Struggle sleeping
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Hey, I’m 35 weeks. If I lie completely on my back or even just lie on the sofa sometimes I also feel like I can’t breathe. I believe it s totally normal symptom of pregnancy especially as the baby is quite big by this point. Sometimes lying on either my left or right side in bed also impairs my breathing or just hurts my ribs. I have found it actually quite comfortable to sleep a little propped up on 2 pillows with just my head facing either left or right. Maybe try that and see how that works for you? X
Yup. Back I struggled and when the pressure increased on my lungs. Also, you have far more blood flowing through your veins which affects your nasal passages. Which is why you end up snoring and sounding congested, nose bleeds can also be really common!
I never experienced it with my first, I had breathlessness when going up the stairs from smaller lung capacity. But this is next level, I have read many things about extra blood volume and swelling etc. Sometimes it just feels lonely like you’re the only one struggling. They say second babies are bigger sometimes too, I hope not too much bigger 😅😄 thanks for commenting guys, I will try sleeping more upright xxx
When I was pregnant I struggled to breathe if I laid in certain positions. I think it’s mostly from the pressure of baby as it pushes your lungs up so they don’t inflate to their full capacity xx