9 days post sleeping on my side?

i am 9 days post and i find myself sleeping on my side. Is that ok or should i be on my back? thanks xoxo kelly and if i wake up in the mid of the night can i take a sip of water laying down or should i get up?

I think is is all up to how you feel. If you feel ok on your side go for it. As long as you are comfortable you should be fine LaDonna -29

I have been sleeping on my side since the first night home from the hospital. I think it just depends on how we feel. Good luck........

Kelly, I was sleeping on my left side (or towards my left side) in the hospital because it was comfortable. The CNA would help me roll to the left then put a pillow behind me and I was fine. Now that I am home I slept for a bit yesterday on my right side for the first time. If I sleep on my back for too long my butt starts to ache. LOL I don't really have an answer on the water. I am using sippy cups and exhaling before I swallow. I usually only drink if I am on my back and if I am on my back I am sort of propped up anyway not flat. Hugs, Mo doin' a happier Mo dance this a.m.

I have been sort of sleeping on my side since I got home, but with some difficulty. I heard someone else say around 10 days it is comfortable and voila! last night I could move from side to side easily with no uncomfort at all! Even slept sort of on my stomach with my long pillow under me. And it was exactly 10 days!

Heya, Kelly! I slept on my side the second nite home, slept on my STOMACH the 3rd nite home. It really just depends on how you personally tolerate it. I now keep a pillow under my stomach, so I'm sort of leaning on it, not really lying absolutely flat on the mattress. It gives just enough of a 'lift' to keep from any kind of ache/pain. Couldn't tell ya 'bout the water. I'm having no problem sitting up in bed (once I figured out how to get up/out of it), so I sit up and drink during the nite - I keep a bottle of something next to my bed now. Hope that helps! Kimmer Queen of the Niners, Instigator to All Marchers, High Priestess of Giggles