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Insomnia During Pregnancy

You need to consider how you might be able to change your schedule to set aside appropriate sleep time.

No matter what factors are contributing to your decreased sleep time, please continue with the guide to learn how you can improve your quality of sleep.

Pregnant women often begin having trouble sleeping starting early in their pregnancy. This is probably related to hormonal changes.

Sleep quality tends to improve during the middle part of pregnancy. However, starting about the seventh month of pregnancy, as the fetus starts more rapid growth and you get bigger, it can be very difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep.

How far along is your pregnancy?

One to three months.

Four to six months.

Seven to nine months.

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