Which position to sleep ???

[Cian's Mum]

Hi everyone.

I'm now 23 weeks PG and don't know which position to take in my bed.

Now , I heard soooooo many things about NOT sleeping on the back ( Baby putting pressure on major blood vessels (the aorta and vena cava).
Some say it's wrong , some say it does not matter ???

I'm to the point now where I sleep with my pillow under my knees and try to get comfortable FIRST ... in any position ... !!!

I was just interested to know what has been said to you ...

Thanks for your help.

[ForeverMine]

I've been told not to sleep on my back for the same reason...

And I've been told not to sleep on my tummy either.

I was told it was best to sleep on my side with pillows as support... however I have really bad hips, so noway is good for me lol.

I have to wait until I am so tired I can barely stay awake, just to be able to sleep, as I can't get comfy.

[kirstenriley]

most people say pillow under the stomach but i cant stand anything touching my stomach, so i lay on my side with my top leg on top of 2 pillows, that way there is no pressure on my belly. Hips and thighs get sore after a couple of hours though, and then theres the fun of rolling over and trying to take the pillows with you!!

lol

[cjb/jbvd]

i found the absolutely most comfortable position was the first aid "recovery position"...... top night sleep with that one.

those pillows you can get are really good too.

[~Emmylou~]

I don't sleep on my back, because I find I get short of breath. I think it puts pressure on the pulmonory artery as well (leads to the lungs). Even if I roll onto my back when asleep the breathlessness wakes me up now.

I sleep on my side with a cushion between my knees - that tends to stop me rolling onto my stomach.
As the belly gets bigger rolling onto my back is getting harder - I remember by the end of DD's pregnancy I had to wake up, sit up and totally reposition myself to do it anyway :laughing:

[Cian's Mum]

Thank you everyone for sharing your experience ... I'm just trying to SLEEP !!! and when I can or when I remember ( !! ) I turn on my left side ....
The pillow helps me a lot though ...

Thanks again everyone .:thumbsup:
Take care .

[Little Gorilla]

i couldn't have gotten through my pregnancy without one of those body pillows - you know the really long ones.
I basically had it between my legs and then the top of me cuddled it like a person.....very comfy.
i did sleep on my back on the odd occasion, however, as you move further along you will find this less and less comfy....

[Cian's Mum]

Thanks BubbaGanoush.

I' m just wondering how I'm going to sleep when I'll be 8 or 9 months :laughing: :laughing:

Take care.

[sandj]

oh sleep it use to be such a luxury !! I am 16wks and have had troubles sleeping for the last month! I cant sleep on my back ..Im a tummy sleeper and sleep on my tummy for an hr or two but its really uncomfortable now..i also have a pillow on my sides and sort of put my stomach on the pillow for a bit of added support. I find when i sleep on my sides i get pins and needles after awhile. So basically i am getting a few hrs sleep then waking and tossing and turning all night. I have forgotten what a good nights sleep is ahhhhhhhhh Its a real struggle to sleep now :eek:

oh well guess its all the beginning of it hey :rolleyes:

does anyone know where to get those body pillows from? they sound really good.

cheers.

[Little Gorilla]

Thanks BubbaGanoush.

I' m just wondering how I'm going to sleep when I'll be 8 or 9 months :laughing: :laughing:

Take care.

bad news beatrice...by the time i was 8 or 9 months...I was hardly sleeping at all - i would get up about 20 times to go to the loo (no joke), bubs would be kicking....at least by that stage its not long to go..

ps u get those body pillows from most homeware stores - like Pillow Talk in QLD, i think even target and k-mart might sell them

[Cian's Mum]

BubbaGanoush : Oh Gosh ... sounds great !!!! :o

sandj : funny , I've got pins and needles as well in my hips after a while ... kind of cramping , restless legs type of things ...

Everything is fine Girls !!!:smiliedance: under control .... !!!

[melbryan]

I am one week off having my bundle and sleep, what's that???? I wake up on the hour and can't manage to get back to sleep. Pins and needles every which way I lie it really sucks.
Make the most of what sleep you can get now as it only gets worse. Pillows galore in my bed can't even move, and I can't stop snoring as my passages are blocked. That's a great thing too.:no:

[Cian's Mum]

Melbryan : goodness ... your situation sounds pretty bad ...
I started to snore as well ... falling apart !!!!
Why do we get those pins and needles ??? really weird ...

On one side , I've got my DH who is snoring like mad and in my tommy , my Little One who is playing soccer !!!!:rolleyes:

It's hard to wish you a good night sleep but I'm wishing you a good one anyway :sleeping: ... thank you for sharing your story ...
Take it easy ...

[Pinkbug]

Hi everyone what about those triangle pillows I am the same with most mothers... I get so uncomfortable when trying to sleep and move quite a lot coz if i stay on one side for too long my arm aches so i turn and turn and drives my partner mad! so would triangle pillow help too??

[Cian's Mum]

Well , I went to see my OB today for my routine visit and asked him about this position on the back at night . He said to try not to sleep on my back :thumbsdown: but if I was to wake up in the middle of the night laying on it , it was not a drama ... just turn back on my side ...
I'm just trying to get COMFY !!!

[mama anne]

i'm at 36 weeks now ..... and let me tell you sleep is a precious commodity.
i'd just like to say ... get used to sleeping on your side as EARLY as you can because you will reach a point where you can't sleep on your back because of the whole breathing thing .......... i went to sleep on my side and would wake up on my back till maybe 30ish weeks ...... but after that whenever i was on my back i'd wake up dizzy, lightheaded .... and the reflux thing when sleeping on your back means you wake up every few hours anyway!

the only things i have found that works ...... being as relaxed as you can when you go to bed (eg bath before bed, hot drink, whatever) ..... a body pillow ..... and patience. eventually you get so tired that you'll sleep well, even if only for one night!

you can also get the pillows from spotlight

[Cian's Mum]

mama anne : WOW , you are having a hard time ... sounds very promising :( ...

Thank you for sharing your experience and all the best if I don't hear from you ...
Take care .

[maartysmum]

Hi girls, I am reading through this thread and having a good laugh because I remember just how it was when I was pregnant. I would get up to the go the loo and by the time I got back to bed I needed to go to the loo again!!

I slept with 8 pillows in the bed, my husband thought I was going mad and I snored like a trooper. I put on over 20 kg and the little fella only came out weighing 2.5kg - work that one out:confused: . I had sore hips, cramps, pins and needles you name it. I found sleeping propped up on my 8 pillows to be the best position, still on my back but almost like the position you are in when you are reading a book in bed!

:sleeping: You think you aren't getting much sleep now - Wait till bubs arrives!!!

Good luck with your pregnancies ladies! :D