Minor sleep annoyance

[schneefink]

I like to fall asleep curled up on my side. My back prefers it when I sleep on my back. This is annoying.

Comments

[resonant]

I have a hip injury, so I have to have quite a construction of pillows to sleep comfortably. Here's what I've learned:

1. If you sleep on your side with your knees stacked, try a pillow between them.

2. If you sleep on your side with your hips twisted so your top knee can rest on the bed, try a small bolster right in front of belly and hip to make it harder to twist like that. I have a big belly that will pull my lower body around, but if I support it with a bolster, my hips will stay more in line, and my back won't hurt as much in the morning.

[schneefink]

Thanks for the tips, but my shoulders are also a big part of the problem. My cousin, who's a nurse, told me sleeping on my side is better if my upper shoulder doesn't fall forward, but it always does, and sleeping on my side with my shoulders twisted feels weird too.

[resonant]

Really we ought to be able to reduce gravity and cushion pressure in a womb-like sleeping environment but so far science is not prioritizing this.

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Clearly science is letting us down.

[nonesensed]

I'm in the same boat. I know I can only sleep comfortably if I'm lying supine, buuuuut that's not always how I want to fall asleep (stupid cracked discs in my spine *grumble grumble*).

It would be great if bodies and brains could agree on how we should fall asleep :/ Eying resonant's tips with great interest!

[schneefink]

I frequently hope that my body and brain could agree on more things but alas ^^

[scintilla10]

SO annoying! The same has been happening to me with my hip.

[schneefink]

Sorry to hear that!