3Rd Trimester Night Sweats.

Updated on March 19, 2011
M.B. asks from Detroit, MI
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I never experienced this with my other pregnancies, but lately in the middle of then night I have been waking up drenched in sweat. I even had the a/c on yesterday so its not like my house is hot. Everyone else in my house is walking around with blankets and im HOT! Last pregnancy I was pregnant all summer and didnt have this. Is it normal?

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T.B.

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Holy smokes, I sweat in my sleep, when I'm awake. I'm pregnant with my 4th, 33 weeks along and I have experienced night sweats with each pregnancy. After the baby is born, at least for me, it gets worse for a few weeks. Yes, what you are experiencing is normal. My hubby walks around shivering because I need the house (and car!) much colder than usual. Hang in there....

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J.F.

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Oh my gosh! I have never used so much deodorant in my life as when I was pregnant. I was hot and sweaty all the time and I'm normally cold and wearing sweaters most of the time. It drove my hubby nuts because I insisted on turning the a/c on more and he was always freezing. I had to repeatedly explain to him that he could always put more clothes on if he was cold but I couldn't do anything else to cool myself off.

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A.H.

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Yes and it only happened with my 2nd, not my 1st for some reason (and like you I was pregnant the whole summer with my first). It was awful, sorry to be completely disgusting, but between and under my boobs would be soaked, lower back soaked, etc. I seriously had to change the sheets daily because it grossed me out. I talked to my ob about it and he said it was normal during some pregnancies and not to worry about it unless I started feeling bad in any way physically. The only thing that helped a little bit was to aim a box fan at our bed at night. At least it helped dry the sweat.

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A.F.

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Very normal!!! hahaha. I am doing that now. I have about 7 weeks to go before my due date. I have a fan blowing on me at night plus either my A/C on or my window open. And right now I live in South Korea so it's still a little cold out. I wake up in sweats too. Last night my legs were sweating so bad I actually thought my water broke, but it didn't (nor did I pee hahahaha) this is my second pregnancy.

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M.M.

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That was my nightly routine with my last preg! :)

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M.P.

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Happened with my first something terrible!! And even worse after giving brith-I would have to change t shirts in the middle of the night it was so bad! I wore mens undershirts or tshirts-much better than pajamas for that.

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E.R.

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I am right there with you. I just started having really bad ''hot flashes'' this week. I'm 39 weeks. I want to open the windows and the hubby won't let me. He says it's ''freezing''! Ugh, it feels so horrible being sweaty and all. So yes, I'm sure this is completely normal!

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J.B.

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Yes -I had it a little in my last trimester with both pregnancies, but I had it even worse for a few weeks after I delivered. While pregnant I was HOT -really, really HOT, and then I would wake up afterward and the sheets would be soaking with sweat and I would have to change pajamas -and usually sheets (it was like I had peed the bed). It's hormone fluctuations.

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L.L.

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I'm only 6 weeks pregnant and its happening. i hate it.
But even before i got pregnant, whenever i was on ym period, i would have horrible night sweats

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M.F.

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Totally normal and totally sucks. I'm 36 week and had to flip my pillow twice last night. Not really much you can do, but you're not alone in this. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy!

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J.L.

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Yep....Very normal indeed...With my last one...I barely wore my winter coat and had my son in January! LOL

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