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which side to sleep on??

kristie44kristie44
in Upstate NY Babies
hello everyone!! hope everyone's pregnancies are going well!! i just had a quick question i have read a million things to see if sleeping on your right side is a really bad thing.. i sleep mostly on my left side but i find myself waking up to change sides alot...i put my big bodypillow under me to keep me from moving but it doesnt always work.. any suggestions or is it ok that i go from side to side. Thanks!!
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Re: which side to sleep on??

  • ArcticFoxArcticFox member
    I think it is supposed to be optimal to sleep on your left, but not imperative.  I think your body will often let you know which is better, like if you get short of breath or are too uncomfortable.  Good luck!
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  • jnk062602jnk062602

    Ideally, you want to sleep on your left side.

    That said, that before I got pregnant and even now, I only ever sleeped on my side.  Once I hit about 12 weeks pregnant, I could only ever sleep on my back.  It was weird.  I asked my dr about it and he said that the concern is that pressure could be put on some of my blood flow.  But that basically, if it was a problem my body would make me feel light headed or uncomfortable.  I continued to sleep on my back until 41 weeks pregnant :)

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  • TelycoTelyco
    I tried to sleep on my left side as much as I could while pg with #1. I honestly think I never thought about it at all while pg with #2 and just slept however I wanted. Oops.
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  • kristie44kristie44
    Thank you guys so much for your input!! 
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