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Belly Sleepers

For all you belly sleepers, how long after surgery was it before you could comfortably sleep on your belly?

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    • DaleCruse
      DaleCruse

      It was about three days for me. I started sleeping on my side with a pillow for support. After a few days, I noticed I was pushing the pillow away during sleep until I was on my stomach. Good luck!

    • Sassy Sleeve
      Sassy Sleeve

      I asked about being able to lay flat at my one week appointment. I was not having issues with nausea or re-flux and I was OK'd to lay flat. I flipped onto my stomach right after that. I had a

    • sammy246
      sammy246

      I slept on my stomach the first night in the hospital. Freaked my nurse out!

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    To comfortably sleep on my stomach, I think it was maybe two weeks. I had to sleep with a body pillow over my belly to discourage my cat from sleeping on me like she would do.

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