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alexa84
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Sleeping....??
Posted: 08-16-06 16:04pm
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I have this book called "pregnancy week by
week" and it says by week 15 do not sleep
on your back because it could cut off
blood supply and all that stuff.
Does anyone sleep on their back even
though they are past 15 weeks? I even
read that sleeping on your belly is bad.
I have a bump but im still comfortable
sleeping on it. I hate sleeping on my
sides!! Is all this true?? I cant rest!!
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Bridget
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Posted: 08-16-06 16:12pm
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I'm 29 weeks and I sleep on my back all
the time and my baby is fine. I also
sleep on my side/stomach with a pillow
supporting my stomach. I was told to
sleep however is comfortable for me and
since I have a hard enough time sleeping
what with the weird dreams, being
uncomfortable and getting up to pee 6
times a night I just sleep however I can.
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Nataliachick7
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Re: Sleeping....??
Posted: 08-16-06 16:13pm
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| alexa84
wrote: | i have this book called
"pregnancy week by week" and it says by
week 15 do not sleep on your back because
it could cut off blood supply and all that
stuff.
Does anyone sleep on their back even
though they are past 15 weeks? I even
read that sleeping on your belly is bad.
I have a bump but im still comfortable
sleeping on it. I hate sleeping on my
sides!! Is all this true?? I cant
rest!! |
i had that same book and I loved it. That
is true, when you are on your back it is
harder for the blood supply to reach the
baby. I couldnt sleep on my back anyway
it hurt too bad.
I never slept on my stomach when I was
prego because I felt like would squish the
baby.....I usually slept on my side like
the books recommend.
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~*~Jillian~*~
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Posted: 08-16-06 17:56pm
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..My friend from school was pregnant when
I was..And she use to come to school and
give me all this info that she got from
numerous family members and they were
always those old grandmother myths...And
it would scare the shi* out of me because
I always thought in the back of my mind
hrrmmm are those really true...
So one day she told me never to lay on my
back for longer than 5 minutes because it
would cut blood supply off and kill my
baby...So I really freaked out with this
one and called my doctor..She told me it
was fine to lay/sleep on your back..She
also made this comment ...
Why would we doctors make a pregnant women
lay on her back if it were indeed harming
the baby?
I just thought sheww thank god because
that was the only comfortable way I could
sleep when I was pregnant!
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megums1211
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Posted: 08-16-06 20:58pm
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Yeah, I have that book too. I don't lay
on my back only b/c it hurts to, not b/c I
think it's going to hurt baby brianne.
I'm 25 weeks and I lay on my side(tilted
toards my belly). This is the the most
comfortable for me and my doctor said it
was fine :)
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alexa84
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Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 654 Location: The Good Ole Alabama
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Posted: 08-16-06 22:00pm
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Thankx for the replys. I asked my ma
about it and she said I should sleep
however I want. And that she slept mostly
on her back when she was carring me and my
2 olders sisters. And nothing is wrong
with us lol. I dont think lol
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Emma2
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Posted: 08-17-06 12:38pm
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Ive heard that the pressure is not great
for the baby but I find it so
uncomfortable to sleep on my back...My
uterus hurts when I do..But I never heard
of it killing the baby..I def. Never met
anyone who ever slept on their stomach
either...I dont think that possible..Its
painful and all I see issss..A pregnant
woman sleeping on her tummy and her limbs
are hangin loose like a turtle that was
flipped over and they cant turn
themselves! Lolololol!!!!!
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arcadia
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Posted: 08-17-06 13:09pm
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Lmao, .Emma, that's the funniest visual.
Face down in a pillow, limbs flopping
everywhere.
Rolling around kind of like a weeble!
Lololol
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JennyJ
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Posted: 08-17-06 14:23pm
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I've always slept on my sides anyway but
i'm really uncomfortable on my back or
stomach. They are just worried that your
uterus can hinder blood supply when it's
pressing on the great vessels in your
abdomen. It could give you orthostatic
hypotension (you'll get dizzy if you
change positions fast). But I know plenty
of ppl who slept on their back so, I
wouldn't worry too much!
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alexa84
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Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 654 Location: The Good Ole Alabama
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Posted: 08-17-06 20:01pm
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My bump isnt real big so I dont look like
a turtle.
Lmao that was hilarious what you said.
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~*~Jillian~*~
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Posted: 08-17-06 20:32pm
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There are alot of things people dont do
during pregnancy because they are told
they arent good ..And all the bull crap..I
know I did..I stressed out about things
people told me alot ..And I would always
call my doc to make sure it was right and
more than most of the info people gave me
was false ..
I fell when I was 32 weeks pregnant ..Down
brick steps and landed flat on my stomach
even scratched the skin and bled from the
fall and I cried and screamed and freaked
out ...Everyone was like omg he is
probably dead or is hurting..So I went to
the doc for emergency call and guess what
everything was perfectly normal..The doc
said there is so much protecting the baby
that it takes way more than you think to
harm it..So that taught me not to be so
uptight with what everyone says ..Only
listen to what your doc says not what your
friends and family say because they didnt
go to school and learn the things that go
with being a doc...(unless they are a doc
:)..)
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caseywasey17
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Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 86 Location: England
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Posted: 08-19-06 16:00pm
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Im almost 35 weeks and I sleep whichever
way I can get bloody comfy, which isnt
many ways at the moment.
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