how long can you sleep on your tummy when pregnant?
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Moore says although there is no general guideline about when pregnant women should stop sleeping on their stomachs, most women find that around 24 weeks, sleeping on their bellies is no longer comfortable.
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Try to keep your baby belly-down for three to five minutes, two to three times a day. As your baby begins enjoying tummy time, work up to longer and more frequent sessions throughout the day.
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Laying on your stomach while sleeping during pregnancy While it might be safe, as your bump grows it probably won't remain comfortable. Your body will have ideas about just how long you can maintain that position as your stomach grows.
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Sleeping on your stomach is fine in early pregnancy—but sooner or later you'll have to turn over. “Generally, it's okay until the belly is growing, which is between 16 and 18 weeks, depending on how big the belly gets and how quickly,” Henning says.
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"It also takes at least six weeks for your uterus to shrink back down. It will be half the size it was after delivering the baby, but it still has extra shrinking to do, and that takes a few weeks. You can't expect your tummy to just go back to being flat."
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Switch to sleeping on your side After 16 weeks of pregnancy, sleeping on your back isn't such a good idea, because your baby is pressing on your blood vessels.
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Prone Positioning Restrictions: While stomach sleeping may be a safe, comfortable resting position for the early pregnant woman, the pressure necessary for massage in this position creates an unreliably safe situation.
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From the moment your baby is born, hormonal changes cause your tummy to decrease in size. However, it takes another six to eight weeks for your womb (uterus) to contract to its pre-pregnancy size . The extra fluid that built up in your body during pregnancy will gradually decrease, reducing swelling and bloating .
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Sleeping on Your Stomach. If you're afraid that this position may end up hurting the baby, don't be. Even at nine months, the uterine walls provide enough protection for the little one. In other words, medically speaking, it's safe to sleep in this position, but it may not be the most comfortable posture for you.
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You sure can — at least for a while. Stomach sleeping is OK until you reach about weeks 16 to 18. At that point, your bump may be growing a bit bigger, making this position less and less desirable.
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Research has shown that in the third trimester (after 28 weeks of pregnancy) going to sleep on your back increases your risk of stillbirth. As the link has now been shown in four separate research trials, our advice is to go to sleep on your side in the third trimester because it is safer for your baby.
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But previous research has suggested that sleeping on your back when you're pregnant may increase the risk of stillbirth, as it compresses the mother's major blood vessels and alters the baby's heart rate.
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My patients can typically return to side sleeping (while wearing a supportive bra) within 2 weeks. Sleeping on your stomach is an absolute no-no until you get the green light from your surgeon.
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While stomach sleeping may be a safe, comfortable resting position for the early pregnant woman, the pressure necessary for massage in this position creates an unreliably safe situation. Prone positioning on a flat therapy table exerts strain on the lumbar, pelvic, and uterine structures.
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Is it okay to put your baby down to sleep on her stomach? No, not before she turns 1. You should always put your baby to bed on her back until she's 12 months old, even if she ends up rolling onto her stomach at night.
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Our experts answer your pregnancy questions Those women may be busier with work and family. To them, I recommend getting a full eight hours if you can and a short nap in the day. Either way, an extra hour or two is often necessary, especially in the first trimester. Don't scrimp on sleep, for sure.
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Moore says although there is no general guideline about when pregnant women should stop sleeping on their stomachs, most women find that around 24 weeks, sleeping on their bellies is no longer comfortable. Never miss a parenting story with the TODAY Parenting newsletter! Sign up here.