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Sleeping position in pregnancy
At 16+ weeks pregnancy, is it absolutely a must to sleep on your side? Or we can still sleep on back ?
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You sleep the way you feel comfortable.
All these precautions of sleeping on the side are applicable only after 30 weeks of pregnancy. And they may be really indicated in only one in a thousand patients.
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Mostly lateral but sometimes can sleep flat also
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
Gynecologist
21 yrs exp
Chandigarh
No it is not an absolute must sleep on your side
You can sleep the way you want
It is advisable to sleep on the left if you can because that increases the blood flow to uterus and there by the baby gains a good weight
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Dr. Santosh S Basarakod
Gynecologist
13 yrs exp
Bangalore
No restriction.
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Dr. Pushpa Gour
Gynecologist
29 yrs exp
Bhopal
Usually side position but can sleep on back for sometime too.
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