Showing posts with label 2nd trimester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2nd trimester. Show all posts

September 7, 2011

Sleep Survival for Pregnant Women PART 2


Many pregnant women are happier to pass 1st trimester and hit the 2nd trimester mark. Why?  Because, it means less risk of a miscarriage, less morning sickness, less frequent urination.  Moreover, it means longer peacefully sleeping hours. 

Women often feel their best and have a boost of energy during this time. Anyway, there remain plenty of maladies to plague sleep during this time. Our bodies are adapted to make room for the enlarging uterus and the diaphragm is restricted and breathing becomes shallower. This causes the infamous heartburn. Many women only have to eat or drink anything and get it. Another unpleasant case interrupt our sleep is nightmare. Some of pregnant women notice their dreams become increasingly frightening and extremely vivid by pregnancy develops.  Have you ever dreamt about losing baby?

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