How to treat insomnia in pregnant women?

Women may suffer from insomnia during pregnancy due to various reasons. Do not put too much pressure on yourself during pregnancy. You should learn to regulate your emotions. It is important to maintain a good mood. Drink less water before going to bed at night to avoid getting up at night to urinate, which will lead to symptoms of poor sleep.

Get some knowledge and know that this happens to many pregnant women and it’s nothing to worry about.

Generally, in the later stages of pregnancy, especially when delivery is imminent, people become nervous and worried, which leads to insomnia due to the unknown and fear of childbirth. My wife was around 34 weeks pregnant. At that time, she had difficulty moving around and had trouble sleeping every night. So, at this time, you should learn more about labor and delivery, understand and master various conditions, make timely preparations, be foolproof, and be full of confidence. At this time, many psychological worries will be eliminated.

Slowly learn to self-regulate, divert attention, and relax.

Listen to music every day, interact with the baby in your belly, talk to the baby more, and do some prenatal education. It is best for couples to do it together. It is a very happy thing that can distract pregnant women and relax them. At the same time, find good friends to talk to and chat about some interesting things in life. You can also ask some friends who are already mothers for some experience. The more you understand and learn, the less panic you will feel and the calmer you will be, which will not affect your sleep.

Communicate and talk with your husband more often to enhance the relationship between husband and wife. Here, as a prospective father, in addition to taking care of his wife's daily life, he must also pay more attention to his wife's psychology. Every night before going to bed, he strokes his wife's belly, talks to her, and the family of three falls asleep happily. This will continuously increase the sleep quality of pregnant women and enhance the feeling between couples. Very good, this is how I feel. I can clearly feel that since the baby was born, although we sometimes have disagreements about the baby, I can clearly feel that the relationship between us is different from before, and we need each other more.

Proper exercise is helpful to improve sleep quality.

Proper exercise is very necessary for pregnant women, even in the late stages of pregnancy. Proper exercise can not only improve sleep quality, but also make adequate preparations for normal delivery. I remember that after dinner every day, I would accompany my wife for a walk around the community, and then when we got home, instead of taking the elevator, we would slowly climb the stairs. Climbing the stairs is very beneficial for pregnant women. Every time I check up on you, the doctor always tells me to climb the stairs more often.

Maintain a good sleeping posture and lie on your left side to improve your sleep quality.

For the sake of their baby and themselves, pregnant women must master the accurate sleeping position. The requirements are not so high in the early stage, but special attention should be paid in the middle and late stages. Especially for some pregnant women with inaccurate sleeping position, they should intentionally train themselves to sleep on the left side in the early stage, otherwise it will be more troublesome if you are not used to it in the later stage. At the same time, incorrect sleeping posture can easily cause leg cramps at night. My wife is like this. She gets cramps every time she doesn’t sleep well. At first I thought it was due to calcium deficiency, but later examination showed that there was no deficiency, but she just didn’t sleep well. Therefore, sleeping posture is very important.

Adjust your diet, pay attention to dinner, eat nutritious food, and avoid spicy food.

As for adjusting the diet, especially for pregnant women who often suffer from insomnia, you can consider adjusting dinner, try to eat lighter, eat more easily digestible food, and never eat too greasy and spicy food. In order to be nutritious, it is not necessary to have big fish and meat for three meals. People nowadays are basically not lacking in nutrition. They are all fat and nutritious. Eating dinner like this will reduce the burden on the digestive system and help improve sleep quality.

Drink enough water after dinner, but not too much.

Pregnant women need to go to the toilet frequently. It is recommended that they drink a little water after dinner and before going to bed to reduce the frequency of going to the toilet, but remember, you must not hold your urine.

If cramps affect your sleep at night, pay attention to calcium supplementation and adjust your sleeping position.

As mentioned before, my wife suffers from cramps for a period of time at night. If it is due to a bad sleeping posture, she can just adjust it herself. If it is due to calcium deficiency, she should consult a doctor and take calcium supplements. Generally, during the examination, the doctor will ask whether the baby has cramps. If not, the doctor will prescribe calcium tablets as appropriate, because calcium is particularly needed for the baby's bone development. If you often have cramps at night, it will definitely affect your sleep, so you must solve the problem of cramps immediately.

Never take sleeping pills on your own. If the condition is serious, seek medical attention immediately.

I have heard that some pregnant women are unable to fall asleep due to excessive nervousness and suffer from severe insomnia, and they may even have to take sleeping pills to fall asleep. In this case, you must go to the hospital for a thorough check-up and listen to the doctor's advice. Do not take medicine on your own, as this will cause great harm to the baby.