Have you noticed that after your pregnancy after loss or preterm birth you’ve had trouble with sleep? You toss and turn at night, wake up frequently, or crash hard before you fall asleep, only to wake up exhausted. You’ve tried everything, and followed all the advice as perfectly as you can on how to get better sleep.
- Cool, dark room.
- Soothing sounds or a sound machine.
- No devices before bed.
- You’re taking supplements and eating relatively well.
- You’re exercising regularly
- Getting sunshine on your face in the mornings
You’re doing everything right and still good quality, restful, restorative sleep eludes you. Sound about right?
Getting better sleep
Getting better sleep at night after preterm birth, loss, or birth/medical trauma is rarely about better sleep hygiene.
It’s often more about…
…The emergency state you’re still in when you’re trying to fall asleep.
…That the physical sensations of feeling sleepy or tired are triggering, preventing you from falling.
… The body memories from the middle of the night that prevent you from switching between sleep cycles causing you to wake up (sometimes in a panic).And so much more that is unique to your body and your history.
This is why tightening up your sleep hygiene or amping up the volume or frequency of your meditation apps aren’t working.
Insomnia is usually not an external issue that needs to be “fixed”. It’s an internal shift that has to be made at a body-based level that not only
- will help you sleep better
- but will also help your body shift into its safe physiological state to restore physical & emotional healing
- and stack the deck in your favor for your next high-risk pregnancy.
At Ruvelle, better quality sleep is just 1 marker of many that we look at to support you to improve your health now and support you through a healthy pregnancy and beyond. Through our Library of resources, our somatic meditation prompts, and our classes, we can help you get back to sleep. Join us in our private members’ club today.
