https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:04:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-304139 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:03:14 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 304139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first pregnancy I slept on my back almost till the end and never felt anything different. This time around I really can't sleep on my back at all. It sort of feels like I'm not breathing well. I don't know exactly how to describe it except you will know when you can't do it anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-304127 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:58:25 +0000 mrsjyw 304127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>almost 32 week and almost always still end up on my back. i've heard it's fine for baby; it's more for mommy pain/aches. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-303511 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:59:57 +0000 blackbird 303511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say if your body lets you sleep on your back, then it's not pressing on that vein and you're probably just fine. I'm still sleeping on my stomach, actually :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-303497 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:56:05 +0000 cvbee 303497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: whoa! My OB was so laid-back about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-303494 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:55:31 +0000 cvbee 303494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can relate to having a back that feels best when I'm sleeping on my back. I think 3rd trimester was probably when I started sleeping on my side. I would often fall asleep on my side and wake-up on my back. I don't think it's a big huge deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-303432 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:42:46 +0000 photojane 303432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i actually just asked my ob about this yesterday, and she pretty much said i "have" to sleep on my side. she told me that back sleeping decreases the baby's heart rate due to cutting off bloodflow. :( it made me so sad... sleeping only on my side has given me major hip pain! i'm just about 20 weeks, by the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-303291 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:07:51 +0000 shopaholic 303291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85 &amp; @aprk - Thanks for the reassurances! Glad to know I'm not the only one who had/has trouble with side sleeping and a body pillow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-303273 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:04:18 +0000 Minnie_Girl 303273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleep whichever way is most comfortable. You'll move if you need to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-303263 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:03:00 +0000 kokobee 303263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i tried to sleep on my side but always ended up on my back when i woke up :S </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-303260 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:02:19 +0000 aprk 303260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My midwife said the same tin as @hilsy85 - when you feel like you are having trouble breathing, change positions. </p> <p>She also said that if you lean back on a body pillow (as opposed to flat on your back) you should be ok. It was a relief because I am totally a back sleeper too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-303250 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:01:06 +0000 hilsy85 303250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry about it! your body will tell you when it's time to move to your side. I stayed on my back until like 30 weeks or so, and then started feeling like I couldn't breathe if I lay on my back. So side sleeping started. But I really wouldn't worry--some people sleep on their backs their whole pregnancies, it's not going to hurt the baby or anything like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-303240 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:59:22 +0000 chopsuey 303240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I slept on my back most of my pregnancy with Lo. Now I sleep on my back and sides.. Whatever's most comfortable!</p> <p>My mom slept only on her back when she was pregnant with my sisters and me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/back-to-side-sleeping#post-303224 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:55:41 +0000 shopaholic 303224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've read that you should start sleeping on your side (preferably left-side) by the 2nd trimester. I'm a back sleeper with different injuries that just makes sleeping on my sides pretty uncomfortable. Bought a Snoogle, but inevitably, I still end up tossing the Snoogle off the bed and end up on my back sometime in the night. Going to ask my OB next week, but when is it really imperative to sleep on your side?<br /> Did you sleep on your back or have trouble staying sleeping on your side? </p>