Good Sleep Position During Pregnancy

in womenhealthcare •  7 years ago 

Good Sleep Position During Pregnancy

Sleep position during pregnancy at early pregnancy trimester pregnant women can sleep in any position that can provide a sense of comfort for him, because his stomach has not enlarged. Pregnant women usually begin to worry when entering the second trimester. But actually pregnant women do not have to worry.
Why? Because in fact the mother's body is created so unique that it can provide protection. In addition, for the fetus in pregnant women's wombs never feel uncomfortable because of its presence floats in the amniotic fluid and has its own space to move freely. However, pregnant women should also be careful in choosing a sleeping position, such as the following tips:

Sleeping With Stomach Position

This position is actually quite safe for pregnant women. But usually after the first trimester of pregnancy, because of breast enlargement and also more sensitive breast stimuli will cause discomfort to sleep on his stomach. And at the time when your stomach is getting bigger (early 14 weeks) sleeping on your stomach becomes very uncomfortable because you have to support the thigh with a pillow to sleep on your stomach because the stomach starts to grow.

Sleep With Outstanding Position

This position is recommended after pregnancy 16 weeks pregnant women not to sleep supine, because by sleeping supine position you will put the entire weight of the uterus to the back, intestine, and vena cava inferior. Sleeping supine position can also increase the risk of back pain, hemorrhoids, and indigestion, and interfere with breathing and circulation. Sleeping position supine in the second and third trimesters can also affect blood pressure. For some women, it can cause blood drops that make them feel dizzy, for others instead increase blood pressure. In the case of pregnancy with high blood pressure, sleeping on the supine position is not recommended.

Sleeping with Leaning Position

Then which sleeping position is best? Until now there has been no further research on safe sleep positions for pregnant women. But it is highly recommended after 16 weeks of pregnancy, pregnant women should sleep on the left side, because this position provides benefits for your baby to get maximum blood flow and nutrients to the placenta because of a large vein (inferior vena cava) on the right back Svina that restores blood flow to the lower body to the heart. Which can also help the kidneys to remove the remaining products and fluids from the mother's body thereby reducing swelling of the feet, legs and arms.
Sleeping position to the right is also good. You can change the position to the right and left to make you sleep more comfortable.
If you wake up at night and find you are sleeping on your back, you should not worry because you are not doing anything harmful to your baby. Just go back on the tilt. Moreover, in advanced pregnancy, where the stomach is enlarged, accompanied by other conditions such as cramps, frequent urination, false contractions, baby kicking the stomach, increased stomach acid taste that will cause pregnant women will be awakened several times at night, because pregnant women have Will definitely change the sleeping position several times and automatically do not sleep on the back supine.
Tips: To sleep with a more comfortable sloping position put a pillow between your knees and one on your back. Or you can buy special pillows of pregnant women
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What do you think about those body pillows? My wife craves them like crazy when she's preggo...