Where did you guys sleep when you got home from the hospital? Were you able to lay flat on the bed? DId you sleep on the recliner? I'm wondering if I need to buy a recliner.

I slept in bed. I am a side sleeper and kind of propped a soft pillow around my sore tummy and wore my binder. the first few days were uncomfortable when I needed to get up, or roll over but after a couple of nights I was fine, by the end of the week I did not need the binder any more.

If you have a recliner, maybe you would use it? but I wouldn't buy one just for this. unless you want one and this is a good excuse!

I slept in bed but first couple weeks not as comfortable. I found that I had to be more propped up at my head than I would have normally found comfortable. The biggest help for me was having a large pillow/ottoman under my legs and a heating bad! Made all the difference in my comfort level and brought my sleep back to normal. Still use them now as well though back to normal on head pillows.

Also, before surgery I had used and loved this app called "Sleep Well" if you pay for it you get more flexibility in background noise, length of sounds, etc. It is basically a relaxation piece that has nature sounds in background. I am usually out for the count after about 2 minutes.

I slept on my back in bed, but I put a row of pillows on my side to kind of stop me from rolling over in the night. After about 2 days I was fine to sleep on my side.

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I rented a recliner for first couple of weeks.

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I'm blessed to have an adjustable bed....had ro get one years ago to back/ knee issues.

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I slept in my recliner first few days couldn't get comfortable

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Recliner was the answer for me.

I slept propped up in bed, kind of like you would with a bad cough. It was perfectly fine. I also slept on the couch one night because I was just in too much pain to fathom going upstairs (turns out my pump was leaking and not providing any relief) and that worked okay too. Same situation, kind of propped up.

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Slept in my bed on my back. Too about a week to be able to sleep on my side. I agree about the pillow under knees, that did help me.

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