33 weeks does anyone else sleep on their back?

Question

I sleep on my back the best. When I’m on my left side to long feels like my left leg gets numb. is this fine? Sleeping on back?

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I believe it is not recommended to sleep on the back that far along. I am a back sleeper as well but throughout my pregnancy I got a pregnancy pillow to force myself to sleep on my side

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I’ve never been a back sleeper. But like you when I’m on my sides I feel numb, or achy in my hips and thigh. So I tend to lay on my back for a while till it subsides. It’s not recommended for sure. But if you are comfortable, you are fine. My OB told me she actually slept on her back her whole pregnancy lol. Your body would let you know if your not getting enough circulation. I try to keep it minimal myself.

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It is not recommended to sleep on your back because of the decreased blood flow. Just the messenger, a study found that more stillbirths happened after back-sleeping.

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I wake up in the middle of the night on my back a lot because I can’t breathe well, so I roll over. I can’t really control what my body does in my sleep lol.

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The reason there was a recommendation to not sleep on your back/right side is because there is a POTENTIAL for the uterus/baby to compress your IVC - the big vein carrying blood back to your heart. If compressed it can cause you to get dizzy and lightheaded. 
That being said, your body will move you should this happen. You’ll roll over, you’ll wake up, etc. So don’t worry about it! Sleep however you’re comfortable! I slept on my back, my left side, my right side my whole last pregnancy (and this one so far - 38+2 today) with no issues at all. I’m constantly shifting throughout the night to get comfortable

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If youre comfortable, you can sleep that way.

33 weeks does anyone else sleep on their back?

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