Is it ok to sleep on stomach when pregnant?

Answer 1

Depending on how far along you are it can be very unsafe to lay on your stomach during pregnancy. After the first two months of pregnancy although the fetus is protected it can still be harmful. To make sure ask your care professional for further advice.

Answer 2

Yes if you are comfortable sleeping on your stomach, sleep well! As your uterus swells you may find a modified stomach/side position to be more comfortable, laying your weight onto a large body pillow.

In your last trimester it is more important not to sleep flat on your back, the weight of your baby resting on the major artery can cut down on the amount of oxygen the baby is getting, this is why once in labor you will find your nurse or midwife is going to keep you on your left side, while you are lying down.

A baby's tracing (heart monitor recording) can look sluggish if mom is on her back, by placing her on her side can correct the problems in seconds if the weight on the artery was the problem.

I leaned this to help me remember, Right is wrong, left is best.

Answer 3

Yes, your body will tell you when you can no longer sleep on your stomach, probably sometime around 16 weeks.

Answer 4

You should be okay early, but your side is the best position to lay on during pregnancy.

Answer 5

If it's comfortable, then sure. Usually women stop laying on their bellies because it is so uncomfortable to do so.

Answer 6

yes the baby is not big enough to be effected by this

Answer 7

Yes it is.Soon enough the belly will get too hard and you don't want to anymore but up to that moment it does no harm.