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Sleeping on my stomach Posted: 03-03-08 13:33pm
Hi Everyone,
One more quick question. I'm about 18-19
weeks along now and I just recently
started showing in the last week or so.
I've been sleeping on my stomach up until
this point in my pregnancy, so far it's
been the only little bit of relief I've
had with the back pain and insomnia. I'm
curious now that my belly is actually
popping out is it dangerous for the baby
if I sleep on my stomach? I realize once
I'm bigger I won't have the option to
sleep on my stomach so I want to take
advantage of it while I still can. Thanks
for your help!
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 03-03-08 13:51pm
You'll be fine. No one can control what
position they stay in all night long. If
it makes you feel better, I slept on my
stomach (unintentionally) the entire time
I was pregnant. There is so much stuff
protecting the baby that sleeping on it
isn't going to hurt.
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Idony
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Posted: 03-03-08 17:39pm
you can sleep on your stomach as long as
its comfortable, you will not hurt or
squish the baby the muscles and fat and
aniotic fluid protects the baby even from
falls and stuff
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rosejackson
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Posted: 03-07-08 05:14am
im sure it will be just fine. whenever i
roll onto my stomach however, baby starts
to kick me until i roll onto my side! lol
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Xalleah08
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As long as you're comfortable. . . Posted: 05-31-08 01:40am
I was worried about the same thing,
becasue it bothers me more to sleep on my
side usually than to sleep on my back. I
read up on it and from what I've gathered
it's more uncomfertable for you than it is
for the baby, and it's not goign to hurt
the baby at all. I've heard the same thing
about sleeping on my back. The nurse I
talked to said that when it started to
bother me, to stop. And eventually it did.
So now I sleep on my belly. The only thing
is that when I get up in the morning the
baby doesn't like it when I change
positions, and I get a little queesy from
the baby reajusting herself.
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