Pregnancy Dreams 😱🤰

Sleep during pregnancy can be tough! 🤰You're up at least four times for the bathroom, tossing and turning, and dealing with sore hips from side sleeping. Add heart-pounding pregnancy dreams, and it feels like a Herculean effort! 😅

Pregnant women report more nightmares in the third trimester—2.5 times more than non-pregnant women! 😱😴

Here are some reasons why:

🌸 Hormonal changes. These changes can impact your brain's processing during pregnancy due to increased progesterone and estrogen. Similarly PMS can also affect your ability to sleep.

💡Changes in REM cycle. As your pregnancy progresses, deep sleep decreases, and REM sleep increases. This active state encourages more dreams and makes you more likely to remember them.

😥Stress. You’ve got a lot on your mind, mama! Stress is a natural part of pregnancy as you adjust to so many new changes, but it can lead to insomnia and interrupted sleep. Studies show that daily stress can affect our ability to get a good night’s sleep and that people who feel stressed report more frequent dreams.

💓 Heightened emotions of pregnancy. There are a lot of reasons your emotions are heightened during pregnancy—after all, you’re bringing a new life into this world! Even if you’re not stressed or fearful, excitement can send your mind spinning in a million different directions. Since dreams help us work through our emotions, you’re more likely to have more dreams when you feel overwhelmed.

👉 Head to my website http://MamaNatural.com and search “pregnancy dreams” to learn more!

Did you have any particularly vivid pregnancy dreams? Share in the comments!