Do you still sleep on your Belly?

[mrzbaby]

I have a question....

I am a real belly sleeper and find myself waking up through the night on my belly ( belly with knee bent IYKWIM ). So I re-position and viola back on my belly again when I wake up next.
Tried a pillow to stop me but I seem to just face the other way when I wake up
I have an anterior placenta so I feel like I am completely squashing my little bub. I feel if I sleep on my back that the placenta will squas the bub and if I sleep on my belly it will get squashed by my body organs etc.

Bubs sometimes is completely kicking and going off when I do wake up! and I cant seem to sleep on my side as I end up on my belly again aaarrrrggghhhh !

Any suggestions?????
Thanks Em

[helle]

ping pong balls...
one sewn to the front of your shirt... the other to your back

[TeniBear]

Being uncomfortable on my stomach was one of the first signs for me that I was pregnant. But like you, I'm a belly sleeper. I am not comfortable unless I'm on my belly if I'm sleeping (on my side is fine if I'm just laying down.) I sleep in odd positions too - it looks like I'm doing yoga in my sleep at times because I'll go into the "frog" kinda position and sleep with my legs underneath me. Which worked for a while. But now my belly's gotten a bit bigger and higher, that's uncomfortable too! The only way I've been able to sleep this past week is if I have all the pillows (so I have to wait til DH is out of bed before I can steal his) and have them doubled up and propping my upper body into almost an upright position with my belly hanging loose and only my legs on the bed. If DH is in the bed, I've been using him as an extra pillow Though I still can't sleep properly with him in the bed, it takes some pressure off. He's getting annoyed that he keeps waking up with me snoring half on top of him

[rhyb]

I still sleep on my belly

[TeniBear]

I still sleep on my belly

Now that's just unfair! Here I am, at seventeen weeks, never able to get properly comfortable with one bub in me, and you can still sleep on your tummy when you're nearly ready to pop three out?!? You're so mean, rubbing that in!

(as always, I'm afraid that may be taken seriously - all said in jest and love, of course!)

[Fruit Tingles]

I slept on my tummy right through pregnancy, although towards the end I more slept on my side/belly with a triangle pillow to make it a bit more possible/comfortable.

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it. If its comfortable to sleep like that, then go for it. Maybe ask at your next appointment, but I honestly can't say I have heard or read that its a bad position to sleep in when pregnant.

[human bean]

I'm a belly sleeper too, always with my top leg/knee bent forward so not completely flat on my belly but almost iykwim

I can still manage it, but the last few nights the spud has woken me up on and off all night kicking up a real storm, so I think my belly sleeping nights are numbered...... It stops as soon as I change positions..... then I get woken again to find I've rolled onto my tummy and the kicking has started up again.

Thinking of trying a body pillow so I can still bend my knee over but it might stop me rolling completely onto my belly....

Good luck!

[rhyb]

Im far from comfy but I cant sleep any other way (if that makes sense)

[TeniBear]

No, I completely understand - Although it's uncomfortable, I can only sleep on my stomach. Or on top of DH

[rufalina]

I long to sleep on my tummy, but from about 12 weeks it got uncomfortable and have been forced onto my side.... now it is a night time shuffle with pillows... Enjoy your tummy sleeping while you can!!

[Indadhanu]

I used to just sleep however I was comfy, as even that was a challenge from about 20 weeks!!

[mollycat]

I tend to sleep 3/4 on my belly, I have a pillow tucked between my knees, and use a triangle pillow which is sort of under my head and around under my bump. I do find I'm tossing and turning all night trying to get comfortable.

[DaintreeDream]

I'm a belly sleeper too, always with my top leg/knee bent forward so not completely flat on my belly but almost iykwim

^ Yep thats me!

I slept on my belly till 7 months with DD1 then moved to the above position. This time I am pretty much the same.

[Cass72]

I'm a belly sleeper too, always with my top leg/knee bent forward so not completely flat on my belly but almost iykwim

I assume this position too, although I'm half lying on DH (he makes a very good pillow). I change position to lay on my other side when bubs starts kicking up a storm (probably because he's squished) and prop my back against DH's chest so I don't roll onto my back. Yes, I'm very lucky that DH is so accommodating - I don't think the poor fella's had much sleep in the last few weeks. I have no qualms in waking him up so I can get more comfortable!

[CinderToriella]

No i havent sleept on my belly for ages now, i sleep with a body pillow i love it i curl up with it and then if im on my side i can half lay on the body pillow which cushions m y belly