Sleeping position pregnant

The best data on this suggests you don't actually need to worry! If you're managing to actually get some sleep on the other side then that's great 🥰

Yeah the left side thing is outdated advice now, but it’s still repeated everywhere! Either side is great. Even if you end up on your back, don’t stress. The advice to avoid lying on your back is kinda theoretical and based on reducing risk of reduced circulation if you’re there for ages, it doesn’t mean any harm will happen if you lie on your back for a bit. The body is clever and has built in reserves too

I often end up on my back in my sleep so put a pillow behind my back so it’s kind of a 45 degree compromise and drop my knees to one side (pillow between knees too), that way the bump is kinda to the side. So the theoretical idea the bump might squish the circulation getting to it isn’t a problem as it’s kinda off to the side but I’m not fully side lying. Gives more options for sleep.

I still end up tossing and turning a lot to get comfy too. Good luck finding some more positions!

Any side is fine, have you got a pregnancy pillow? I don’t think I’d be able to sleep without one now x

Wouldn’t worry about it yes left side is considered better but either side is absolutely fine .
I never sleep on my left side , I always go bed and sleep on my right side because the right side of my belly pulls a lot more than my left as that’s where more of the weight is I physically cannot lie on my left.
Sometimes I even end up waking on my back or almost fully on my belly , it really doesn’t matter , your body will wake up if you need to move for whatever reason. Just take any sleep as a win before you start to struggle (trust me I know I’ve been getting 30-60 mins a night 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️)

I sleep on either side, find it best to shove a pillow up my back to stop me rolling on my back but I’ve been told either side is fine xx

I sleep on either side but somehow end up on my back every night. It’s weird because pre pregnancy I could never sleep on my back! I don’t know why it keeps happening now. It didn’t happen in my first pregnancy

I just sleep how I want still lol 😂