Dealing with Pregancy

Hi! A body pillow helped me sleep a night. Also, like the others said, do preg. yoga or walking.
I have had 2 children, and trust me, it is harder being pregnant then actually taking care of them!

rest when you are tired, sleep when you can
read, read read. noone can tell you what to expect, it will be the most trying, emotional time of your life but along with that you will also feel love like you have never felt before, you may love your husband/boyfriend but this love has no bounds, or limitations. get help when it is offered, sleep when you can. no-one can write a book on motherhood, since it is different for us all, do what comes naturally, and you will do just fine.
GOOD LUCK

D.,
Babes in the womb are rocked to sleep by our movements during the day and when we are still (to sleep or rest), they wake up. This is why they are born with their days and nights confused.
I would try taking some time, maybe 30-40 minutes, before you go to bed to just sit and rest. Your baby girl can wake up and play and then when she settles down to nap...you go to bed.

Doula/CBE

Hi! I'm C., and I have two boys who kept me up as well, so I get where your coming from. Sleep as much as you can whenever you get the chance if you feel tired. These ladies are right, just follow your body. You can rest in the daytime to prepare you for the evening, however, I just turned the lights down low, and turned down the volume on the T.v. or even turned it off and read a book an hour before I went to bed. If your in bed asleep before the baby starts doing tae bo, you'll never even know that she's moving!!! You'll be better prepared for this baby if you get all the rest you can before it gets here, and labor will be easier if keep your strength up!!

Hi D. S,
I'm also D. S. The best advice I can give you is to try and sleep now!! Once she gets here you getting sleep will be a challenge. Mine are 13, 10, and 5 and I still love to sleep ask any of my kids!!But try not drinking any caffine and maybe try reading before you go to bed to try and relax you! Good luck :)
D. S.
Brunswick

Hi D. !!! I so remember being where you are. I used to say my daughter waited til midnight to do the "jane fonda workout". Here were somethings that I used to help me sleep. I used to put a pillow between my legs, for more comfort and help even out the extra weight (it works), I made sure to drink no caffeine or sugar about 4 hours before bed, and rubbing my stomache in a circular motion seemed to settle her down. Just a little tid bit of information.. If shes a constant mover & she seems to be constantly awake, it doesnt change after birth. My daughter seemed to be moving around constantly when I was pregnant, she is 5 years old now, absolutely beautiful and still has more energy then I have ever seen. good Luck to you

The best thing I did for myself was go to prenatal yoga once or twice a week. It should be a requirement for all pregnant ladies! It stretches you out and opens up all the little pockets of stress that accumulate as your body adjusts to its new shape. Plus, the baby really loved all the extra movement and oxygen. She could've been kickboxing when I went into class and it put her to sleep immediately.
Most importantly, it will teach you breathing and meditative techniques to get to sleep easier (and, ultimately, help with labor). I can remember many nights when I was up late, staring at the ceiling, anxious about my first baby and I just closed my eyes and did my yoga breathing and I was out within 10 minutes.

Invest in some type of Lavendar bath stuff (I recomend Johnson & Johnson bed time bath) take a bath about an hour before bed and have a cup of caf free chamomile tea and you will just drift off.

Try some warm milk, camomile tea, and a relaxing bath before bed. Then get on your hands and knees and do about 15-20 pelvic rocks (go from flat back to tucking the hips under). This will pull the baby up off your bladder so you can sleep better. The rocking motion might also put your baby to sleep.

Oh, and be prepared that your baby will probably be more nocturnal the first month. The best way to fix that is lay on your side and nurse. As soon as she starts to move, before she starts to scream (only possible to feel with her beside you), put the breast back in her mouth. She'll nurse right back to sleep and you'll go right back to sleep. If you have her in a crib, she'll be fully awake and crying before you get to her and will take longer to get back to sleep. You may still need to nap during the day though for awhile until she gets her sleep cycles reversed.

Hi D. My name C. and my daughter just turned 1 in July. Just try to keep your self calm cool and collective and do not let anyone stress you out and your SHOULD have a smooth pregnancy. The motherly instinct comes naturally and you will be just fine. You might have some sleepless nights and you might not. If you have help take it. You will need it. My daughter is just fun and doing alot of things that a 2yr old does. So try to breastfeed if you can it will help he immune system alot.

D.,
It takes alot of energy to grow a baby. If your sleepy, then sleep. Just listen to your body. If your baby is active, then try relaxing yourself.
Rub your tummy or put some light music on and put the headphones on your belly. The vibration may help put her to sleep.
Just relax and enjoy this time.

D.,
I had the SAME problem!! My daughter was so active at night. I would try to take a nap when I could. After a week or so she was like clock work so I would just change my bedtime to about an hour early so I would be fast asleep when her "workout" started.:)) I also started walking for 45 mins after work to make sure I was ready for bed:)
Good luck!
(you'll need it, I nick-named mine my little hoover. B/c she sucked ALL the life out of me:))

Most babies move even more when mam isn't. When you are moving around all day the swaying sensation that she is getting is helping her sleep. Yet, when it's time for you to go to sleep she is up. Try to relax a little more during the day so that she will be awake during daylight hours. Maybe then at night she won't be so active.

I went through the same thing with 2 out of 3 of my pregnancies and eventually you will be to sleep at least a dew hours at a time inbetween having to get up to pee. But I always took the lack of sleep as preparation of no sleep when baby comes.

I went though the same problem when I was pregnant with my first son. I couldn;t sleep at night and slept all day. My doctor told me to walk during the day go to the oark or run as many tacts as possible. And it worked, the first week I was so tired that I had no problems sleeping at night.