When your pregnant, getting comfortable at night is no easy feat, after all, your back is aching,…

When your pregnant, getting comfortable at night is no easy feat, after all, your back is aching, your legs are cramping, your belly is the eating to take over the bed, on top of all that you can add yet another nighttime inconvenience; figuring out which position is safest for sleeping, for obvious reasons,sleeping on your stomach isn't a good idea after the fifth month of pregnancy, and it's so uncomfortable that most women stop doing it much earlier, but sleeping flat on your back isn't the answer, either, experts generally advise women to avoid this position after about 16th week, if you sleep on your back the enlarged uterus presses agains the inferior vena cava, the vein that returns blood from the lower body to the heart, this can cause low blood pressure exacerbate existing kidney conditions and hypertension same contribute to the development of hemorrhoids, varicose, veins, and edema, in rare cases sleeping on your back can even prevent the baby from getting all of the oxygen and nutrients it needs, usually however the symptoms of low blood pressure , nausea, shortness of breath, dizziness and clamminess will rouse a snoozing mom to be long before her fetus is endangered, and nature itself may provide a second line of defense, if the baby gets uncomfortable, it will start kicking and wake up the mother so she can change position, so how should you get those precious zzz's? The SAFEST bet is to lie on your side, preferably your left side, which allows for maximum blood flow, the next time sleep beckons, and f you wake up in the wrong position, simply roll over and dream of the day when that maneuver won't be a major undertaking... 💜