Okay I know being pregnant affects your sleep but I don't remember walking around for weeks on just 2 hours of sleep a night. I am so tired I can't think straight and my head hurts. I can sit at work and while I am trying to get things done I am nodding off. I can go home and sit on the couch for 5 minutes and be dozing. But the minute I hit my bed I can't sleep. I spend the entire night tossing and turning or being to hot or to cold. I can't seem to get comfortable and when I do finally fall asleep it’s not soundly and lasts for about 2 hours. I have tried sleeping with a pillow, curling up next to my hubby, warm milk, lavender lotions and nothing is working. The doctors nurse said Tylenol PM was safe but Tylenol products don't work on me. I might as well eat a piece of candy. I use to have insomnia really bad with my menstrual cycle every month and I used Melatonin to help me sleep. But everything I have read said you can’t take that while pregnant.
2006-08-29 06:18:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Try a little benadryl.
2006-08-29 06:21:30 · answer #1 · answered by duckiejunkie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try sleeping on the couch or floor or kick your husband out of the bed. Maybe that might work. Try going on a vigorous walk (not too vigorous, but what you can handle) in the early evening so you will be tired out by night-time. Try taking a Tylenol PM because your body changes when pregnant and you might actually respond to it. Try sleeping with a body pillow to curl up to (you'll need the pillow later in your pregnancy anyways). Also try sleeping almost naked for when you're hot but have a blanket nearby for when you get cold. Good luck and Congrats!
2006-08-29 13:23:56 · answer #2 · answered by Precious 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tylenol PM is Tylenol with a sleep aid in it. Try it before you discount it. Things that don't work on you when you are not pregnant could very well work when you are.
Also you could try getting a crossword book to do. If your body is tired but your mind isn't, then this will help.
A nice warm bath and a good book may help to relax you too.
If you have an easier time sleeping on the sofa than in bed, then sleep on the sofa. I used to have to sleep in a big poppasan chair when I was expecting.
Good Luck.
2006-08-29 13:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by nana4dakids 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 suggestions:
if you can doze on the couch you can sleep on the couch.
When I was pregnant I took Bradley classes. Their to get you ready for natural childbirth. Even if your having a medicated birth I think they teach a lot of relaxation techniques that are awsome. My husband would go through these with me each night, and I'll tell you I slept great. If you are interested in this the book I bought was Called "Natural Childbirh the Bradley way". Mainly you need to concentrate on relaxing each body part one at a time all the way down to your toes, and your eyes. Trust me it works.
2006-08-29 13:48:08 · answer #4 · answered by Animal lover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I couldn't sleep my doctor told me to drink a glass of milk before going to bed.....now I can only have it at night or I fall asleep! You can also take benadryl it won't harm the baby at all. You HAVE to sleep, if that means taking a few days off and napping on the couch, go for it. Pretty soon you will be in that super tired period where you can't help but sleep. Honey, try sleeping on the couch if thats where your comfortable, maybe with the increased body temperature of the pregnancy you can't take your husbands body heat....instead of lavendar lotions that are only scented...try lavendar essential oil on your feet, its absorbed quickly. Personally I sware by www.youngliving.com
2006-08-29 13:28:28 · answer #5 · answered by WitchTwo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Tylenol PM isn't working, you are having a hormonal in balance, normal! It's causing you to have insomnia. No one ever knows how long this can last, but try to relax, when you can't sleep, don't get up and walk around, just continue to try to relax. Keep away from any caffeine or chocolate. Good luck honey, should end soon.
2006-08-29 13:22:52 · answer #6 · answered by Michelle Lynn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if you cant sleep in your bed maybe its because of comfort? Try getting some extra pillows and seeing if that helps. Also there is nothing wrong with napping where you dose off if it gives you a few minutes of sleep. I know at the begining of both my last 2 pregnancys I had low iron, and I believe it contributed to my tiredness. Maybe you should also speak with your healthcare provider to make sure nothing else is up. Good luck
2006-08-29 13:29:08 · answer #7 · answered by erinjl123456 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can't fall asleep after a half hour get up and read for a while. Don't stay in bed. Try warm milk. Try light exercise (walking) a few hours before sleep. Try to eliminate naps.
2006-08-29 13:25:13 · answer #8 · answered by tomgolfs2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went through the same thing during my first trimester. My doctor gave me some suppositories that were actually to help with morning sickness...but the side effects make you drowsy. His instructions were to take it at night .. taking something at night that makes you drowsy .. makes for a good night sleep. I'm now in my third trimester and was having trouble sleeping and since my morning sickness came back I started taking them again and I sleep soooo gooood. So ask your doc about them. And just an FYI ..since they ARE suppositories, you will have to take them analy.
2006-08-29 13:24:54 · answer #9 · answered by Maria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well u have to sleep where you can.I couldnt sleep in my bed I slept on the couch for 7 1/2 months.Try to put a pillow between your legs it may make u more comfortable.
2006-08-29 13:31:10 · answer #10 · answered by I dont trust no Bush but my own. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once read somewhere that sleeping on your left side helps somehow.....that may not be the answer to your problem, but it's worth a try?
2006-08-29 13:22:29 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋