Mamas with depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders

insomnia

i’m really struggling with my sleep and my depression has got so bad since becoming pregnant i’m trying so hard to keep positive but it’s especially at night time when everyone’s asleep i don’t know what to do with myself and i will just toss and turn till like 4am 🥲 anyone else???

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This was me! I got on medication and it was the best thing ever!!! Take care of yourself 🩷

Yes I got insomnia very bad when I was around 16ish weeks pregnant and I sometimes had a 10hr shift the next day for work it absolutely broke me I would see every hour of the clock tossing and turning. I had to reduce my hours at work to help. I have insomnia when not pregnant so it was ten fold when I was, just try and rest when you can and don’t be too hard on yourself xx

I had bad insomnia pregnant too and now I can’t keep awake! It didn’t help I had terrible restless legs but I found getting up when I couldn’t sleep rather than tossing and turning helped because I’d get frustrated in bed. I shifted my mind set as well by closing my eyes and telling myself I’m just resting, no pressure for sleep and usually I’d drop off.
I do sympathise because you’re so tired yet can’t sleep but it does get better!

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