Is it true that sleeping on your right side increases the risk of stillbirth?

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Only sleeping flat on your back poses any risk because your heavy uterus can compress your vena cava and limit blood flow. Sleeping on your left side is supposed to be best for blood flow but either side is fine.

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Myth!! I remember my grandmother telling me not to lift my arms above my head at all or the cord would get wrapped around babies neck. That was with my first baby and she scared the fuck out of me with all her old wives tales!! Lol

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Ask your doctor. Some say it’s a myth, some say it’s not. So idk 🤷🏽‍♀️ I hear it’s bad to sleep on your back, I’m 30 weeks and have been sleeping on both sides & my back every now and then.. baby is fine.

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If this were true your doctor would tell you that you could ONLY sleep on your left side the entire pregnancy. I refuse to believe that nature is that cruel to give us only one position to sleep in. I alternate my right and left sides. Left side is supposedly best physiologically for circulation and digestion but I just don’t believe sleeping on your right side could cause stillbirth. Pregnancy is already so hard without having to worry about every little thing!

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I sleep on both sides. But I know the left side is better because you get better blood flow. I don’t think it would cause stillbirth tho.

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I sleep mostly on my left side.  I'll turn to my right once my legs get crampy, but baby boy hates when I lay on the right.  He kicks and punches....so, I'm usually only on that side for a few minutes.

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I sleep on both sides. I go back and forth thru the night lol I've only heard sleeping flat on ur back is bad. There's times I wake up & find myself on my back but I turn right to my side I don't stay sleeping on my back.

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The only thing I've heard is not to sleep on your back.

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Sleeping on your left side is better. However not sure if sleeping on right is that harmful.
Definitely no sleeping on back

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No but there is evidence to show that laying on your back during the third trimester increases stillbirth risk

Is it true that sleeping on your right side increases the risk of stillbirth?

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