During the day, you may find yourself so tired that you long to go to sleep. Then, when evening finally arrives, you rest for a few hours and are up and unable to fall back to sleep. Rest assured that you are not alone, because insomnia during pregnancy is very common and has many causes.

Many women suffer from intermittent or chronic insomnia during pregnancy. There are many reasons you may have trouble drifting off to sleep during pregnancy. Some of the more common problems include hormonal imbalances, frequent urination as the uterus presses against the bladder and reduces the capacity, back pain, upset, stress, leg cramps or being unable to get into a comfortable position due to your increased size and and movement of the baby at night. Fortunately there are simple ways you can overcome any of these problems apart from the latter of course. :).

Take a warm bath or shower at bedtime to start relaxing. Before retiring for the night, try some relaxation exercises you may have learned in class. Ask your partner for a massage. Limit the naps you take during the day. Get plenty of exercise. A body that works during the day will be more tired at night. Don’t exercise too close to bedtime because your may be too tense to sleep when it is time.

Clear your mind of worries if you are able. Talk with your partner about your problems early in the evening. Try not to focus on your anxieties at night. Avoid coffee in the late afternoon and evening. Make sure your bedroom is a comfortable temperature. Sleep with the window open or a fan blowing on you if you wish to.

If your room is too cool, you may need to put on more bedding. Find some comfortable positions to sleep. Sleep on your side with your legs up close to your chest with a pillow between your legs. Support your abdomen and back with other pillows. Don’t worry about it If you wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep, get up and do something quiet. Watch television, read, or do crosswords until you are feeling drowsy again. Do your best to try to get to sleep, but don’t bring more anxiety upon yourself because of your insomnia during pregnancy.

An excellent treatment for insomnia during pregnancy is sex. You do not have to worry about getting pregnant now, and you may find that due to a number of physical changes, sex is more pleasurable than ever during your first and second trimesters. You would not hurt the baby, you will get even closer to your partner, and you will find that the release of hormones after orgasm will really help you sleep quickly and soundly.

Address all your worries as early as you can. Insomnia during pregnancy is often caused by a woman’s habit of worrying about everything and anything as soon as she is not distracted by the rest of her life. Stop! Make lists to get it out of your head, have an action plan.

Keep crackers in your room to quell morning sickness (a common worry), tell your partner your worries and let him take care of you. Most importantly, take steps during the day to eliminate the sources of your worries. You will find that they drift away surprisingly quickly.

In your second and third trimesters, insomnia during pregnancy is often caused by physical changes. Your changing body shape shifts your center of gravity, places stress on your back, and squeezes your internal organs. You may find that you have more leg cramps than you thought possible as your hormones start preparing your uterus for childbirth, and loosened ligaments may cause joint pain.

Start by getting squishy pillows. Experiment with pillows under your neck, the small of your back, and between your legs as you sleep on your side. You can often take care of insomnia during pregnancy simply by reducing pressure on key parts of your body. Also, if you have a problem with reflux and morning sickness in the morning, make it a habit to sleep on your left side; this makes it easier for your stomach to digest things properly.

Do not overlook this stellar opportunity to get massages. Your partner is not going to be having labor pains; you are! Shamelessly exploit this fact to get massages anywhere you feel stress or achiness.

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It is estimated that in America alone there are roughly 80 million people who suffer from sleep problems of one form or another. Add to that the millions of other people around the world and the problem starts to seem much larger than most realize. Getting rest is so critical to our health and well being, yet we shrug off our lack of rest as something minor. However, one article discussing sleeplessness and the economy mentioned that lack of sleep costs the American economy approximately $45 billion annually in lost productivity, health care costs and expenses related to traffic accidents. The costs come close to those of illnesses like depression or stroke according to the article. Again, add to that the cost in other countries and the impact of sleep disorders takes on a whole new level.

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There are many reasons that you may be suffering from insomnia. Most people simply do not take the time to consider all of the possibilities. They go straight to the doctor or start popping the necessary pills in order to induce a semi-restful sleep.

Your best bet is to evaluate what is going on in your life, shut down anything that is negative including bad eating habits, and then reassess how you were sleeping in several days and see if the events in your life had anything to do with your inability to sleep.

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