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I'm 17 weeks pregnant and i wanna know if it hurts the baby if i sleep on my stomach?
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No: At this stage, the fetus is freely mobile and barely even out of the pelvis. Laying on your stomach shouldn't be a problem.
Answered 9/20/2013
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