to live...so they are trying to kick you into gear...survival mechanism.
If you want to sleep, stop looking to blame bubs....see it as a way to harmonise your habits to the little persons. Long sleeps are gone, banished until toddler (mines 15 months and still waking in the night) deems they are comfy enough to sleep all through the night. And babies sometimes get it for a while and revert to waking again...so dont get too secure with anything.
Having a baby means that sleep is a lucky break for a few years. Dont get upset....take up a quiet hobby during the up times...reading, sewing, deep thinking, star gazing? If its too hard give up working...and just BE......its only a few years until you can go back to normal. You arent a father, who can go to work with no sensation of the reality/growing thing happening...so stop trying to be like him...oblivious.
You took on this task....when you decided to have the child. They arent observant of your schedule and will never be. You have to adjust YOU......or you will find yourself utterly desperate, frustrated, angry all of the time. You are no longer just you...so listen to the voice within and get with the program.
2006-08-14 03:21:20 · answer #2 · answered by Scully 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much. You see what is happening is that during the day when you are active your movements lull the baby to sleep, but at night when you are trying to sleep you are nice a still and the baby is awake. So jut bare with it and try to get as must rest as you can.
2006-08-14 02:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by yzerswoman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing you can do about it really. You still have 3 more months and wait until the baby starts to roll and your stomach gets super hard. Enjoy the feelings now cause you will miss them when you are no longer pregnant.
My little one is more active when I amlaying down and especially at night, he usually calms down after about an hour or so. Every movement lets me know that he is ok, so I love it.
2006-08-14 03:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by Ericka K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was pregnant, I was told that they sleep when you're up and moving around because the womb acts like a rocker - you're basically rocking the baby as you walk around. When you're resting / asleep, there's no rocking, so baby wants to move around. Not much you can do, I'm afraid - baby is on his own schedule! :)
2006-08-14 02:57:27 · answer #5 · answered by SlumberPartiesbyHelen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this is nature's way of getting you accustomed to the real thing... the first few months after the baby is born, you'll be awake alot when you'd rather be sleeping. It's all just part of the process:)
2006-08-14 02:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by vvxxzzvv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to calm him/her down, by talking to your bump, or playing some music through headphones placed on your belly. If you don't "teach" the baby the correct times to sleep/wake, you'll have an even harder time getting them to sleep in the normal times once they're born.
2006-08-14 02:57:37 · answer #7 · answered by actor_girl_1986 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing you can really do, except maybe laying down a little before you actually plan to go to bed. Just rub your belly and enjoy it!! Or make your husband wait up with you and have him massage your belly until baby calms down.
2006-08-14 04:06:22 · answer #8 · answered by MissCongeniality 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, there isn't a whole lot you can do, dear.
Playing music or taking a warm bath may help, but I doubt it. It's just the price you pay for bringing a baby into the world. Sorry.
2006-08-14 05:20:21 · answer #9 · answered by braks_gurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats the life of having a baby girlfriend!
:)
2006-08-14 02:55:26 · answer #10 · answered by NaVy WiFeY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋