Sleeping is bad for the baby

mimismomma

I was told that sleeping too much us bad for the baby. I haven't taken a nap in weeks and when I took a nap today my boyfriend's grandma told me I need to stop taking naps because it harms the baby. You lay down so much that the baby's going to be laying the wrong way in the womb.

sarahufl

Well then, my baby is going to be in great condition seeing as though I can't sleep.....

coastalmomma2

That sounds like a load of hogwash. 

mrsvp614

hmclaren

I'm in trouble then because I nap whenever I get the chance. I imagine not resting when you need to is worse for the baby than sleeping "too much" (if there is such a thing while pregnant).

cchenal07

My understanding is as long as you are sleeping on your sides and not spending all day in bed. Nap away. I love my Sunday afternoon naps!

mercury94

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that is some made up crap. I take naps on weekends and I have no regrets. My doctor has never said that too much sleep is an issue. 

tfrangul

Sounds like Grandma needs a nap! Ha!
My toddler is napping so I'm laying in my bed watching law and order SVU. 
It's funny how these old ladies have so much to say. Don't take stairs, don't bend over, don't take naps, don't eat too much, don't show off your bump....it's not 1950 and more. Just saying.

Carebella

Napping and sleeping is not an issue. The issue is some positions can contribute to baby not being in the best birthing position and it becomes more important as pregnancy progresses and they have less room to move around. Ideally you should be laying down on your left side as much as you comfortably can. And not reclining when you sit down. Laying on your back for too long can reduce blood flow but is obviously okay for short periods of time. Otherwise, sleep and nap as much as you can!

wyomama0427

Guys this is 100% true. Also if you raise your arms above your head you'll wrap the cord around baby's neck, heartburn makes babies hairy, if you have sex you'll poke the baby, if you don't drink lots of water the amniotic fluid will be dirty, and heartbeat totes predicts gender. 

DPandMB

@wyomama0427 you forgot the poisonous glucose drink. 

msashley2010-2

I just woke up from a nap. What did I miss? 

wyomama0427

msashley2010-2 said:

I just woke up from a nap. What did I miss? 

You're a monster, putting your baby at risk like that. You should be ashamed of yourself.

EmilyE13

@wyomama0427 yeah but you can fix all that stuff with essential oils, right? MAGIC!

In all seriousness, I am often finding myself waking up on my back even though I try my damnedest to sleep on my side, so I feel like a failure at motherhood already. 

ColoradoHiker

 OP  Taking naps is great for you, for as long as you're not sleeping allll the time.  The problem with sleeping on your back is that the baby can put pressure on your vena cava (major blood vessel), and disrupt blood circulation. But, yay for human bodies being awesome!, you will wake up with 'symptoms' of this long before anything bad happens. Previously, I've woken up from shortness of breath while sleeping on my back, but it resolved as soon as I rolled onto my side.  I wake up on my back (without breathing problems most of the time) all the time.  

adoo

@ColoradoHiker what you wrote makes me feel a lot better!  I'm actually more comfortable on my back (but know my side is best) and have been forcing myself to sleep on my side but a little z's on my back isn't the worst! 

wyomama0427

EmilyE13 said:

@wyomama0427 yeah but you can fix all that stuff with essential oils, right? MAGIC!

In all seriousness, I am often finding myself waking up on my back even though I try my damnedest to sleep on my side, so I feel like a failure at motherhood already. 

Ded essential oils and coconut oil. Lol.

JustBored10

In a way yes that statement can be correct. Maybe she just only sees you lounging around and thinks you are lazy? 

JustBored10

Oh and coconut oil is AHmazing!  I put that shit on everything and I mean EVERYTHING!

wyomama0427

JustBored10 said:

Oh and coconut oil is AHmazing!  I put that shit on everything and I mean EVERYTHING!

Exactly.

wyomama0427

To clarify, by "Exactly" I meant that you're just proving my point lol 

lilpoots

Knottie1469136344

So tired of people trying to micromanage my life.  There are enough real public health issues to contend with; anything else is just controlling women.  Ugh.

jenn622-2

I think the bottom line is don't listen to medical advice unless it is coming from a licensed medical provider that knows your personal history and situation! So much misinformation and old wives tales floating around!

Meanwhile, my tossing and turning at night is leading me to bend the rules a little bit on my caffeine intake

Breath_Easy92

I'm only allowed up 6 hours ish a day so I sleep a lot because I'm bored.  I asked my doc if me sleeping all the time was a problem and she laughed and told me to sleep as much as I wanted while I had the chance. Also, my little guy has been in the birthing position a few weeks now (I am 33 weeks today) so all the horizontal time hasn't affected that in my experience so far... I wouldn't stress out, enjoy your naps.

Rhubarb7216

Breath_Easy92 said:

I'm only allowed up 6 hours ish a day so I sleep a lot because I'm bored.  I asked my doc if me sleeping all the time was a problem and she laughed and told me to sleep as much as I wanted while I had the chance. Also, my little guy has been in the birthing position a few weeks now (I am 33 weeks today) so all the horizontal time hasn't affected that in my experience so far... I wouldn't stress out, enjoy your naps.

My activity isn't as restricted as yours, but I'm still required to be fairly sedentary and this is what the dr wants me to do! If I don't follow the rules I either have contractions or bleeding or both, so I'm pretty sure my sedentary lifestyle is what's safe for baby and me. My little guy has also been head down for several weeks, so no negative impacts there either!

msashley2010-2

JustBored10 said:

In a way yes that statement can be correct. Maybe she just only sees you lounging around and thinks you are lazy? 

In that case I think grandma needs to mind her own business. Or get some of the old Tamatoa treatment. 

wyomama0427

Knottie1469136344 said:

So tired of people trying to micromanage my life.  There are enough real public health issues to contend with; anything else is just controlling women.  Ugh.

Um........... wait.. what?

SouthernMama15

@msashley2010-2 I'm lurking from August, but that gif is gold. Tamatoa is my favorite. 

shaloncutestmum

From August. I think grandma might be right in ma own case. been high risk since 16 weeks due to low lying placenta and spotting so doctor place me on strict bed rest and baby was head down then but immediately I hit 30-32weeks baby change position and till now she is still transverse or breech and the reason I was still place bed rest after the placenta moved was because I had premie at 32week so my doctor want me to make it to 34weeks invade the baby decides to come but now am almost 36weeks..i dont usual take napnthat much but i always lay on my side on the bed i only stand up to move around when i am about to cook or eat something or pee.i av decided to start exercise at36weeks till delivery.pray baby moved to the right position.

wannabeamongoose

shaloncutestmum said:

From August. I think grandma might be right in ma own case. been high risk since 16 weeks due to low lying placenta and spotting so doctor place me on strict bed rest and baby was head down then but immediately I hit 30-32weeks baby change position and till now she is still transverse or breech and the reason I was still place bed rest after the placenta moved was because I had premie at 32week so my doctor want me to make it to 34weeks invade the baby decides to come but now am almost 36weeks..i dont usual take napnthat much but i always lay on my side on the bed i only stand up to move around when i am about to cook or eat something or pee.i av decided to start exercise at36weeks till delivery.pray baby moved to the right position.

If your doc put you on bed rest starting at 16 weeks, I'm not sure that starting to exercise every day at 36 weeks is the wisest move. I'd chat with your doc to find out what is safe for your situation.

msashley2010-2

SouthernMama15 said:

@msashley2010-2 I'm lurking from August, but that gif is gold. Tamatoa is my favorite. 

Tamatoa is my favorite too!! 

Rhubarb7216

I'm having trouble understanding why anyone thinks grandma might know more than doctors who have many years of education/training on this topic...

wyomama0427

shaloncutestmum said:

From August. I think grandma might be right in ma own case. been high risk since 16 weeks due to low lying placenta and spotting so doctor place me on strict bed rest and baby was head down then but immediately I hit 30-32weeks baby change position and till now she is still transverse or breech and the reason I was still place bed rest after the placenta moved was because I had premie at 32week so my doctor want me to make it to 34weeks invade the baby decides to come but now am almost 36weeks..i dont usual take napnthat much but i always lay on my side on the bed i only stand up to move around when i am about to cook or eat something or pee.i av decided to start exercise at36weeks till delivery.pray baby moved to the right position.

Even with proper spelling and grammar I'm not sure I would fully understand this post.... are you saying that your doctor putting you on bedrest is what has put your baby into the breech position? Lots of babies *may* be head down at 16 weeks, but that doesn't really matter at all because they're still so small they are GOING to flip around and move. That's just common sense. I really doubt bedrest made your baby breech.
Also if you haven't exercised your whole pregnancy it is NOT recommended that you start so late. Especially if your doctor has you on bedrest. 

JustBored10

Just an FYI... I used coconut oil as a hair mask last night and my hair is super soft and not frizzy today.   Coconut oil   I also used it on stitches that I received from a mole removal a few years ago instead of petroleum based products like Vaseline or Neosporin and the nurse and doctor wanted to know what I used because they had never seen an incision heal so well.  And I oil pull with it and peppermint essential oil every morning  

JustBored10

@wyomama0427 I am not sure if she meant she was still on bed rest or not but if baby is breech it is recommended to do specific exercises to turn baby (whether or not you have been exercising during pregnancy) but I could not understand most of that horrific paragraph she typed.

wannabeamongoose

@justboard10 @wyomama0427 If that's what she's referring to then that makes more sense. The exercises they recommend to turn a baby are more akin to a PT exercise, not the kind of exercise I thought she was talking about.

labby18

shaloncutestmum said:

From August. I think grandma might be right in ma own case. been high risk since 16 weeks due to low lying placenta and spotting so doctor place me on strict bed rest and baby was head down then but immediately I hit 30-32weeks baby change position and till now she is still transverse or breech and the reason I was still place bed rest after the placenta moved was because I had premie at 32week so my doctor want me to make it to 34weeks invade the baby decides to come but now am almost 36weeks..i dont usual take napnthat much but i always lay on my side on the bed i only stand up to move around when i am about to cook or eat something or pee.i av decided to start exercise at36weeks till delivery.pray baby moved to the right position.

SouthernMama15

Ummm, she's posted once in August. In the intro thread well into the 3rd trimester. 

wyomama0427

SouthernMama15 said:

Ummm, she's posted once in August. In the intro thread well into the 3rd trimester. 

Psh but duh she totally goes there now. Don't you know you're totes a reg after you intro? 

lilpoots

@shaloncutestmum breech presentation is more common with placenta previa and low lying placenta. You may want to check out Spinning Babies exercises to help encourage baby to get into a head down position.