After a woman becomes pregnant, the quality of sleep during the entire pregnancy will directly affect the development of the baby in her belly. Good sleep will promote the development of the baby. Otherwise, it may affect the healthy development of the baby. However, many pregnant mothers have poor sleep during pregnancy. Women have poor sleep during pregnancy. Generally, it is caused by the following reasons and must be targeted.
What are the reasons for poor sleep during pregnancy?
1, calcium deficiency
If women have poor sleep during pregnancy, the first reason they think of is calcium deficiency, because the amount of calcium needed by women after pregnancy increases, especially in the late stage of pregnancy, at least 1,000 mg per day is required. If pregnant mothers do not pay attention to supplementing calcium at this time, they may have cramps when they go to bed at night, or their nerves are too excited and they cannot sleep well.
2, uterine compress
For women in the late stage of pregnancy, poor sleep quality may be caused by the uterus becoming larger and pressing on the nerves of the lower limbs. At this time, you will feel pain in the pubic or legs, and you will feel uncomfortable when you sleep, unable to fall asleep, or you will always wake up when you sleep.
3. Frequent use of the toilet
After a woman becomes pregnant, her uterus will gradually become larger and will stimulate the urethra. bladder is prone to frequent use of the toilet. Even when you go to bed at night, you may get up and want to go to the toilet. Some pregnant women even go to the toilet three or four times a night in the late stage of pregnancy. Frequent use of the toilet will affect their sleep and lead to poor sleep quality.
4. Too anxious
After a woman becomes pregnant, as the baby in her belly grows day by day, pregnant mothers can feel the baby moving around in her belly by touching her belly. However, as the fetus grows bigger, the general pregnant mother's mood will become more and more anxious. For example, sometimes the fetus stops moving, the pregnant mother will worry about whether the baby is not good in the stomach. This overly anxious mood will affect the sleep at night.
5. Sleeping environment is too poor
If the bedroom environment in pregnant women is too poor, such as the environment is too dry or too wet, or it is too hot in summer and too cold in winter, these will directly affect the quality of sleep. For pregnant women, if you want to improve the quality of sleep, the environment must be warm and comfortable, keep the bedroom clean and tidy, and be ventilated frequently. Do not have strong light when sleeping, and do not have no noise.
For pregnant women, if they want to improve their sleep quality, they should pay attention to calcium supplementation. They can drink 500 ml of milk every day or take calcium tablets, so as to avoid the problem of poor sleep quality caused by calcium deficiency. There are also appropriate exercises, such as walking slowly, yoga, swimming, etc., which are helpful for improving body functions and promoting sleep.
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