Stomach/back sleeping

[awick14]

I know it's going to be slow around here tonight/tomorrow but I figured anyone bored would still be here.

Anyways I am a stomach sleeper and I am finding it hard to find a position to sleep in if I'm not on my stomach. how do you sleep if you are/were a stomach sleeper?

Is it ok at 13 weeks to be sleeping on my back? I am trying to avoid that too. But I am just not a side sleeper.

[Jalapeñomel]

I was a semi stomach sleeper, and I had to train myself to slept in my side. I would often wake up on my back, and the doc said that's fine.

And now that I am breastfeeding, I am finding it hard to sleep on my stomach still, and it sucks!

[awick14]

I lay on my side in bed to read and stuff and that's fine, it's the falling asleep that sucks. Is it okay if I wake up on my stomach, if I fall asleep on my side?

[VillainV]

My midwife said that it's fine to sleep on your back for as long as you're comfortable. I'm still mostly comfortable on my back at almost 23 weeks, though I think it's been contributing to my sciatica.

As for side sleeping, you might try a body pillow or pregnancy pillow. I tried a snoogle and didn't like it, but just a normal body pillow has been working fine. Until then, try sleeping with a smaller pillow (a neck pillow or travel pillow works great) between your knees to keep your hips aligned, and try bending your knees so you're in a semi-curled-up position.

[awick14]

Nov 28, 2013 1:25:05 GMT -5 VillainV said:

My midwife said that it's fine to sleep on your back for as long as you're comfortable. I'm still mostly comfortable on my back at almost 23 weeks, though I think it's been contributing to my sciatica.

As for side sleeping, you might try a body pillow or pregnancy pillow. I tried a snoogle and didn't like it, but just a normal body pillow has been working fine. Until then, try sleeping with a smaller pillow (a neck pillow or travel pillow works great) between your knees to keep your hips aligned, and try bending your knees so you're in a semi-curled-up position.

I grabbed a couch pillow and I will see if this helps thanx.

[Deleted]

If you are comfortable sleeping on your stomach, you can still do it. I'm almost 20 weeks and I still end up on my stomach. The baby is protected by the amniotic sac, so you won't squish baby. I like to lay on my stomach with one knee brought up to the side so that I have a little extra space for the belly and am slightly tilted to the side.

[eav2c]

I'm 30w and still sleep on my stomach, eek. I try to force myself to sleep on my side though. Back is just not comfortable for me. I am no help!

[JayhawkGirl]

Pillows. Lots of pillows. I put some behind me, between my knees, and have a squishy one to hug to help support my top shoulder and arm. I love my snoogle too, but like bricco sometimes need a bit more between my knees.

Eta: DH has been in the guest room for a while now. Rolling over is a very uncomfortable ordeal. Plus I have all my pillows. 

I wake up on my back often and lay on in some when I'm reading/watching tv to give my hips a break. I'll start to feel "off" and know it is time to move.

[awick14]

Thank ladies.

Right now I am sometimes comfortable on my stomach sometimes not. (Starting to get bad hip/lower back pain)

I "know" that I'm not hurting the baby, but ever since my m/c in April I freak about the stupidest things.

[papie]

I am a side sleeper but sometimes I still sleep on my stomach even though my belly is pretty big, I just kinda lean on one hip. Back is fine until 20ish weeks and even then you just need to prop yourself a bit higher and it works. I have horrible RLS and just flip flop all night long, lol