How To Sleep During Pregnancy With Twins
All of the following pregnancy sleep problems can make getting a solid night of shut eye harder.
How to sleep during pregnancy with twins. This is a result of your abdomen resting on your intestines and major blood vessels the aorta and vena cava. Sleep discomfort can arise from back pain constipation heartburn and breathing problems associated with the increasing size of the fetuses. You don t like sleeping on your side. Try not to let it bother you if you can t sleep and don t worry that it will harm your baby it won t.
A few tips to help you sleep better. Here are a few other positioning tips to help you get more comfortable and protect your baby while you sleep during pregnancy. Common pregnancy sleep problems solutions. Full body and wedge pillows in particular are a pregnant woman s best friend.
Pregnancy and sleep and sleeping by the trimesters. Most parents expect to experience sleepless nights when their twins are babies. We all expect to lose sleep when we ve got a newborn but for first time expectant moms it might be surprising how much sleep you lose because you re pregnant. Obstetrics and gynecology january 2010.
When you are farther along in your pregnancy your abdomen. In general a twin pregnancy causes mama s body to produce more hcg the hormone the body secretes during pregnancy. Sleeping on your stomach. Physical discomfort and anxiety can produce occasional restlessness or full blown insomnia.
10 signs of a twin pregnancy. This can cause problems with backaches breathing the digestive system hemorrhoids low blood pressure and cause a decrease in circulation to your heart and your baby. If you can nap during the day and get some early nights during the week. Place pillows between your legs and behind your back.
In addition to the more common early pregnancy signs women who are pregnant with multiples may have the following twin pregnancy symptoms. Many pregnant women are comfortable sleeping on their stomach during the first week of their pregnancy especially if they usually sleep on their stomach. Sleeping on your back. However many pregnant moms are surprised by how difficult it is to get proper rest during their pregnancy with multiples.
3rd trimester facco f. Sleep medicine reviews april 2010. Avoid tea coffee or cola drinks in the evening as the caffeine can make it harder to go to sleep. Insomnia remedies in pregnancy.
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