Sleeping at night .. Positions/tossing and turning

Re: Sleeping at night .. Positions/tossing and turning

• lras0317 member

  March 2015

  I'm a stomach sleeper too! I was told as long as it's comfortable, obv it will get to a point where it's not!

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• sjra1028 member

  March 2015

  My doctor told me to start sleeping on my left side. She kicks like crazy if I toss and turn too much.

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• e1223 member

  March 2015

  I'm 15w4d and I'm still sleeping mostly on my stomach. It's getting to the point where it's uncomfortable, but even throughout my last 2 pregnancies I stomach slept until almost 20 weeks and then it was kind of half side/half stomach with a pillow between my knees. 

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• tarheelgirl8 member

  March 2015

  I'll be 17 weeks tomorrow and I still sleep on my stomach some.  I haven't talked to my doctor yet (plan to at the next appointment), but everything I've read says as long as it's comfortable it's OK.  I think it's different for every woman, because some women "pop" faster than others.  

  
  When I sleep on my stomach, I always sleep with my leg pulled up on the side towards my stomach (even before I was pregnant).  So, it's not my full weight on my stomach, which I figure is better.  

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• CaliforniaDream87 member

  March 2015

  As long as you're comfy it is fine. This is the first week where it's becoming uncomfortable to sleep that way which sucks because it's my favorite sleeping position. My body pillow will now be my BFF.

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• megred23 member

  March 2015

  Lol I do the same! It makes me happy other people are sleeping like this.. I would obviously never want to hurt the baby it's just the only way I'm comfy And being comfy in pregnancy is hard to do lol

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• pabeybaby member

  March 2015

  I sleep on my stomach sometimes because it helps my hips feel better for some reason. But one or both of my arms winds up going to sleep and I usually sleep on my sides. I keep a pillow between my legs, which helps for comfort. You have to rearrange it some as you toss and turn but I think it's worth having.

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• kmsundermann member

  March 2015

  I'm still sleeping on my stomach with a leg pulled up at 18 weeks every now and then. As for getting up, I'm getting up at least 2-3 if not 4 times a night to go pee and drink something!

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• j&gmiller2015 member

  March 2015

  I've always slept on my stomach. I figure as long as we're comfortable it's ok. When I sleep on my side I wake up with this terrible pain in my shoulders. So it's either stomach or back. I always fall asleep on my stomach and usually wake up on my back. And yes, I get up to pee at least 1-2 times a night. I cut off liquids at 7:00pm to try to ease this, but I have good nights and bad nights. I'm pretty sure it's only going to get worse as pregnancy goes along..oh well!
  

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• knorton19 member

  March 2015

  I'm usually a stomach sleeper too but when i found out i was pregnant at 6 weeks i stopped. I found it uncomfortable since i was so bloated. Now i'm 14 weeks and only really sleep on my sides. Which is ok at first but throughout the night i get sooooo uncomfortable and my left hip hurts. I wanted to get a pregnancy pillow but how well do those actually work?
  

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• hitcj4687 member

  March 2015

  I find it uncomfortable to sleep at all lol! My back aches all through the night and just makes it impossible to be comfortable. Not to mention my SO snores all night... But I wake up to pee because I have to go so badly in the middle of the night my stomachs hurts.

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• Knottie85240357 member

  March 2015

  I'm 16w4d and can sleep like half on my stomach, with my leg pulled up to the side. Normally I flip flop between sides though throughout the night. Sleeping directly on my stomach is uncomfortable anymore, but was told only to do it till 20 weeks anyway. Sleeping on my back is the worst, my belly feels heavy and my back hurts, so I only lay that way for a little bit if I need my heating pad. I also get up at least once a night or early morning to pee.

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• Savanna111911 member

  March 2015

  I have gotten to the point where tummy sleeping isnt' comfortable anymore sadly. Even though my bump is barely there it just feels weird. So now with the help of the "snoogle" that my hubs got me for valentines day I sleep half on my stomach half on my side.

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