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sleeping or right side ?

Is it bad to sleep on right side ? Doctors say it's best to do it on left one but I feel so comfy on right... how bad is it for baby tho as it doesn't have enough oxygen. .... :(
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Thank u !!! Helped a lot xxx
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I go back and forth between my left right and back. I'm 28 wks and at this point it's however I can get comfortable at least for a few mins! Dr's say the best is left because of the way  baby can get oxygen and not lay on organs, but they also say make sure you are comfy, even if it's on your stomach
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11677651 tn?1421471149
yeah the sides are where the doc will tell you to lay, the left is the best out of the 2 sides, but either is fine. Its your back you don't want to lay on after 21 weeks. At 21 weeks in most pregnancies the placenta is heavy enough to cut off blood flow to your baby, and also it pinches your sciatic nerve, along with another in there that goes to your legs and brain, your legs may go completely numb over time, or you could pass out, worst case scenario on that. I can typically handle sleeping on my back for a few minutes before it gets uncomfortable, so then ill go back to my sides, but i only do that when my sides are hurting from always laying on them.
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I constantly switch from side to side throughout the night..no harm in my view anyway
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I sleep on both sides. My baby is fine. Once I got to the point where I was waking up every 30 mins to pee I would just switch sides because the side I was sleeping on was aching. I think sleeping on ur back is the one that cuts of oxygen to the baby but I'm not sure...
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I sleep on either side. I never had any problems. I'm pregnant for my second child. I don't believe it's harmful to the baby.
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Hey everyone. I am 12 weeks pregnant and after having intercourse this morning I began to have brownish colored spotting without any cramping or pain. Has anyone else experienced this?
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