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How did you let family and friends you were pregnant or had given birth? Here are a couple of fabulous unique ideas.
If you sleep on your back of front you will need to change
this position during pregnancy. Some are able to maintain
these positions longer than others, so change when you feel
it is now uncomfortable.
If you are a side sleeper you should make adjustments from
as early as 10 weeks. When you lie on your side you tend to
either lie with your top leg over your bottom leg resting your
knee on the pillow or you rest both legs on top of each other.
Both of these positions during your pregnancy can increase lengthening of the muscle at the side of your hip towards your butt. Increased lengthening can relate to lower back and sciatic pain. These muscles tend to start off weak in females so any further weakening may cause aches and pains.
Obstetricians recommend sleeping on your left side for better blood and oxygen circulation for both you and your baby and to assist your kidneys clearing out waste products.
During your sleep by adding a pillow under your knee or between your knees from the start can decrease lower back aches and muscular discomfort. By decreasing the angle of the knee from your hip with the pillow, reduces the tension on these muscles therefore decreasing your body weight pulling down on this muscle.
As your uterus grows the angle of your hip increases so you will need to add more pillows or use larger pillows to avoid an increase in the knee to hip angle.
Article adapted from:www.pregnancyexercise.co.nz
Better Sleeping Positions During Pregnancy