Hard to sleep

[Shinnawie90]

I’m in early pregnancy I think I’m 10 weeks I have my scan next week reassurance scan, I can’t sleep at night I’m tossing and turning and find it hard to drift off and when I do I’m awake within the hour, does anyone else have this problem? And what can I do to drift off and stay sleeping

Yep pregnancy insomnia is a thing.I’ve had it really badly this pregnancy too alongside other things 🤦🏾‍♀️ Try to do things that help you relax as cliche as that sounds & try pillow spray & magnesium. Settled a bit in second trimester but then pgp/spd kicked in much earlier and the pains have been keeping me up / waking me every hour for months. 37 weeks today and last few nights sleep has been non existent again due to pains even worse & insomnia. Welcome to pregnancy 😩

Yeah, I’m about 6 weeks and the past week or so I’ve been struggling to stay asleep. I remember it was the same with my first - 1st trimester I hardly slept despite doing everything you’re meant to, second trimester was a lot better, 3rd went bad again but more so because I couldn’t get comfortable/ needed the toilet constantly.

It’s so bad I litch want to cry because of the lack of sleep, I listen to asmr and try relax before bed I drop off for an hour and then I litch wake up and that’s me most of the night tossing and turning, this is my first pregnancy, I didn’t know about all these other little things haha I just thought you get pregnant have a bump then give birth 😭 the lack of sleep is getting to me so much haha x

Congratulations on your pregnancy! I see that you listen to ASMR. Good on you for taking care of yourself. Try listening tl bedtime stories in a soothing voice with nature sounds or soft piano music in the background. They help to relax your mind and keep it off of active thinking, like white noise. Here is a channel you might like: https://youtube.com/@bedtimestoriesandsleepmusic?si=aZRTpjZmr7CCJ4ZS. The channel is growing and releases videos every two days. Please subscribe and share with others. Let me know if you have any suggestions you would like to see on there. Wishing you good sleep!