7 1/2 months pregnant... have a question about sleeping positions...?

Question

Hi girls need some advice... somewhat scared for sleeping positions while so far along. I'm 7 1/2 months pregnant and was wondering if sleeping on my back was okay? According the research i've done on the internet says that it's safe to sleep on my back if i wanted to but when i came fromt he doctor on monday they said that sleeping on the back isn't such a good idea because it could sufficate the child? Is this true? Please help...

Answer 1

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.

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Answer 3

I'm sorry you are in such pain... Going to the ER is useless most of the time, unless doctors detect some sort of terminal condition. They are mostly there to make sure you don't have any life threatening conditions...Have you talked to your OB/GYN about it?? If you have and all he/she call tell you is he can prescribe pain medication, which can potentially hurt the baby, why don't you suggest alternative treatment like acupuncture, orthopedic or herbal?? Also, doing an MRI (which is harmless to the baby, BTW) could enlighten your doctor about the situation as well... In all honesty, if you are not spotting or bleeding, the baby is more than likely safe and it just may be the baby is putting pressure up against the sciatica nerve, which, from what I have heard, can cause excrusiating pain like the one you are feeling... In the meantime, I would take a couple of extra strength Tylenol and pass them down with some warm Peppermint tea - that may just do the trick. Do not! take it with Chamomile tea, as this tea is used by early midwives to cause contractions and labor... Hope this helps even if just a little. Good luck and hope you feel better!!

Answer 4

some say that if you sleep flat on your back then one of your major blood vessels can be squashed and therefore blood supply to the baby is decreased.

However, most mothers will testify that they have slept on their back or subconsciously done it and woken up on their back and they have had wonderfully healthy babies.

Its probably advisable to sleep more on your side with pillows behind your back and inbetween your knees for comfort but if the only way you can sleep is proped up on your back then do it. No-ones going to argue with the comfort of a pregnant women in bed!!
We've all been there before!

Good luck and do what seems right for you. If bubs is moving as normal, don't stress.

Answer 5

I was told this when i was pregnant too... Before i got pregnant i was a strictly back and tummy kind of girl. But quite often i was woken up after rolling onto my back by the baby kicking... guess he wasn't too happy with that position. I found that lying on my side with a pillow supporting my beachball of a tummy and between my legs worked best- helped my back a lot too.
If i couldn't get comfortable any other way than being on my back, then i'd lie on my back but have my hips slightly twisted so i wasn't completely on my back... if that makes any sense.

Answer 6

i heard somewhere you can sleep any position so long as it all feels comfortable, but then again, everyone has different opinions on this, its the same for women sleeping on their stomach, some say you can, some say you cant.
but i would follow your doctors advise, and not just people on the internet, after all your doctors only trying to help you and the baby :)
good luck with the little 'un!
xxx

Answer 7

If you want to put your baby to sleep in 20 seconds you must get the "Instant Baby Sleep" MP3 sound track. Here is their official web-site: http://www.instantbabysleep.net

The sound track gently produces energy over the full human hearing spectrum with an embedded pulse that gently eases the brain to the Alpha state well known for drowsiness and sleep induction.

Answer 8

some days i can only get comfortable on my back...so i put a pillow under one leg and a pillow under one side of my back, so im tilted and that is proven to be safe.

they say not to sleep on your back because there is an artery or something that your baby rests on, that can restrict blood flow or something like that.

but it says in my pregnancy book that sleeping with the pillows is safe.

Answer 9

I doubt that. Never heard of it. I suggest sleeping on one side with a pillow under your stomach and one between your legs. This is the most comfortable position I found when I was pregnant-good luck!

Answer 10

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Pregnancy is also associated with hemorrhoids. These conditions lead to increased pressure within the hemorrhoidal veins that causes them to swell. Other conditions, for example chronic liver disease, may also cause increased venous pressure and may be associated with hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids are very common and are estimated to occur in up to one-half of the population by age 50.