Start sleeping on your side Once you reach mid-pregnancy, many caregivers recommend that you avoid sleeping on your back and sleep on your side instead (especially on your left side, which may improve blood flow to your placenta and reduce swelling).
Start sleeping on your side early on in your pregnancy.
Not exact matches
Insider Picks senior editor Ellen Hoffman experienced the adaptability personally: «The first night I
slept on my Casper pillow I
started out
on my left
side, then moved onto my back some hours later, and ultimately woke up
on my right
side staring into the face of my very hungry cat.
While they haven't yet learned to roll over themselves, you can
start with putting your baby to
sleep on his or her
side and then slowly turn your baby onto his / her back inch by inch while asleep.
The plan: I would
start our day with a relaxed morning where everyone would
sleep in until about 9 a.m. and roll out of bed for a quick Indian breakfast of stuffed / savory bread with a dollop of butter
on the
side.
I waited until my little Monkey was a few months old to
start this — partly because it took me a while for us to get the hang of it, and partly because in the very beginning it is important to make sure your little one feeds
on both
sides (and you will probably need to change a diaper), so I wanted to make sure I didn't fall back to
sleep too soon!
Hopefully you have already
started getting into the habit of
sleeping on your
side.
I used to get clogged milked ducts all the time with my first son then I realized I kept getting clogs after
sleeping on my
side, I
started sleeping on my back and quite getting clogs.
It comes in handy for those pregnant ladies that aren't used to
sleeping on their
sides and need to
start training for the same in preparation for the later trimesters.
At this point, I
started having some issues
sleeping so I really enjoyed getting a Snoogle pregnancy pillow to help me
sleep on my left
side.
Tip of the Week:
Start learning to
sleep on your left
side — your circulation is better that way.
This organic cotton pillow is a safe option for baby and will help babies with plagiocephaly to
start to
sleep centered instead of
on one
side.
Yeah my nurse told me
sleep on the
side by week 20 today too... better
start practicing!
The degree of
sleep deprivation required to
start to experience
side effects likely varies for each person depending
on their individual
sleep needs and genetic predisposition towards hallucinations.
We were a little skeptical at first because she would
sleep on both
sides, but eventually she
started sleeping only in her bed, got that down finally.