I know left side lseeping is best when pregnant, but is it going to hurt if I sleep on my right side for part of the night. Also sometimes I wake up on my back from time to time..how dangerous is this??
2007-02-07 06:21:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
honey sleep how you are comfortable, it is recommended that you sleep on your left side, its is not a rule, its just better blood flow. but you need to get your rest too so sleep how you feel comfortable, dont lay on your back, if you wake up and you are on your back just change positions right away, good luck.
2007-02-07 06:26:00 · answer #1 · answered by puppy love 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your body will naturally change position when it needs to while you are asleep! There is nothing "dangerous" about sleep positions while you are pregnant. The only thing to be concerned about is your comfort! I know some doctors say that left side sleeping is the best because there are blood vessels on the right side that can be "pressed on" as the baby gets bigger, but after having 3 babies and never hearing about this until AFTER I gave birth, I find it amusing.
I know that when I got bigger, I could not stay on my back too long or the baby would "knock the wind out of me" so to speak; would press on my lungs a little too much for my comfort and make me feel like I was losing my breath. I simply rolled over onto my side. I was never in any danger.
My best advice: Stop worrying about this, and speak to your doctor. If it is your doctor who is filling your head with these needless things to worry about, I would truly suggest finding someone more suitable. Other advice? Buy a $10 body pillow! They are the best, cheapest way to get comfy in bed for a pregnant lady without spending a fortune.
2007-02-07 14:42:06 · answer #2 · answered by PrincessOfFun35 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are 'pregnant' and are going to have a baby ... and believe it or not, women have been doing that since 'the beginning of time' without any 'doctor' or 'expert' telling them they 'must sleep on their left side' ... the REASON you don't want to sleep 'on your back' is because that can cut down on the 'blood flow' to the fetus ... unless you are 'sitting up and not lying flat on your back' ... and evidently when you sleep on your left side the fetus gets a 'bit more blood flow' than when you sleep on your right side. What is 'missing' in all of these 'instructions on sleep position' is the FACT that since you are pregnant is it IMPORTANT TO GET A "GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP" EVERY NIGHT. If you 'toss and turn' so that you spend at least part of every night either on your right side, on your left side, or on your back, then as long as you don't 'wake up fully and must lie awake for at least ten minutes' before you go back to sleep, then both you and the baby should be just fine. If you are 'worried about the baby developing properly then you can put a pillow behind your back so that you 'can't' roll over .. and you can also 'hold a pillow' so that your arms don't 'crush your chest' and cut off the air you are breathing, because the 'baby' is using that, too. Most of all, though, you should simply 'relax' and 'take time to smell the roses' and even 'admire your fat-tummy' in the mirror ... and think about how much you are going to LOVE that 'new little person' now residing INSIDE YOU!
2007-02-07 14:35:44 · answer #3 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do whatever is comfortable for you at the time. Yes, the left side is best, but when you are pregnant you will end up on your right side and your back too. Just don't stay only on your back or only on your right side. The baby will tell you how to sleep soon anyway. I spent three months on hospital bedrest and I never really had a choice on how to sleep. The bigger you get and the position of the baby will determine which position you will sleep in. I asked many times about the sleep position thing when I was in the hospital and all doctors and nurses gave me the same advive I just gave you.
2007-02-07 14:36:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am now a proud mother of a 2 and a half week old son, and when I was pregnant I slept on both sides, mostly my right, and on my back. A nurse told me I shouldn't sleep on my back because the baby can pinch a nerve in your back, which is bad for you and the baby. I was already 7 and half months pregnant by then and everything was fine. My son was born healthy, in fact extremely healthy, and I am also fine. Sleep however is comfortable for you, unless you have a high risk pregnancy and the doctor instructs you to do otherwise. So, don't worry about it.
2007-02-07 14:41:30 · answer #5 · answered by Dustin A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who the heck is telling you this stuff? If you have questions, call the Dr. office and ask the nurse. You can sleep in any position you would like unless the Dr. tells you he'd like you to lay on left side a certain amt. of time in a 24 hr. period. Stop listening to old wives tales. Just say , I thank you for your concern, but I'm under a Dr.care. He'll tell me what I need to do and when I have questions, I'll ask him or his nurse. After helping to deliver Babies for several years I can tell you , sleep on your head if its comfortable. everyone is different, stop listening to birth horror stories. get a few good books your Dr. recommends and tune all the well meaning fright story tellers out. Oh yeah, enjoy your pregnancy! Good Luck!
2007-02-07 14:31:44 · answer #6 · answered by LPnerd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although there's no real harm in sleeping on your right side, lying on your left side is actually good for you and your baby: It improves the flow of blood and nutrients to the placenta and it helps your kidneys efficiently eliminate waste products and fluids from your body. That, in turn, reduces swelling in your ankles, feet, and hands. If you train yourself to sleep on your left side early on, you'll have an easier time falling asleep when your belly is bulging later.
During the second half of pregnancy, avoid sleeping on your back, a position that puts the full weight of your uterus on your spine, back muscles, intestines, and the inferior vena cava (the vein that transports blood from your lower body to the heart). Back-sleeping can also put you at risk for backaches and hemorrhoids, inefficient digestion, and impaired breathing and circulation. Lying on your back in the second and third trimester can also cause changes in blood pressure. For some women, it can cause a drop in blood pressure that can make them feel dizzy; for others, it can cause an unwanted increase in blood pressure.
Good Luck with Everything~
Hope this helps u out and congrads on the baby!
2007-02-07 16:26:55 · answer #7 · answered by miss83 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleeping on your left side promotes better bloodflow to the placenta and baby, and it also helps your kidneys process your own waste etc. Helps promote better digestion too.
Sleeping on your back puts a lot of pressure on the main veins to and from your heart, so that's not good, but if you wake up on your back, no harm done, just turn to your left side and try to sleep again.
you have less than four months to suffer it out.
Hang in there!
Also, body pillows are amazing things. Buy one, you'll sleep so much better cuddled on your left side into it.
2007-02-07 14:27:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your sleeping habits will not affect the baby. Sleep how ever you are comfortable. I slept every way possible while pregnant and my son is just fine. Get a body pillow if you are really concerned about it. It will help you from not turning.
2007-02-07 14:31:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get yourself a couple of pillows, and lay on your side, proping up the one leg. This might help you to stay on your side. I do't think sleeping in any position will harm the baby. It is in a giant sack of water, no harm came to me from sleeping any particular way. I even woke up on my stomach a time or two. Baby was perfect.
2007-02-07 14:32:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋