Is sleeping on your back good or bad ???

[trini246]

i know i am still early in my pregnancy but i never knew that you shouldnt sleep on your back..i am alot like Wombles and i go to sleep on my side and i wake up on my back

[MantaRay]

You will slow blood flow for both yourself and baby

Actually, it's more that you MIGHT stop the blood flow, not WILL. But that is the reason. You only need to be on a slight incline to keep the pressure off your blood vessels, so I found keeping a pillow behind me worked. Then if I rolled on to my back, I wouldn't be flat on my back IYKWIM? I would be on a bit of a slant.

I had the vein block while lying on my back for a few minutes during an ob visit with one of my pgs. I suddenly felt very breathless and nauseaous, and my ob had me roll over to my side immediately. It's an awful feeling, like you are going to pass out. Having felt that I was extra careful not to sleep on my back!

[Alan]

I agree with MantaRay. It is possable to cut off the blood supply to your baby and to you by lying on your back. It will not cause the cord to wrap around bubs neck

[krysalyss]

Agree with previous posts. I had an ultrasound once and the sonographer seemed a bit naive with pregger women. He kept pushing me to stay on my back even though I was feeling awful. In the end I just rolled because I felt so awful. He didnt argue by that time as I think he was afraid I would vomit on his shoes.

[Mummatotwo!]

i didnt kn0w this!!!!
i sleep 0n my back all the time

must change n0w!

[meow]

I hated lying on my back- I could feel that it felt 'wrong' and was very uncomfortable. I remember going to a pre-natal yoga class with a dimwitted instructor who kept suggesting exercises lying on my back... I tried to explain how it wasn't good and he said rubbish about if you had more yoga practise... he so didn't get it so needless to say I didn't go back there!

[satya]

Your OB or midwife will probably tell you at your 20 week visit that it's best to sleep on your left side from then onwards. You can get some major dizzy spells as you get up if you don't. I've slept on my side from 20 weeks and haven't suffered any dizzyness at all and as you progress you'll probably find it really uncofortable to lie anyway other than on your side.