Stomach Sleeping
How far out are you from surgery? I'm 8 weeks out and I have only been comfortable for the past 2 weeks now. My doctor told be I could sleep on my stomach as soon as I wanted. I would wake myself up from sleeping from rolling over and being in pain. I think it was around 6 weeks post-op to be able to sleep on my stomache or even sleep comfortable on my side.
Hope this helps, and is reassuring!
Hope this helps, and is reassuring!
I could only sleep on my right side. My left side and stomache were really sore. It felt like I was being stabbed if I twisted or rolled. At first I would lay on my side and just slightly lean on a pillow, until I could lay flat. You are about 2 weeks behind me, so hopefully you will get more comfortable soon.
I actually slept on my stomach the night of surgery....the nurses were having a fit,but I did not realize I had even rolled over..I CANNOT sleep any other way. It didnt hurt...Just a little pinching around the incisions...I would say everyone is different... How many people u see in the hospital on their tummy? LOL....
I had surgery the day before you and have been sleeping on my stomach without any problems. I don't have any pains or tenderness. But I also listen to my stomach over food and stuff and if it doesn't agree with it...then I don't eat it. So if your having a pinching pain, maybe you just need to wait a little bit longer. You'll know when your ready to sleep on your stomach, you'll just wake up one morning on your stomach.
Ht 5'6
Surgery Date: April 6, 2011
Wt at surgery was 232