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Can I Take A Sleep Aid?
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I'm currently 8 weeks pregnant. I am constantly tired, but I can't seem to get any quality sleep. I'm like a zombie at work every day. Are there any safe sleep aids available over the counter to get me through this rough patch?
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Monday 15th of March 2010 06:40:07 AM
Hello there future mommy, and no there is not safety medications to been taking while you are pregnant, first coz most of these medications work over your Cental Nervous System, and all the medication you take goes straight to your blood so as long as you share your blood with your baby, probably everything that you take must work over his body as well. I'm sorry of the though moment that you have been passing now about don't feel like you got enough sleepy, the best thing you can do is try get early nights of sleep and try healthy exercises that will make your bbody get tired and get it use to build a routine of sleep, so maybe awake a bit early and in a fixed hour every morning, go for a walk, be away from food that content cafeeine in the composition, look after a balanced meal. all the small things that we do during the day helps or disturb our body about sleep.
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Sunday 21st of March 2010 07:17:12 AM
Dear mother, the fact of being constantly tired is a natural and normal pregnancy. You will need to take iron to help you and drink, but frankly I would not advise taking any sleeping pill. Talk to your doctor.
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Wednesday 24th of March 2010 12:41:21 AM
Every expectant mom knows that sleep will be catch-as-catch-can after her baby is born. But sleepless nights plague women throughout pregnancy , too.
A National Sleep Foundation poll found that over three-quarters of women slept worse during pregnancy than they did when they weren't pregnant. What's more, new moms and pregnant women were more likely to suffer insomnia than any other group of women.
The reason: Pregnancy is uncomfortable. The discomforts that come with having a baby growing inside you don't go away when you turn out the light.
If you're accustomed to sleeping on your stomach or on your back, you must adjust to sleeping on your side. It will be physically impossible to lie on your stomach when you are heavy with child, and doctors warn against sprawling flat on your back. "There's some concern about that in the latter part of pregnancy.
When you lie on your back, the weight of the pregnant uterus slows the return of blood to your heart, which reduces blood flow to the fetus. That means the baby is getting less oxygen and fewer nutrients.
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