What are the sleeping positions during pregnancy?

Some of our pregnant mothers may have a sleeping posture different from normal people, because the four-month-old fetus has begun to take shape, and a random sleeping posture will have a certain impact on our child, so we must pay attention to our sleeping posture. Many people may not have a clear understanding of the sleeping posture in the fourth month of pregnancy. We need to know more about this aspect, which will be more beneficial to the health of our mother and child. Let us learn about the sleeping posture in the fourth month of pregnancy!

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1. Recommended sleeping position: 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 heavy. Therefore, the sleeping position of pregnant women can be arbitrary, mainly adopting a comfortable position, such as supine position or side-lying position.

2. Taboo sleeping positions: Bad sleeping positions such as sleeping on your stomach or sleeping with your arms around something should be changed.

2. Mid-pregnancy (4-7 months) 1. Recommended sleeping position: side or supine. During this period, 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. 3. Late pregnancy (8-10 months) 1. Recommended sleeping position: Left side lying It is best to lie on the left side during this period, because the inferior vena cava is located just to the right of the abdominal spine. If you lie on your right side, the enlarged uterus will not only compress the inferior vena cava, but the uterus will also rotate to the right to varying degrees, and the blood vessels will be pulled, thus affecting the normal blood supply to the fetus. Of course, you can't always stay in the left side lying position. When you feel tired, you can alternate postures. If you experience symptoms such as leg edema or varicose veins in the late stages of pregnancy, you can raise your feet to help blood flow. 2. Taboo sleeping position: Supine position. When lying on the back, 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 dizziness, palpitations, nausea, shortness of breath and other symptoms, and their faces will be pale, their limbs will be weak, and they will 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 content introduces us to the sleeping posture during the fourth month of pregnancy. I believe that everyone now has a detailed understanding of this issue. We should pay more attention to some knowledge about the health of pregnant women so that we can ensure the safety of mother and child and give birth to our baby smoothly.