How many sleeping positions are there in early pregnancy

In addition to paying attention to your eating habits during pregnancy, another thing we need to pay attention to is the sleeping position of the pregnant woman. Some pregnant women adopt some abnormal sleeping positions, which brings certain troubles to their bodies. Only by adopting the correct sleeping position can a lot of troubles be reduced. There are many sleeping positions in early pregnancy.

During pregnancy, the sleeping posture of pregnant women has an important impact on the growth and development of the fetus.

In the early stages of pregnancy (1-3 months), the fetus develops in the uterus and is still in the mother's pelvic cavity. Direct external pressure or self-pressure will not be very severe, so the sleeping posture of the pregnant woman can be arbitrary, mainly adopting a comfortable position, such as supine or side-lying. Bad sleeping positions such as sleeping on your stomach or sleeping with your arms around something should be changed.

During the second trimester of pregnancy (4-7 months), you should pay attention to protecting your abdomen and avoid direct external force. If a pregnant woman has too much amniotic fluid or is pregnant with twins, she should sleep in a side-lying position, which can make her more comfortable. Other sleeping positions will cause compression symptoms. If a pregnant woman feels heavy in her lower limbs, she can lie on her back and slightly raise her lower limbs with a soft pillow.

In the late stages of pregnancy (8-10 months), the lying position is particularly important. The lying position of a pregnant woman is important for her own safety and that of the fetus. It is advisable to adopt the left side lying position, which can correct the right rotation of the enlarged uterus, reduce the pressure of the uterus on the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries, improve blood circulation, increase blood supply to the fetus, and is beneficial to the growth and development of the fetus. But it is not advisable to take the supine position. Because when lying in the supine position, the huge uterus compresses the inferior vena cava, reducing the amount of blood returning to the heart and cardiac output, resulting in hypotension. Pregnant women will feel dizzy, palpitations, nausea, shortness of breath and other symptoms, and their faces may become pale, their limbs may become weak, and they may break out in cold sweats. If the above symptoms occur, you should immediately lie on your left side. Your blood pressure will gradually return to normal and the symptoms will disappear.

The above are several common sleeping positions during pregnancy. You can refer to these sleeping positions because every pregnant woman feels different. It is wrong to apply other people’s methods without considering your actual situation. I hope you can remember them.