Is sleeping on your back bad for baby?

Question

Im 30 weeks and I always try to sleep on my side but when I wake up, I usually find that I have shifted positions in my sleep and am lying flat on my back. A friend told me you shouldn't sleep on your back while pregnant. Why not?

Answer

It slows blood flow, doesn't cut it off. If you wake up on your back, you don't need to panic or feel badly, just turn back onto your side.

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The pressure and weight of your growing uterus on your major blood vessels may make you feel faint or dizzy, it doesn't stop or cut off blood flow. Like a drop in blood pressure.
If you feel okay when you do it then it should be fine and won't make much difference to the baby.
Obviously be careful and change positions if you do feel any faintness and take care when standing up to avoid a plunge.

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My doctor said its not a problem. Many of his patience sleeps on their back and deliver perfect babies. If that's what makes you most comfortable go for it. The stress from not getting proper sleep probably harms your baby more

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This kept happening to me. On top of that, I was having horrible hip pain and couldn't stay asleep on my side. I spoke to my midwife and she said that if I elevated my head a bit then sleeping on my back wouldn't present a problem. Add an extra pillow under your head and you shouldn't need to worry.

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The weight of your uterus presses against your veins when you lay on your back. Laying on your side, particularly your left side, helps blood flow to and from the uterus/placenta/baby.

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It cuts off oxygen to the baby.

Is sleeping on your back bad for baby?

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