Dizzy while lying down with eyes closed?

karlee05

Over the last few weeks I get these dizzy spells when I'm lying down, trying to sleep. It usually only happens in the middle of the night after I have gotten up to use the bathroom and I'm trying to go back to sleep. It feels like the room is spinning and I have to open my eyes to make it stop. Sometimes I have to totally get up for a bit. I have read it can happen when lying on your back because of the increased blood flow to baby, and slower flow to your heart. But I'm a side sleeper. So I'm always on one side or the other.

Has anyone had this happen before? This is my 3rd pregnancy, but never experienced this until now. Like tonight, it's 1:45 am and I can't go back to sleep because every time I close my eyes, I feel so dizzy and it starts to make me nauseous.