mom2denj Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Just curious how everyone else sleeps. I have always sleeped on my side. I flip back and forth from side to side. I have never been able to sleep on my back or stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Oops, slept, not sleeped.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Side, but I wish, wish, wish that I could sleep on my back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashfern Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 On my side or back, which wasn't an option. I can't stand when I wake up on my back with my arms up under my pillow. I'm destined for a headache on those mornings. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Mostly on my stomach. I know they say it's bad for you, but honestly how would one prevent themselves from laying on their stomach without harnessing themselves into bed each night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Normally in fetal position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 All of the above? If I'm nursing a baby I sleep on my side the entire night. Any other time I end up tangled in the sheets because I move all over in my sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I sleep on my side and and on my stomach. I cannot sleep on my back. Why is sleeping on the stomach bad for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Other: Standing up. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I can only sleep on my right side or on my back. I have a herniated disk on the left side of my neck which makes sleeping on that side impossible. I haven't slept on my stomach in about 40 years. I have had back issues since childhood so it is out of the question. I flip flop all night long like a fish out of water. Its exhausting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I only sleep on my back most of the time. If I flip in my sleep and stay there, I will be in a lot of pain the next day. I used to be a dedicated stomach sleeper until I had a neck injury. My injury made it impossible to sleep on my stomach because I couldn't turn my head to the side far enough. Even sleeping on my side still bothers my neck- 14 years later. I think it probably took me at least a year to feel comfortable on my back and not to resist the position all night long but it really is better for your neck if you can do it. I sleep with a pillow under my knees or it hurts my neck. It's better for me to sleep on my side than it is to sleep on my back with no pillow under my knees. I stay on my back while pregnant too until about 34 weeks because it is so uncomfortable for me on my side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I sleep on my side and and on my stomach. I cannot sleep on my back. Why is sleeping on the stomach bad for you? The Drs are always telling me it is because I had a spinal fusion and have back issues. No matter what they say I can't get comfortable if I'm on my back. I usually start out half on my side half on my stomach, but usually wake up on my stomach and since my fusion I have no issues with sleeping that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Why is sleeping on the stomach bad for you? It strains your neck. My physical therapists were very anti-stomach sleeping for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 All of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterduck Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Other. ALL OVER the place. Sometimes I roll around so much that my head gets caught and my body keeps turning and I wake up with a huge headache and a sore neck. Many nights I sleep in fetal position on my side. I can't for the life of me sleep with my body straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 All of the above. I fall asleep on my stomach, nurse on my side a time or two during the night, and usually wake up on my back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoforjoy Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Other. Stomach and side. I used to be a tummy-only sleeper. It made my first pregnancy miserable. I never got used to sleeping on my side, and tossed and turned every night the entire time. Now, after two pregnancies in two years, I've actually gotten quite comfortable sleeping on my side, as long as I have a body pillow to put between my knees, although I still sleep on my stomach, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana B Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I'm a rotisserie oven. LOL. I usually start out on a side, roll to my back, sometimes to my other side (I have a hard time sleeping when facing DH if he is too close - I don't like to be breathing the air I just breathed out!). Then to my stomach. I usually end up spending most of the night on my side though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I am an "other" as I am mostly back, except for when I need to roll onto my back (my arms/hands tend to go numb if I stay on my side all night). I actually sleep best propped up in a sitting position! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Other: all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I voted other. I think I sleep on my side always. My three sleep studies say otherwise. I start on my side but apparently spend a lot of time on my back unaware. My husband insists he always sleeps on his side. He sleeps on his back a lot. I'm not sure anyone knows how they sleep unless there is a medical issue that in substance prevents certain sleep positions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I saw the thread title and thought, "Terribly." :p On my side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I sleep mostly on my side. My lower back hurts if I sleep on my back. Whenever I sleep on my stomach, I wake up in excruciating pain in my neck as well has my arms having fallen asleep. I am most comfortable on my side in a fetal-like position. I have a body pillow on my left side (preferred side) and dh, the human body pillow, on my right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Other: Standing up. :tongue_smilie: I knew someone would comment on this. :D I meant to say, all the above. I couldn't change it once I posted it, or I couldn't figure out how to. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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