[~*Nessy*~]

Since our loss, I have not been sleeping very well. I am tired. I know I am tired, but I just cant get to sleep. And when I do get to sleep, I cant stay asleep. I take my B6 early AM and Early afternoon so that it wont keep me awake. I dont drink alot of caffine or chocolate and dont eat late. I have tried drinking caffine free cammomile teas and it helps very little.

Its driving me crazy because then I come to work so tired that I am almost drooling on my desk.

I was at the store and picked up some sleeping pills (Generic Unisom) but it looks like it is the same thing as an antihistamine. And if I am not mistaken, that will dry up CM. Right?

Is there something that I can take that is safe for TTC and wont interfere with CM or cause a nasty birth defect when I do get pregnant. I know that once I am pregnant I wont have an issue falling asleep. When I am pregnant all I want to do is sleep.

[Brittanie]

Well, I have no idea about the cm thing, but I know that unisom is safe during pregnancy because I was told to take half a unisom every night to help with morning sickness when I was pregnant with Cora AND with Erin (never helped me, but then again, they have to take out the big guns to help me).


Good luck finding something!

[Alison81]

Yes, anything with an antihistimine will dry up CM. I am always checking ingredients because of this. Honestly, you should be able to ask your doctor, even for a prescription sleeping aide. Nothing is directly passing to the baby until around 4-5 weeks. My doctor said usually nothing is passing to the baby until you have obviously missed AF. I went off anti-anxiety meds in April, but my doctor told me that I can go off as soon as I get pregnant, and that I'll probably conceive a lot easier if I am on the meds anyway because I'll feel better. I am sure the same goes for you, not getting sleep is the worst.

[jennntj13]

I know that you can take unisom when you are pregnant and you can also take tylenol pm. I might suggest taking the sleep aide and taking a little guiafenisin (I know that is spelled wrong) to help the cm issue.