Help! Tips for side sleeping

I also tried sleeping on my left cos I'm a back sleeper. I tried using bolster to kiap in between my legs and tried for a week or so, my right hip area is aching and I think because there was no support at all. so I resumed to sleeping on my back for now cos still in first trimester and gynae told me only week 20 onwards then gotta practice sleeping on the left. I'm intending to buy pregnancy sleeping pillow so I can have support on my right. if have extra pillows, just stack them on the right so even when u turn, you are still somehow elevated and not entirely on your back.

I'm week 25 now, I still sleep on my back some nights because I just can't sleep otherwise, and I'm sure I'll be up again within 3h to pee so hopefully no harm done. Baby is kicking strongly still thankfully. When I sleep on the side I prop a big pillow behind me to stop myself from turning, but I find at this size the belly acts as a counterweight to keep me in place, and position changes are fairly deliberate.

You can't force but you can practice start early. 😀 Buy the U shape pregnancy pillow. I used it for all my pregnancy journey + breastfeeding then my kids use it to sleep too (cause they said they feel like got hands hug them. haha!) start early so that when tummy get bigger you already comfortable with the pillow. But i sometimes also out of sudden will turn back, so just turn sideways again.

can start the habit slowly, don't force your body. I think it is also important that you can sleep well and get good quality sleep. Kiap bolster between legs and put another pillow behind your back helps. I tried to force myself to sleep on my side, ended up with hip pain and left ear got too much pressure and it was very painful.

As others have suggested, you can put a pillow/bolster or even blanket behind you to prevent you from turning. As your stomach gets bigger, you will also naturally find it uncomfortable to sleep on your back (breathlessness or squashed up feeling). For me it’s 35wks onwards.

me too. but get a pregnancy pillow that will wedge u in between and go to sleep on ur side, that's the position that you'll stay on the longest. I tend to still wake up on my back so I just roll over once I realise I am on my back. :)

i use the wedge type pregnancy pillow and support my back with additional pillow. im also a back sleeper and would wake up on my back. so far, this has been working for me. hang in there!

You can try those big U shaped pillows or make a pillow fort that braces your back when you sleep on your side. Hugging the big pillow with arms and legs also help.

I placed pillows on both left and right side to make it more comfy to sleep sideways. it was cheap pillows from Ikea, not the good ones. it worked for me.

put a pillow behind you to prevent you from rolling onto your back. even if you did you’d still be mostly on your left!