ilovemyfishies81
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sleeping while pregnant
Posted: 01-15-08 22:08pm
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If your not supposed to sleep on your back
and i know why and also your right side.
How do you stay on your left constant
through out the night without your hip
hurting? i tried the pillow underneath and
that does not work
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young Girl
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Posted: 01-15-08 22:22pm
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i slept on my back
and my baby is fine
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Ingi
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Posted: 01-15-08 22:28pm
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You can sleep on your back. Later in your
pregnancy when the baby is large it isn't
wise because of the blood flow.
Use a body pillow under your body and
throw your leg over it.
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Electriceyes
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Posted: 01-16-08 03:32am
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I sleep on my back (not on purpose
though.. just happens naturally when I
sleep). I sleep with a pillow between my
legs and it mostly helps, or when my bf
stays over, I cuddle up with him and stay
on my side ALL night..dunno why though
lol..anyways.. so far my baby is
healthy... and i'm due in 2 weeks!
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Posted: 01-16-08 06:58am
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i slept on my back for ages until Mika
started to crush me lol. If you're
anything like me then you'll have to get
up every hour to pee so you won't have
much chance to move around!!
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ilovemyfishies81
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Posted: 01-16-08 09:39am
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| the_girlfriend
wrote: | i slept on my back
and my baby is fine  |
but i have more weight then you
already..im chunky girl!lol
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ilovemyfishies81
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Posted: 01-16-08 09:40am
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| Ingi
wrote: | You can sleep on your back.
Later in your pregnancy when the baby is
large it isn't wise because of the blood
flow.
Use a body pillow under your body and
throw your leg over it.  |
i tired the pillow thing and i couldnt get
to sleep
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ilovemyfishies81
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Posted: 01-16-08 09:41am
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| princess6591
wrote: | | I sleep on my back (not on
purpose though.. just happens naturally
when I sleep). I sleep with a pillow
between my legs and it mostly helps, or
when my bf stays over, I cuddle up with
him and stay on my side ALL night..dunno
why though lol..anyways.. so far my baby
is healthy... and i'm due in 2
weeks! |
you still sleep on your back now?
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ilovemyfishies81
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Posted: 01-16-08 09:41am
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| Dannzibelle
wrote: | | i slept on my back for ages
until Mika started to crush me lol. If
you're anything like me then you'll have
to get up every hour to pee so you won't
have much chance to move
around!! |
i pee like 3 times maybe 4 a night and
when i get back in bed i start off on the
left
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 01-16-08 11:31am
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I was constantly rolling over and sleeping
on my stomach.
I couldn't help it--it's how I slept
before pregnancy.
When my belly was real big, I found myself
STILL waking up on my stomach, though I
was laying on the side of my stomach if
that makes any sense.
I was always told that it is fine to sleep
on your back until you are no longer
comfortable.
It felt like sleeping with a watermelon on
top of me.
A body pillow should work though. They are
the extra long ones.
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Posted: 01-16-08 12:10pm
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that's exactly how I am marianne. I even
sometimes roll to my right side because
staying in one position is just not me at
all. Although my hubby says he'll wake up
and I'm on my back, basically every night,
I know I don't stay there long because
I've never woken up on my back. But
pillows are definitely a pregnant woman's
best friend, that's why I stole two off my
mom , they were
in the closest with about 20 on her bed,
so I'm sure she won't miss them...
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Posted: 01-16-08 13:57pm
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try body pillows/pregnacy pillows or
wrapping a boppy around you
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Electriceyes
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Posted: 01-16-08 14:53pm
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| ilovemyfishies81
wrote: | | princess6591
wrote: | | I sleep on my back (not on
purpose though.. just happens naturally
when I sleep). I sleep with a pillow
between my legs and it mostly helps, or
when my bf stays over, I cuddle up with
him and stay on my side ALL night..dunno
why though lol..anyways.. so far my baby
is healthy... and i'm due in 2
weeks! |
you still sleep on your back
now? |
yeah, I do.. I don't mean to but I do.. I
just wake up that way. It's the most
comfortable way for me to sleep though
since I used to HAVE to sleep on my
stomach to sleep before I got pregnant and
for the first 6 months (since I had no
belly)
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Posted: 01-16-08 15:06pm
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I slept on my belly till I was about 7 1/2
months. I couldn't help it...I even made a
post about it.
Now I sleep on either side, with a pillow
between my knees.
I absolutely cannot sleep on my
back...it's either one side or the other!
You're body will move subconsciounsly and
not allow your baby to be hurt by your
sleeping position.
My hip used to hurt me too when I laid on
one certain side!!!
Sarah
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ilovemyfishies81
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Posted: 01-16-08 17:54pm
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| Marianne0558
wrote: | I was constantly rolling
over and sleeping on my stomach.
I couldn't help it--it's how I slept
before pregnancy.
When my belly was real big, I found myself
STILL waking up on my stomach, though I
was laying on the side of my stomach if
that makes any sense.
I was always told that it is fine to sleep
on your back until you are no longer
comfortable.
It felt like sleeping with a watermelon on
top of me.
A body pillow should work though. They are
the extra long
ones. |
i just feel funny waking up my bacjk when
i read ur not supposed to , when i wake up
im like "oops "
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ilovemyfishies81
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Posted: 01-16-08 17:56pm
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| babymajic0506
wrote: | I slept on my belly till I
was about 7 1/2 months. I couldn't help
it...I even made a post about it.
Now I sleep on either side, with a pillow
between my knees.
I absolutely cannot sleep on my
back...it's either one side or the other!
You're body will move subconsciounsly and
not allow your baby to be hurt by your
sleeping position.
My hip used to hurt me too when I laid on
one certain side!!!
Sarah |
ok well now i dont feel so bad, i was
thinking i was hurting the baby and u know
i have already lost one i dont want to do
anything to hurt gabrielle
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Posted: 01-16-08 18:14pm
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I slept any way I wanted. I think it
becomes more of an issue when you are
closer to delivering.
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Posted: 01-16-08 18:36pm
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I used to sleep on my side with a smaller
pillow under my belly then a body pillow
in between my legs. I slept on my belly
until I started to get a bigger bump then
it was no longer comfortable. I couldn't
sleep on my back without getting extremely
light-headed.
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Mommy35
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Posted: 01-16-08 21:21pm
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I asked my doc about it because I felt
terribly guilty about sleeping on my
stomach or back, but I was like the
others. I would just wake up that way.
She said your body will tell you if it
isn't good by having parts of your body go
to sleep or getting light headed. I had
terrible terrible carpel tunnel and
insomnia when I was pregnant, so any sleep
I was getting was good sleep
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Posted: 01-16-08 23:05pm
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The reason you're not supposed to sleep on
your back is because your baby/uterus puts
pressure on your Vena Cava, which is the
major vein in your back the takes blood
back to your heart.
It hurts you more than the baby (if at
all) when you sleep on your back. There is
nothing pushing down on your baby, your
baby is pushing down on you. That's why
leg cramps are so common in pregnancy,
stupid blood flow is messed up due to
pressure.
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