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?
Did you sleep on your back or have trouble staying sleeping on your side?
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I slept on my back most of my pregnancy with Lo. Now I sleep on my back and sides.. Whatever's most comfortable!
My mom slept only on her back when she was pregnant with my sisters and me.
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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.
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My midwife said the same tin as @hilsy85 - when you feel like you are having trouble breathing, change positions.
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.
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i tried to sleep on my side but always ended up on my back when i woke up :S
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Sleep whichever way is most comfortable. You'll move if you need to!
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@hilsy85 & @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!
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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.
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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.
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@photojane: whoa! My OB was so laid-back about it.
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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
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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.
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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.
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.
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