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mysecretalias

Random question - when I was at my physio yesterday, we were talking about sleeping positions as I haven't slept now in a week due to my hip causing me so much grief.

She just went 'oh have you tried sleeping on your back?' I was really confused and said I didn't think I was allowed to sleep on my back and she said she thought that was only from 30 weeks onwards. I thought it was from around 20 weeks onwards.

Does anyone know for sure?

RobotsinDisguse

My secret alias - I've been lurking here to keep up with you all and re your physio I'm esp interested as I was awake with extreme hip pain last night. Anyway, my book also says no back sleeping after 20weeks..

con1888

I'm glad the convo has turned to baby wraps/carriers. I didn't really think of one before but we do a lot of field/farm walks with our dogs and a buggy won't be suitable.. so will be needing some sort of carrier but I don't want to spend a lot on one so not sure what to go for at all.

sjlou

I like the idea of the wrap rather than a fixed carrier for a few reasons:
Less chance of it cutting in as the wrap distributes the weight more evenly.
Can easily fit both me and oh, without having to keep adjusting straps etc.
You can wrap it round you before you drive out, then just pop baby into it straight from the car seat without too much hassle.

mysecretalias I often wake to find I've rolled onto my back. I also get hip pain, so when I inevitably wake up for my mid sleep pee I'll swap sides. When I've woke up with cramp, I've generally been on my back too. I think that due to the weight of baby you can cut off your blood supply! http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/tiredness-sleep-pregnant.aspx#close


I've also tried sleeping in an almost seated position, this was great when I had a horrible cold. You just need loads of pillows to prop yourself up.

mysecretalias

RobotsinDisguse wrote: »

My secret alias - I've been lurking here to keep up with you all and re your physio I'm esp interested as I was awake with extreme hip pain last night. Anyway, my book also says no back sleeping after 20weeks..

Hi robots oh you should definitely get your doctor to refer you for physio if you keep getting the hip pain. I'm glad I went to my doctor sooner rather than later.

Thanks....I knew I was right about the 20 week thing, at least now I can tell her this for definite. She is really nice and knows her stuff but she honestly looked at me like I was talking crap when I said I didn't think I could sleep on my back!!!

mysecretalias

con1888 wrote: »

I'm glad the convo has turned to baby wraps/carriers. I didn't really think of one before but we do a lot of field/farm walks with our dogs and a buggy won't be suitable.. so will be needing some sort of carrier but I don't want to spend a lot on one so not sure what to go for at all.

Con kiddicare are having a sale at the moment and I noticed a carrier on offer on there if you don't want to spend too much, looks like it's got good reviews as well.

http://www.kiddicare.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productdisplay0_10751_-1_140351_10001

Alternatively go to the nearly new sales - they are great for carriers and slings, they just don't ever seem to have the baby bjorn one at any of them!!

smartcat04

BadlyWrittenPoem wrote: »

AFAIK the NICE guidance is that the only routine weighing is at booking and I've not heard of people being weighed routinely at any other point in pregnancy.

I was weighed at my 36 week appointment yesterday. It is identified in my notes as one of the things to be done at that point and as the midwife was entering the details on the computer screen and it worked out my BMI it did say in red letters underneath that if BMI was more than 40 to be referred to consultant.
I just presumed this was standard everywhere but can't be.

Crabapple

I didn't think there was any cause to weigh a pregnant woman and the guidance was not to. I did think about weighing myself at home but I don't really care what the number is!

BMI is a pointless measure when you are heavily pregnant, it doesn't allow for a baby it's purely height/weight ratio.

I was under a consultant last pregnancy because my BMI was high at the beginning of pregnancy - although actually it turned out that the midwife had had a mad moment with her little wheel and I managed to get discharged at 36 weeks because in fact it was 7 points lower than she said!

Re the carriers, there are some (I'm not clued up enough to know which ones) that don't carry baby in a very good position. They should be supported across the hips not have their legs dangling. Slings and wraps do this much better. They also have the advantage that if you and your oh are different sizes (like mine who is shorter and slim rather than a heifer!) they still fit without a load of faff! Hubby loved carrying our daughter in a mei tai but they aren't ideal for newborns so it was when she was a few months old.

claire16c

mysecretalias wrote: »

Random question - when I was at my physio yesterday, we were talking about sleeping positions as I haven't slept now in a week due to my hip causing me so much grief.

She just went 'oh have you tried sleeping on your back?' I was really confused and said I didn't think I was allowed to sleep on my back and she said she thought that was only from 30 weeks onwards. I thought it was from around 20 weeks onwards.

Does anyone know for sure?

I dont think its a hard and fast rule. Its more that the weight of the baby can slow down the circulation or something and make you feel a bit faint. At 20 weeks that might not be happening yet.

Ive only noticed it happening in the past 2-3 weeks (Im 32 weeks). I was sleeping on my back a lot in the night after 20 weeks and it had no effect on me.

What happens now is my hip pain wakes me up, I roll onto my back for a minute or two to stop the pain, and then sometimes I have fallen asleep before rolling onto the other side.

I then start dreaming and wake up and often in the dream Ive felt a bit weird/breathless etc.

Dont worry about it your body will wake you up. Just try not to sleep on your back on purpose. Or do exercises on your back. You could sleep propped up on your back with pillows under you so youre not flat.

BadlyWrittenPoem

mysecretalias wrote: »

Random question - when I was at my physio yesterday, we were talking about sleeping positions as I haven't slept now in a week due to my hip causing me so much grief.

She just went 'oh have you tried sleeping on your back?' I was really confused and said I didn't think I was allowed to sleep on my back and she said she thought that was only from 30 weeks onwards. I thought it was from around 20 weeks onwards.

Does anyone know for sure?

As far as I understand it, it is just that you may find it uncomfortable due to the weight of the baby and/or due to a vein being squashed and affecting your circulation. I've never had any issues with sleeping on my back in previous pregnancies but this one I can't as I start to feel ill/dizzy/breathless - I can't even have a bath without lying on my side because of it.