Is anyone else really struggling with their sleep?
I’m 27 weeks and have had a really bad week for sleep. Some mornings I wake up super early at around 4am. Other nights I struggle to drop off when I go to bed even though I can’t keep my eyes open when I’m downstairs. Some nights I seem to wake up at 2 hour intervals. Other nights I get a combination of all of the above!
Luckily my partner is really supportive and works from home so gets up with our little boy to give me a bit of extra rest in the morning.
I’ve read all the usual tips online: have a set bedtime, no phones before bed, no caffeine in the afternoon, lavender pillow spray on my maternity pillow etc. I’ve even just bought a magnesium supplement (lotion form) in case I’m deficient. I also listen to my Hypnobirthing audio book.
I just find it so hard to not get stressed though when I’m lying awake in bed listening to the rest of the house sleep. I just feel so much pressure to get a good night sleep in. I worry if I don’t I’ll let down my little boy because I am making myself ill and moody. I know it’s really normal (I read something like 80% people get sleep disturbances at some point during pregnancy) but I just find it such a struggle!
At the moment I’m fine during the day. I’m still getting around 6-7 hours of sleep a night and nap if I feel the need to. My main worry is if it gets any worse. Like last night I woke up at 2am. I seriously thought that was it and was starting to get a bit emotional on how I was going to manage my 2 year old. Luckily I did manage to fall asleep from about 3.30 - 7.30 which wasn’t too bad at all.
Can anyone else relate to this? Did anyone have this on and off toward the end of a pregnancy and was it consistent or did you manage to get in a few good nights of sleep before baby arrived? Does anyone else struggle emotionally with their sleep issues?
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TobysMum16 · 19/06/2020 08:50
Almost 23 weeks here and last night was my ‘personal worst’ for insomnia. Woke at 2.30am, was still awake at 5.30.
I’m having it around 3 or 4 nights a week (didn’t suffer pre-pregnancy and it’s been happening since my first Tri) but last night was particularly bad. Sometime I read, sometimes I get up, but mainly I just try to rest. Baby was wriggling lots from 3-5 last night so I just enjoyed that.
No answers on how to make it better, but you’re not alone 
It’s good to know I’m not the only one, although I’m sorry you’re suffering too.
I try and rest as much as I can too. It does help and I do seem to drift off eventually. It just feels so lonely at the time doesn’t it? I’m looking forward to baby being here. I’ll be up all the time then but at least you have the baby to cuddle.
Another bad night for me too. Slept on and off 10 - 3. Got up for a bit then snoozed a little between 4 and 5.
Can usually drop off for a hour or so once little boy has got up with husband at 6.30ish. No such luck this morning as 4 doors down got a skip delivered at 6.30! 
. I was quite pleased with myself that I’d held it together the last two nights and had not let myself get stressed. The skip really pushed me over the edge though and had a little cry to hubby.
Do you get so tired that you eventually have a full nights sleep? I’m hoping so!
Baby woke me up at 4.45 with an almighty kick! Had a little wriggle about for 20 mins then must have slept, unlike me 
Hope you all manage a nap today
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