After 3 kids I can’t sleep on my back anymore. I’m not sure if it had something to do with my first, an emergency c-section, moving my organs around, but it feels like my insides are squashing me. I used to love sleeping on my back, now it’s my side. I think it may have started during pregnancy though. It’s funny how the body seems to know not what to do.

I think this may be just one small contributing factor to stillbirths. There are so many other reasons & factors that we may never know!

Halving the risk is great & good to know it’s something we all can try during pregnancy for prevention.

Good information, but I thought that was already common knowledge?

I guess I was lucky in that lying on my back while pregnant made me feel very uncomfortable and ill. In fact I still can’t do it many years later. I mean I can lie there for a bit but fall asleep I cannot. I felt like it was my body telling me it was the wrong way to sleep. Interesting.

Being a mum of a stillborn baby and reading this makes me think about my pregnancy. I don’t recall ever sleeping on my back during the pregnancy moreover that it’s super uncomfortable to begin with.
My stillbirth had an unknown cause so unfortunately I feel that this study might not have all it’s worth

good that it has now been medically approved so hopefully it can reduce still births in the future.

I have heard a few comments that it is best to sleep on your left side. It keeps your intestines and other organs in a straight line.

The weight of sleeping on your back is horrid though

It can help to put a pillow in your back whilst laying on your side.

I definitely will miss sleeping on my back but also find the side more comfortable when you get bigger

I thought sleeping on your side was already quite common knowledge?

This is some good findings, and hopefully it can help to save some families from heartbreak.
I was advised by my dr to only sleep on my left side as the right can potentially cut of a major artery and be dangerous. It drove me crazy and I was so uncomfortable most nights but wanted to do the right thing! I

I think I tended to sleep on my side because it was more comfortable. My heart breaks for all those mums who have lost a baby. Hopefully this research will help others in future.

Yes, I read it yesterday. Halving the risk of stillbirth by sleeping on the side is absolutely fantastic.

Sadly, I did everything right and it didn’t help my baby.

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  • • AmbieBambi replied
    • 03 Apr 2019 , 2:52 pm

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  Awww, I’m so sorry! <3

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    • • Mum2archer replied
      • 03 Apr 2019 , 6:15 pm

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    I’m so sorry to hear that. Sending love your way xx

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    • • mom350461 replied
      • 04 Apr 2019 , 10:17 pm

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    I’m sorry to hear. I’m in the same position. I lost my first with no determined cause of passing.

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    • • becstalou replied
      • 05 Apr 2019 , 12:51 pm

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    So sorry for your loss. Hopefully they can keep doing research so it doesn’t keep happening to people.

Interesting information which hopefully will help others. Would make me terrified to fall asleep though

I found it so uncomfortable on my back anyway. The weight was tremendous so it makes sense.

Wow interstesting study I couldn’t even sleep
On my back due to baby’s weight I always had to sleep on my side as it was more Comfortable and less pressure on major veins

I cannot imagine such a loss