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Sleeping On Your Tummy

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This was my nightmare for the first 2 weeks. I have asthma and have never slept on my back. So I was half-awake all the time the first two weeks and had huge soft pillows on my side so that I dont roll over on my tummy. I miss sleeping on my tummy :(

Take care of yourself!

Well, I am 4 days post op, and my hubby got on me about sleeping on my tummy, my daddy. LoL! It did hurt once I turned over will not do it again until later.

I did sleep in a recliner for a couple days because I kept trying to sleep on my stomach - then i got a body pillow so I wouldn't roll over. Worked WONDERS! It also allowed me to start sleeping on my side with the pillow supporting my stomach. Now I sleep on my tummy no problem :)

I SLEPT ON MY STOMACH THE FIRST NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL. IT WAS THE ONLY WAY I FELT COMFORT. I ONLY HAVE ON INCISION ON MY NAVEL AND THEY USED GLUE. THE NURSE CAME IN AND SAID OH NO DONT DO THAT BUT FELT FINE. WHEN MY DOC CAME IN I TOLD HIM I SLEPT ON MY STOMACH, HE EXAMINED MY STOMACH AND SAID IT WAS OK TO DO SO. THATS THE ONLY WAY I HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO SLEEP.

I slept on my tummy last night for the first time. I am 17 days post op. I have a bad habit of stretching myself while I am half asleep and that did hurt my belly. :/

It took me about a month after surgery to be able to comfortably sleep on my stomach. I slept for about 2 1/2 weeks in a recliner with pillows surrounding me. It was reallly cosy, supported me from all side and allowed me to comfortably sleep on my side or back. Couldn't even lay flat for those two weeks in our bed so, sounds like you're ahead of the game.

I too am a tummy sleeper. I slept on my stomach in the hospital - the pressure alleviated the pain, until I had to get up! LOL! I've pretty much been sleeping on my tummy since about 2 weeks out - the body pillow to hug helped before then. It

It could just be the removal site you're feeling. Mine started hurting about a week post-op. My surgeons PA said it was normal.

I like to sleep on my belly, so the first few weeks I had to sleep with a ton of pillows on my back and all around me so I wouldn't roll onto my stomach. I was almost sitting up in the middle of the bed. Eventually I had less pillows on my back and would almost sleep on my side, with a pillow kinda supporting my back, so I wasn't all the way sideways. Now that I am back home and I have my foam mattress again, I always wake up on my tummy and it doesn't hurt.

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