Lying on your sides - Page 2

Poshie · Jan 27th, 2010, 10:45 AM

Hey Buds

I mostly sleep on my right side I have to say. I only tend to move to my left side when I get a dead right leg! I do lie on my back sometimes too, but that's usually if I wake up and only for about 5 minutes. I've not actually read any official advice about it, but I figure it can't be that bad as I'm sure our mothers and many since slept however was comfortable.

Torz · Jan 27th, 2010, 11:35 AM

I sleep on my stomch normaly but dont know how long i will be able to once i start getting a bump. I have noticed that if i'm on my back for two long or on my right side I start getting heart palpatations & feeling dizzy & awful.

FLSG · Jan 27th, 2010, 11:39 AM

I lie on my left side but always wake up on my back fully stretched out! x

Jade_Grenade · Jan 27th, 2010, 11:50 AM

I'm doing fairly well with sleeping on my left side. I'm lucky it's the left side that's the good side too because my right nostril is CONSTANTLY waking me up plugged to the max. Pregnancy rhinitis is awful!
I had never heard about sleeping on your back being not so good. Hmm, learn something new every day!

urbanbumpkin · Jan 27th, 2010, 11:59 AM

The problem with lying on your back is that in this position the weight of the uterus can compress the veins and lead to not enough oxygen getting to you, and to the baby. But . . . in the baby book I have it says that you will start to feel dizzy and light headed and get a racing heart long before you do any damage to the baby.

I was fine on my back until a couple of weeks ago and then started getting lightheaded etc if I lay on my back for even a couple of minutes. So if you aren't getting any problems from it yourself yet then there is probably no harm. I guess my bump has now just got big enough to start compressing things.

My Dreamgenii pillow is good for keeping me on my side without thinking about it, so that is worth thinking about if you want to avoid it. Or put a pillow behind your back so that you can't roll over in your sleep (which is effectively what the dreamgenii does).

I now sleep in an almost 'recovery' position flopped forward over my pillow. Which is very comfy.

lauralora · Jan 27th, 2010, 12:26 PM

i have to sleep how i feel comfy also, and thats usually on my back or left side x

sophieloafy · Jan 27th, 2010, 12:30 PM

the general rule of thumb is so not sleep on your back as the weight of the baby can restrict blood flow to the placenta, BUT you are ok to do so IF you dont feel dizzy of light headed.... if you do then you need to get off your back.
I sleep on my sides but i get such bad hip ache that i have to move onto my back and i wake up on my back every morning.
Sleep how you feel most comfy hun xx

cherryglitter · Jan 27th, 2010, 12:35 PM

im quite lucky because i slept on my left side before i was pregnant!

so im already in the routine haha! xx

Hayley90 · Jan 27th, 2010, 12:40 PM

i am so comfortable on my back, cos my boobs hurt on my side LOL but ive started to turn over as i was getting terrible aches and pains, and circulation problems...i dread to think how it could get worse lol, so ive moved onto my left!!! x

Jan 27th, 2010, 10:45 AM	#11
Poshie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sussex, UK Posts: 6,909	Hey Buds I mostly sleep on my right side I have to say. I only tend to move to my left side when I get a dead right leg! I do lie on my back sometimes too, but that's usually if I wake up and only for about 5 minutes. I've not actually read any official advice about it, but I figure it can't be that bad as I'm sure our mothers and many since slept however was comfortable.

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Jan 27th, 2010, 11:35 AM	#12
Torz Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Doncaster Posts: 1,064	I sleep on my stomch normaly but dont know how long i will be able to once i start getting a bump. I have noticed that if i'm on my back for two long or on my right side I start getting heart palpatations & feeling dizzy & awful.

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Jan 27th, 2010, 11:39 AM	#13
FLSG Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 387	I lie on my left side but always wake up on my back fully stretched out! x

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Jan 27th, 2010, 11:50 AM	#14
Jade_Grenade Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Posts: 416	I'm doing fairly well with sleeping on my left side. I'm lucky it's the left side that's the good side too because my right nostril is CONSTANTLY waking me up plugged to the max. Pregnancy rhinitis is awful! I had never heard about sleeping on your back being not so good. Hmm, learn something new every day!

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Jan 27th, 2010, 11:59 AM	#15
urbanbumpkin Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 357	The problem with lying on your back is that in this position the weight of the uterus can compress the veins and lead to not enough oxygen getting to you, and to the baby. But . . . in the baby book I have it says that you will start to feel dizzy and light headed and get a racing heart long before you do any damage to the baby. I was fine on my back until a couple of weeks ago and then started getting lightheaded etc if I lay on my back for even a couple of minutes. So if you aren't getting any problems from it yourself yet then there is probably no harm. I guess my bump has now just got big enough to start compressing things. My Dreamgenii pillow is good for keeping me on my side without thinking about it, so that is worth thinking about if you want to avoid it. Or put a pillow behind your back so that you can't roll over in your sleep (which is effectively what the dreamgenii does). I now sleep in an almost 'recovery' position flopped forward over my pillow. Which is very comfy.

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Jan 27th, 2010, 12:26 PM	#16
lauralora Other BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,860	i have to sleep how i feel comfy also, and thats usually on my back or left side x

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Jan 27th, 2010, 12:30 PM	#17
sophieloafy Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 389	the general rule of thumb is so not sleep on your back as the weight of the baby can restrict blood flow to the placenta, BUT you are ok to do so IF you dont feel dizzy of light headed.... if you do then you need to get off your back. I sleep on my sides but i get such bad hip ache that i have to move onto my back and i wake up on my back every morning. Sleep how you feel most comfy hun xx

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Jan 27th, 2010, 12:35 PM	#18
cherryglitter Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 12,960	im quite lucky because i slept on my left side before i was pregnant! so im already in the routine haha! xx

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Jan 27th, 2010, 12:40 PM	#19
Hayley90 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kent - UK Posts: 13,114	i am so comfortable on my back, cos my boobs hurt on my side LOL but ive started to turn over as i was getting terrible aches and pains, and circulation problems...i dread to think how it could get worse lol, so ive moved onto my left!!! x

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