When Could You Sleep On Your Stomach?

[newskinnygal 51]

How long after surgery until you could sleep on your stomach again?

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I did the night after my surgery with no problems whatsover.

[sylviau 125]

i'm almost 3 weeks post op and still haven't. im scared to because i'm having port pain often. when i sleep on my side, it bothers me because it seems my belly flops to that side and moves the port area thus not feeling great. i'm always worried of messing it up. :-P

[Randella 11]

I also slept on my stomach right after surgery and still do no problems so far

[Riker990 6]

I could actually sleep on my stomach sooner than I could sleep on my left side (port side). I could sleep on my stomach about 3 days out and then my left side about 8 days. I was fine sleeping the first three nights and then really uncomfortable nights 4-7, so much so that I was getting up in the middle of the night to sleep in the recliner. Not sure why.

[NWgirl 574]

I ended up sleeping on my stomach a few days after surgery. I would go to bed on my back and wake up on my stomach with little pain.

[Mjv013 67]

I could only wish I could sleep on my stomach after surgery!! it took me about a month to do it comfortably. I think I started to roll more to my stomach with a pillow for support about 3 weeks. But one day all the uncomfortablness and pain was just gone. had no problems again until I was 20 weeks pregnant.

[maegan 51]

I am a stomach sleeper so I was miserable when I couldn't! It took me several weeks. I started out using pillows to support my belly and kind of sleeping on my side/belly. I am about 5 weeks now and can sleep any way I want!! Try a body pillow of another pillow on your side under your belly...kind of gave me the illusion I was on my belly I think.

[TexasDy 53]

My first problem was that I couldn't lay down at all. The first 2-3 nights, I was propped up on about 8 pillows. The gas pressure and shoulder pain was horrific. Once I could lay down, I took it easy and kept a pillow on one side and hubby on the other. I was probably about a week out when I woke up on my stomach for the first time. I fell asleep that way at about a week and a half.

[sharonk 23]

Im 3 days post op and i can only lay on my right side or back supported by pillows on my side. Im too scared to try and lay on my left (port side) but man i cant wait till i can!! My right side is getting sore from constantly laying this way.

[lucky2bLAURA 31]

I rolled over to my right side in the recovery room.... And slept on my tummy that night. I think everyone is different. I think might depend on the amount of belly fat that a person has at surgery time, because the incision is so deep. I'm bigger in my butt and thighs than I am in my belly and I've noticed from other people I know personally that had larger bellies that had trouble sleeping on their side or tummy for weeks or months after surgery.

[newskinnygal 51]

I wish I could sleep on my stomach! My incisions hurt way too much! I can barely sleep on my back and I'm 10 days post op.

[Miqq07 21]

You will get there, it was probably I this month before I could sleep on my stomach again. I am a stomach sleeper so it sucked and my back always hurt. You will get there,even getting to sleep on your side will feel much better

[Miqq07 21]

I meant probably a good month before I could

[cfurrey 53]

Took me 4 days and iv never really been a tummy sleep for some reason i am now lol!