Positions in bed - for sleeping(!)

[Rommy'sMummy]

Hi All,

I am wondering at what stage I should avoid sleeping on my back? I cant remember from DS when they recommend not laying on your back. From memory is is about restricting blood flow isnt it?

I am finding sleeping on my side (which I usually do) becoming more uncomfortable - even with a pillow. I have a reasonable sized belly (everyone tells me I am huge and carrying low and therefore its a girl for sure this time etc etc) and I am fit and active but getting pain and aching in my lower belly towards the end of the day, which is all normal too I think.

I am just finding sleep difficult (son still gets me up usually twice a night) and getting back to sleep is hard, on my bask is more comfortable now...

Any thoughts?? Recommendations??

Thanks,

Rachel

[Taurean]

Hey Rachel

I feel your pain - I'm in the same boat! I've been having troubles sleeping from about 6 weeks due to stretching growing pains. My belly is often a little tender by the end of the day so I bought a maternity pillow at 13 weeks (mine is sort of moon shapped with a smaller moon on the inner side to rest your tum on!) and it has helped quite a bit. I'm normally a tummy sleeper so I started sleeping on my left side early on to try and break the habbit and also hopefully stop me from getting used to sleeping on my back. I think the sooner you can do it the better cause sleep habbits can be hard ones to break!

It is tough but try and persist and hopefully you'll get use to it sooner than you think.

GL hon!

[Netty]

I'm the same Rach and asked my SIL who is a MW yesterday and she said it is fine. If there is any problems you will know apparently. I asked this question here some time ago and everyone said it is ok and that you just 'know' if something's not right. I try and sleep on my left side, have a pillow between my legs and sort of under my belly and one right behind me but I still end up on my back. It does ache if I have been in that position for a while and baby starts moving quite a bit once I get up for a wee and go back to bed on my side. Kept me awake last night for ages as I was enjoying feeling baby move My placenta is anterior so I dont feel much during the day usually.

[Serenitylee]

I still sleep on my back occasionally and I a 28 weeks I sleep on my side with a pillow just under my tummy. Do what you feel comfortable doing. Obviously if you sleep on your back and get sick or nauseas then you wouldn't do it again but if your still comfortable on your back then I see no reason why you shouldn't keep doing it. After all your body wouldn't let you do anything that would hurt you or the bub.