If you always sleep on your stomach
Until 12-13 weeks of pregnancy, you can calmly fit as you are used to and how comfortable you are, including sleeping on your stomach. After all, the uterus at this time has not yet begun to go beyond the small pelvis. True, in this position you may not be allowed to sleep on the chest - it becomes very sensitive. If not, you can sleep peacefully on your stomach, but remember that soon the pose will have to be changed anyway.
After 13 weeks, even without looking at the fact that the child is reliably protected from external influences by breaking the uterus, amniotic fluid and muscles, you will most likely be uncomfortable lying on your stomach. Yes, and doctors believe that since the second (and even more so the third) trimester, you can not sleep on your stomach. Let's not forget about the chest. In it, during this period, the glands that produce milk form. Therefore, if you plan to breastfeed as long as possible, then you should not squeeze it, interfere with the normal development of glands.
If you like to sleep on your back
As already mentioned, in the early stages you can choose any pose for sleep that is convenient for you. But the more voluminous and heavy the baby becomes, the more it squeezes your internal organs - the intestines, liver, kidneys. Do not overload these organs, when they already have to work in an intensive mode.
That's why doctors in the second and last trimesters do not recommend lying on their backs constantly. With a long time in this position, a large hollow vein passing along the spine is squeezed. When it is squeezed, the blood flow decreases drastically, which can cause dizziness, tachycardia and a feeling of suffocation.
The most undesirable option is when squeezing a large vena cava lasts a long time - more than an hour. This often leads to fetal hypoxia, varicose dilatation and can even cause premature placental abruption! Therefore, try to lie on your back as little as possible, or better - do not lie on it at all, even if you do not have any unpleasant sensations.
How is it better to sleep so as not to harm yourself and the child?
Doctors strongly recommend that all future mothers always sleep on their sides, and preferably only on the left. It is proved that it is in the position on the left side that the circulation of blood in the body occurs in the best possible way. The advantage of this posture is also that in it the child remains in the head preposition. If you sleep so all the time, it will not turn into a pelvic position, which is most relevant in the second and last trimesters.
But if a pregnant woman really wants to lie on her back, then you need to try to keep an intermediate position. This is easy to achieve if you put a pillow on one side.
What should be a pillow
Different pregnant women like a variety of pillows for sleeping. Someone likes to put under the head and legs small flat pads, someone is more comfortable clamping the pillow between the legs - so relieves tension from the pelvic area. On which pillow is better to sleep?
The market presents different types of pillows. For example, there are universal pillows that are filled with polystyrene beads. In appearance they resemble a crescent or a banana. Advantages of this pillow is that during pregnancy it gives a really comfortable sleep, and after childbirth it can be used during baby feeding.
If, for certain reasons, you do not want to buy a special large, bulky pillow, then a large soft toy can help you. On it, too, you can perfectly sleep a pregnant woman, putting it under your head or holding it between your legs. And you can try sewing a pillow yourself. It is necessary to remember only the main conditions - the pillow should be about two meters in length and a meter in width. Balls of polystyrene for it can be stocked up in advance on the construction market, or go behind them to the furniture store. Do not stuff a pillow too tight, let it be comfortable and soft. You can also make a cover of cotton with a zipper to wash it if necessary.
Let all the tips given above help to make your dream pleasant. Let each time you go to bed, you and your little one feel fine and rest 100%!