Which way should I be laying down to sleep? 5wks

[Mimi0701]

I woke up today with a very sharp pain on my lower left side Should I be laying down differently than before? Use more pillows? What do u think?

[Heatherm4]

The round ligament pains are from the stretching a growing that the uterus is doing. Your uterus is suspended by a bunch of ligaments and they stretch as your uterus grows! After a while you don't feel it anymore...

[Ashley42009]

Ok guys im 8w1d pregnant and I get the same pains, it feels like its close to my left ovary. I have never heard of ligament pains. What are they and why do they occur?

[jessandian]

They say lay on your left side once you get bigger because the baby and growing uterus puts a lot of pressure on a main vein that caretaker blood from heart to baby to legs, right now prob just growing don't worry :) congrats !

[Mimi0701]

Thank u ladies ;)  so much time to go to walmart & buy some pilows!!,please,add me

[kimmery]

sleep on your side, and put a pillow between your pillow when you sleep at night. it really helps with ligament pain -- i get it so bad from time to time that i literally cry out in the night when i roll over. also, warm baths (not too hot, as can hurt your baby -- shouldn't burn your foot when you get in the tub) with epsom salts help. also, try the pigeon yoga stretch pose.

good luck!

[MsKitty84]

Right now just go with whatever feels comfortable. Which is pretty much nowhere for me right now. It does sound like round ligament pain to me too -- just making more room in there for baby! Hurts when you just want to sleep though.

I agree you may want your mom's support more than you realize -- mine figured it out way before I was ready to tell her, but it's kinda nice having someone to bounce things off of now.

[macynsmama]

believe the drs are used to fretting mommies to be(i was one)!! i would agree with heather that it is ligament pains from the ligaments stretching. i had that too. and you should maybe call your mom and talk to her...believe me i have a messed up family and even if you don't want to talk to her she may need you more than you need her

[Mimi0701]

I can't believe that I'm already feeling pains lol. I really need my mom for these questions but since.she doesn't know about me being pregnant u need some reassuring I dont want to ca my Dr every minute of the day for every little pain I get.

[Heatherm4]

You probably felt more of what's called "round ligament pain". You can lay any way you want up until you have that belly that starts to get in the way! After that you want to mainly stay on your left side and not lay too much on your back!