tightening stomach at night?

edited February 2011 in Pregnant
Im 31 weeks and I knw its not good but I sleep on my back, and while I do that I sort of tighten my stomach...I just wanna kno am I the only one who does this and is it harmful to the baby? I don't tighten it on purpose it just happens.

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  • I'm 24wks and I lay on my back at night cuz that's when he's most active and I love feeling it...but I can't fall asleep that way. My
    tummy gets harder when I lay like that as well
  • edited February 2011
    It's Braxton Hicks...contractions. I am 32 weeks and I have been having them since about my 22nd pregnancy week. Totally normal and completely unharmful to the baby. But they can most definitely get uncomfortable to you.
    (Not much longer) ;)
  • Omg I'm 17 wks nd do dat but I cnt control it so I try 2 sleep on my side nd it helps but the baby dnt like the position.......honestly I tried this nd it wrk wen u slp on ur bac put ur knees up were ur feet is flat on the bed it wrk 4 me I dnt hurt 2 try
  • Lool. I really thought I was the only one! But is it that bad to sleep on your back? I don't have back problems.
  • its more uncomfortable for you to sleep on your back than anything else...all your weight will be on top of you....the baby is surrounded by the best shock absorber, I sleep best on my back...its to painful to sleep in any other position....
  • Shock absorber?
  • Idk but wen I go 2 my doctor ima ask sumtimes I dnt wnt 2 ask a lot o silly question but at the end itz worth lukin silly
  • I've always heard that laying on your back could compromise the blood flow to the baby because the weight on the uterus. I think it's ok for brief periods but not all night once you get into late 2nd trimester.
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