Transcript: Forget ice cream, you just crave sleep! Here, tips to make snoozing safer for your little one. It is most commonly recommended that a pregnant woman sleep on her left side. This position improves the flow of blood and nutrients to the placenta. It also helps your kidneys efficiently eliminate fluids from your body. In turn, you’ll sidestep some swelling in your feet and ankles. During the first twenty weeks or so of pregnancy, it’s ok to sleep on your back. After that though, you should try not to, because the weight of your uterus could press on the artery which leads from your legs to your heart, resulting in reduced blood flow to your baby. You can also sleep on your right side, or your stomach, if that is comfortable for you. But by the third trimester, most women would rather sit up than lie on their bellies! Regardless of the position you sleep in while you are pregnant, if you’re cold at night, you may wish to use an electric blanket. This is fine as long as you don’t allow your body temperature to rise above 103 degrees, which can harm your baby. No matter how you sleep, make sure you do. Growing a baby is a lot of work!