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Laura1976
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Laura
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laying on your back
when are you supposed to stop doing this?
why is it so bad ?
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Posted 11/13/06 8:14 AM  |
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PrincessP
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Re: laying on your back
Posted by Laura1976
when are you supposed to stop doing this?
why is it so bad ?
I still do  I am 38 weeks
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| Posted 11/13/06 8:47 AM |
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nmp070106
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Re: laying on your back
I have been doing it, but i am only 16 weeks,i don't know why it is bad but is is comfy!
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| Posted 11/13/06 8:53 AM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: laying on your back
I am 21 weeks and it is SO uncomfortable to lie on my back...I do sometimes lie on my stomach
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| Posted 11/13/06 8:55 AM |
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krwm
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Re: laying on your back
I try to lay only on my sides but sometimes I wake up on my back so comfy and don't want to move. I think they tell you not to because of this:
What positions should I avoid?
Sleeping on your back: This can cause problems with backaches, breathing, digestive system, hemorrhoids, low blood pressure and decrease in circulation to your heart and your baby. This is a result of your abdomen resting on your intestines and major blood vessels (the aorta and vena cava).
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| Posted 11/13/06 9:08 AM |
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JenBenMen
party of five
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Re: laying on your back
I read in the pregnancy week by week book that it cuts off some circulation to the baby
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| Posted 11/13/06 9:14 AM |
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nancygrace
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Re: laying on your back
i still sleep on my back i just prop myself up with pillows. its the only way i am comfy
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| Posted 11/13/06 10:02 AM |
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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Re: laying on your back
I sleep on my back or else this baby kicks me in my side all night long.
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| Posted 11/13/06 10:18 AM |
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CouponKT
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Re: laying on your back
It's supposedly bad because it cuts off circulation to you and the baby. Apparently, your placenta can lay on veins that block circulation.
I was told to start lying on your side as soon as possible to get used to it. I have been on my side since about my 7th week. The left side is better, but I certainly switch back and forth with my right side. I totally avoid my back right now, but can't WAIT to sleep on my back in a few weeks!
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| Posted 11/13/06 4:40 PM |
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Re: laying on your back
Posted by JenBenMen
I read in the pregnancy week by week book that it cuts off some circulation to the baby
I read that somewhere else too.
I can't get comfortable on my back anyway- oddly, it's harder to breathe. I'm 22 weeks.
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| Posted 11/13/06 4:42 PM |
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Cookiegobbler
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Re: laying on your back
I'm 16 weeks, and saw Dr friday, asked him about this and he said its fine for now... its still too early to need to sleep on my side.
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| Posted 11/13/06 5:04 PM |
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leighla
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Lauren
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Re: laying on your back
Everything I've read says 20 weeks.
I'm a side sleeper anyway, so I think I'll be fine.
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| Posted 11/13/06 5:06 PM |
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Natay
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Nate
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Re: laying on your back
You'll know when you shouldn't. I would feel like I was going to pass out. The ultra sound person would have to stop and let my lay on my side in the middle of my ultrasounds because I would get so sick. Aargh
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| Posted 11/13/06 5:11 PM |
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nferrandi
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Re: laying on your back
My DR. told me that my body would let me know if it was a problem. I slept on my back throughout my pregnancy without problem. I did my best to stay on my sides, but when I was comfy on my back I didn't bother changing positions.
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| Posted 11/13/06 5:13 PM |
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Charly
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Re: laying on your back
Posted by nferrandi
My DR. told me that my body would let me know if it was a problem. I slept on my back throughout my pregnancy without problem. I did my best to stay on my sides, but when I was comfy on my back I didn't bother changing positions.
Same here.
My left side is the worst - it hurts so bad...so I sleep on my right side until she starts kicking - so that leaves my back!! I am propped up on some pillows.
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| Posted 11/13/06 6:55 PM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: laying on your back
It hasn't felt good to me in quite a while but actually I notice even more of a difference in the right side... not good, something definitely feels different and not in a good way.
My most comfortable position is on my left side. then I read in a book that this, ideally, is the best side because it doesn't cut off the circulation and is best for the "vena cava"... the main vein that runs to the area.
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| Posted 11/13/06 7:12 PM |
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Mommy2Boys
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Re: laying on your back
I still wind up on my back sometimes. I dont know if it has to do with the circulation and blood flow for both us and the baby or just us. My dr. never said anything about it. I will ask next time though out of curiousity.
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| Posted 11/13/06 7:16 PM |
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dm24angel
Happiness
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Re: laying on your back
I read and my Dr agreed with 16 weeks. She said at that point the blood circulation could get cut off to the baby.
Message edited 11/13/2006 7:20:19 PM.
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| Posted 11/13/06 7:20 PM |
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lvdolphins
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Re: laying on your back
I start off on my left side and in the middle of the night, Im on my back. I get up and switch back to my side.
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| Posted 11/13/06 10:05 PM |
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