Summary: Why are pregnant mothers prone to insomnia? As pregnancy progresses, mothers will encounter many physical discomforts, and insomnia is one of the most painful things for mothers. Today we will talk about why we suffer from insomnia and how to deal with it? Why are pregnant women prone to insomnia? As pregnancy progresses, mothers will encounter many physical discomforts, and insomnia is one of the most painful things for mothers. Today we will talk about why we suffer from insomnia and how to deal with it?
First, let’s talk about the causes of insomnia in late pregnancy?
Most of the causes of insomnia symptoms in late pregnancy may be caused by psychological factors, including labor stress, worry about the baby\’s health, excessive anxiety, depressive tendencies and high work pressure, strained marital relations, and possible problems in the parenting process. future children. etc. will cause the mother to be unable to sleep at night and suffer from insomnia.
The second is physiological reasons.
In early pregnancy, the enlarging uterus puts pressure on the bladder, causing its capacity to decrease. In the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, the fetal head descends and enters the pelvic cavity again, compressing the bladder, resulting in smaller bladder capacity and frequent urination.
If our bladder could hold 400ml of urine before, we could urinate when we wanted to. But if your baby occupies the position of the bladder in the pelvis, there may be 200ml of urine left and you have to get up to urinate, so you may often urinate at night. stand up.
There are also various physical discomforts, such as leg cramps, back pain, or excessive attention to lying on the left side. While in the clinic, I met a pregnant mother whose arms were numb and her legs were sore. Finally, she forced herself to sleep on her left side. I told her you are trying too hard to protect your children but you don\’t need it. Full left lateral decubitus position.
There are also some people who suffer from lower back and leg pain. In fact, a large part of the reason is that our posture is not standard enough. In addition, it may be that your pelvis is tilted, so the enlargement of the uterus can easily cause various compression symptoms, and ultimately pain in the waist and legs.
In addition, your core muscles are not strong enough, leading to various compression symptoms such as uterine enlargement, low back pain, and sacroiliac joint pain. There are also people who wake up hungry. They feel hungry in the middle of the night and have to get up to eat.
With so many causes of insomnia, let’s talk about how to alleviate them?
The first is mood.
We hope everyone can let go of something and understand something. I often tell pregnant mothers that there are three kinds of things in the world: one is your own business, the other is other people’s business, and the third is God’s business. For example, is this a boy or a girl? Does the child have birth defects? It\’s all God\’s business, it\’s something you can\’t change, and there\’s no use worrying about it.
For example, my boss puts too much pressure on me, my wife won\’t cook for me, or no one gives up my seat when I go out today, etc. These are other people\’s business, and you don\’t need to change them.
In fact, what is more important is yourselfcareer. Are you healthy enough? Do you control your diet and exercise hard enough, etc. We should mind our own business, stop minding other people’s business, and mind God’s business. But many people can\’t figure it out. They worry about God’s affairs every day, minding other people’s affairs and not caring about their own affairs. This will only make your mood worse and worse, and the quality of your sleep at night will also be worse and worse.
Second, frequent urination leads to insomnia.
We recommend that you drink more water during the day and less water at night before going to bed. For example, some people drink a glass of milk before going to bed, which may make it easier to wake up at night. We can solve your meal problem by eating some dried fruits or other methods to reduce frequent urination and night wakings.
The third problem is low back pain.
These can be relieved with daily posture and core exercises.
The fourth is hunger.
You need to eat good meals and snacks, and choose high-quality staple foods, which is the multigrain rice we have been emphasizing.
High-quality staple foods have a low glycemic index and will not make you overly hungry. Looking for your next meal immediately is particularly effective for satiety. At the same time, you can also take in a variety of vitamins to prevent problems such as gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, and excessive weight gain.
Fifth, there is no need to pay special attention to sleeping posture.
Lying on your left side is indeed the best sleeping position, but don’t pay special attention to sleeping on your left side. In the end, I didn\’t dare to sleep and couldn\’t sleep.
We can choose a comfortable and safe sleeping position so that we can sleep until dawn without having our sleep affected by awkward sleeping positions.
How can I fall asleep quickly?
Put down your phone first, don’t browse stories or news that interests you, and let yourself become more and more energetic.
Secondly, we can take deep breaths, which is very effective for our own gas exchange and calming our minds.
Third, you can listen to some music. For example, there is a lot of meditation music in the Himalayas. This music can help us fall asleep again.
Also, don’t worry about insomnia and why you can’t fall asleep again. In fact, this is a process that many pregnant mothers are experiencing and going through. This means your baby can take better care of you after training you.