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When Can I Sleep On My Stomach Again?

How do y'all sleep? I'm a stomach and side sleeper when I first go to bed, but I always wake up on my back. I'm dying to lie down on my stomach! I've been able to sleep on my left side, not so much my right (it feels weird now). I'm a revision from sleeve to bypass, but my sleeve was over 14 years ago. I honestly don't remember how long it took before I could sleep on my tummy. I'm feeling that frustration from when I was pregnant! LOL!

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  • catwoman7
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    it probably varies. I think it was about two weeks for me.

  • Royal Sultan
    Royal Sultan

    I sleep in my recliner for a month post-op before I could sleep comfortably in my bed.

  • I think a couple days would be enough time to sleep like you want to. I was sleeping on my side the first night of surgery. The nurse told me not to worry - "you're stitched up tight as a drum and g

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I think a couple days would be enough time to sleep like you want to. I was sleeping on my side the first night of surgery. The nurse told me not to worry - "you're stitched up tight as a drum and glued on top of that. You're not going to hurt anything". OOhhh I had a good sleep that night !

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That's awesome! I never asked my people. I can sleep a bit on my left, but my right feels weird, uncomfortable, like there's something underneath me. I'm 25 days out, so I'm going nuts. Maybe I'll try just lying on my tummy for a bit and see how it feels. :unsure:

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That's awesome! I never asked my people. I can sleep a bit on my left, but my right feels weird, uncomfortable, like there's something underneath me. I'm 25 days out, so I'm going nuts. Maybe I'll try just lying on my tummy for a bit and see how it feels. :unsure:

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So, today I tried lying down on my stomach and I was very careful moving to get comfortable. But after I settled in, I WAS comfortable. It's getting much easier to move around while lying down. It's getting easier lying on my stomach, and definitely on my left side, and getting in and out of bed. Yay!

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