so so so tired…

hi all.. i read up alot on articles saying baby kicks usually get stronger after 24 weeks. but im 23 weeks now and for the past 2 weeks baby’s kick is crazy strong. especially at night and its making me depressed because i cannot sleep at all and my husband is a heavy sleeper so no matter how many times i try to wake him up he wont.. past three nights has been worst. baby has been kicking non stop and the moment he stops and i almost go to lalaland, he starts kicking again. i am so tired.. havent had enough sleep. feel like dying 😭

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Hey there mama, Oh dear, hang in there okay? Y’know, I like to believe pregnancy helps us to prepare for parenthood - and in this case, while mamas often mention how difficult it is to get a good night’s rest, there will often be times where as parents we don’t get enough sleep - the sleep deprivation is real mama! So our bodies adapt to having deep but short periods of rest and enable us to function even tho this deviates from the usual long lengths of sleep that we have. Alternatively, have you tried diffusing relaxing oils like lavender and lemongrass when you sleep? (Do use higher grades of oils as this does have an effect on baby) Or drinking a warm glass of milk? Babies tend to be very active in the night because we move around more in the day - this movement sends them to sleep and since we’re still at night, they find this is the best time to move! This does no favours to mama of course 😣 You could also try talking to baby, tell baby you need some sleep. It might work!

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