Insomnia not sleeping in pregnancy 1st trimester 2nd trimester

[Jean2006]

Hi I'm really struggling with sleep. This is my first pregnancy after many failed ivf goes. This is natural and now I'm 15 weeks all scans ok. At week 9 I really wasn't sleeping at all and I had a mini breakdown. Ever since I've been getting slightly better I still don't sleep much it's all over the place. I don't sleep past 3- 4am and it takes me hours to fall asleep if I can. It's broken sleep but my sleep had always been broken and not great. For three last 6 weeks I've not slept more than 4 hours a night broken (last night 2-3). I'm so run down with it no energy weak spend on a lot of time in bed but not sleeping. I don't and can't nap for the life of me and never have been able to. I'm worrying myself with wether my not sleeping is doing any harm to the baby. I'm eating ok and drinking ok it's just this sleep business that's got me practically house bound. I feel and look like dog do doo.

Ah I feel for you, similar situation here but I'm 15 weeks and ds keeps waking me up in the morning between 4-5AM, and I can't get back to sleep until it's already time to get up.

Can you try eating a snack before you go to bed so you're not waking up due to low blood sugar? That sometimes help me. Not sure whether you're allowed melatonin or anything like that.

I feel for you! I am in a similar boat. I can usually sleep at the drop of a hat and currently at 27 weeks I can barely sleep at all! It’s been like this since Christmas pretty much and is driving me slightly insane. I too look like doggy doo as a result. Currently sitting in bed with a blue face pack on.... ugh.
The need for sleep is real. But be reassured that our babies aren’t affected. They can sleep, even if we can’t.

I've tried everything it's my brain on autopilot. Also been getting a few niggling pains on and off but I think thats normal. Just suffering with this horrendous sleep which is consuming my life.

@LittleTiger007

I feel for you! I am in a similar boat. I can usually sleep at the drop of a hat and currently at 27 weeks I can barely sleep at all! It’s been like this since Christmas pretty much and is driving me slightly insane. I too look like doggy doo as a result. Currently sitting in bed with a blue face pack on.... ugh. The need for sleep is real. But be reassured that our babies aren’t affected. They can sleep, even if we can’t.

@LittleTiger007 I literally feel like I need putting to sleep for 10 hours 💉. Last night was a bad one so today I'm very fragile 😖. I've got a feeling it's going to be like this till the end I worry my body isn't a great environment. But they does help that reassures me saying they sleep even when we can't 🙂.

I’m glad I reassured you a little, 🥴
I feel dreadful today too. I can’t function on 3 hrs sleep in total, made up of half an hr here or twenty mins there all night. I’ve had this problem for weeks now and some days, or should I say nights, it is better. Starting yesterday I have huge pains in my pelvis and I just cannot get comfy.

I’m starting to realise why some people only have one child! 😂😬😖

Yes to 💉 ... I wish there was something we could take!

I had insomnia during both of my pregnancies. All you can do it survive it and hope your baby is a good sleeper from early on to give you a chance to recover.