How to sleep when the placenta is on the right side

The placenta is a substance that appears in a woman's body after pregnancy. The main function of the placenta is to provide the fetus with necessary nutrients. The location of the placenta is different for every pregnant woman. Some women have the placenta on the left wall, while others have the placenta on the right wall. If a pregnant woman is found to have her placenta on the right side of the body, she can adopt the following sleeping position to correct the position of the placenta.

It is recommended that you sleep on your left side in the future, and avoid sleeping on your back. Of course, you can also sleep on your right side, but it is best to sleep on your left side, which can adjust the fetal position and is also good for the fetus. For the sake of her baby, Xiaoxiao tried her best to sleep on her left side, and the delivery went smoothly.

1. Why do doctors recommend sleeping on the left side during the third trimester of pregnancy?

In the late pregnancy, the fetus is basically fully developed, and the pregnant mother's uterus has also grown to its largest size. We know that the enlarged uterus in the late pregnancy will rotate to the right. However, the right rotation of the uterus will affect the blood perfusion of the uterus. When the uterus rotates to the right excessively, the blood vessels of the uterus will also twist and cannot be straight as before, which will affect the speed of blood circulation. Therefore, doctors recommend sleeping on the left side. This can correct the right rotation of the uterus and improve the blood perfusion of the uterus. It can ensure blood and oxygen supply to the fetus, avoid danger to the fetus, and is good for the fetus.

2. Is it OK to sleep on your back during the third trimester?

By the third trimester, the fetus is almost fully developed, so it is very large and heavy. The pregnant mother's uterus bears the weight of the fetus of several kilograms, as well as the tools that assist the fetus (amniotic fluid, placenta, umbilical cord). These add up to at least ten kilograms. If the pregnant mother sleeps lying flat on her back, these weights will press on the inferior vena cava in front of the spine, causing great pressure on the inferior vena cava, resulting in blood blockage, affecting blood circulation throughout the body, causing low blood pressure in the pregnant mother, and insufficient blood supply to the body, which is dangerous to both the pregnant mother and the fetus, so lying flat on the back is not recommended in the late pregnancy.

However, if the pregnant mother wakes up and finds that she was sleeping on her back, don't panic too much. In fact, if you sleep lying down and are not woken up by suffocation, it means that you have not slept lying down for a long time and it does not cause any danger, so pregnant mothers do not need to worry too much.

3. Is it OK to sleep on the right side during the third trimester?

Of course you can. We mentioned above that pregnant mothers can relieve the right rotation of the uterus by sleeping on their left side. The best state during childbirth is a correct fetal position, that is, the baby and the mother's heads are facing feet, and feet are facing head. If the baby is not in this position, the pregnant mother can adopt a side sleeping position to change the direction of gravity and correct the baby's fetal position.