Does mothers go to bed early on time during pregnancy? Will staying up late often have any impact on your baby? Come and have a look~
The impact of staying up late
First of all, staying up late often during pregnancy will cause certain harm to mothers' bodies. You are prone to fatigue during pregnancy and don't have a good sleep at night. The mental state and physical fatigue during the day will be more obvious. Of course, staying up late often has a great impact on mothers' appearance during pregnancy, and their skin is prone to become rough, dark yellow, spotted, etc.
Fomont University in the United States shows that staying up late for a long time will increase the chance of menstrual cycle disorder in women, and the risk of miscarriage after pregnancy increases by about 1/3.
Journal of the American Obstetrics and Gynecology Association also proposed that pregnant mothers who sleep less than 6 hours have a chance of having a caesarean section 4.5 times that of sleeping more than 7 hours, and the average time for delivery must also reach 10 hours or more.
In addition to the above-mentioned impact on mothers, late sleep will also reduce the release of growth hormone , affecting fetal growth and development, resulting in problems such as low weight in the newborn or premature birth of .
According to German maternity and infant science experts, expectant mothers who stay up late for a long time have twice as many intellectual development delays than expectant mothers who have normal schedules. They will show inattention and hyperactivity during school age.
At the same time, pregnant mothers often stay up late, which will also increase the chance of fetal umbilical cord wrapping around the neck , because mothers stay excited and nervous for a long time, and the fetus will also feel it, thus starting to move, which may invisibly increase the risk of umbilical cord wrapping around the neck.
How to judge whether you stay up late?
Sleeping can't be considered staying up late if it meets the following two standards: one is sufficient time; the other is the regularity of time.
means to ensure 8 hours of sleep. For example, going to bed at 2 o'clock every day from 11 o'clock the next day is not much different from going to bed at 11 o'clock the next day from 7 o'clock the next day. The premise is to maintain this pattern and not disrupt your biological clock.
For pregnant mothers, it is not recommended to sleep too late. Even if you make up for sleep the next day, it will be difficult to make up for the harm caused to the human body by staying up late.
What are the fetus doing when mothers stay up late?
Hiccup
Research found that in order to better breathe outside the uterus in the future, the fetus will suck amniotic fluid and hiccup after waking up, and exercise the diaphragm muscle.
punch and kick
The fetus will be very active when it is in the mother's belly. Maybe punching and kicking the mother's belly is also a way of exercise for them.
Ring circle
The fetus will also be able to maintain a posture in the mother's belly, so it will adjust its posture from time to time and turn around.
Grinning
Generally, the fetus will have some expressions around 26 weeks, and will "cry" and "laugh", but this is not the real emotional expression of the fetus, but caused by the development of nerves and muscle contraction.
Of course, there are also many pregnant mothers who are forced to stay up late because of all kinds of discomfort during pregnancy. Sometimes it is difficult to fall asleep even if they are lying in bed early. What should I do at this time? It is recommended to try the following methods:
Be prepared before going to bed
Be calm before going to bed, listen to soothing music, or read a book.
In addition, do not intake too much water before going to bed to avoid frequent urination and problems after the bladder is squeezed, which will affect sleepiness.
Choose the appropriate sleeping position
In the late pregnancy, if you use the supine position when sleeping, it will compress the inferior vena cava and abdominal aorta. It is recommended to use the left lying position and maintain the left lying position 15°-30°, which will be more comfortable.
Assisted sleep
Pregnant mothers will experience pain and other conditions when pregnant, so with the help of Pregnant women pillow , it can relieve the mother's fault, reduce the strength of muscles and ligaments pulling, and help sleep.
is OK. The above is the impact of pregnant mothers staying up late for a long time on themselves and the fetus. Expected mothers should pay attention to rest early!
