One of the most irritating things so far about being pregnant is waking up in the middle of the night to go pee. It started for me at about week 8, gradually starting with once per night and maxing out at three times a night. The worse part is that many times, I can't go back to sleep. I think it must be nature's way of preparing mothers to wake up in the middle of the night to care for their baby, and be able to go back to sleep soon after. For me, I would wake up at 3 am and not be able to fall asleep until 5 or 6, then feeling miserable when I had to wake up to go to work. I'd turn on the TV in hopes that it would help, but I find that it just keeps me up.
I've gotten better at falling back asleep since I get to practice at least once each night. My little trick is to make sure I don't open my eyes fully. Which means I can pretty much walk from my bed to the toilet blindfolded now. And, I concentrate on not thinking about anything...otherwise my mind runs wild and I'm awake for another 2 hours.
The urge to go in the middle of the night has tapered off towards the end of week 11. Where, if I remember to go pee right before I go to bed (typically around 11:30-12), it won't be until 6:30-7:30 before I get woken up by my bladder. I'm not sure if my body has gotten used to it, or if pregnancy is giving me a bit of a break. But I hear it gets worse as the little one grows.
the 1st & 3rd trimester are suppose to be the worse...
ReplyDeletethe 3rd mainly cuz the little one is putting pressure on your bladder...
i'll use the restroom right before we leave & when i get to the destination whether it's an hour away or 15 mins away i have to go again :$
It definitely gets worse towards the end...I went about 5-6 times in the middle of the night and at that time, sleep and I were no longer friends :)
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