Pregnancy and Starting Polyphasic?

[Mollie]

Hi all,
I am three months pregnant. My husband and I have been interested in
doing polyphasic for some time now. It makes sense to me that being
fully adjusted by the time the baby is born would be VERY beneficial.
Is it safe for me to cut my sleep with a baby growing inside me, or
should I leave it to my husband and switch once our little angel in
born? I know this isn't a medical community but I was curious if
anyone else has had experience this way. My doctor thinks I"m weird
for wanting to try polyphasic at all.
Thanks!!

[João Cagnoni]

No, its not recommended. Nobody knows the result of this, so NO, leave it to your husband only.

Probably you and your husband will be in a polyphasic sleep when your baby born, so sleep as much as you can now :).

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[Wout Mertens]

I second João, but I'd like to add that being polyphasic is more than just limiting sleep.

What I would do and what in my non-medical opinion probably only has positive impact, is start doing naps. Just learn to do 20 minute naps now whenever you feel slightly tired, make no deliberate changes to your core sleep and by the time the baby comes you'll be able to catch up sleep while the baby sleeps, which is an incredible benefit.

Wout.

[James Murdza]

Agreed. Naps are great, but please don't allow yourself to be sleep deprived while pregnant, which is inevitable if you plan on switching to a polyphasic schedule with little to no core.

"Pregnant women particularly need sufficient sleep to nourish the development of their infants and the energy they need for the labor and delivery process. Sleep deprivation during pregnancy has been associated with longer labor, elevated perception of pain and discomfort during labor, higher cesarean rates, preterm labor, and higher levels of pro-inflammatory serum cytokines. Limited research has also indicated a possible relationship between sleep deprivation and preterm births and postpartum depressive mood…Many women are not allowing themselves enough sleep partially due to lack of knowledge of its adverse effect on their health. Much remains to be learned about the extent of sleep deprivation during pregnancy and its effect on maternal and fetal outcomes."

Sleep deprivation during pregnancy and maternal and fetal outcomes: Is there a relationship?

http://www.ahealthymind.org/library/Pregnant%20sleepdeprive%20Chang%2009.pdf

[Mollie L]

Thank you! I was thinking along the same lines but I thought I would check with everyone. I rarely sleep more than 6 hours a day anyway (my body simply won't do more than that even if I try). I'll keep the core sleep (and add naps!) and leave polyphasic to my husband for now. Here's hoping he'll wake up without my help! :)

Again, thank you all so much. You are wonderful!

[Chad K Park]

I would recommend practicing napping but keeping your usual sleep schedule.  My wife got in a lot of practice as the pregnancy got into the last couple of months but it was really unintentional.  It helped a lot after the little one was born.

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Mollie L <lange...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you! I was thinking along the same lines but I thought I would check with everyone. I rarely sleep more than 6 hours a day anyway (my body simply won't do more than that even if I try). I'll keep the core sleep (and add naps!) and leave polyphasic to my husband for now. Here's hoping he'll wake up without my help! :)

Again, thank you all so much. You are wonderful!

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