Sleeping on your back??

Question

I am 30 weeks pregnant today and I, like everyone else, cannot sleep well at night. I constantly wake up on my back.. which happens to be really comfortable for me. So I roll over to my left or right side but always wind up back on my back. I’ve read that this can cause harm to carrying oxygen to the baby. Is this true? Am I hurting my baby??

Answer

Your body will alert you well before any harm is caused. The issue is that your massive uterus can cut off circulation. But that doesn’t happen to every woman, and when it does the woman tends to wake up with numb hands, nausea, shortness of breath, and/or dizziness.
My point is, you should sleep how you’re able to get rest— try to sleep on your side but don’t stress if you wake up on your back. Just turn back over. You can also try sleeping on your back but propped up a bit with pillows, which takes the pressure off your blood vessels.

Answer

I’m having the same problem. I may sleep on my back for an hour or 2 because I roll over without noticing since I’m so tired these last few weeks. But to prevent it I surround myself with pillows just Incase I do roll over I’m not entirely flat on my back I have the pillow to support me a little more to my side rather than flat.

Answer

It’s not ideal to sleep on your back all night. But you cannot help what you do in your sleep and it’s not worth panicking over. My midwives have always said usually you’ll wake yourself from a position that isn’t comfortable or just isn’t “right” for some reason. Try to fall asleep on your sides,  and if you wake up in your back, just roll to your side again! No biggie.

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