Re: sleeping position in pregnancy

Posted By JAL on May 10, 1999 at 12:18:50
I am 2 1/2 months pregnant with my first and have been reading all the books I can get my hands on.  All of them have said that it is preferable to sleep on your left side with a pillow between your knees and under your belly.  They have all said that sleeping on the left side is better than the right side but none have said why.  I understand about sleeping on my side but why is the left better than the right?  I would appreciate it if you could shed some light on this for me.  

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Posted By Tanya on May 10, 1999 at 13:53:39
I am not a doctor.  During my pregnancy I developed High Blood pressure.  They made me lay on my left side because you have better ciculation and oxygen is better for the baby.  Most women do not get Pregnancy induced high blood pressure.  I did find by putting a pillow under my belly that my muscles did not hurt so much in the morning .  I was realy tiny when I got pregnant and the bigger I got the more my abdominal muscles would hurt in the morning.  I wish you all the luck.  Keep reading books they seemed to help me alot with the questions I had.










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