Sleeping positions during pregnancy...

Hari ni saya nak berkongsi cerita pasal sleeping position during pregnancy pula... :)

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During pregnancy you may find yourself wrestling in bed trying to get comfortable before falling asleep. Unfortunately, your regular sleep positions may no longer work for you during pregnancy. There are a number of reasons that cause this new discomfort, but there are some positions that you can try that may help you get your much needed rest.

Why am I so uncomfortable in my normal positions?

 

When you are pregnant your body goes through a variety of changes. These changes tend to disrupt your usual peaceful slumber. Reasons may include:

• Increased size of abdomen
• Back pain
• Heartburn
• Shortness of breath
• Insomnia

What are the best sleep positions?

The best sleep position during pregnancy is "SOS" (sleep on side). Even better is to sleep on your left side. Sleeping on your left side will increase the amount of blood and nutrients that reach the placenta and your baby. Keep your legs and knees bent and a pillow between your legs.

• If you find that you are having problems with back pain, use the "SOS" position and try placing a pillow under your abdomen as well.
• If you are experiencing heartburn during the night, you may want to try propping your upper body with pillows.
• In late pregnancy you may experience shortness of breath; try lying on your side or propped up with pillows.

These suggestions may not sound completely comfortable, especially if you are used to sleeping on your back or stomach, but try them out and you may find that they work. Keep in mind that you may not stay in one position all night and rotating positions is fine.

What positions should I avoid?

Sleeping on your back: This can cause problems with backaches, breathing, digestive system, hemorrhoids, low blood pressure and decrease in circulation to your heart and your baby. This is a result of your abdomen resting on your intestines and major blood vessels (the aorta and vena cava).

Sleeping on your stomach: When you are farther along in your pregnancy, your abdomen undergoes physical changes and makes it more difficult for you to lay on your stomach.

source: http://www.americanpregnancy.org

34 weeks...

Fetal development - 34 weeks pregnant

Your baby now weighs more than 4.7 pounds / 2.2 kilograms and is 18 inches / over 45 centimetres from top to toe. She's filling out and getting rounder - she'll need her fat layers later to regulate her body temperature.

If you don't already talk to your baby, this is a good time to start - at 35 weeks her hearing is fully developed. Don't feel ridiculous if you're already chatting in baby talk. Some evidence shows that newborns pay closer attention to high-pitched tones. 

If you've been nervous about going into premature labour, you'll be happy to know that 99 per cent of babies born at week 35 can survive outside the womb - and most have no major problems. Although your baby's central nervous system is still maturing, her lungs are nearly fully developed by now.

Many women start to notice a tingling sensation or numbness in the pelvic region or pain as they walk. This may be caused by the pelvic joints loosening, ready for labour.

Im back....

It's been a long time since i left to write on my blog... yelah, asyik dok baca blog org je... my last entry was on 30 Jan 2011... perghhh... lama giler... kalau makanan dah taktau mcm mane rupa... bkn kata berkulat, tah jd apa pon taktau... maybe i'm too busy with my workloads and so on.... since perut dah makin besar ni, aku dah jd slow skit nak menulis and do some extra things yang memerlukan utk aku berfikir... yesterday, went for the check up... tak sangka dh 32 weeks... ;) actually, i'm suppose to do my check up dkt hospital mana yg i akan bersalin... but since that tak dpt surat dr klinik lg, so i have to do my check up dkt klinik tu lg la... so semalam, doktor dah bagi GL utk i proceed my check kat hospital.... but unfortunately, the doctor that I'm request to do my check up is on leave until this weekend... kena la postponed the appointment until dia blk dr bercuti... aihhh... doktor tu pon ada family gak to spend time... hehehe...

so, back to the story....my last check up dkt klinik was good... 

baby so far memang dh confirm girl...  mana tak nyer, dh scan berkali-kali plus detail scan and result are XX... so we take it as girl... mahu taknye, semua brg2 baby dah beli kot... since dah tahu baby girl, pasti la ada brg-brg atau baju2 ada colour pink... ;) dulu-dulu cukup anti dgn warna pink... but now taktau la sejak dh dewasa ni(ceh2 dewasa ke, tua?) jd suka plak dgn pink kaler... alhamdulillah, baby conditions is good... masa scan aritu, nampak jari dok masuk mulut... hmm..mcm mummy dia masa kecik2 la tu... geng isap jari... :D berat baby now is about 2.1 kg... berat mummy dia dh 72kg... berat woo... then i get my second ATT injection... sakit dia sampai hari ni tak abis lg... myb sbb doktor practical yg dok menuntut ilmu lg dgn my doctor tu baru lg kot dgn patient... so dia inject tu agak sakit gak la... my hubby ckp tgk cara dia cucuk pon tau sure sakit... my first ATT injection was not that pain... myb sbb my doctor yg buat sendiri kot... apa pon, alhamdulillah semua dah selamat (walaupun masih lengguh tangan ku... :D)... 

kalau tgk lilypie, it's about 43 days to go... mcm tak percaya pon ada... tak lama je lg, ciptaan-Nya akan keluar melihat dunia... ;) syukur ke atas-Nya, sepanjang pregnancy ni takda sgt kesukaran atau cabaran yg sukar dihadapi... so far, no morning sickness... tiada alahan yg pelik2 (tak boleh bau itu ini)... tiada mengidam yg pelik2... cuma demam dan batuk je la yg slalu... so far, badan masih kuat dan mampu utk melakukan kerja-kerja harian... alhamdulillah, until now I'm still do my housewife works... cooking, laundry, ironing, baking and so on... attend kenduri kawin pon rancak jugak... al maklum la time-time gini byk je jemputan kawin... so selagi mampu, saya dan sang suami attend je la... mana yg kami tak attend tu, harap maap ye kwn-kwn... ;D  sebenarnya seronok p kenduri ni sbb jumpa kwn2 lama... then boleh bertanya dan bertukar2 pendapat tentang pregnancy... share some information and gets some knowledge from all the mummy... ;) so byk gak bende yg boleh tau masa time kenduri ni... heheh... org lain dok sibuk gosip, aku dok sibuk tanya pasal pregnancy & baby... :D

ok la, rasa cukup kot sampai sini je nak menaip.. baby dh start practice kicking, so kena stop la kot... heheh... amaran kpd mummy dia supaya jgn dok menaip je kot... insya'allah, kalau berkesempatan, nanti akan ada updates lg in my blog... thanks for reading my blog... take care...