I'm 10 weeks pregnant. About to go out of my mind from relentless insomnia. I had insomnia for years before getting pregnant, but I thought improving my sleep hygiene along with the progesterone surge during 1st trimester would make sleep decent. I started out getting maybe 5 hrs a night, which was hard enough, but now I get only 2 per night. Recently I even went a full 48 hrs without sleep!! I used to be on trazodone for my insomnia, as well as anxiety and depression meds. Obviously I'm not taking any of those anymore. I really didn't have a problem with depression and anxiety until my insomnia got so bad. After weeks of suffering and avoiding benadryl out of fear despite my Dr saying it was safe, I finally caved and took it a few times a week. It helped at first, but then it started giving me restless legs and now it doesn't work at all period.

Anyone else going through this and it got better in the second trimester? I'm especially interested in hearing from those of you that had chronic insomnia before pregnancy. I need advice or words of comfort! I used to take herbal remedies, but dr says they're not safe during pregnancy! Same with melatonin.

The insomnia is so bad that many days I wish I was just not here anymore and very much doubting my decision to have a baby. I could never get over getting an abortion, but at the same time I CANNOT GO ON LIKE THIS. I wish I could take my trazodone again because I slept just fine on that before, but I can't bear the thought of potentially harming my baby.