Use lots of pillows. Try crossing one leg over the other and putting one pillow between them and another pillow behind your back - or any other combination that helps you sleep.Not used to lying on your side? Or always been a side-sleeper - but can’t seem to get any rest now that you’re expecting? Here are a few tips to tackle pregnancy sleep problems and get yourself comfy sleeping in the side position: Tips on comfortable pregnancy sleeping positions
Why? The back sleep position rests the entire weight of the growing uterus and baby on your back, your intestines and your vena cava, the main vein that carries blood back to the heart from your lower body. Some experts recommend pregnant women avoid sleeping on their backs during the second and third trimesters. If your favorite position is tummy-down, that’s okay - until your baby bump makes it uncomfortable or impossible, at which point you’ll have to switch positions. Sleeping positions in pregnancy Sleeping on your stomach during pregnancy However, some experts now say that pregnant moms can sleep in any position that's comfortable for them rather than worry too much about it one way or another. Many experts also recommend that you avoid lying flat on your back all night long (but don't worry if you roll over during the night and wake up that way). What is the best position to sleep in pregnancy?Įxperts have traditionally said that the best sleep position when you’re expecting is on your left side - though your right is also perfectly acceptable. Past your first trimester, it becomes impossible to lie on your stomach for obvious reasons. And sleep controls how your body reacts to insulin not getting enough results in a higher blood sugar level, upping your risk of gestational diabetes. Sleep also keeps your immune system - which is suppressed to support your pregnancy - healthy.