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Geeza
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Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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Location: London
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Trouble Sleeping !
Posted: 01-28-06 19:15pm
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Hi, can anybody help, my girlfriend is
finding it very difficult sleeping, she is
in her 2nd trimester ... Is it ok to use
a herbal sleeping aid, ie nytol ?
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Angel_Who_Crys
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Joined: 23 Aug 2005
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Re: Trouble Sleeping !
Posted: 01-29-06 10:28am
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| geeza
wrote: | | hi, can anybody help, my
girlfriend is finding it very difficult
sleeping, she is in her 2nd trimester ...
Is it ok to use a herbal sleeping aid, ie
nytol ? |
try having her sleep on her side with a
pillow under her belly.
It worked for me but now im have back
problems and nothing works.
But have her try it out and see if it
helps any
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mia7
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Posted: 02-03-06 02:12am
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I sleep on my side (they say it's bad to
sleep on your back because the weight of
the uterus and baby can block bloodflow to
the placenta) I use a pillow to rest my
knee on and kind of put the pillow in
between my legs to help.
Also if I want to rest my back a little
while I am sleeping on my side I put a
pillow up against my back so that I can
lean back and rest my back without having
to lay flat on my back.
Or... She can always get a pregnancy
pillow to help her out. There's different
makes and different sizes, it would depend
on what would work for her.
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 02-16-06 12:51pm
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I wouldn't sugest taking anything.....I am
having a hard time sleeping and my dr told
me to take benadryl....However it didn't
help at all. I got a list of what not to
take and everything is on it. Poor
thing...I understand that it's hard to
sleep but taking something could hurt your
baby.
I toss and turn all night long but I got 2
body pillows and put one on each side of
me, so I dont' have to move one back and
forth with me as I toss and turn. Thank
god we have a ca king size bed...Can't
find sheets to fit it but me and my two
pillows fit as well as my hubby.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 02-16-06 13:23pm
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Lol...I'm in my 3rd trimester and it only
gets worse!!! I've gotten used to the
back aching ...Now when I lay on one side
my hip starts to ache immensly!!! So I
find myself rolling over every hour....I
slept on my belly until I was about 4 1/2
months with my belly sort of cocked to the
side....I can't wait until I have this
baby!! I need my belly sleep!!!
Sarah
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 02-16-06 13:55pm
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I understand belly sleep. I can't sleep
on mine anymore it feels really weird when
I do and then it starts to hurt....My mom
tells me that I wont' get much sleep after
my skoot is born....So sleep now. But I
can't sleep now....Maybe I am just
preparing.
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mia7
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Posted: 02-16-06 15:56pm
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Oh, yes!! I know about the hips hurting.
I have to keep turning over again and
again because my hip hurts sooo much
during the night! It stay only a little
bit sore during the day so it's not too
bad, but at night, ouch! I hate having to
have to turn over so many times, and then
I can feel the weight of my baby going
from one side to the other too everytime I
turn around.
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sandyallen
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Posted: 02-16-06 16:51pm
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Talk to your Dr. About getting something
to help you sleep with your pregnancy. I
used to sleep in the recliner chair or if
I slept in bed, I would put a pillow
between my knees and I still do that to
take the pressure off of the back. One
lady told me the other day that she uses
he full length body pillow and it helps
her and she is in her third trimester, it
always seemed to me that there was never a
way to get real comfortable, you just nod
off a lot both day and night sitting up
with lots of pillows.
Good luck!
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Sarah1978
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Location: NZ
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Posted: 02-16-06 19:54pm
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Lots and lots of pillows under and between
everything - a nice relaxing massage just
before she goes to bed may also help too
:-) :wink:
going for a walk before bed may be helpful
too.
But if it still doesn't help then talk to
your doctor and see what they can
reccomend.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 02-17-06 16:25pm
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I understand hurting hips. I thought I
was just some kind of freak or something
but now that I know it's happening to
other people I guess it's the extra baby
weight. I know what you mean too, I was
definitely a tummy time girl when it was
time to sleep. I can't wait until I can
sleep on my tummy again!!
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