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your body takes
throughout the night –
sleep studies show we
move all over the place
when we sleep. There is a
condition called postural
supine hypotension in
some women but not all.
This condition in
pregnancy causes the
uterus to fall back on a
major artery which can
restrict blood flow and
cause blood pressure to
drop. It can make you feel
dizzy or want to vomit.
You simply would roll
onto your side if this
happens."
Can I occasionally drink
a glass of wine?
"We don't know what a
safe level of alcohol in
pregnancy is so the
Australian
recommendation is don't
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drink during pregnancy,"
warns Pecoraro. "But this
is not universally accepted
and the United States and
United Kingdom have
different
recommendations. Once
your baby is born, you can
consume alcohol but your
tolerance won't be as high
as it was before
pregnancy."
If I get stressed, will it
affect my baby?
"If I knew how to avoid
stress, I'd be on the now
defunct Oprah show,"
jokes Pecoraro. "A degree
of stress is part of life but
we would advise not to
specifically put yourself in
a stressful situation if you
don't need to. Stress can
cause high blood pressure
which is not good as it
restricts blood-flow to the