It’s important to recognize your insomnia and develop treatment strategies. In addition to the near-universal overall physical discomfort and frequent middle of the night bathroom trips at the end of pregnancy, impending anxiety surrounding delivery and motherhood and hormonal fluctuations also affect sleep quality. Studies have shown that the symptoms of insomnia tend to worsen as pregnancy progresses. For example, ailments such as nausea and vomiting are more likely to lead to sleep deprivation during the first trimester, while discomforts like tingling legs and fetal movements are more likely to negatively impact sleep in the third trimester. The causes of insomnia often change throughout pregnancy. Clinically defined as difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, waking too early from sleep, and/or experiencing non-restorative sleep, insomnia affects the majority of expecting mothers.
One way that sleep disruptions can manifest is insomnia. Couple existing sleeping issues with added anxiety surrounding the anticipation of sleepless nights once baby arrives, and you have a recipe for staying awake all night!
These expert reports are free of charge and can be saved and shared.ĭuring your pregnancy, especially toward the end, you’ll probably receive the advice, “Sleep while you can!” This well-meaning recommendation can be extremely frustrating, however, as virtually all women experience some sort of sleep disturbance due to pregnancy. Note: The Pregistry website includes expert reports on more than 2000 medications, 300 diseases, and 150 common exposures during pregnancy and lactation.
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