Left Side

I am so conscious when I sleep during my pregnancies that I actually wake myself up if I go into a position I know is not good for the baby.

I was never a stomach sleeper, so there is no issue there. I always sleep on my side or back. I favor the right side, but I had read something that stated sleeping on your right side is not good for the baby. The left side is better. The blood flow to the baby is not obstructed, like it may be if you sleep on your right side.

So every night, I start out on the left side, a body pillow folded in half in between my knees and a special pregnancy wedge that I put under my stomach so it doesn't feel like Derek is dangling in mid air. This position, which takes a while to settle into, does not last long. I usually flip over to my back, where I make sure I am properly propped up, because laying flat on your back is not good either.

Makes me tired just writing about it!