For the past few weeks when I lay down to go to sleep I get almost instant "nasal congestion "and…

it's normal during pregnancy. you just have to sleep propped up or breath through your mouth.

Try breathe right nasal strips. They help

@bentleyandmommy, I try to breath through my mouth. But then my mouth gets so dry. I wake up and I'm gulping down water. Which in turn makes my stomach hurt and keeps me up peeing even more than usual!

@jeanfear, really!? I'll have to try one! Because i hate feeling like I'm suffocating every time I try to go to sleep!

I couldn't use the strips they never worked so I just dealt with the dry mouth

When you lie on your back, the weight of your uterus presses on the major vein that returns blood from your lower body to your heart. Lying on your back for an extended period of time could make you feel dizzy or cause you to have trouble breathing. It could also interfere with the flow of blood and nutrients to the placenta and your developing baby and lower your blood pressure. I was always taught that when transporting pregnant patients to never have them flat on their backs for that reason. Hope that helps!

same here. it sucks

I have that!

I've had it this whole pregnancy. It sucks, I don't sleep much because of it.

@bentleyandmommy, the strips hurt when I rip them off! So I probably won't use them!

@danibanani, thanks! It does! And I can only fall asleep on my back! But I haven't had any breathing issues or pains! My nose will be like that even on my side! :/

@mommykiwi, @tracynangel @caracross1 I'm glad I'm not alone but at the same time wish I was because yall don't deserve to have to go through this! It's horrible!!! I tried sleeping propped up. Hell no that wasn't working! What's weird is when I'm falling asleep I can't breath through my nose. So I just find a comfy spot And breath through my mouth! But when I wake up. I can breath through my nose just fine... I woke up to pee twice. And both times was breathing through my nose! And was able to breath through my nose when I was going back to sleep. But when I initially lay down for the night i HAVE to breath through my mouth. It's so weird!!!!

I hate the shortness of breath combined with nasal congestion like wtf really?!?!

@tracynangel, right!