Not able to to sleep in pregnancy!

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@TabuB

Salaam Sister

1st of all congrats!

2ndly, have u tried sleeping upright or in a chair? It doesnt sound so comfortable, but my cousin ended up doing that! or sleeping with something under your stomach (when you lie on your side?)

3rdly…mashallah u r lucky u r in this position, i know many ladies who would yearn to be in ur position…so enjoy it as ur lucky to be going through this experience mashallah..

good luck!

Tabu, i dont think sleeping on the chair is sounding comfortable. How did you cousin find it?

**Yes Alhumdullilah i cannot thank Allah Tallah enough but i am not moaning about my pregnancy at all. Alhumdullilah i am having a lovely time so far - no morning sickness, not being a pain in the butt - am only talking about the difficulty in sleeping. **

@Mamaof3

Congrats SE!!!

I had much trouble sleeping too. My mom told me that its good practice for when the baby is born lol! But thats not exactly the kind of advice you need so…

Those long body pillows are wonderful! I had two of them and was able to kind of lay on my stomach by propping myself up on the pillows. Stack the pillows and put them next to you and lay on your tummy but put your leg and arm on the pillows. So that your tummy is raised. Thats actually a very comfy position even when not pg.

For the blocked nose, I found that those nasal strips help. They open your nostrils so its easier to breathe and theres no medication involved. Also, some vicks vapo-rub right under your nose might help.

Good luck!

Thanks Mama - I keep thinking not being able to sleep is practice for the future but for now i need to get as much sleep as possible.
I am thinking of getting the long pillow and trying it out. It has received some good reviews and has helped many women in pregnancy.
I have the nasal strips and will try them out tonight…we shall see. Thank you so much for your advice.

@khawateen

wait till u get to the 9th month when round ligament pain returns with a vengence and ure hips ACHE so much taht u cant sleep on the same side for more than 30 mins

see.. dont u feel better already hehe..
Lovely Khawateen

the pregnancy pillow (those long pillows u are talking about) did jack for me.. i too LOVE sleeping on my stomach but that was outta the question after the first trimester… sleeping does get a bit easier in the 2nd trimester…

im in my final week (due april 4).. and i havent slept properly in 2 months.. what did help a wee wee wee bit was chaning my mattress to ultra soft (regular mattress was firm cuz i like it like that usually).. but the soft mattress helped cushion my hips a bit..
Wow…you are due anytime soon inshallah - hope it goes well. Well hubby jst bought a new mattress for me which moulds to your body shape..it helps but just doesnt seem to be putting me to sleep.

putting anyting between my legs didnt help, neither did putting it anywhere else around my body…

to be honest.. play around with pillows until u find a comfy spot.. nothing will come close to being comfy enuff but its just a temporary situation
the first thing im gonna do when im done being pregnant is sleep on my belly
CANT WAIT!
cough cough I dont think that will happen for the first few weeks…baby will be keeping you awake!
i remember having immense difficulty breathing lying down in my first trimester , couldnt breathe and felt like my chest was weighing my down even more.. so i would prop myself up on 2 pillows.. that helped a lot.. but the difficulty breathing is temporary.. and will go away.

congrats on the pregnancy!!!

Thank you!