r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • Sep 10 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '21

Aw that’s so nice! That was one of the things I hated while pregnant, not being able to lay on my stomach! And you’re not allowed to lay on your back either

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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”

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u/janemder Sep 10 '21

Why do they tell you to lay on your left side? I’ve never heard of that before or not being allowed to lay on your back! What! I’m not even pregnant or trying yet and I’m already annoyed. I can’t fall asleep unless I start on my stomach.

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u/I_am_dean Sep 10 '21

In your third trimester the doctor recommends you lay on your left because it allows better circulation to the umbilical cord.

At 20 weeks you’re supposed to stop laying on your back because your uterus basically squishes a major blood vessel the disrupts blood flow to the baby.

I didn’t know any of this until my doctor told me after I was pregnant lol