How Does Everyone Sleep?

[childondaway]

Im just wandering how everyone in there 2nd trimester is managing with sleep?

I am 16 wks pg and finding it really difficult to sleep. I become paranoid if I role onto my stomach by accident even just for a second. Can this harm the baby?

All the books I have looked at say you should sleep on your left side. Is it ok to sleep on the right side?

Does everyone sleep comfortably?

[Olive]

at 16 weeks i wouldnt be worried about sleeping positions!! sleep where you like. its later on that you 'should' avoid sleeping on your back, i often wake lying on my back at almost 37 weeks! i also maninly sleep on my RHS

[LaDeeDa]

sleep how you want - believe me later on you'll move without even realising it if it's not the best place for you to be laying.....

try and get as much sleep as you can now it's so much harder to sleep in the 3rd tri

[childondaway]

If I accidentally lie on my stomach for a while whilst sleeping, will my baby be harmed?

[LaDeeDa]

I slept on my tummy until about 33 weeks ... i'd say you'll be fine

[childondaway]

Thanks. I feel much better now!!

[tattoo_mama]

Its safe to sleep on your belly for as long as it feels comfy...they say sleep on ur left side cause if u lie on ur right side that's where ur kidneys r and bubs weight can squash them and make it uncomfy, and sleeping on ur back puts pressure on ur spine and vena cava (big artery)...but ur body is a very clever thing and if ur on ur back and blood presure starts to drop you will roll onto your side. So sleep however is comfy for as long as poss. I've always been a belly sleeper but I find if I sleep on my belly now (25 weeks) I get constantly kicked by bubs. Have found having a L shaped pilow helps cause u can hug it and put between ur knees so u can sleep half on ur belly half on ur side. Hope this helps

[Mumma2three]

I often wake up on my tummy or back and Im 33 weeks. Have always just gone with the flow, with all my pregnancies. I think your body will tell you if you shouldn't lie in a certain position. If I was restricted to left side only I think I'd go crazy!

[mbear]

i always wake up on my stomach or my back....oops!!!!

Agree with the other ladies...wait till 3rd tri....gosh i dont even get to sleep let alone worry about positions to go to sleep in....enjoy it now hun.....

[~Hestia~]

I don't think it's dangerous for bubs, just uncomfortable for us!! I have always slept on my tummy & but am trying to stay on my side for comfort. I think there are special pillows you can buy for pregnancy to help stay on your side. Might be worth a look?

[lilima]

Sleep? What is sleep?? I have managed very little sleep for weeks now.

[myson]

i am finding now that it is very hard to get comfy and sleep decently. SO. no matter how tired i get during the day i WILL NOT have a nap. i stay awake all day and that helps me to sleep better at night. I do sit down in the cool and have some quiet time in the arvo, but NO SLEEPING!

[mybabylove]

sleeping is not a problem with me at all & im 14 weeks

[BeautifulMadness]

i sleep on what side is more comfy. if i didnt id get no sleep

[ladybird11]

I have actually found the lounge to be more comfortable than the bed (which disgusts DF as we only bought a new bed in December!!)...But if it works I won't knock it! :-)

[Evie76]

I sleep which ever side I want to. I know that in about 15 odd weeks, I'm going to be fighting to sleep where I want to. It'll be a tussle with someone else who insists on being awake at 2am.

I have heaps and heaps of nightmares. I did with DS too. Every night I have a nightmare. When I'm not pg, I don't have nightmares. They are usually of me trying to get to DS because our house is on fire - that's not affected by anything this weekend either. I've had the same dream from day dot.

[AliBaby]

In the 2nd trimester I slept on side and back and any which way with pillows everywhere! We seriously have what DP calls "The Great wall of Pilllows" in our bed!! Lucky its a king bed or there would be no room for DP!

I have noticed 3 times in the last few weeks that I have woken up kind of on my stomach. It freaked me out at first but it wasnt that uncomfortable (mind you my tummy isnt that big). I told my midwife and she said that if something was really wrong, I would naturally wake myself up to move. Same with lying on your back, Your body will normally wake you up if you need to move of it.

Forgot to say, everytime I saw the title of this thread pop up, I would always say the answer in my head which was 'crap'! as I have since become nocturnal!

[belle75]

Thanks for asking this question, childondway. I have been worrying about the same. I try to sleep on the LHS but usually wake up on my back or tum. Hasn't been uncomfortable so far, but feeling very guilty!