i have had insomnia my whole life and my mother used to work the graveyard shift and then be up all day taking care of my older sister so she rarely slept, im wondering whether anyone knows whether this could be a cause of my insomnia?
2007-02-25 17:32:00 · 6 answers · asked by lj 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I doubt it.....unless your mother suffered from insomnia as well, maybe it's genetic?
I think the only thing insomina would do to a baby, is create stress. Mom gets stressed out, baby gets stressed out.
2007-02-25 17:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by Patty O' Green 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While a fetus can and often does sleep while the mother is awake and moving about, it also relies on the mother's lowered resting heart rate to get rest and settle into a habit of nighttime sleep. So yeah, it's possible, but not definite. Isn't it weird how much a fetus can be affected before it's even in this world?
2007-02-26 02:27:19 · answer #2 · answered by grayhare 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont think it's hereditary, but your sleep patterns are learned. definitly you have picked up some bad habits even though your mom had to work graveyard. start having nite time rituals. that will get you winding down better. if all else fails see a sleep clinic. other than that it has no effect on an unborn baby.
2007-02-26 01:47:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether a pregnant mother is awake or asleep, it doesn't affect the unborn baby...the unborn baby sleeps anyway, whenever it wants to. Lack of sleep will harm her more than an unborn baby...
2007-02-26 01:39:24 · answer #4 · answered by samantha m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its not like that, but at rest body rejuvenates and this helps the baby to get the best nutrition from mother
2007-02-26 01:36:56 · answer #5 · answered by AMS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be, as whatever mothers do during they are pregnant effect the kids
2007-02-26 01:36:56 · answer #6 · answered by Richa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋