Insomnia during early pregnancy?

Question

Has anyone experienced this?  Ever since I found out I was pregnant at 4 weeks I was unable to sleep comfortably at night, sometimes only sleeping 1 hour/night.  My doctor recommended unisom but I'm hesitant to take any medications and want my body to fall asleep naturally.  Please help!! Will it get better in my second trimester?

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Having the same problem right now, I lay down at 11:00 but not sleep until 5:30am smh then I'm up at 8:00 or 9:00 feeling energized, my entire life I've never been a morning person but I'm enjoying not feeling groggy in the morning

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It's a common early pregnancy thing. It does get better. Diphenhydramine (active ingredient in Benadryl and Unisom) is safe to take, but if you don't want to use that, try 4:7:8 breathing. It physically forces your heart to slow down to where it needs to be for sleep.
Inhale to a count of 4
Hold for a count of 7
Exhale to a count of 8.
It works pretty well! Good luck! :)

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Omg I am experiencing the same thing . Just keep turning and twisting for hours and when I do fall asleep I only sleep for 2-3 hours. I am 5 weeks pregnant

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I think it also has to do with you being excited/worried. I slept like a baby before the test but ever since I'm just rollin' around the bed.

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I had this too. From 5-7 weeks I would wake up around 3am to pee and then I'd be wired. Couldn't fall back to sleep at all! It started to go away after 8 weeks or so. I'm 10 weeks now and I'm sleeping 8 beautiful hours!

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I normally fall asleep round 7 am and sleep til 3 pm if lucky..good luck

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I'm the same & my boyfriend is on nights right now & it's not helping. This & morning sickness are killing me. :(

Insomnia during early pregnancy?

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