• Can you hurt the baby in womb while sleeping?

I am a 23 year old pregnant female. I want to know if you can hurt the baby in womb while sleeping?

7 Answers

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • MontrealP, Pq

The safest position is to sleep on the side rather than on the back.

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • New York, New York

There is really very little physical activity that you could do that would hurt a baby. Later in pregnancy you will maintain better blood flow to the baby by sleeping on your side (either right or left) instead of on your back.

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • Lanham, MD

God is smart. He cushioned the baby in a sac of water (amnionic fluid) so the baby would have a place to ROLL around. It takes a lot of force or trauma to
cause that to rupture

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • Houston, TX

Not in a normal healthy pregnancy. If your having a problem with gestation then your health care team may advise you that sleeping on your silde is best. In most cases if this is important you will be admitted to a hospital.

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • Coral Springs, Florida

You can not hurt the baby in the womb when you are sleeping.. Remember the baby is in a pool of amniotic fluid which protects the developing fetus. However after 20 weeks, you can no longer sleep on your back because the uterus compresses on a major blood vessel which may cause decrease blood flow to the uterus. You need to sleep on the left or right side.

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • LaGrange, Georgia

Other than sleeping on your stomach, the baby is pretty well protected. Only blunt force trauma or inserting things in the vaginal can harm the baby.

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • Richland Center, WI

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