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Is it safe to lie on your back when your 25 weeks pregnant I have really bad hips due to falling down the stairs years ago and I can't lie on my right and left side for long or my hips end up causing me awful pain can you still lie on your back

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It's the laying FLAT that causes an issue. Propped up doesn't, based on my dr.

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I was never told I couldn't sleep on my back. I don't really but if I did I would.

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The compression of your growing uterus on to the inferior vena cava could cause lack of blood return back to the heart from your lower extremities. Highly dangerous for you and the baby.

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They tell us not to. I was thrown from a truck when I was 19 and have very bad back/hip issues. Sleeping on my back is the only way for me to find comfort. I try to sleep on my sides but my arms go numb and hurt and so do my hips. The only thing that seems to help is filp flopping all night when the different body parts go numb and begin to hurt. Sleeping has become a real chore! I see my midwife next week so I plan to ask again about this but I know what she will tell me, side sleep, strech your back, and use pillows. That doesn't seem to help!!

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My nurse said that I could lie on my back but it couldn't be flat on my back. I had to elevate my hips or elevate my torso. I still try to sleep on my sides as much as possible but sometimes it just doesn't work.

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I kinda sleep sitting up. I keep my feet elevated after work cuz they hurt, then I prop my head/shoulders up so I'm nearly sitting. I've adjusted to sleep like this, so it works well enough lol

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Maybe try sleeping tilted slightly - so not flat but not putting all your weight on one hip, just bring one foot up or put a pillow under one butt cheek - this helps me.

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I literally fall asleep on my left or right side but when I wake up I'm flat on my back sometimes during the night how can I prevent that from happening don't want any harm coming to me or my unborn son

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I work in a dental office where pregnant people are lying in a flat chair. Granted this is only for an hour at most typically but what we were taught was to place a blanket or pillow under the right hip to lean the mother slightly to the left, taking the pressure off the vena cava. Not sure if this is OK enough for longer periods of time but maybe ask your midwife about that

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I sleep on my back with my hips slightly rotated, just enough to shift the weight of my uterus directly off my spine, and my midwife is fine with that.

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