The best posture for bed rest to protect the fetus

When protecting the fetus, pregnant women should get enough rest and rest in bed. They can lie flat or on their side, but it is best not to sleep on their stomach. Sleeping on your stomach can easily compress the abdominal cavity, which is not conducive to the development of the fetus. In the middle of pregnancy, try not to sleep on your back, as this can easily cause compression to the uterus and the inferior vena cava. During late pregnancy, try not to sleep on your right side.

The best posture for bed rest to protect the fetus 1. In the early stages of pregnancy (1-3 months), the fetus is developing in the uterus and is still in the mother's pelvic cavity. Direct external pressure or self-pressure will not be very heavy, so the sleeping posture of pregnant women can be arbitrary, mainly taking a comfortable position, such as supine or side-lying. Bad sleeping positions such as sleeping on your stomach or sleeping with your arms around something should be changed.

2. During the second trimester of pregnancy (4-7 months), 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. In the late pregnancy (8-10 months), the heart is generally on the left side, so it is best for ordinary people 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 larger and even occupies the entire abdominal cavity. This will squeeze the nearby tissues and organs, and the uterus will 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 provide nutrients to the uterus are also pulled, which will affect the oxygen supply to the fetus and easily cause chronic fetal hypoxia. Therefore, it is better to lie on the left side in the late pregnancy. If a pregnant woman has lower limb edema or varicose veins in the legs, it is best to raise the legs appropriately while lying on the left side to facilitate blood circulation and reduce lower limb edema.

What sleeping positions should not be adopted when lying in bed to protect the fetus? 1. Sleeping on your stomach in early pregnancy can cause ureteral dilation. If a woman sleeps on her stomach during pregnancy, it can cause physical problems. During pregnancy, the uterus will rotate slightly to the right. If you sleep on your stomach, it will compress the ureter, causing it to dilate, which will cause symptoms of frequent urination and painful urination. 2. Sleeping on your back in the middle of pregnancy . Pregnant women sleeping on their backs may compress the inferior vena cava behind the uterus, reducing the blood returning to the heart, affecting the blood and oxygen supply to the brain. Pregnant women may experience dizziness, chest tightness, pale complexion, nausea and vomiting. In the middle and late stages of pregnancy, if pregnant women often sleep on their backs, the uterus may compress the ureters, causing difficulty in urination and making pyelonephritis more likely to occur. 3. Sleeping on the right side in the late pregnancy. It is not advisable to sleep on your back or on your right side in the late pregnancy. This is because sleeping on your back or on your right side will compress the inferior vena cava, affecting blood circulation and reducing blood circulation in the lower limbs; while sleeping on the right side will affect the blood supply to the fetus, causing chronic hypoxia in the fetus and bringing serious effects to the fetus. Therefore, in the late pregnancy, try not to sleep on your back or on your right side. Of course, it is impossible to maintain only one sleeping position all night, so you can alternate between lying on your left or right side.