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Okay so i just read on another page that laying on your back can suffocate your baby in the womb....sounds kinda dumb to be true cause doctors always want you to elevate your feet on our back...but just curious if anyone else has heard of this?

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Suffocate the baby?? 😕 I really don't think so. The main reason not to sleep on your back (or I guess lay for prolonged periods of time) is to prevent the weight of your belly from constricting one of your main arteries and putting pressure on your organs.. to make sure adequate blood flow is still getting to baby.

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There is a major vein that brings blood to the baby, and laying on your back (when your baby is bigger) puts pressure on this vein which can make the blood more difficult to get to baby. I don't think it will fully suffocate the baby but from what I've heard from other pregnant ladies is if you're uncomfortable on your back change positions ASAP. Dr's recommend laying on your left when sleeping as this helps with digestion and kidneys functions when pregnant. If you want more detailed info since I super summed this up, Google pregnancy and sleeping position :)

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My doc was adamant that I not sleep on my back in 3rd trimester... Can decrease blood flow to the vena cava and can impact baby...

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They say you should lay on your left side and not your back or your right side because when the baby is bigger it can compress the inferior vena cava which supplies blood to your lower limbs

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steph is right,  laying on your left side helps pump the blood flow,  laying on your back puts all the weight of your body on your back which pushes the baby down.

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I would ask at your next appointment but as far as I know it's fine to lay on your back a little bit. Sometimes that's the only way I feel comfortable so I'll lay that way for s couple min and then change position cause it does put a lot of pressure on your back. If you're more elevated it's prob different but the doctor will be able to tell you specifically if it's that bad to lay on your back and why. I'd rather talk to them than read articles that all say different things

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They say suffocate because that main vein(I believe the aorta) carries the oxygen to your baby. At least that's what I've read. But idk if it will actually suffocate the baby. I'm no doctor!!

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