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Sleeping on your side

nicolelarochenicolelaroche
in April 2012 Moms

Ok, I am having a big problem sleeping on my side. I fall asleep that way, but no matter what I do, I wake up on my back. I've tried piling pillows on either side, I've been using the snoogle both with the long side along my front and my back and no matter what I do, I move everything in my sleep and end up on my back.

Also, I find it MUCH more comfortable to lay on my right side. When I lay on my left side my shoulder hurts and my boobs smoosh. I don't know why it's different. 

I'm 26 weeks tomorrow so I'm a little worried that my body hasn't resolved this yet. Any advice?

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  • katieh1017katieh1017 member
    I wake up on my back a lot but I am not really bothered by it. I figure if I am in pain, and sometimes I am while on my back then I just move. My left side gets sore and falls asleep a lot. For me to switch to my right side is a big pain with the snoogle and BH start to kick in. Not sure if I helped, but I go through the same thing!

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  • Moneypenny424Moneypenny424 member

    It is okay to sleep on your right side.  If your body allows you to sleep on your back, that is fine too.  I asked my OB about this at 26 weeks and he said that as the pregnancy progressed, it probably wouldn't be comfortable to sleep on my back anymore, but that my body would let me know.

    I sleep mainly on my right side.  I try to switch it up with the left, but right mainly wins out.  My shoulder is more comfortable that way too.  OB said that was okay too.

     

     

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  • LMA06LMA06

    I asked my doctor during my last appointment about sleeping on my back. He told me that as long as it was comfortable it was fine. He said as the pregnancy progresses and baby grows I most likely will not be comfortable on my back.

    Most nights I fall asleep on my side and wake up on my back, then when I fall back asleep I am on my side because it is comfortable. Try not to stress about it.

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  • nicolelarochenicolelaroche
    Thanks everyone! I feel much more relieved and I'll just keep letting my body do what it wants.
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  • lmd321lmd321 member
    Glad you feel better, I was just going to chime in that my OB said it was fine too, and you would move once it is uncomfortable!  I mainly sleep on my right side now.  I was a devoted stomach sleeper, and still can sleep on my stomach sometimes!
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