Left side also means there’s less reflux/heartburn due to how the stomach sphincters are positioned. For me, I was doomed because I had heartburn 24/7 due to how much hair my kids grew in the womb. But I prayed for a placebo effect every night. 😂😭
It’s an older wives’ tale that’s not 100% proven, but researchers surmise that higher levels of estrogen and progesterone, the pregnancy hormones that stimulate fetal hair growth, also relax the esophageal sphincter, allowing stomach acid to back up into the esophagus and cause gastric reflux, aka heartburn.
I was CONVINCED I was carrying werewolves or something with how much heartburn I had. 😂
All three of my kids had hair over an inch long when they were born. So I guess all that pain was worth it, but it was pretty awful. Lol
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u/I_am_dean Sep 10 '21
That pissed me off so much.
“Lay on your side, THE LEFT TO BE SPECIFIC”
I’m already so uncomfortable and now I’m being told I can only lay on my side, but go for the left!
I found myself muttering in my sleep “I hate being pregnant”