When I was pg with Olivia I suffered from terrible insomnia. From the moment I found out I was pg I was, I think, too excited, to sleep. Then in the 2nd tri I began to feel huge, so that kept me awake, and I started getting leg cramps which woke me. And then in the 3rd tri I was so huge and my bladder wouldn't let me sleep for long.
Now, pregnant again, & needing all my energy to run round after Olivia, as soon as I noticed the insomnia creeping back, I took steps to solve it as I found it SO annoying last time.
Bear with me, becasue this does sound new age hippy-ish, but I use a relaxation tape on going to bed. It is one specially designed for pregnancy and leads you through visualisation and relaxation, almost like hypnotherapy. It puts me into a cery deep relaxed state and I am usually asleep by the time it finishes. But the brilliant thing is that I sleep very deeply & don't wake again until morning (usually when Olivia wakes at 7am). Plus I feel really refreshed, like I have had a proper sleep.
DH has commented that when he comes to bed (usually an hour or so after me) that I am very deeply asleep, and his alarm goes off at 6am and I never get woken even by that!
So, my recommendation is a relaxation tape, & allow yourselves to be totally relaxed before you go to sleep. The tapes tend to make you focus on your breathing, and I am sure this helps a proper nights sleep.
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