With the plethora of discomforts you may go through during pregnancy finding a comfortable position to sleep in can be one of the toughest.
Sleeping sitting up while pregnant.
With each of my pregnancies i began sleeping sitting up with a lot of pillows behind me by 17 18 weeks.
You can use pillows under your belly between your legs and behind your back if you like.
A few tips to help you sleep better.
Sitting positions to avoid during pregnancy.
Sleeping on your stomach during pregnancy sleeping on your stomach is fine in early pregnancy but sooner or later you ll have to turn over.
Although leg swelling is expected during pregnancy a poor sitting position will aggravate the situation.
You know that sleep is crucial for health but comfort.
Start sitting up in bed with the support of a wedge pillow or stack of normal pillows is a comfortable and safe position for pregnant women to sleep in.
Sitting with legs hanging.
Sometimes the act of getting pregnant ends up having very.
When leaning forward while sitting the expecting mother s body can cause excess pressure on her abdomen.
All of the following pregnancy sleep problems can make getting a solid night of shut eye harder.
You can lean back against a pillow while or your side if you want.
Common pregnancy sleep problems solutions.
Getting comfortable in bed while carrying a child is hard after all your tummy is quite a bit bigger than it was a few months ago.
If you wake up on your back or your stomach simply roll over to your left or right side.
Place pillows between your legs and behind your back.
The baby can feel cramped and this position can negatively impact it.
This position will increase the blood flow to the legs which can cause swelling.
In the later stages of pregnancy this ribcage could claw into the soft bones of the developing baby and mark permanent impressions on.
Avoid this poor sitting position during pregnancy to protect your spine.
You don t like sleeping on your side.
Leaning forward while sitting.
While the left side is best you have lots of options.
However being comfortable during pregnancy is very important.
There s no need to lose sleep over the safest sleeping positions in pregnancy.
I switch it up a little by side sleeping for short periods but no matter how many pillows i use my hips and back start to ache after an hour or so of sleeping on my side.
Keep in mind your baby will also experience discomfort while you sleep or lie down and might wake you up with a kick if she is feeling stressed due to your sleep position.
