Hello, I am happy to have found this community. I am newly pregnant a second time. First one was a miscarriage. I am 44 and have no family support or guidance. I am happy to have a place to share my experience with other pregnant woman here at lj. We have our first ultrasound this afternoon and I am anxious and excited. Haven't been sleeping well ( Read more... )

I had pregnancy rhinitis with my first and now at 24 weeks with my second, I'm beginning to feel some of the same symptoms. I'm producing a lot of mucous and my nose feels irritated all the time, like I'm about to sneeze (and I have been sneezing a lot...ouch!). With my first, these symptoms only got worse until I felt near-constant sinus ( Read more... )

So--- ive had about enough. I am 23w3d today and I am an already insomniac person and take (as per DR's okay) two tylenol pm at night almost every single night to help me sleep. Last night we were out of it and I had no reprieve. I tossed and turned and couldnt get cool or comfy and am now miserable and will most likely be pissy going into my ( Read more... )

I don't know how I am going to get through this pregnancy insomnia! I feel that it is being largely caused by stress, but regardless of how hard I try to calm my thoughts at night, I can't seem to. I'm in my third trimester now and am starting to have some negative thoughts about my ability to be a Mom as well as the sustainability of my ( Read more... )

Am I the only pregnant insomniac on LJ at this ungodly hour? LOL. I’ve been unable to sleep for more than a couple hours at a time for the past few nights, and I’m only 4 weeks. Is this normal? I know sleep issues are common later in pregnancy when getting comfortable is nearly impossible, but has anyone experienced insomnia so early in the ( Read more... )

I just dont know what to do with myself. Everynight I fall asleep fine but then I wake up every hour to pee and within three hours of that I am wide awake and cannot sleep anymore. Ive been up since 330am and I just feel like crap. This has been going on for two weeks now and I dont know what to do. Ive tried Tylenol PM and it doesnt do anything, ( Read more... )

Since becoming pregnant I cant sleep past 5-6am. What gives? Anyone else in the same boat as me? It's almost like I have a natural alarm clock going off and it's driving me insane. I want to sleep until 8 or 9 again.

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x-posted jan2011babies 

For the past 2 weeks, I have only had 4 days on and off where I have been able to sleep through the night. I have never had any issues with sleeping pre-pregnancy, and I KNOW that it is just because I am a very high-anxiety person, and I'm just freaking out because of baby/mothering/nursery room thoughts bombarding me, but I NEED to sleep! I try ( Read more... )

I'm a newly pregnant person...6 weeks today. I'm already super achey all over, tired, and now having insomnia! I'm shocked at how miserable I feel already and I'm sure this is only the tip of the iceberg. Please tell me it gets better. I mean really, insomnia at 6 weeks? I feel like I need to quit my job now so I can get rest whenever possible ( Read more... )

Has anybody here been on sleeping pills while pregnant? I am going to ask my doctor about it next time I see her, but I don't sleep anymore. I was the same way before I was pregnant, but it just hits me way harder these days.. I'm just wondering if sleeping pills are safe, or if my doctor will say I can't take them. The lack of sleep makes me very ( Read more... )