Insomnia
Healthy sleep is important
Especially during pregnancy, it may be the fact that you also feel tired and worn during the day and lie to stay longer in the spring, as it is usually your habit. This is quite normal, because at the beginning of pregnancy increases the need for sleep to often. Whether it is because there is a little gymnast in your belly, it is because you are with the big baby belly just can not find the right sleeping position or the bladder every few hours reports.
The wrong sleeping position can lead to sleep disorders
The more advanced the pregnancy, the more difficulty you have to sleep on their stomachs. If you like to sleep in this position, it may be that you have to get used only once to the new storage. After a few nights, your body will have, however, and accustomed to sleeping in a different position you pose no more problems.
Lying on your back during pregnancy is not exactly pleasant, and is off limits in the late months of pregnancy. With increasing weight of the uterus presses in this position more and more on your spine. In this case, blood vessels are clamped temporarily, which is harmless at first, but you can still take your sleep. Try this happens, just another lying position. It becomes dangerous when the vena cava is disconnected, which carries the blood back to the heart. Ideal for a comfortable sleeping position on the side is a large pillow or a nursing pillow that you can pinch you between the legs and supports the abdomen from below.
Nighttime urination leads to sleep disorders in pregnancy
If you go to the bathroom frequently at night must know this: At night's sleep is no longer thinking. Especially during pregnancy urination at night often leads to sleep disorders, because the bubble has less and less space available. The bubble pressure can be just the beginning of the pregnancy very annoying, but from the 14th Week, he goes through a shift in the uterus back once again.
In addition to frequent urination during pregnancy can rob you and calf cramps sleep. On the other hand to help banana or dried apricots because they contain lots of magnesium, which prevents the spasms. Sometimes making your gym small but happy at night. Baby kicking your abdomen promote relaxation not exactly sure.
Sleeping pills during pregnancy are taboo
While you're pregnant, you should always do without chemical sleep aid because it can cause your child some considerable damage. Nevertheless, you can of course a little tired helping hand: Drink before bed a cup of warm milk with honey or try to go from a soothing herbal tea. Have proved especially blends of lavender, lime blossom, hops and wort.
Exercises for muscle relaxation and promote well-being also have a sleep-effects. Sometimes a little evening stroll before bedtime works wonders. Also a full stomach may prevent you from falling asleep. Eighth, therefore, that your last big meal is already back a few hours sleep before you go.
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