Nerves, nerves ...
If in the first trimester, many pregnant women want to sleep almost around the clock, then in later terms everything changes. Despite the fatigue, the pregnant woman can not fall asleep, she can not throw out her excitement from the head: how will the childbirth go? Will the baby be healthy? In this situation, it is best to relieve stress, affecting both the psyche and physiology.
♦ Do you have a wild imagination, do not give bright pictures, impressive or frightening? Use the imagination for good: you can control it! Try to imagine images that are soothing. Do not try to stop the thought, just direct it in a favorable direction: imagine peaceful pictures, dream. Imagine yourself with the baby by the sea, at your favorite country house, in a solitary quiet place where the sounds of nature are heard. Imagine how you rock the crumb and sing to him a lullaby.
♦ If your thoughts are of a different kind (business related to material problems), try to simply switch attention to something else. Try to mentally warm your limbs, imagine that you "breathe" through your palms or feet. Make sure that the muscles of the face are relaxed, especially around the eyes and mouth. To do this, first, close your eyes tightly, squeeze your teeth and press your tongue against the upper palate, and then relax.
♦ It's hard to move a lot in the late term and actively, but almost everyone can walk around in the evening. Walk at a fast pace through the park or courtyards just before you go to bed.
♦ It is very important not to eat heavy food before bed.
♦ Water procedures help to relax. Take a warm shower by massaging the collar zone and the sacrum area with a jet of water.
The crumb is awake
Often you have no sleep in one eye due to the fact that the baby begins to be active when you want to relax. Remember that you must lie so that he has enough oxygen. If you lie on your back, and even on a fairly hard mattress, the child will behave more actively, because you have transmitted important veins. A crumb also can be worried because you are in an agitated state.
Heartburn
In the last trimester, sleep is often interrupted by heartburn. It is caused by the fact that the uterus poddavlivaet stomach (and its contents rises in the esophagus), as well as a feature of the reaction of all sphincters to hormonal changes in the process of preparing the body for childbirth. Before asking the doctor to prescribe medications that reduce the acidity of the stomach, try to cope in a natural way. Place more pillows or raise the head of the bed. Dinner - no later than 2 hours before bedtime, and try not to include in the menu dishes that increase the acidity of the stomach: sweets, meat broth. Avoid food that requires a long digestion: meat, pasta. It is better to supper with what is easy to digest.
Convulsions
Do you often wake up at night from the fact that the gastrocnemius muscles involuntarily contract or are they reduced (that is, the cramp is accompanied by pain)?
♦ Eat thoroughly, including in the diet of dairy products (you may lack calcium).
♦ During the day, wear comfortable shoes with a low heel so that the muscles do not overwork. During pregnancy, you gain weight, your center of gravity changes, this adds stress to your legs, which will be hard to cope with if you wear shoes with heels, narrow or ballet shoes on a completely flat sole.
♦ Before going to bed, you need to relax the muscles: for example, take a contrast shower and do a simple stretching. Sitting on the floor or on the couch with legs outstretched, pull the big toes and bend slightly forward. You can also do self-massage before going to bed, or even better ask your spouse to give you a foot and shin massage.
♦ Try not to strain your legs during the day: stand less, do not sit cross-legged, etc.
Restroom
Frequent trips to the toilet - a typical problem for many pregnant women. The growing uterus exerts pressure on the internal organs, including the bladder, which can now hold less fluid.
♦ Do not drink much before bedtime and completely empty the bladder before you go to bed.
♦ Lean slightly forward sitting on the toilet.
♦ Feel free to write while standing in the shower. Many just so, with the help of warm water, you can relax completely and take a position helping to empty the bladder.
♦ If the urge to urinate is not only frequent, but also painful, if pain or pain occurs, when you are just going out a little, you need to see a doctor. There is a danger that your system develops a urinary tract infection.
Uncomfortable?
Sometimes you can not fall asleep because it is difficult to accept a comfortable position. Try to equip your bed properly: do not sleep on a hard surface, for sleeping is ideal for a rather soft mattress, allowing you to take a comfortable pose. Buy more pillows so that you can put them under your shoulders or legs. Make a roller from the extra blanket and place it under your feet.