It is difficult to find a woman who does not know sleep problems (who has drowsiness, who has insomnia) while waiting for a baby. Especially this problem makes itself felt in the first trimester and the third. There are a lot of reasons for insomnia: anxiety and anxiety associated with an unusual condition, malaise due to toxicosis, heavy workload and overwork. With an increase in pregnancy, discomfort in bed will join (after all, it is so difficult to find an ideal sleeping position with a big tummy), as well as discomfort in the stomach, intestines, oppressed by the grown uterus. Do not despair if you have not been able to get enough sleep for the night. There are a few little tricks you can use to beat insomnia.
To begin with, make your bed optimal for a comfortable and useful stay. For this purpose, it is highly desirable to purchase mattresses of orthopedic sizes and prices can be easily selected in accordance with your desires. They contribute to the correct position of the body during sleep, are physiological, and moreover, harmful fungi do not multiply in them.
You need to set yourself up for a good sleep in advance. Do not drink caffeinated drinks in the afternoon. It is desirable to have dinner lightly and not just before bedtime, but at least three hours before it. You should not waste time watching action-packed programs and films (in itself, such a fact can deprive a future mother of peace), instead go outside and spend a pleasant evening walking around your favorite places in your locality.
An hour before bedtime, it’s time to take a warm bath, which promotes excellent sleep. But this event is not allowed for all pregnant women, so get permission from your doctor and at the same time ask if you can add any funds there. If the doctor gives the go-ahead, you can put a collection of soothing herbs wrapped in a bag in the bath or drip aromatic oils – rosemary, orange, lavender.
If the heaviness in your legs prevents you from falling asleep, then massage your lower legs, moving from foot to knee. Place a pillow under your feet and stay in this position for a while. Use a circulatory ointment with permission from your doctor.
If your back hurts, get on all fours, wait in this position until the unpleasant sensations in the specified area disappear, and only then settle down to rest.
Have a glass of milk with a spoonful of honey before going to bed. And if you are really worried, you can drink valerian infusion. Just do not try to use sleeping pills, it is forbidden for pregnant women.
Remember to ventilate the bedroom well.
Enjoy your dreams.