Pregnancy is an ordeal for many women. From morning sickness in the first trimester, to constipation in the second trimester, and finally to urinary incontinence in the third trimester. Each one is very painful, but compared to these three, there is also sleep, which is also a difficult thing to do. When not pregnant, many female friends like to sleep lying flat, and after pregnancy, there is no problem in lying flat for the first few months. In the third trimester, if you still stay flat to sleep, it will cause harm to the baby in the stomach. In addition to hypoxia, there are two other risks.
Pregnant women sleep flat, and for the baby, lack of oxygen is the biggest harm to him. If lying flat, the uterus is pressed. As a result, fetal hypoxia can occur. At this time, the baby will be very uncomfortable, will not stop fetal movements, to express the discomfort of the body, pregnant women should pay special attention at this time.
If the pregnant woman still sleeps flat in the third trimester, it will cause anemia to the fetus. When pregnant women lie flat, all organs of the body will be pressed together, so it may cause the blood circulation of pregnant women to slow down, so that the baby's blood supply will also become less, and it will affect the baby's nutritional supply in the long run, resulting in anemia.
Many pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy, due to their own lack of exercise, resulting in edema. If you lie flat and sleep, the lower limbs of pregnant women will be squeezed, and this long-term sleeping position will lead to poor blood circulation in the lower body, and edema will become further serious.
In this way, pregnant women sleeping flat is indeed harmful, and it is not good for the baby and the mother. Most doctors will advise the mother to sit on the left side of the bed, especially in the third trimester. In the third trimester of pregnancy, most of the pregnant mothers are already pregnant, this time the movement will be inconvenient, when lying on the bed, you will feel that the stomach is like a ball of meat, sleeping towards the left side of the sleep. Sleeping on the left side can correct the mild right rotation of the uterus, so the doctor will advise pregnant women to sleep on the left side.
Since sleeping on the left side can correct mild right rotation, if the pregnant woman herself is mildly left-handed in the uterus, it should sleep on the right side. It can be seen that whether to sleep on the left side or sleep on the right side is individually different, and it is necessary to understand their own physical condition and make decisions.
The average pregnant woman is not recommended to sleep on the right side, which will aggravate the right rotation of the uterus, and will also put the uterus in a state of tension, which will also affect the baby's health.
Many pregnant women still need to go to work even after pregnancy, the noon break is short, and it is inconvenient to go back, so when they go to bed at noon, they will sleep on their stomachs as in the past. Of course, there was no problem before this change, but after having a baby, it will be particularly dangerous. Sleeping on your stomach may be pressed into the uterus, which is very harmful to the baby's growth and development.
Many pregnant mothers expressed great concern, when sleeping, they all slept on the left side, and after falling asleep, the body would unconsciously move around, looking for a comfortable position to sleep. In fact, very few people can sleep in a position for a long time, and this is not to worry. Especially in the third trimester, pregnant women's bellies are getting bigger and bigger, and their weight increases significantly with the months. If a person sleeps, it is easy to have a feeling of back pain, which will further affect the sleep of pregnant women.
Many pregnant mothers think that the pillow during pregnancy is an IQ tax, but some pregnant women feel that after having this pillow, sleep has improved a lot. In short, the pillows during pregnancy have mixed reviews. Pregnant women can try the pregnancy pillow according to their personal preferences, which may help the pregnant woman's sleep.
During pregnancy, the uterus slowly enlarges and compresses into other organs of the body. For example, the bladder, which will cause frequent urination in pregnant women. Many pregnant mothers will often get up at night in the third trimester of pregnancy, which will affect the quality of sleep, so before going to bed, pregnant mothers will go to the toilet and empty the bladder. Not only that, after dinner, reduce the amount of water you drink, so as to reduce the number of times you go to the toilet. When pregnant mothers drink water at night, do not drink too urgently, and sip a little into the mouth, which can also reduce the frequency of urination.
Some pregnant mothers do not have to go to work, so during the day, if there is nothing to do in the afternoon, they can sleep for an afternoon and do not get up until dinner. At night, because I slept too much during the day, I couldn't sleep. So I started playing with my phone again, which formed a vicious circle. Sleeping late is not good for both pregnant women and babies, and it will affect the health of both people.
If the pregnant mother wants to sleep well, she must maintain healthy living habits, go to bed early and get up early. Doing proper exercise or housework when you are at home during the day can increase your physical exertion and thus help you sleep at night.
It is worth noting that during pregnancy, not only should we pay attention to sleep, but also pay attention to other aspects of life, especially in terms of eating. The nutrition of pregnant women is mainly obtained from food, and it is necessary to pay attention to eating all kinds of foods, so as to ensure balanced nutrition. Give your baby enough nutrition to make your baby healthier.