[akoala]

Hello, I’m wondering if sleep restriction therapy is recommended during pregnancy. Because my average number of hours of sleep is just under 5, I allot 5.5 to 6 hours in bed. I’ve been doing this for years, though occasionally my average improves and I am able to allot up to 7 hours in bed. Now that I am planning to get pregnant, I wonder whether it is better to get rest whenever I can ie with naps etc. Taking short naps seems to help me feel less pressure to sleep at night. So that I don’t fully fall asleep during naps, I hold my keys and if I drop them, I know that I need to wake up.

[Martin Reed]

Unfortunately I can’t give you a straight answer because research in this area is lacking. A 2015 article in Obstetric Medicine wrote that:

CBT has been shown in nonpregnant patients to be safe, as effective as and more durable than sedative medications but data in pregnant women is lacking.

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4935047/

No specific mention was made about sleep restriction so I would suggest talking to your doctor about this.

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