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In Search of Slumber
Sleep Solutions for Moms-to-be of Multiples
By Lyn Mettler
A study at the Touch Research Institute in Miami, Fla., found that pregnant women who received massage had lower anxiety and stress hormones, improved moods, better sleep and labors with fewer complications.
Favin recommends women have a massage once or twice a week during their last trimester from either a professional or their partner. But, there are precautions when massaging a pregnant woman, so check with a massage therapist first. You can find therapists who specialize in pregnancy through the American Massage Therapy Association.
Women carrying twins or triplets might also try Shiatsu, an ancient Japanese technique that uses touch, diet and breathing to redistribute excesses and blockages of energy in the body. Shiatsu is relaxing and can help promote sleep, especially if done before bedtime. Your partner can learn some of these relaxing techniques from a Shiatsu practitioner. To learn more about Shiatsu or to locate a practitioner, log on to the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia Web site at www.aobta.org.
While you may never get a solid eight hours of sleep, especially during your last trimester, trying a few of these suggestions may help you make the mos of what sleep you do get. So fluff up a few pillows, inhale some lavender and set your sights on dreamland.
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Sleep Issues When Pregnant with Twins by Anonymous on 09/02/2009 12:35PM
I am in wk 33 in a twin pregnancy and my lower back feels like it is gonna break in half. i have tried sleeping on my side, proped up with pillows, and a body pillow and nothing is helping. The babies hate it when i sleep on my side and kick me like crazy this doesnt help. i havent slept properly in about four months and its driving me crazy. plus is it safe to sleep on the side in a twin pregnancy one of the babies head is near my ribs to the side and i keep thinking im gonna sqaush his head.