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Sleeping Position During Pregnancy

Learn the best sleeping positions during pregnancy for optimal comfort and safety. Get professional advice from Pregnancy care at Mediclinic Middle East.

14 August 2024
By Mediclinic Middle East

Getting use to sleeping in side lying during early pregnancy is a good idea.

Make use of a pregnancy pillow or simply pillows/ blankets:

  1. Support your head on a pillow
  2. Support the bump- blanket roll/ towel roll/ pregnancy pillow
  3. Pillow between your Knees AND Ankles with knees bent towards your chest
  4. Optional- add a pillow behind the back to support and allow a slight tilt. This takes off the pressure onto the bottom shoulder
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