Correct sleeping position diagram for 4-month pregnant women

During the fourth month of pregnancy, you can just choose a sleeping position that you feel relatively comfortable in. Four months pregnant, in the middle of pregnancy. During this stage, the fetus is not very big, the uterus is not very enlarged, and the compression effect of the uterus on the inferior vena cava is relatively mild. Therefore, at this stage, there are no requirements for the sleeping posture of pregnant women, and they can sleep however they feel comfortable. Generally, after seven months of pregnancy, the uterus enlarges significantly, and it is recommended that pregnant women sleep on their left side to alleviate the compression effect of the enlarged uterus on the inferior vena cava.

In the fourth month of pregnancy, because the uterus is not large and is not likely to compress other internal organs, there are no special requirements at this time. You can adopt any posture to sleep, which will not affect the growth and development of the fetus. You can adopt any posture that makes you comfortable to sleep. After seven months of pregnancy, you need to be very careful, because the fetus and uterus grow very rapidly at that time, which may easily compress the surrounding internal organs and the abdominal aorta, causing poor blood circulation, insufficient blood supply, or poor supply to the embryo, causing intrauterine hypoxia and ischemia of the fetus. At this time, pregnant women need to sleep on their left side to relieve the compression of the uterus on the abdominal aorta.

At four months old, the baby is not very big yet, and the sleeping position is not very demanding. But from five or six months on, the baby will grow faster, and at this time, he must sleep on his left side. Because lying flat or on the right side will press the aorta, which will cause poor blood circulation and cause insufficient oxygen for the baby. But it is not necessary to sleep on the left side. If the left side sleeping position makes you feel uncomfortable, you can also choose a position that you feel comfortable in as long as you don't sleep for too long.

Generally speaking, the following methods may be better: In the early stages of pregnancy, it is generally more comfortable to lie flat, and you can also put a small pillow or sofa cushion under your knees, which makes it easier to fall asleep. After the second trimester, your abdomen becomes larger and larger, and it is uncomfortable to lie flat at this time. It is also easy to have dizziness, palpitations and other symptoms of supine syndrome, so it is better to sleep on your side, and try to sleep on the left side of the pregnant woman, which can ensure the blood flow to the uterus as soon as possible and make the baby's nutrition in the uterine cavity sufficient. In the late stages of pregnancy, some pregnant women may have backache and other discomforts because their abdomens protrude in front. At night, they can put a small pillow under their waists when they sleep, which will be more comfortable.