Although sleep pregnant

Between the rounded belly and minor ailments of pregnancy, the night of pregnant women are sometimes agitated! To find a good sleep and not be tired the next day, a few tips are to adopt.

Things we can do before going to bed

The first important thing is to pay attention to his dinner.
Make a light meal, and prefer foods that promote sleep, such as meat, fish, rice, pasta or even apples.

Also avoid acidic foods

(Vinegar, spices ...) that promote gastroesophageal reflux later in the night.
Think about dinner at least two hours before bedtime to allow time to properly digest. Then do not drink water in thirty minutes before bedtime this will avoid you wake up to go to the toilet.

To encourage sleep, prepare herbal teas soothing based linden, melissa or orange blossom, or else a glass of warm milk. Do not drink mostly tea or coffee because they are exciting. Remember to ventilate your room to have better air quality (and refresh if it's summer).

Before going to bed, you must go through an airlock relaxation, meaning that instead of going to bed immediately after doing the dishes or hanging laundry, you must prepare your mind at rest .

If you feel that you will not get to sleep, take a warm bath with essential oils that will calm you. Once in bed, relax breathe slowly and deeply, and relax your muscles. You can also ask your husband to massage.

Choose a good book on television, and if your legs are sore, raise them with a cushion to stimulate blood circulation. You can also go under running cold water. Finally, during the day, do some exercise: yoga, swimming, going to the gym or just walking, because in addition to keep fit, exercise will relax you.

The best positions for sleeping

You can continue to sleep on your back until your belly is not too round. But from the second quarter this position will interfere, because the uterus weighing on the bladder and blood vessels, you will see a feeling of discomfort Choking due to disturbance of blood circulation.

The best way to sleep is to lie on the left side to not compress the vena cava, which passes to the right of the uterus that reduces blood flow in the lower body upwards, tucking his right knee.

For added convenience, you can drag a cushion under the knee.

In case of acid reflux, you can take semi-sitting knob to limit them. Finally, if you have a lot of trouble sleeping on his stomach that otherwise, know that you can do this by putting you in three quarters, with one leg bent, your baby will not risk anything because the envelope that surrounds it is incompressible.

Express your concerns

Some pregnant women do a lot of nightmares can not sleep at night the prospect of a life that will change, or fear of childbirth, may cause anxiety.

If this is your case, discuss your fears with your partner, your parents, friend or even your doctor may prescribe magnesium.

Talking helps defuse anxieties, and to be understood and supported. If the anxiety is just too strong and insomnia occur regularly, try homeopathy or acupuncture, which aims to balance energies in the body using small needles, which is very effective for allay anxieties.