Pregnancy sleep apnea ?

Question

I haven’t seen anyone else post about this topic but I’m taking a chance to see if anyone else has been through this and what ended up happening... I’m a little over 36 weeks pregnant and the last 2-3 nights for me have been awful! I wake up all night gasping bc I can’t breath. It’s like I stop breathing at night.... and then I get scared to go back to sleep but I’m exhausted so I eventually do and just continue this all night. I have been so tired during the day because I am just not sleeping because of this and my next OB appointment isn’t until Thursday. Thankfully I’m on maternity leave so I can try and rest in the day also until then. I have gained 45 pounds while pregnant so I’m thinking maybe I have developed sleep apnea since being pregnant?? I have tried propping up my pillows and changing sides and nothing really helps... has anyone else experienced this?? If so what ended up happening? What did your doctor suggest?  Will they want to induce me? Yes I know I need to speak to my ob. I’m just wanting to hear others experience with this until I do.

Answer

Maybe call a sleep lab and see if you can actually be monitored for sleep apnea. Idk if they do it while pregnant but worth a shot. My boyfriend has sleep apnea. There’s two types. 98% of people with sleep apnea have it due to their tonsils and the other 2% is brain related. My boyfriend is a part of the 2% who’s brain doesn’t send the signal to breathe while he’s sleeping. It’s scary. I’ve woken up to I’m literally yelling help in his sleep while not breathing. I’ve also had to wake up to hearing him tryna gasp for air and nothing’s coming out or in, until I wake him and it signals that deep breath he was looking for. It can be very real and very scary. He went to a sleep lab & they hook you up to all sorts of wires all over your body, all those sticky stickers, and you sleep in this bed in the middle of a room and it’s weird. They pretty much watch you sleep. Literally. They monitor your breathing, your sleep patterns, your dreams, etc. it can be very helpful to know. We found out he needs a cpap machine in order to get relief. So if you’re genuinely concerned I’d ask your OB if going to sleep lab and gettin monitored for a night is worth doing or if this may be normal during pregnancy and what they’d recommend trying first to help. 🤷🏽‍♀️ I hope you feel better.

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I did have this! It was when I slept on my back because they were squishing my diaphragm

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I'm only 15 weeks and this has been happening to me for about two weeks and I'm a small person.  It freaked me out.

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I recommend 3 pillows to level your head / chest with the inflatable, at the very least you'll be able to get afew naps in before your back starts to hurt (sick of my legs swelling/hips hurting/side sleeping)
If that fails all I can really suggest is talking to your doctors about it x

Pregnancy sleep apnea ?

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