How long after surgery was it before you could sleep on your stomach again? I have always been a tummy sleeper until surgery.

After 7 or 8 days I was able to sleep on my tummy. Tomorrow I will be 2 weeks post op

I slept on my side/ stomach the day I got out of surgery

I slept on my side day 1. My tummy was day 5.

Sleeved on 8/20 here..still not on tummy....but can sleep on my side now.

It took me a little longer to sleep on my stomach. I'm 8 weeks post-op and I did not sleep on stomach until the 5th week. And I still mostly sleep on my sides. For some reason I'm still not completely comfortable sleeping on my stomach.

I did day 3 when I got home. The surgeon approved!

Thank you all for your responses. Maybe I just need to start being a baby and try it. I've tried turning to my side and I feel like im pulling my stomach, so i just stay on my back.

I can't sleep on my back, so I tried my side right away and had no real problems. My tummy was a little sore when I slept on it, so I sort of hugged a long, king sized pillow and that helped a lot. Good luck!

Lauren

I'm on day five and can barely sleep on my side. I'm normally a side sleeper but even with a pillow I can't get comfy so I've banished myself to a spare suite and I have half the pillows in the house propping me up and one big one over my tummy so the cats won't step on me lol.

I had my surgery on Aug 16 and still cant sleep on my tummy!

About 10 days after is when I went flat out not propped up my loads of pillows and folded quits I have 2 body pillows so had one either side of me to cushion when I tried to sleep my normal way I was fine did it that way till I was 8 weeks out then moved them back to just prop my leg and elbow on.

I sleep with body pillows to support my leg to help my lower back and hips.

I can't sleep on my back .. My surgeon came in my room the day after and I was on mine he said

It's ok I think it help with the gas i didn't have much !!! It's ok...

Day 8 PO for me.

I had complications so im still not able to.i do sleep on my side though it took me 6 weeks

My surgery was on a Friday- by the time I came home on Sunday- I was on my side- I had my drain out that Weds and Weds night I was on my stomach and havent "turned back" since.. lol.