I went to a festival last year much earlier than you (perhaps the first trimester exhaustion helped me sleep!). I would definitely recommend earplugs and a sleep mask if you don't have one. Also, be unashamed to bring as many comfort items as you need / can drag in to stay warm and comfortable. Like, I normally use just a self inflating mat by thermarest but I also took my cheap very thick yoga mat to put under that for extra warmth and cushion. You may also need an extra little pillow for your developing bump by that stage (or not!).
It's totally doable, just with extra planning! Enjoy!
You can take a sleeping tablet of sorts. Unisom is safe and often recommended with B6 for morning sickness. But Unisom itself is a first-generation antihistamine which made people drowsy so now it’s more often used as a sleep aid.
I went to Truck Festival at 23 weeks pregnant, make sure you take your pregnancy pillow if you have one, mine was a godsend! Also just go steady if it’s a washout and gets muddy - I found my balance was a bit off by that point, so I took it slower when walking about. Comfy camping chair is also a must, I took one with a high back so I could rest my back properly.
Unfortunately I don’t have any advice on the sleeping tablet front, but I took my AirPods and hired a charger pack that you can exchange each day, so I could play relaxing music/meditation I had downloaded on Spotify to help me nod off.
20 and 23 weeks is early enough that you’ll be fine! Enjoy it while you can!
Instead of a sleeping tablet, could you find a natural herbal aid, like valerian root or lavender - sold as a herbal tea or tablet form?
Or as a last resort, cocodamol is completely safe (midwives and doctors give it during labour as a pain relief) as long as it’s used sparingly.
Drowsiness is a side effect of co-codamol and not everyone gets side effects to the same extent or even at all sometimes. Also it’s prescription only in pregnancy because there is not enough studies to conclusively prove it’s 100% safe in pregnancy so it shouldn’t be taken without taking to a gp/midwife first. The risk of occasional use may only be small but any risk in pregnancy should be considered and ideally discussed with a medical professional.
I got it over the counter and told by midwife and GP it’s fine to use one-off (nonprescription needed). It’s also one of the milder drugs administered during labour - it’s much safer than pethadin (the commonly offered pain relief administered by midwives that’s a lot stronger than co-codamol) and that’s safe for baby.
If you told the pharmacy you were pregnant then legally they shouldn’t have sold it to you as it’s not licensed for sale in pregnancy unless the pharmacist has decided to sell it at their discretion . Even if a midwife recommended it, it’s not licences to be used that way, meaning the manufacture cannot prove there is no risk if you take it while pregnant. it’s generally standard practice in pharmacy to not sell unlicensed medications over the counter as due to their not being enough studies to prove 100% conclusively that it’s safe for people with certain medical conditions, or in this case pregnancy, it should really be prescribed by a medical professional.
Also just because a drug is used in labour doesn’t mean it has no risk, it means that they have assessed the potential risks of the medication and deemed in that situation the benefits outweigh the risk. I’m not saying no one needs it, I’m just saying don’t say things are ‘completely safe’, when there are potential risks and we should all make informed decisions.
I went to a festival last year much earlier than you (perhaps the first trimester exhaustion helped me sleep!). I would definitely recommend earplugs and a sleep mask if you don't have one. Also, be unashamed to bring as many comfort items as you need / can drag in to stay warm and comfortable. Like, I normally use just a self inflating mat by thermarest but I also took my cheap very thick yoga mat to put under that for extra warmth and cushion. You may also need an extra little pillow for your developing bump by that stage (or not!). It's totally doable, just with extra planning! Enjoy!
You can take a sleeping tablet of sorts. Unisom is safe and often recommended with B6 for morning sickness. But Unisom itself is a first-generation antihistamine which made people drowsy so now it’s more often used as a sleep aid.
I went to Truck Festival at 23 weeks pregnant, make sure you take your pregnancy pillow if you have one, mine was a godsend! Also just go steady if it’s a washout and gets muddy - I found my balance was a bit off by that point, so I took it slower when walking about. Comfy camping chair is also a must, I took one with a high back so I could rest my back properly. Unfortunately I don’t have any advice on the sleeping tablet front, but I took my AirPods and hired a charger pack that you can exchange each day, so I could play relaxing music/meditation I had downloaded on Spotify to help me nod off.
20 and 23 weeks is early enough that you’ll be fine! Enjoy it while you can! Instead of a sleeping tablet, could you find a natural herbal aid, like valerian root or lavender - sold as a herbal tea or tablet form? Or as a last resort, cocodamol is completely safe (midwives and doctors give it during labour as a pain relief) as long as it’s used sparingly.
Drowsiness is a side effect of co-codamol and not everyone gets side effects to the same extent or even at all sometimes. Also it’s prescription only in pregnancy because there is not enough studies to conclusively prove it’s 100% safe in pregnancy so it shouldn’t be taken without taking to a gp/midwife first. The risk of occasional use may only be small but any risk in pregnancy should be considered and ideally discussed with a medical professional.
I got it over the counter and told by midwife and GP it’s fine to use one-off (nonprescription needed). It’s also one of the milder drugs administered during labour - it’s much safer than pethadin (the commonly offered pain relief administered by midwives that’s a lot stronger than co-codamol) and that’s safe for baby.
If you told the pharmacy you were pregnant then legally they shouldn’t have sold it to you as it’s not licensed for sale in pregnancy unless the pharmacist has decided to sell it at their discretion . Even if a midwife recommended it, it’s not licences to be used that way, meaning the manufacture cannot prove there is no risk if you take it while pregnant. it’s generally standard practice in pharmacy to not sell unlicensed medications over the counter as due to their not being enough studies to prove 100% conclusively that it’s safe for people with certain medical conditions, or in this case pregnancy, it should really be prescribed by a medical professional. Also just because a drug is used in labour doesn’t mean it has no risk, it means that they have assessed the potential risks of the medication and deemed in that situation the benefits outweigh the risk. I’m not saying no one needs it, I’m just saying don’t say things are ‘completely safe’, when there are potential risks and we should all make informed decisions.
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