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3 doctors weighed in: When during pregnancy should you stop laying on your back? 3 doctors weighed in Want a second opinion? At approximately 24 weeks you should avoid laying on your back for prolonged periods of time in order to avoid compression of veins (vena cava). In brief: 6 months.
Your baby is not being pushed down into your pelvis when you're lying down. However, lying on your side, rather than your back, is the best position for sleep in late pregnancy. Adopting a hands-and-knees position for 10 minutes, twice a day, can help to move your baby into an anterior position in late pregnancy. Ask your birth partner to massage your back. 2  Rock your pelvis during contractions to help your baby turn as he passes through the pelvis. 3  A birth ball is great for pelvic rocking (Simkin and Ancheta 2011) . 4  Adopt lunge positions, either when standing on one foot, kneeling on one knee, or when you're lying on the bed.