sleeping.

[army_mommy_to_be]

Hello everyone. Am I still allowed to sleep on my back? I am 16 weeks almost 17.

[TashaQ]

I'm 5 and a half months, sleeping on my back is uncomfortable.  I read sleeping on your left is best and not on your right so I questioned this with my doc and he said to sleep on whatever side would feel best - there is no real harm to the baby.

[Isabelmommy]

I am 37 weeks and sometimes in my sleep I end up on my back. Last week I woke up gasping for air. So I wouldn't recommend it when your bigger.

[areal10]

You should be ok sleeping on your back until about 5 months along. If you feel dizzy or anything like that before then when you get up , you may need to stop. Your growing uterus puts pressure on your vena cava vein & can make you dizzy or lighthearted. Also it slows your blood circulation to your baby.

[Madre2xs]

So I'm currently 6 months and ive only gain 10 pounds idk if that is good or bad

[army_mommy_to_be]

Thanks for eeverything!

[blanca_13]

Yes it's okay and enjoy it while you can. I just recently started hurting and snoring from sleeping on my back so take advantage. Lol and I'm only 25w3d

[LiselMarie]

My midwife told me it was fine to sleep on your back. There will probably come a time when it's too uncomfortable, but until then it's perfectly safe for you and baby. I'm 32 weeks and still occasionally sleep on my back (although I snore like crazy when I do) because my hips start to hurt from laying on my sides.