Comments on: Never Sleep on Your Stomach

By: patricia

patricia — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:50:45 +0000

I think the ones who go on his sight for advice and then fight against the advice they get are absolutely ridiculous. ask yourselves this.mkay if you knew what was good for you and felt so damn good why are you here asking questions? or is it that you need to hear only what you want to hear. Perhaps you have no life already and you want to put this Proffessional person down because if I recall they have a degree in this and you do not other wise you would not be seeking answers to your ailments stop waisting our time and leave this site for people who really want help and good advise.

dr.adam,isn’t it amazing how these people seek advice then act like their doctors and try to tell a real doctor whas best. I think they are maddening. cheers to you on your patience with the morons of this world.

By: Terri

Terri — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:56:52 +0000

I sleep on my stomach, but i also sleep on my pillow with it being braced on a slight angle from my sternum up to my head. A second pillow under that positioned like a normal pillow elevates my head enough that i can sleep without any neck twisting and am still able to breathe and not crush my face I can’t sleep on my back, I snore if I do and I don’t sleep well. Most often I just roll back over onto my side or front anyway :S

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:03:18 +0000

Sleeping on my back or side triggers sciatic pain. I never slept on my stomach until I got sciatica. Even if I don’t have any pain all day, sleeping on my side/back will cause pain when I go to bed. I know I need to stop though because I have HUGE knots in both shoulders/neck. I feel like I can’t win either way!

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By: ray

ray — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:18:44 +0000

I sleep on my stomach for few months now . Let me get straight to it ,it has cuased me back problems feels like soar rib cage tense and muscle spasms . I also noticed if I sleep in on weekends its worse. I definitely connect this to sleeping on stomach.

By: Dr. Adam Tanase

Dr. Adam Tanase — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:49:45 +0000

Jodi, our bodies can handle a lot… but they can’t handle it forever. Eventually things begin to wear out, and that could be why you’re just not starting to notice these symptoms. The sooner you begin to improve the situation the better, so I would recommend you begin getting used to sleeping on your side or back. If you don’t have a chiropractor, it might be a good idea to get a spinal checkup to see what’s going on within the cervical spine.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:42:13 +0000

I have been a stomach sleep for my whole life, never had any problems until recently. It’s as if all circulation is cut off when I sleep on my stomach. My limbs go completely numb, so numb they wake me up because they hurt, not pins and needles, a dull pain. Also, my face and lower legs, ankles, and feet swell, I get edema bad. Why is this happening all of a sudden?? I don’t understand what is causing this. Is this serious?? I did sleep on my side last night, and woke up with no edema. I just can’t get comfortable on my side or back.

By: Milos

Milos — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:47:05 +0000

I’ve been sleeping on my stomach for 20 years of my life. I decided to change it and the last 3 years I’ve been sleeping on my back(I’m 23).
The difference that I PERSONALLY have noticed between these 3 types of sleeping:

Stomach sleeping(without the pillow)
pros:
-less hours needed to feel rested
-overall much more comfortable
-breathing is better

cons:
-sometimes neck pain in the morning but very rarely in my case
-changing the head position throughout the sleep can be annoying
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Back sleeping
pros:
-eye bags seem to be smaller
-no neck pain

cons:
-very often choking, feeling powerless and struggling(especially when I have a very late dinner so yeah this one is more because of that hehe but I do it rarely)
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Side sleeping
pros:
-most comfortable for hips

cons:
-I almost NEVER managed to sleep on the side yet to wake up with a normal blood circulation…MY ARMS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS PARALYZED!
Is it just me? Do I simply have a bad circulation?(I wouldn’t say so I’m pretty physically active), is it because I’m slim and defined so there’s nothing to stand between my veins and the ribs that constantly lay on them ?
Is it because I have a very low heart beats per minute?(44)
What’s the deal!? seriously!?
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That was my story and I intend to continue sleeping on my back, but I will definitely keep researching on this topic.

-Milos

By: Donnie

Donnie — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:10:45 +0000

Ive slept on my stomach for years and havnt had any Problems I can think of. I have a temperpedic bed and a temperpedic pillow. I only use one pillow and it sinks In nicely. I wake up on my back every morning. Is this ok?

By: Olivia Davis

Olivia Davis — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:39:55 +0000

I have insomnia this us the only way I can get a decent nights sleep!