What is the best position to get pregnant?

How to manage to spend good nights with your rounded belly? Which position is it the most comfortable? Is it dangerous for your future baby to sleep on your stomach? As many questions as you ask about your sleep.

Is it dangerous for my baby if I sleep on my stomach?

Sleeping on your stomach during pregnancy poses no risk for your future baby. It is up to you to see if you are comfortably settled in this position, which is not always obvious at the end of pregnancy when your belly takes more and more space.

If your baby does not feel good when you adopt this or that position, on the back or the belly, it will make you feel agitated!

Have you tried to lie on the left side? This is the recommended position usually in the last months of pregnancy. Why the left side? To facilitate the circulation of blood in your body. On the back, you risk putting pressure on the large vessels (cell veins and aorta) that are located along your spine.

Sleeping on the left side helps to breathe better and your future baby will be well oxygenated. To be comfortable, extend your left leg along the mattress and bend your right leg under your belly.

You can slip a cushion or a bolster between your thighs, on which you let your stomach rest. You will naturally find your marks, as in a cocoon.

What are the good tips for sleeping well?

The more your pregnancy progresses, the more your sleep is disturbed. Take the time to take a nap in the afternoon. Or, at least, to lie down. Opt for a short nap time (less than an hour) and preferably before 4 pm to avoid upsetting your sleep pattern.

You can use a pregnancy cushion (or nursing pillow) that will allow you to find a more comfortable position and support you in a pleasant and effective way.

In the evening, prefer herbal teas with chamomile or verbena to the excitants (coffee or tea).

Avoid acidic foods that can cause heartburn: dishes in sauce, raw vegetables, spices, citrus fruits.

Dine light and take the time to digest before going to bed.

How to promote relaxation and relaxation to sleep better?

Nothing like a warm bath or a massage practiced by the future dad to get a good night! Relax, treat yourself to some real relaxing time before going to bed.

Banana, fish, dried fruit, apple, starchy foods ... some foods are likely to promote sleep

Computer, TV, tablet ... turn off your screens one hour before going to bed. The brightness stimulates and prevents to put in good conditions of sleep. A good book before turning off the light is however ideal!

Also think of homeopathy: five granules at Coffea tosta 15 CH bedtime to calm a joyous excitement, or two tablets of Sedative PC to suck at dinner and bedtime for anxiety.

If sleep really does not come, talk to your doctor, who will prescribe gentle remedies to help you.