Sleeping on your back?

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Hi mamas! So I’ve heard a bunch of mixed reviews about if it’s safe to sleep on your back. Some say it’s not safe because your placenta will suffocate the baby & some others say it’s totally safe. What’s your opinions?

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Sleeping on your back as your pregnancy progresses can be dangerous because the weight of your uterus compresses your Vena cava which is a major blood vessel that carries blood to your baby and then from your lower body back to your heart so it can cause dizziness and low blood pressure. If you wake up and your on your back it’s fine, just roll over into your side. A pregnancy pillow has helped me so much with sleeping on my side! I think I will sleep with one forever. If your a back sleeper and can’t find any other position to get comfortable in to sleep in, you can put a pillow under your right buttcheek/hip to prop yourself on your left side and that will help too.

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My doctor said you can sleep on your back up to 20 weeks. After that sleep on your side.

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My doc said you will typically move all around while you sleep and sometimes if that includes being on your back that’s ok. Towards the end of my first pregnancy I could only sleep on my back but propped up on like 4 pillows (so I was almost sitting up at a 45 degree angle).

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From what I have read- try as hard as you can to sleep on your side, but if you wake up on your back don’t freak out and just roll back over onto your side. Sleeping on your back often can make the baby and uterus put pressure on a certain vein.....

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I was told to avoid sleeping on my back in the last trimester. At that point the baby has enough weight to cut off blood supply and affect your breathing.

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This is not a matter of opinion. There have been numerous studies done that prove it’s not safe to sleep on your back. The weight of your uterus presses on your inferior vena cava. This can slow or even cut off blood circulation to your baby. It increases the risk of stillbirth. Back sleeping is not recommended after 20 weeks. Surely your doctor told you this.

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I heard you can sleep on your back in the beginning, put I am super paranoid so if I lay on my back it’s for like 3 minutes 😅 but while sleeping I’m on my side or stomach, I haven’t got a bump yet, since I’m plus size. So it’s still comfy on my stomach.

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I am a stomach / back sleeper. I got a big dumb pillow for second trimester that forces me to sleep on my side. I am not a fan, but if it's better for baby I can deal til October.

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Not only does sleeping on your side help your blood flow to baby, but it helps prevent varicose veins also 😂

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The reason you shouldn't sleep on your back is because the wieght puts to much pressure on some veins and can restrict blood flow to you and the baby. My sister was never told this her first pregnancy and kept getting light headed and passing out. It turned out it was because she was sleeping on her back. Once she stopped everything went away. He baby was born perfectly fine and health.

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