struggling with sleep and comfort

[preggarschick]

Hey, i'm 36 weeks 1st pregnancy and i'm really struggling when i go to bed at night!
I'm lying on my sides and using pillows to support legs and bump but after a while my legs are really aching and i have to get up for 5 mins(usually to the loo) to let them settle. I'm awake maybe upto 5 times a night and my body seems to be wide awake by 8am every morning!

please tell me i'm not the only one suffering like this?

preggarschick

[FatSeal]

Par for the course I'm afraid. No ggod tips, you just have to get up and let everything settle out (my ribs get bad too, but presumably with yours being a 1st pg, baby's dropped a bit so more room up top?).

You get more sleep after the baby's out, to be honest

[preggarschick]

yeah baby has dropped a bit, but still loves to move around the right side ribs, the only thing i found that helps that is if i sit on dining chair very straight.

[BusyMissIzzy]

You're so not alone, I was absolutely the same. And FatSeal is right; I'm actually sleeping so much better now the baby's been born, it makes up for the decreased quantity of sleep now.

I'm sorry I don't have any advice... it's a PITA, but it's not forever [unhelpful emoticon]

[ARbaby]

No you're not alone I'm 36 weeks too and not sleeping at all well, mostly due to the fact that when I lie down I suffer from heartburn terribly. I can't get comfortable on either side and not on my back. I'm hoping I'm not going to get too much bigger over the next few weeks. I don't have any advice except for when your other half complains that all the pillows are taking up too much room, accidently-on-purposely elbow him in the ribs! LOL.