Sleeping position change time

Hi ILs,

i know pregnant ladies are not supposed to sleep flat on stomach and on the back. But when i asked my OBGYN she said its fine to sleep on the stomach until you feel uncomfortable and are huge and regarding sleeping on the back you can until the 5th week.

Is it true and why can't we sleep on stomach..i love sleeping side ways but i am tilted and almost on my stomach.

Also i read in one of the threads that when you change sides you should not roll over and twist. you should basically, almost get up and then turn sides. But which month should you start doing this ?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Shweta

Hi Shwetha,
Your OB is right. You can sleep on your stomach until you get uncomfortable (usually upto 12-14 weeks). Until then the baby is inside the pelvis and not in your abdomen. So the bones of your pelvis will prevent any pressure on the baby. After 12 weeks the uterus enters the abdomen and from then it will be difficult to sleep on your stomach even if you want to. I am a stoamch sleeper myself and that was my experience as well. Reg getting up and turning over it is completely unnecessary to do that - just take it slow turning from side to side. You will do all this naturally anyway when you get bigger so dont worry about it too much.

Vanathi.

Thanks Vanathi,

When should i invest in maternity pillow..and ideas where to get a nice one from ??

I never used one Shwetha - so hope someone else will help you on this.

Vanathi.

I got my little pregnancy wedge since my 3rd month. It's come pretty handy! You can get it at Motherhood Maternity in Great Mall in Milpitas, I've also seen it on Amazon.com. It's about 15 bucks. They also have these huge S shaped pillows that take up a huge amount of space on the bed so I did not get that.