How to lie down best to protect the fetus

Pregnancy is the most difficult time for women. If everything goes well, it's fine. But if there are signs of miscarriage, it usually requires fetal preservation treatment. Everyone knows that when preserving the fetus, you need to stay in bed to rest. Although it is bed rest, you need a comfortable sleeping posture, which is not only conducive to fetal preservation, but also makes people feel comfortable. So what is the best way to lie down to preserve the fetus?

1. How to sleep lying down in early pregnancy to protect the fetus best

Lying on the left side is the correct sleeping position for pregnant women. The correct sleeping posture for pregnant women will help them fall asleep peacefully.

Generally, the heart is on the left side, so it is best to sleep on the right side, because this can reduce the pressure on the heart. But the opposite happens for pregnant women, because as the pregnancy gets longer, the uterus continues to grow and even occupies the entire abdominal cavity, which will squeeze the nearby tissues and organs and cause the uterus to rotate to the right to varying degrees, putting the ligaments and mesentery that protect the uterus in a state of tension. The blood vessels in the mesentery that supply nutrients to the uterus are also pulled, which will affect the oxygen supply to the fetus and easily cause chronic fetal hypoxia.

2. What is the best sleeping position in late pregnancy?

Sleeping posture is very important during pregnancy, and lying sleeping posture is particularly important, because the sleeping posture of pregnant women is important to their own safety and the safety of the fetus.

It is not advisable to sleep on your back during pregnancy. When sleeping 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 may feel dizzy, palpitations, nausea, shortness of breath, and may also become pale, have weak limbs, and break out in cold sweats. If the above symptoms occur, you should immediately sleep on your left side. Your blood pressure will gradually return to normal and the symptoms will disappear.

3. Things to know about early pregnancy protection

Psychotherapy: Give spiritual encouragement to patients to stabilize their emotions and enhance their confidence.

Drugs to preserve pregnancy: Take appropriate oral sedatives, such as Luminal and Chlordia. For those with abdominal pain and heaviness, give 4.8 mg of Salbutamol 3 times a day. For those with luteal insufficiency, inject 20 mg of progesterone daily. Secondly, vitamin E and thyroxine powder (suitable for those with hypothyroidism) can be used as a supplement. At the same time, you can also make use of the successful experience of traditional Chinese medicine and use traditional Chinese medicine to preserve the pregnancy.

Pregnancy preservation period: In principle, the pregnancy preservation period is 2 weeks. If the symptoms do not improve after 2 weeks, it indicates that the embryo may have developmental abnormalities. B-ultrasound examination and β-HCG measurement are required to determine the condition of the embryo and give appropriate treatment. The pregnancy should be terminated if necessary.

Ensure adequate sleep time: In order to create a good environment for the fetus, it is necessary to ensure adequate sleep time. Pregnant women should sleep longer than normal people, at least 8 to 9 hours a night. It is also best to ensure 1 to 2 hours of sleep at noon every day, but not too long. It is also very beneficial for pregnant mothers to sleep soundly, because the pituitary gland in the brain will secrete growth hormone during sleep, which is an indispensable substance for fetal growth.