https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:42:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438808 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:29:29 +0000 septca 1438808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sleep on my stomach normally, but was only confortable on my back when I was pregnant. Side was the worst! My MW said I could sleep on my back as long as I was confortable, so I did until I delivered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438773 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:25:35 +0000 fussygal 1438773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I slept on my back until 21 weeks or so. After that I got paranoid about the 20 week rule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438756 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:21:38 +0000 mlm2934 1438756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still sleep on my stomach comfortably at 19 weeks, and try to sleep on left side a lot but never stay that way. And I swear I rarely slept on my back before I was pregnant but wake up on my back all the damn time now... Sucks cause I'm getting to point where I'm suppose to stop that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438751 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:21:00 +0000 Beyond2 1438751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: I wish I knew! It's uncomfortable to lay on my belly awake but some nights I find my way onto my belly in my sleep and those are the nights I sleep the best! I kind of wish it'd happen more often lol. I figure if it was causing the baby discomfort he'd let me know :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438743 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:19:18 +0000 regberadaisy 1438743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think around 30 weeks it was too uncomfortable to sleep on my back. I almost always end up on my back so wake up like a gazillion times because of that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438741 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:19:02 +0000 anandam 1438741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think around 16-18wks being on my belly felt a little funny, and around 20 I really couldn't do it comfortably.<br /> Around 26-27wks being on my back made it harder to breathe, and now at 28wks it's worse than being at altitude. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438719 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:14:07 +0000 Mae 1438719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 20 weeks I still COULD sleep on my stomach but I started to get paranoid about squishing the baby (this was around when I was feeling her consistently) and I also wanted to get used to sleeping on my side, so I started then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438702 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:11:28 +0000 chopsuey 1438702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>with DD I felt comfortable sleeping on my back until the end.<br /> DS I had to start sleeping on my side at around 20 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438680 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:07:29 +0000 MrsH 1438680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Second trimester. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438672 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:05:57 +0000 Zbug 1438672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm usually a side sleeper but felt so much more comfortable on my back pregnant. I tried sleeping on my side but often woke up on my back even during my third trimester. My dr told me not to worry too much about it and that I'd wake up if anything was going wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438636 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:59:41 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1438636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started doing it at 16 weeks, but I think I could've waited til 20 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438635 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:59:34 +0000 artsyfartsy 1438635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beyond2: Tell me your secrets! If I was going to belly sleep I'd have to cut a huge hole in the mattress! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438633 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:59:25 +0000 sorrycharlie 1438633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started around 20 weeks too. I wanted to get into the habit of staying on my side. Funny thing is that I sleep on my side naturally - but when I was pregnant, I was comfier on my back at first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438631 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:58:50 +0000 artsyfartsy 1438631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>22 weeks maybe? I remember hearing sleeping on your back was okay before 20 weeks but I remember still doing it for a little while after half the night because I fell asleep better and half side sleeping because it would hurt my back after a while. </p> <p>Not long after that I had to give it up completely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438628 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:58:41 +0000 Beyond2 1438628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm about 30 weeks and mostly sleep on my side now but I do occasionally wake up on my belly still. I'm not even sure how considering I'm huge! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-to-sleep-on-your-side#post-1438612 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:56:15 +0000 Torchwood 1438612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 12 weeks on Saturday, and obviously still comfortable sleeping however I want. But I'm not a side sleeper by nature, so I'm wondering how long I have to prepare myself. When did you get to where you were uncomfortable not on your side, or your doctor told you to sleep on your side? </p>