also: ねむりづわり
extreme sleepiness during pregnancy; pregnancy fatigue
Refers to a symptom of early pregnancy where the woman feels overwhelming drowsiness, similar to morning sickness but manifesting as sleepiness. Often discussed alongside regular つわり (nausea).
In early pregnancy, my pregnancy fatigue was so bad that I just slept all day.
Apparently, morning sickness can be either nausea-type or sleepiness-type.
Standard spelling using つわり for morning sickness.
Variant with rendaku (voicing) on つわり; both spellings are used.
Kanji spelling using 悪阻 for つわり; less common and may be unfamiliar to some readers.
Compound of 眠り (sleep) and つわり (morning sickness). The term describes a pregnancy symptom where sleepiness replaces or accompanies typical nausea.