How To Get Better Sleep During Pregnancy
Sleep by trimester first trimester.
How to get better sleep during pregnancy. Since i have 3 other children singleton and twins to care for it is essential that i am as well rested as i possibly can be. This position allows gravity to put less pressure on your diaphragm and help you breathe easier. Sleeping can be an almost impossible feat when pregnant. How to get better sleep during pregnancy.
Strategically placed pillows help support the stomach and can help you get to sleep try a full body pillow for this kind of support says dr. During the second and third trimesters the changes in your body begin to become more pronounced. This can cause you to feel groggy all day long and interfere with your body s natural sleep rhythms at night. Sleep and the second trimester.
Get a firm pillow and use it to prop your head and upper body up a few inches. Most women are too afraid to take them she added. Read on for my sleep tips from the first trimester through the third trimester. This is now my third pregnancy and i m actually sleeping the best that i have ever slept during pregnancy.
Sleep during the second trimester of pregnancy improves for many women because nighttime urination becomes less of an issue as the growing fetus reduces pressure on the bladder by moving above it. The digestive process takes a lot longer during pregnancy and sitting up will help keep stomach acids where they belong. Women tend to crave a significant amount of sleep while. But avoid using sleeping pills or even sleep inducing supplements such as melatonin during pregnancy lee said.
During the first trimester your body releases progesterone a hormone that can act as a natural sedative. Here are some tips to help you get a better night s sleep in pregnancy and beyond. Pregnancy often brings on all sorts of sleep disturbances including nausea heartburn leg cramps and snoring and bad sleeping habits from before you were pregnant may make these problems worse. Find out what sleep disrupters are common throughout your pregnancy as well as ways to get better rest.
Stay upright for four hours before sleeping.