When to change habits?
As you know, which side to sleep during pregnancy, or rather, the position during sleep - a matter of habit, developed over the years. But this can be changed if necessary. Just need to understand that at the moment the habit of sleeping on the stomach or back is a harmful addiction, from which it is necessary and possible to refuse at least for a while.
The fact is that in the prone position on the abdomen, the baby will sooner or later be uncomfortable. Mom may not feel that the child is uncomfortable. But doctors do not recommend such a dream from the very beginning of pregnancy. To wean from it it is possible gradually, replacing the given pose by position lying on a side.
And you can sleep on your back until the middle-end of the second trimester. Mom and she will feel when it should stop. In this position, due to the weight of the grown-up baby and the heavy uterus, a large hollow vein located in the pelvic region is squeezed and the blood supply to the woman is severely disturbed.
In addition, a sharp change in the state of health of a woman does not pass without a trace for a child - the placenta ceases to receive oxygen and the baby suffers. Although this is a short-term condition, it does not benefit the development of the fetus.
The longer the period, the more attention during the rest should be paid to the movements of the child. If he suddenly begins to stir violently, when his mother is lying down to rest - this means that the baby is uncomfortable and asks Mom to change the position of the body.
Recommendations of doctors
Every doctor knows which side you can sleep on for pregnant women - it's right to lie on your left side for sleep and rest during the day. Even when a woman is constantly suffering from the tone of the uterus, she is recommended precisely this position for the speedy relaxation of the musculature.
So why the left, not the right side? After all, the heart is on the left and it would be logical to assume that lying not in it, there will be an unpleasant sensation in this muscular organ. But it turns out, the heart muscle does not suffer from the fact that the woman in this position. But the liver, which is located on the right, just feels significantly squeezed, bile ducts are pinched, blood circulation in this organ is disturbed.
To the future mother was comfortable, you need to get small comfortable pads that can be put under the waist, tummy and between the knees for comfort. Replace them with a large horseshoe pillow.