sleeping positions

[tinytoes]

whatever i do I always seem to end up laying slightly on my belly...i try to stay on my side but I roll over. Is this bad for baby?I wake up and have to assess how much of my belly is squashed.
I find laying entirely on my side uncomfy!


I also remember reading that we shouldnt sleep on our backs? I find this oh so comfy sometimes....surely it's just bad for me - back? - and not baby is it?

Thanks for your advice.

 

[Samantha675]

Trust me you will know when you can't sleep on your tummy anymore, it will be uncomfortable.

As for your back, at this point I would not worry at all. My midwife also told me that it will make me uncomfortable long before it would be a problem for baby. The concern is that the weight of baby, and all will put pressure on the major artery that runs back to the heart from the lower body. I am still comfy on my back, and I know my body will tell me when it is time to give this up.

 

[Angelica]

I've been thinking about the same thing too.
I'm most comfortable on my back but thought it might be unsafe for baby too..

 

[Jules]

I am having terrible problems sleeping, i just cant get comfy and i am keeping my OH awake all night. I always used to sleep on my back but have been told you shouldn't, however when i wake up i always seem to be on my back. I start off trying to sleep on my side but isn't very comfortable!

 

[cupcake]

i try to go to sleep on my side and usually wake up on my back, i dont sleep on my stomach coz i dont think it would be comfy and i would feel like im squashing baby. i figure its sleep, ill try go to sleep on my side - what happens during the night i cant control

 

[Vickie]

I'm a stomach sleeper and my DH was worried to death that I was squishing the baby. The doctor seems to think it's fine though so I wouldn't worry about it. I have read that after a certain number of weeks (can't remember the number exactly and am at work so I dont have the book in front of me) you aren't supposed to lay on your back for more than 20 minutes at a time.

 

[charlottecco2]

sleeping is a nightmare regardless of what position i am in. lol xx

 

[CK Too]

I´ve always been a good sleeper, and still am to a certain extent, but find dropping off to sleep recently difficult as I can´t find a good position to sleep in. I sleep on my tummy, but feel bad about doing so, but sleeping on my side all the time, is uncomfy. I often wake in the night and realise I´m on my back - and remember reading somewhere that we shouldn´t - but it actually feels comfier on my back than any other position at the mo!

 

[anita665]

I have quite a bump and still lay slightly on my belly for a lot of the night. I get terrible pain in my hips if I lay on my side for too long.

It's safe if it's still comfortable like everyone else has said. My bump makes me quite clumsy when I turn over now and I often get pains from that.