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Does anyone know if there is anything you can take to help get a good night sleep. I haven't slept well in days and I'm desperate.
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No sorry not while your prego try to prop yourself with pillows or try a relaxing bath. No seers our caffeine before bed. Is it the stress of having a baby or are you just comfortable?
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1959722 tn?1338778115
You can take tylenol pm tylenol is safe and the ingredient in tylenol pm that makes you sleepy is dyphenhydramine which is what they use in benadryl which is also safe to take while pregnant
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I no wot mean ive been tossin n turning for hhe past few weeks i get up on. the morning with my daughter i feel. ready for bed again after only 20 mins its a night mare ive flipped the mattreess ivd tryed avin a relaxin bath . the only. thinv i can thjnk is puttin lavender mist or sumsort of lavender spray in youf pillow!! gud luck xx
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Its not stress that makes me unable to sleep. I am so uncomfortable. I'm 31w 5d. My hips hurt. Ive been having Braxton Hicks a lot. My back bothers me to. Nights are the hardest. During the day I am tired all the time.
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1901977 tn?1333991726
I have a regular OB and a high-risk OB, both suggested benadryl.
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Thanks ladies for responding. It's nice to hear from someone who understands. My husband thinks it should be easy to sleep since it is for him. Men just don't get it!!!!
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Every ob is different but with my dd my ob prescibed me ambien and she is perfectly fine. Talk to ur ob and try sleeping on ur side with a pillow between ur knees. It helps.
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2009129 tn?1335370857
Unless you are in pain, you can just take Benadryl. I started with Tylenol pm but realized I didn't need the acetaminophen because I wasn't in pain and I didn't want to put unnecessary drugs in my body. The icky thing about Benadryl is that it's an appetite stimulant, and for me, very addictive because i've had sleep issues since high school (about 6 years).
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2009129 tn?1335370857
Unless you are in pain, you can just take Benadryl. I started with Tylenol pm but realized I didn't need the acetaminophen because I wasn't in pain and I didn't want to put unnecessary drugs in my body. The icky thing about Benadryl is that it's an appetite stimulant, and for me, very addictive because i've had sleep issues since high school (about 6 years).
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A good natural sleep aid is camomile tea. In some stores (like Walmart) it is even called sleepy time tea, Im 12w6d and it really helped me on those restless nights and its all natural.
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