baby position

Question

I did my 20 weeks scan. And had a hard time scanning the baby due to the position ( baby was facing me) MIL says that during sleep I have to keep changing my position so that baby learns how to turn. The thing is Im a heavy sleeper, so I will stay in one position throughout the night   unless I wake up and I dont feel comfortable then I will change. Where else, my hubby is a light sleeper and he sleeps before me . When I toss and turn , he will wake up. So I reduce my movements whenever Im in bed . Is it true that I have to keep changing my position when I sleep?

valim1990 · Accepted Answer

No la... try walking around and rubbing tummy

Anonymous · Answer

Dont think turning in your sleep helps though :/ Ive a reverse problem. Im a light sleeper and I turn a lot in my sleep, since I tend to wake up when my husband moves. Ive also been active throughout my pregnancy; I swam, did pregnancy-friendly circuit / strength training, and yoga. None of which changed my babys position. She has been facing my spine for awhile now and I think babies will only turn when they want to.  Mine turned to a better position for measurements almost at the end of the scan and the sonographer got me to measure a second time so she could get better measurements. Also, like you mentioned, its harder to get good measurements when babys back is against our belly. So dont worry too much if the measurements turn out to be a bit off! It happened for me and it was okay after I repeated the scan 2 weeks later and her position was better.