https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 18:21:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457692 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 07:40:42 +0000 regberadaisy 2457692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normally I *never* have trouble falling/staying asleep. Like it's a running joke in my family how easily I can sleep. :)</p> <p>But pregnancy insomnia hit me too. Haven't really found a cure.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457690 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 07:36:01 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2457690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me! And it's made so much worse by my two year old that wakes up and then I'm the one that can't fall back asleep...:/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457687 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 07:32:16 +0000 blackbird 2457687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unisom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457678 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 07:09:48 +0000 LCTBQE 2457678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pregnantbee: for me, I'm just a little groggy. I have to get up to clean up after my very old doggy sometimes. You cut the pills in half and just do a 1/2 dose, so it's not that much. But I doubt cleaning up dog poop and going back to bed is the same level of care as you're talking about :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457636 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:28:05 +0000 Pumuckl 2457636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get it pretty bad especially during the third trimester. I usually cope pretty well with little sleep so I just wait it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457578 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:45:53 +0000 pregnantbee 2457578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So with Unisom, are you able to wake up if your other LO needs you in the middle of the night? Is it habit-forming? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457563 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:29:11 +0000 LCTBQE 2457563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meridian: I just posted about this a couple of weeks ago:<br /> <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/insomnia-7#post-2435140" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/insomnia-7#post-2435140</a></p> <p>I did end up getting Unisom, and it's not a magic bullet for me but it definitely has helped. I think my insomnia has abated a little right now as I'm inching out of the first tri, but I expect to see it back again when I get as far along as you are now. I was absolutely miserable with it for a couple of weeks there--up like 6 nights a week for hours at a time. Hope yours stops hassling you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457473 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:32:56 +0000 Happygal 2457473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: It's really a special kind of hell. And I also stared at a picture yesterday at all these little lines around my eyes. Sleep deprivation is aging. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457472 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:31:36 +0000 coopsmama 2457472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I toss and turn all night long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457469 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:30:32 +0000 Foodnerd81 2457469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: I have it nursing now too a little. Last time I think I was so tired plus the nursing hormones helped me fall back asleep without a problem, but now I feel like I don't totally fall back asleep after she wakes up if it's after 3 am or so. It's really annoying. </p> <p>@Autumnmama79: I keep looking at pictures of me and being surprised just how big the bags under my eyes actually are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457456 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:02:38 +0000 ms.line 2457456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unisom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457448 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:48:35 +0000 tinyperson 2457448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm there too..plus a nasty cold. So I wake up to pee, roll over or to cough/blow my nose and then I can't get back to sleep. I keep my iPhone beside me and headphones so I can watch a tv show or listen to an audiobook till I get sleepy again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457447 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:48:35 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2457447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had it for a good long while in my 2nd trimester. I pushed back my bedtime, which helped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457446 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:48:34 +0000 winniebee 2457446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unisom. First pregnancy took half a tablet 30-45 mins before bed. Second pregnancy took a whole one. Otherwise I couldn't fall asleep at all even when exhausted. Life saver!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457444 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:46:07 +0000 FaithFertility 2457444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sure did my sleep is still very off even 1 yr PP<br /> I can't stay asleep very well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457442 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:45:00 +0000 alphagam84 2457442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Take some Unisom. I had insomnia really bad while pregnant and it worked well for me until the final month of pregnancy. Totally safe to take. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457040 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:26:41 +0000 Autumnmama79 2457040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meridian: Yes, and I have the bags to prove it! I spend most nights flipping from my left side to my right side, and repeat. Each time its a big upheaval of course with the belly. Then once I'm awake I start thinking about things.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457039 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:25:57 +0000 Mrs D 2457039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unisom...couldnt survive either pregnancy without it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2457037 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:24:59 +0000 DesertDreams88 2457037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Benadryl.<br /> Getting up for a snack and water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2456988 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:00:40 +0000 Happygal 2456988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I'm a bad sleeper to start with, and this has always been the worst thing to deal with. I also experienced it when frequently nursing throughout the night--it's like my sleep cycle was just to disrupted to then fall back asleep. </p> <p>I've wanted to look into breathing exercises or some kind of meditation. But if I'm a streak of really bad sleep, Unisom helps and is approved by my doctor. I worry about it being habit forming, but I'm told that isn't a concern. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2456934 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 13:38:06 +0000 Foodnerd81 2456934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had it and it sucked. You are so tired all day then up at night. Never found a solution. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2456927 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 13:36:27 +0000 avivoca 2456927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi. I'm dealing with it now. I wake up a lot because my sinuses are dry (the heater is right behind my room so it's really hot) and can't fall back asleep. It's either that or the cats decide that I've slept long enough and they keep walking on me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-pregnancy-insomnia#post-2456920 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 13:30:49 +0000 Meridian 2456920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was doing pretty well, but now at 27w, the pregnancy insomnia is starting to kick in! Having a hard time either A) falling asleep or B) staying asleep... keep having to wake up to pee and then not being able to fall back asleep!</p> <p>Anyone have any good remedies? </p>