Side you sleep on

[Zivic-Bubac]

If you sleep on your right side, it's probably a :biggirl2:, if you sleep on your left, it's probably a :bigboy:

This kinda makes sense to me because most girl embies are on the left, et vice versa.

Guess what side I find more comfortable? :hair:

Any experiences with sleeping positions and gender?

And I've found this What's the best sleep position during pregnancy? | BabyCenter (http://www.babycenter.com/404_whats-the-best-sleep-position-during-pregnancy_7608.bc) and this Stillbirth: Sleeping on your right side 'could put your unborn baby at risk' | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2003662/Stillbirth-Sleeping-right-unborn-baby-risk.html) :worry:

[Mochagirl]

Well, I consistently sleep on my left side, so this OWT is wrong for me!

[ynwa]

I sleep on left side and have 2 sons

[Zivic-Bubac]

Well, I consistently sleep on my left side, so this OWT is wrong for me!

Cool! :agree:

[Zivic-Bubac]

I forgot to say it matters only when you're pg. Ynwa, were you sleeping on your left while pg with your boys?

[HappyLea]

What about if you sleep on your tummy? :think:

[Zivic-Bubac]

What about if you sleep on your tummy? :think:

While pregnant? I believe it's not advisable. Regarding gender, it probably tells nothing, like anterior placenta.

[ynwa]

Yes all the time,can not sleep on my right at all.

[HappyLea]

I have always slept on tummy obviously further on in pregnancy i cant and i end up tilted on side. I cant sleep on my back but i find i waking up on my back in this pregnancy :think:

[Mochagirl]

I keep waking up on my back too. It worries me because I know it's not good for the baby.

[HappyLea]

I keep waking up on my back too. It worries me because I know it's not good for the baby.

Really? How come? I never heard that x

[Mochagirl]

Really? How come? I never heard that x

Read the links on the first post in this thread. Something to do with compressing blood vessels or something like that.

[zanacal]

I almost always sleep on my left but with this pregnancy I prefer sleeping on my right - odd! I often wake on my back (sometimes with some cramping on my back) and have also woken on my tummy this pregnancy! I don't worry about it, sure my body knows what its doing :D

[HappyLea]

There you go, i wasn't aware of that. Will deffo turn if i find myself on my back.

[Butterfly Spirit]

I've always preferred sleeping on my right side my whole life. If you want to and find that you can't, get a BIG body pillow! :)

[Mochagirl]

I think a big part of the fact that I sleep on my left side is that my side of the bed is on the right. I'm not a nighttime cuddler - I get claustrophobic if I'm too close to dh while I'm sleeping, so I tend to face the outside of the bed so I have more space. I'm sure if I was on the other side I'd be sleeping on my right side instead. I do miss sleeping on my back, though - that's the way I normally sleep when not pregnant - that or on my stomach!

[zanacal]

I actually sleep in the recovery position almost so I'm somewhere between my side and my tummy - it's pretty comfortable!

[Mochagirl]

I actually sleep in the recovery position almost so I'm somewhere between my side and my tummy - it's pretty comfortable!

That's sort of what I do too - with my upper leg hiked up high. Pretty soon I'll have to dig out my body pillow, though, because that position starts hurting my hips later in pregnancy.

[Hobbermittens]

I am mostly a back sleeper, but if I do sleep on my side, I usually sleep on my left-- and made sure I did while TTC because of this OWT. However, since being pg, I have found myself sleeping on my right some of the time! :worry:

My Dr told me it was okay to stay on my back until about 16 weeks, but after that, I needed to really try to sleep on my side. I find that if I stick a pillow between my legs, it helps me stay on my side a lot longer. I hate waking up on my back because I know I shouldn't be laying like that!

[Butterfly Spirit]

I am mostly a back sleeper, but if I do sleep on my side, I usually sleep on my left-- and made sure I did while TTC because of this OWT. However, since being pg, I have found myself sleeping on my right some of the time! :worry:

My Dr told me it was okay to stay on my back until about 16 weeks, but after that, I needed to really try to sleep on my side. I find that if I stick a pillow between my legs, it helps me stay on my side a lot longer. I hate waking up on my back because I know I shouldn't be laying like that!

I've slept with a pillow in between my legs since I was little! LOVE IT! :D

[Myloves]

I've slept with a pillow in between my legs since I was little! LOVE IT! :D

I love sleeping with a pillow in between my legs too but only when I'm pregnant :o.
I sleep on my left side most of the time - my right side gets uncomfortable quickly.

[love-my-kids]

I sleep on my right, left, and back so triplets lol???

[rainbowflower]

I find my right more comfortable, but force myself to sleep on the left with a body pillow!

I do think sleeping on the left has other benefits too, such as getting baby into the LOA position which makes for the easiest and fastest birth and a lot of places ignore that one!

[purplepoet20]

I used to sleep on my stomach only... back when I was a skinny stick!

After getting prego;

DS1 I slept on my left unless I was cuddling DH. From 4-9mths I could only sleep on my left because he would kick all night if I slept any other way.

DS2 I slept on both sides because I had really bad headaches and had to move around. Also he had a low placenta so I had a lot of cramping. I used to wake up a lot because I would find myself on my stomach even with a mountain of pillows around me.

Thing 3 I sleep half and half because I am having issues.... long story short Lightning my head 8 years ago, headaches and ear pain, all worse with pregos.