How should pregnant women sleep? What are the requirements?

Pregnancy is the most difficult time for women. They can’t eat well, sleep well, and are under great mental stress. Many pregnant mothers do not know the correct sleeping posture and method after pregnancy. Because they don’t know how to sleep, they will suffer from insomnia and feel lack of energy all day long. So how should pregnant women sleep? What are the details?

1. What is the correct sleeping position for pregnant women?

Lying on the left side is the correct sleeping position for pregnant women. The correct sleeping posture for pregnant women will help them fall asleep peacefully.

Generally, the heart is on the left side, so it is best to sleep on the right side because this can reduce the pressure on the heart. But the opposite happens for pregnant women, because as the pregnancy gets longer, the uterus continues to grow larger and even occupies the entire abdominal cavity. This will squeeze the nearby tissues and organs, and the uterus will rotate to the right to varying degrees, putting the ligaments and mesentery that protect the uterus in a state of tension. The blood vessels in the mesentery that provide nutrients to the uterus are also pulled, which will affect the oxygen supply to the fetus and easily cause chronic fetal hypoxia.

If pregnant women sleep on their left side, they can reduce the right rotation of the uterus and relieve insufficient blood supply to the uterus, which is beneficial to the growth and development of the fetus and the delivery of the pregnant woman.

2. What is the best sleeping position in late pregnancy?

Sleeping posture is very important during pregnancy, and lying sleeping posture is particularly important, because the sleeping posture of pregnant women is important to their own safety and the safety of the fetus.

During pregnancy, it is appropriate to sleep on the left side. This sleeping position can correct the right rotation of the enlarged uterus, reduce the pressure of the uterus on the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries, improve blood circulation, increase blood supply to the fetus, and is beneficial to the growth and development of the fetus.

It is not advisable to sleep on your back during pregnancy. When sleeping in the supine position, the huge uterus compresses the inferior vena cava, reducing the amount of blood returning to the heart and cardiac output, resulting in hypotension. Pregnant women may feel dizzy, palpitations, nausea, shortness of breath, and may also become pale, have weak limbs, and break out in cold sweats. If the above symptoms occur, you should immediately sleep on your left side. Your blood pressure will gradually return to normal and the symptoms will disappear.