Nightmares during pregnancy

[Rach2022]

Hello! I’m in week 16 and I’m having nightmares most nights. They’re very vivid and have little grounding in reality (often apocalyptical scenarios) and I have 2-3 of them nightly. I know it isn’t uncommon to have nightmares during pregnancy and that’s a relief, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips on improving a night’s sleep? I hear they get more frequent and pregnancy-focussed as you’ve progress so I’m a little worried about the remainder of the pregnancy... Many thanks in advance.

Rachel

[Kate91]

i have the same problem every time im pregnant, only advise i can offer is try to avoid eating or drinking anything other water or juice before going to bed. and try to find a calming routine for bedtime whether its bath and a book or calming music to fall asleep to

[Lizabelle1985]

Mine haven’t become pregnancy focused (week 39 now!!) but are more frequent due to sleeping lighter.

Make sure you are comfy in bed eg pillows supporting legs/bump. Practice good sleep hygiene as they call it eg phone off, routine before bed and so on.

Speak to work to see if they provide any flexibility in start times - I had some days I was wide awake at 2am so I would work and then finish early.

Listen to your body and take naps when needed.

[Ribena1987]

I didn’t have nightmares as such during pregnancy but I did keep hallucinating and waking up screaming. I too was relieved when I Googled that it was normal! I noticed it was due to stress so my advice would be to do what you can to relax whether it be yoga, bath, a book, candles etc.

Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy x

[Rach2022]

Thanks all, really appreciate the replies! I didn't have much luck with any particular method but they got better on their own after two weeks, so that was good xx