Why do I have trouble sleeping while pregnant?

Most women struggle to sleep while pregnant, massive changes in hormones and changes to your body make it difficult to sleep, as well the added pressure to your body can make it difficult to find a comfortable position to sleep in and you are restricted with your sleeping positions.

Because being pregnant makes you feel agitated, makes you really warm and uncomfortable when trying to sleep

That could depend on many things and where you are in your pregnancy. You feel the baby being more active while you are rest, backaches in third trimester, anxiety about delivery, health of baby.

Your body and mind change a lot during pregnancy, so it's normal that some things take a time to adjust. On one hand, the physical changes make it that old sleeping postures aren't as comfortable anymore: even the first weeks, when you don't show yet, the bloating and your uterus growing change how things feel inside, so this can make it harder to sleep. On the other, hormones are very powerful and run through your body in enormous quantities at this time: they can make you anxious, content, restless, energetic, tired, angry, happy... They don't stop at night, so you can get stuck in a bad mood for sleeping (whatever it is for you: some get anxious, some get energetic, for others the brain just won't shut off) very often. Add to it the normal worries of a soon-to-be-mom and you've got a perfect combo for insomnia. Relaxing exercises, meditation and a great deal of patience (this, too, shall pass) can help! And, also, congratulations :)!

It's totally normal for you to have trouble sleeping while pregnant. It can be really hard for pregnant women to get comfortable enough to sleep, you likely have to get up to pee a lot, and are frequently hungry. Hang in there, you're going to uncomfortable for a few more months! :-)

Firstly, hormones are everywhere! It's hard when our bodies respond unpredictably to situations we are less familiar with, because then it becomes easier to spin those into stories such as, "I can't sleep," therefore, I won't, or weaving the uncomfortable circumstance into unwanted anxiety. Try to stay as relaxed as possible and do as much self-care as you need to rest comfortably at night.

You're growing a human life. Even if its draining, it can also get quite uncomfortable. Also, lots of anxieties that come along with pregnancy and motherhood can be keeping your brain running on hyper mode.

You probably have major discomfort because of your pregnancy and/or baby bump. To help you sleep you should use a couple more pillows to support your back and legs.

Because while your sleeping your baby might not be c:

Hormones, most likely, are messing with your sleep pattern. Either that, or having a baby in your stomach is something you aren't used to. Sorry for the trouble sleeping, but congrats on the baby :)