What should you pay attention to when sleeping during early pregnancy? What should we pay attention to in the middle and late stages?

During pregnancy, pregnant mothers should not only pay attention to the safety of diet, exercise, and indoor and outdoor activities, but also their sleeping posture and sleep quality. So what should pregnant women pay attention to when sleeping at different stages of pregnancy?

1. Early pregnancy

Experts say that if you have restless sleep or insomnia during this stage, the main reason may be the change in your mood after learning about the pregnancy, which leads to the gradual accumulation of stress and deterioration of sleep quality. Because before 12 weeks of pregnancy, pregnant mothers do not need to deliberately restrict their sleeping positions. At this time, the uterus is still in the pelvic cavity, and sleeping on your back or on your right side will not particularly compress the inferior vena cava. Basically, you can adopt any position that you feel comfortable. However, pregnant mothers who are used to sleeping on their stomachs are advised to start learning to avoid this sleeping position, so as to avoid being unable to sleep on their stomachs in the middle and late stages and affecting their sleep quality.

2. Second trimester

As pregnancy enters the second half, the embryo in the uterus gradually matures. Pregnant mothers should avoid direct pressure on the abdomen due to strong external forces, such as sleeping on their stomach, which may affect blood circulation. If the pregnant mother is pregnant with multiple fetuses, it is recommended to start sleeping on the left side at this stage. If there are no other abnormalities, the pregnant mother can still sleep on her back occasionally, but sleeping on her back may compress the inferior vena cava, affecting blood return to the lower limbs, causing lower limb edema or varicose veins. You can put a soft small pillow under your legs to relieve discomfort.

3. Late pregnancy

Every move of the pregnant mother during this stage will closely affect the growth of the fetus, so the late pregnancy is the most critical period to pay attention to sleeping posture; in principle, pregnant mothers after 8 months of pregnancy are not suitable for sleeping on their stomachs, backs, right sides, or holding a pillow to sleep. Experts say that sleeping on the right side will cause greater compression of the inferior vena cava, resulting in poor blood circulation. Pregnant mothers may experience low blood pressure, dizziness or weakness in the limbs. Therefore, the most suitable sleeping position in the late pregnancy is lying on the left side. Once the body circulation is good, it will also help pregnant mothers improve their sleep quality.

If the pregnant mother is not used to lying on her left side, she may try a semi-sitting sleeping position. However, most people who adopt this sleeping position are prone to back pain when they get up, especially in the late pregnancy. The pregnant mother's center of gravity will change due to the larger abdomen. Once the same posture is maintained for a long time, it is easy to have muscle soreness and other problems.