How bad is it to sleep on my stomach?

[newnewme4 7]

I seriously cant take another night of sleeping on my back. Im a tummy sleeper. I tried laying on my stomach and i didnt have any pain. On my back i cant sleep. My back and neck starts hurting veryy bad im on day 3 post op and want to know if its ok to sleep on my stomach its the only way ill be able to get some sleep. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP i havent had a goodnights sleep in 4 nights????

[onmywaytobeingfound 163]

I'm a tummy sleeper as well. 1st thing you should do is call and ask your surgeon or his nurse. With that said, my first night post op I laid on my side. I did that a few nights. I'm thinking it was a week out for me. Typically our bodies won't allow us to do something that hurts. One morning I remember waking up and I was on my tummy. From there I was fine. I didn't ask, I just went with what my body did naturally. Good luck with your journey☺

[dbfn 67]

@@newnewme4 Wow, I sleep on my side and couldn't even manage that for a couple of weeks! I slept in a recliner chair for the first week and a bit because our bed is quite high (hip height on me and I struggled to climb on to it for a while). @@onmywaytobeingfound is right though ... check with your surgeon. And if he or she says it's ok, then good for you! If that's going to give you a decent night's sleep, it will help you heal faster.

[James Marusek 5,244]

I sleep on my side. But after surgery this was uncomfortable. I found it important to place a pillow between my legs when I sleep on my side after surgery.

[anaxila 501]

If you can lie on your tummy without pain, do it.

[laguerr13 993]

I woke up sore for first 3 days but after that I had no problem on my stomach

[caligul 102]

I couldn't sleep on my tummy or side for 6 weeks. ..pure torture for my buttocks and back. . Hang in there. ..

[sarahbee 46]

I began sleeping on my stomach again as soon as it stopped hurting - maybe a week and a half or two out from surgery.

[TXMissy 211]

I couldn't for a long while. It was too painful, but I do now.

[MSWDiet 64]

I awoke on my stomach in my room after surgery. Every time I went to sleep, I awoke on my stomach. No matter how I tried to stay propped up on my back or on my side I'd roll over add soon as I feel asleep.

I had no pain whatsoever even waking face down propped in a "seated" posture. My surgeon was fine with this. Given no pain and my wounds healed quickly it was not an issue.

[Sajijoma 1,324]

Have you tried using a body pillow to prop you on your side? I am a total tummy sleeper as well, but when I was pregnant my doctors always kept reminding me not to sleep on my stomachZ the only way I could manage to not fully sleep on my stomach even at the end was to use a body pillow and roll into it for support. It worked though. I actually plan on taking my body pillow with me to the hospital when I have surgery for the extra support and comfort.

[StephOnTheMove 22]

I;m also a tummy sleeper when I was in the hospital I asked my doctor if it would be ok... he said I could sleep however I wanted and it wouldnt hurt or damage anything... However I tried that my first night home and the pain was unbearable... I'm two weeks out and I can do it now finally! IF it doesnt hurt you... GO FOR IT. if it does.... sleep on ur side with a bunch of pillows in front of you so if you roll they comfort you.

[rebeccanha 0]

Buy a body pillow, or tuck one on your side.