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Is pregnancy a get out clause for snoring?

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Whereisthesnow · 26/01/2013 08:10

Be gentle, first aibu

Am currently 33 weeks pregnant. Background for me is that sleep is increasingly difficult as you'd expect, what with constant trips to loo, temperature control haywire, restless legs, can't get comfy etc

Last night Dh woke me up because I was snoring. Am miffed because he knows how hard I'm finding it to sleep and I think he should have dealt with it and moved on I.e just nudged me more gently/ gone to sofa

Background to HIS sleeping is that he doesn't snore but breathes very heavily plus nicks duvet so I'm regularly awoken by him. And he never has insomnia - head hits pillow and he's asleep

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bigfuckoffpie · 26/01/2013 08:14

Oh, I remember this one. My DH used to regularly wake me up to complain about the snoring. I think I pointed out that I was very tired with trips to the loo (and everything else you've mentioned) waking me up anyway, that it was part of pregnancy, that I couldn't help it, and then I think I either threatened to beat him to a pulp if he did it again or burst into tears.

In the end, he shut up but would just sleep on the sofa if I was really bad. Result.

Emilythornesbff · 26/01/2013 08:16

Yes it is.
I am particularly paranoid about this as I'm booked for a c section next week and (among other things) I'm dreading being the snorer that the other women in the ward moan about to each other.
I'm hoping they'll all be as bad as me (none of us will get any sleep).

Emilythornesbff · 26/01/2013 08:18

And most annoying to receive complains from DH who ALWAYS snores!

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Whereisthesnow · 26/01/2013 08:37

Thanks all.
Emily good luck with the elcs. you've reminded me dh has form for this kind of behaviour - ds1 was born after long labour and emcs, then would not settle at all in ward, so when dh arrived for visiting I handed ds over and promptly shut eyes for well earned sleep, then was awoken by dh on grounds I wad snoring - could have killed him at that point! I think you'll be amongst other snorers not to mention crying babies so don't worry!

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AliceWChild · 26/01/2013 08:40

My partner never woke me, you're right it's a free pass. He only told me the next day.

I did manage to solve it through the use of those nasal strips though. They were great.

QueenofClean · 26/01/2013 08:45

DH was like that as apparently I got really loud towards the end. However, once I gave him a run down of all the things happening to me growing our beautiful baby he soon dealt with it and invested in some ear plugs lol

honeytea · 26/01/2013 09:05

Yanbu, how rude of him, get him to lie on his back with the baby on his tummy when they are born and it will give him a tiny insight onto how it feels to carry a baby in your tummy.

My dp is unable to do anything when he has our newborn ds in a sling, he can't even make a sandwich or cup of tea.

Don't worry about snoring on the ward Emily, the babies will be making the most noise, good luck!

Fakebook · 26/01/2013 09:08

Yes it is. Your nasal passages narrow themselves during pregnancy (or something like that!) and that's why many women also get stuffy noses during pregnancy. It can also cause snoring. I did it too, which was funny because my DH is a terrible snorer and he finally got a taste of his medicine when I got pregnant with dd and then DS!

AThingInYourLife · 26/01/2013 09:10

Of course it's a free pass.

VisualiseAHorse · 26/01/2013 09:11

Yes. It is a get out clause for most things!!

It's a lot harder breathe through your nose, you get a lot more 'stuffy' during pregnancy.

riskit4abiskit · 26/01/2013 09:14

I snore anyway (tried to call them love grunts) husband still annoyed! Am now 7 weeks ish so dreading it getting worse! Am a size 14 so chubby but not really fat. Am scared that when baby is born my snores will stop him or her from sleeping. Grrr

Emilythornesbff · 26/01/2013 09:27

Thanks for the reassurance. I will invest in some nasal strips.

Lovelygoldboots · 26/01/2013 09:34

I feel for you. I used to snore so loudly with all three of my pregnancies I used to wake myself up. I asked for advice from my midwife and she laughed and said "i can't do anything about that". She probably couldn't but it is distressing as it can really affect your relationship if neither of you are sleeping. I learnt to sleep more or less sitting up towards end of pregnancy. Your midwife may have some helpful ideas but mine didn't.

Iteotwawki · 26/01/2013 10:03

Yes, definitely. You get nasal congestion and thickening of all the linings of the respiratory system. You also get enlargement of the soft tissue around the soft palate which gets floppy and vibrates when you sleep. It's one reason why pregnant women (especially closer to term) are more difficult to put breathing tubes into under GA.

It'll go back to normal 4-6 weeks after delivery - you could try sleeping semi-sitting, supported on pillows. Or on your side if you can.

It's so difficult to get enough sleep in late pregnancy, if you snoring is bothering your DH tell him to go snooze on the sofa :)

Pigsmummy · 26/01/2013 11:10

I snored in pregnancy and my DH left me to it, didn't wake me. Although one night I was dreaming about running and he woke me up as I was "running" in my sleep and kicking him!

The long maternity pillow from Mothercare was a godsend, I cuddled it very night, now the cat sleeps on it.

katkit1 · 26/01/2013 11:17

I snored like a pig throughout my pregnancy. Don't snore now that baby has arrived. Pregnancy is a get out clause

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