How bad is it really?

Question

Having trouble sleeping on my side and I even got a body pillow thinking it would help. Nope! I wake up and I'm on my back! I keep hearing mixed things about how it's not good to sleep on your back after 16wks. I'm 18wks now but it seems like it's the only position I'm most comfortable In. How bad is it really and any suggestions on what I can do to not sleep on my back would be appreciated :)

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At 39 weeks I'm still able to lay on my back for about 30 minutes before I get uncomfortable and have to move. I do try to sleep on my side but you can't really control what you do when you're asleep.

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Ask your dr about it. I asked mine if it was ok to sleep on my back and she said absolutely not. The weight of the baby can push on an artery or something like that and it cuts off blood flow. She said if I have to sleep on my back, to use a pillow to slightly prop one side of my body. She said the issue is when you're completely flat on your back. Also, at 18 weeks, you might still be able to sleep in your back a little while longer. I'm not sure when baby is heavy enough to push on that.

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Here's my theory - if it was really that bad every doctor in the planet would be telling pregnant women 'absolutely do not sleep on your back!' And there would be way more things invented to help prevent pregnant women from back sleeping.
Again, just my own theory - your body will let you know when you need to change positions - I change positions so many times in the night because I get uncomfortable so I just figure my body is telling me it's time to move.

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I sleep for a bit on my back until I get uncomfortable as well. My midwife told me to just put a few blankets or a pillow on one side of my back so I'm kinda of tilted a little bit and not fully laying flat. I hope that makes sense.

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