Help me stop sleeping on my stomach

[countthestars]

I have always had a bad back and I don't think sleeping on my stomach helps it at all. We have a firm mattress and I use a very thin pillow.

I have been trying to sleep on my side with a pillow between my legs, but within an hour I have pushed in on to the ground.

When I sleep on my back I have really crazy dreams.

What should I do? Softer mattress? More pillows? No pillows? Any suggestions? I wake up every day with back pain.

[saraandmichael]

i had the same issue. then we got a memory foam mattress.

fixed!

[Deleted]

get a smaller bed, lol.

I prefer to sleep on my stomach but am no longer able to because my SO and I share a full, and I can't be touching anyone while I sleep. it's hard (if not impossible) to meet both of these requirements while sleeping on your stomach.

[Deleted]

or try this thing.

www.amazon.com/Leachco-Snoogle-Total-Body-Pillow/dp/B0000635WI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1349233567&sr=8-3&keywords=pregnancy+pillow
it has a very high rating on amazon and 820 overwhelmingly positive reviews.

[kate1482]

Get your belly button pierced! Jk but I did start sleeping on my back when I was 18 and got it done. Maybe try a feather bed? It makes you sink down and not move...

[Deleted]

DH sleeps on his stomach. He loves our natural latex mattress.

[kangaroo11]

I lay on my side and put a pillow along my back/butt to keep me from rolling.

[So_Fetch]

I'm usually a stomach sleeper. I find that when I sleep on my back I separate me two pillows and put my head between them. And my arms are over my head. It's not pretty, but it's super comfy.

[y4m]

Oct 2, 2012 22:02:23 GMT -5 saraandmichael said:

i had the same issue. then we got a memory foam mattress.

fixed!

Same here--turns out my mattress sucked.

[midnightrae]

I sleep on my stomach. The only time I had back pain was when the mattress was too firm or it was time to get a new mattress. Maybe look into getting a softer mattress or a memory foam mattress.

[rubytue]

I have to have two pillows, one on each side, to help keep me on my side. Even then I tend toward my stomach. But never totally flat on my stomach anymore. H laughs at my cocoon, but it works for me.

[countthestars]

Thanks for all of your suggestions. I guess I'll start with trying to fix my pillows and then look into memory foam if it doesn't work!

[Deleted]

I sleep with my waist twisted such that my upper body is on my side and my lower body is on my stomach. (My legs are facing down, but my torso is facing to the side.) Does that make any sense at all?

It gives me the coziness of being on my stomach without hurting my neck.