How much sleep should a pregnant woman get in second trimester

There's no denying that once you're pregnant, you will require more hours of sleep than you regularly log in.

And that's because your body is exhausted after having to not only carry a growing baby inside you, but to also provide nutrients through your body to them in order to help them flourish.

Sleeping too much during pregnancy first trimester

So then how many hours should a pregnant woman sleep?

How Sleep Would Be Different for Pregnancy

Your sleep cycle heavily depends on which stage of your pregnancy you are in. For example during your first trimester, you will feel the urge to sleep more but because your body isn't used to extra sleep, you might find it difficult to fall asleep, or to remain asleep for long periods of hours.

Your baby's placental growth is encouraged by the high levels of progesterone that your body produces, which also has a side effect of your body wanting more rest.

Things get easier during your second trimester because now your body has slowly begun adapting to its new environment.

But when you progress to your third trimester, sleep again becomes an i

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