Is Eight Sleep safe to use during pregnancy?

Yes. The Pod cools the sleeping surface by circulating water through a cover. There is no contact with your body beyond the cover’s temperature. Eight Sleep built Pregnancy Mode specifically for pregnancy and the early months after birth. If you have specific medical concerns, raise them with your obstetrician.

When should I start using Pregnancy Mode?

First trimester. The mode is designed to run continuously from week one through 24 weeks after birth. You can activate it later, and it will calibrate from your current week. Starting earlier gives a cleaner baseline.

Does Pregnancy Mode work after the baby is born?

Yes, for 24 weeks. It manages the hormonal night sweats common in the first two to three months after birth, which matters especially if you are breastfeeding. After that, the Pod returns to standard Autopilot.

How is Pregnancy Mode different from the standard Pod?

Standard Autopilot learns from your own sleep data. Pregnancy Mode runs a schedule anchored to your week of pregnancy, built from 45,000 nights of pregnancy sleep data. It cools ahead of the changes, not after them, and reads your numbers in the context of pregnancy.

What does the research say about sleep and pregnancy outcomes?

The associations are drawn from peer-reviewed research. Short sleep is linked to higher risk of gestational diabetes (Reutrakul et al., 2018), preeclampsia (Pamidi et al., 2014), perinatal depression (Fu et al., 2023), and longer labour with higher caesarean rates (Lee and Gay, 2004). These are associations between sleep quality and pregnancy outcomes. The Pod improves sleep quality. It is not a clinical intervention and does not prevent any of these conditions.