After pregnancy, generally pregnant mothers will pay more attention to all aspects, especially in the first trimester, affected by hormones, generally sleepiness, so pregnant mothers will stay up late at this time. But with the increase of the gestational age, affected by hormones, body and fetus, pregnant mothers will not sleep well slowly and stay up late for more and more time. Although pregnant mothers know that staying up late is bad for the fetus, but they just can't sleep and can only be in a hurry.
When pregnant women stay up late, is the fetus staying up late or sleeping?
In the eyes of many people, if pregnant women stay up late, their babies will stay up late in their stomachs. But in fact, no matter whether the mother stays up late or not, the baby is still doing its own way. Activities will not affect the baby's daily routine. The fetus is asleep about 90% of the day. Even if the pregnant woman stays up all night, the fetus is basically asleep and will not stay up with her mother. In addition, the baby is a night owl. The baby is a typical night owl. Research suggests that the baby moves more frequently in the evening, followed by the afternoon, and finally in the morning. Could it be that a baby sleeps during the day and moves at night? This is not the case, but the baby’s sleep cycle is shorter, usually 20-40 minutes, and the longest is within 80 minutes. To put it simply, the baby will wake up after a while, not as long as an adult.
What are the effects of staying up late on the fetus?
Actually mothers staying up all night will not disrupt the fetus’s sleep cycle. The fetus should wake up and sleep, so it doesn’t matter if the pregnant mother stays up late? The answer is of course not. Not affecting the fetus’s sleep cycle does not mean staying up late has no effect on the fetal development. After pregnancy, the doctor will also remind pregnant mothers to pay more attention to rest and not stay up late. If you stay up frequently at night, it will not only affect your own endocrine disorders, lead to decreased immunity, but also endanger the health of your baby, because pregnancy itself is a process that requires special attention to rest. If pregnant mothers stay up late at this time, they will be There is no benefit to a fetus.
Affects the growth and development of the fetus
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that staying up all night will lead to insufficient energy in the body, and insufficient energy will lead to lack of energy and fatigue. For pregnant women, staying up often can easily lead to qi and blood in the body. The time of hematopoiesis in the liver is 11 to 3 in the evening. When the mother stays up late, it will affect the hematopoiesis of the liver in the body. In addition, pregnancy is inherently a very qi and blood-consuming thing, which will directly affect the baby and cause anemia in the baby. Whether it is a pregnant mother or a normal person, staying up late for a long time will cause endocrine disorders, affect metabolism, and also burden the pregnant woman’s digestive system, cardiovascular system, etc., and increase the probability of diseases of these organs, which will bring about the growth and development of the fetus. Great influence. In addition, excessive staying up late, socializing, and working overtime can make pregnant women feel agitated or excited for a long time, which will cause blood pressure to rise, which is very detrimental to the development of the fetus.
Fetal susceptibility to restlessness
Pregnant women will be affected due to long-term staying up all night, they are very irritable and depressed. The long-term growth and development of the fetus under the condition of large mood fluctuations in the mother’s body will also make the fetus easily agitated. The direct manifestation is that the fetal movement will be more frequent than when there is sufficient sleep, the umbilical cord around the neck will also occur, and there will be false Sexual contractions. It will even affect the baby's personality after birth, making the child more irritable and easy to cry.
Affects the baby’s regular work and rest after birth Rest and play according to their own needs. If you often stay up late in the second trimester, it is not conducive to the regular work and rest of the baby after birth, because the baby becomes sensitive to light during the third trimester, and the work and rest begin to become regular. If a regular work and rest habit is formed at this time, then this habit will continue after birth, which will be more convenient to take care of, and it is more conducive to the care and rest of the pregnant mother and family members. If the pregnant mother often stays up late during pregnancy, the baby may have black and white upside down after birth. The baby will sleep soundly during the day and excited at night, and it may be difficult to fall asleep.
What should I do if I can’t sleep well at night?
Due to changes in hormone levels and fetal development after pregnancy, staying up late has become a “standard configuration” during pregnancy. Pregnant mothers usually cannot sleep at night or wake up during the day, which is actually very bad !
Netizen "Sister Fairy": I am now pregnant for 32 weeks and go to bed around 10:30 to 11 every night. Tibao is noisy until 11 or 12 every night, and I can't sleep even if I want to sleep. Falling asleep, the little guy woke up again at four or five in the morning, sometimes six or seven. In addition, I get up at night and go to the toilet several times. I have a pain in the hip after sleeping for a long time, a pain in my back when I turn over, a pain in my stomach, and all kinds of discomfort.
Netizen "screaming meat dudu": Now five and a half months, I am not staying up late, I can't sleep! I go to bed at 10 o'clock in the evening, wake up after less than an hour of sleep, go to the toilet, and return to bed. After finally falling asleep, the baby was rolling around in his stomach and was woken up again. It was less than 13:30. Then he stayed up until more than two o'clock to go to bed, and soon after falling asleep, he had to get up to go to the toilet. Stumbled until 6 o'clock, I got hungry and got up for breakfast. Generally, it is necessary to make up to 12 o'clock at noon, wake up for lunch, and work in the afternoon.
Netizen "Gray Sky": I didn't stay up late, went to bed on time at 10:30, and hadn't fallen asleep until after twelve o'clock. Later, I fell asleep for one or two hours. I woke up at three o'clock until six o'clock in the morning. At this time, I started to sleep, but the baby was hungry again and kicked desperately, and had to get up to get breakfast. It was almost eight o'clock in the morning after eating, and he slept for almost three hours a day.
Due to various factors such as work, body, work and rest habits, it has become normal for pregnant women to stay up late, but in order to prevent themselves and the fetus from being affected, pregnant mothers need to take certain measures:
Day don’t Too much sleep. Some pregnant mothers stay up late because they sleep too much during the day, and body hormones will make people sleepy after pregnancy. At this time, you need to arrange your own work and rest time. If you are sleepy during the day, you can squint for a while, preferably no more than 2 hours. Arranged after lunch.
Do not eat too much before going to bed, and do not drink too much water. Pregnant mothers are easily hungry after pregnancy. Some pregnant mothers love to eat something before going to bed. Eating too much can also affect sleep. Pregnant mothers can eat something appropriately one hour before going to bed, so they must not be too full; In the third trimester of pregnancy, expectant mothers will experience frequent urination. Pregnant mothers must control the amount of water they drink at night to avoid this cause affecting sleep.
Don't get too excited before going to bed at night. Pregnant mothers can listen to light music and read books before going to bed. Many mothers play on their mobile phones when they can’t sleep. This will only make their brains more and more excited. Some pregnant mothers love to chase dramas, but they chase them until 11 o’clock in the evening. They can’t fall asleep after sleeping. If you really can’t sleep, you can relax your brain or listen to prenatal music. The key is to relax yourself and not consume your energy.
Find a sleeping position that makes you comfortable. In the third trimester, some pregnant mothers will feel that their belly grows larger and feel uncomfortable how to sleep. At this time, you can try a pregnant pillow. Lying on the left side is the most correct sleeping position for pregnant mothers, but if this sleeping position really can't sleep, you can also work around it. Choose a sleeping position that has the least impact on the baby and sleeps comfortably.
In short, it is not recommended to stay up late during pregnancy, because it will have a great impact on the pregnant mother and the fetus. Pregnant mothers should maintain a calm mind and don't care too much. They should go to bed on time before ten thirty every day. Before going to bed, they can soak their feet with warm water and drink a cup of hot milk to promote sleep. When sleeping, try to keep the position lying on the left side as much as possible. Properly elevate the feet to promote blood return, avoid fetal hypoxia, and avoid discomfort caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain of pregnant mothers.
