Patient's question:
I'm almost two months pregnant. Lately, I've been having trouble sleeping, waking up in the middle of the night. Drinking milk before bed doesn't help either. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Hello: For a woman, the 280 days of waiting for her child to be born can also bring many worries and troubles. In addition to pregnancy symptoms, there are several types of pain during pregnancy that are often the main cause of insomnia:(1) Headache: Some pregnant women may experience a progressively worsening headache after the sixth month of pregnancy, accompanied by vomiting and blurred vision. At the same time, they may have leg swelling, high blood pressure, and protein in their urine. This is what we commonly call preeclampsia, also known as eclampsia in medical terms.
(2) Chest pain: Chest pain is common during pregnancy, often occurring between the ribs, with the pain location not fixed. It may be due to a certain degree of calcium deficiency caused by pregnancy or due to the elevation of the diaphragm, which causes the chest to expand.
(3) Stomach pain: During pregnancy, the muscles of the digestive organs slow down, leading to a feeling of fullness and discomfort in the stomach. Some pregnant women also struggle with constant acid reflux and stomach burning pain, which is caused by the reverse peristalsis of the stomach during pregnancy, leading to the reflux of acidic contents that stimulate the mucosa.
(4) Lower back pain: As the pregnancy progresses, the pregnant woman may feel her body becoming heavier. When standing or walking, to maintain balance with the forward shift of the center of gravity, she must protrude her chest and abdomen, and with her feet turned outwards, this inevitably causes excessive anterior curvature of the lumbar spine, leading to spinal lower back pain.
(5) Abdominal pain: Some women (especially those with an retroverted uterus) may feel a pulling or heavy sensation in the pelvic area during the early stages of pregnancy. If the lower abdomen pain during pregnancy