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by Jacqui1234 31st July 2013, 8:27 am

hi ladies

after your ba do you have to sleep fully upright or can you be slightly laying back? its the one part im really not looking forward to after surgery.

xx

by Crispybacon 31st July 2013, 8:32 am

From responses I've seen before on this one I think you just have to have your head and shoulder higher than your chest to help the swelling go down xx I'm not looking forward to this bit either! :( xx

by Jacqui1234 31st July 2013, 8:37 am

im not im a rubbish sleeper unless im on my side so i did speak to someone on another forum a while ago and she said after a couple of nights she managed to build her pillows up so she could comfortably sleep slightly on her side while being upright. wow not long until your booby day!! xx

by jakki32 31st July 2013, 8:38 am

It's not nice to sleep like it, but it's not for long. You get so shattered that you just get used to it and sleep in the end. I just slept on a v pillow head and shoulders above.

by jenniferrf1 31st July 2013, 8:38 am

Yep crispybacons right, your head just needs to be raised to encourage blood flow... You don't have to sleep sitting up at all :) xx

by Jacqui1234 31st July 2013, 8:44 am

excellent this is making me feel better, i have invested in a v pillow which is very fat and fluffy i also have my bolster pillow from when i was pregnant, thinking about it im defo not short of pillows theres going to be no room for my OH to get in bed haha xx :)

by **COOKIE** 31st July 2013, 10:55 am

Ohhhh you'll need lots of pillows lol

Your head and shoulders only need to be raised higher than your chest. No need to sat bolt upright at all.

To make yourself comfortable though, you may need two pillows and your V-pillow behind you. A pillow under your knees to take the pressure away from your back, a pillow under each arms because your arms too will need support and a rolled towel with a hot water bottle inside place by your lower back.

Sounds like a lot of fuss just to get to sleep doesn't it lol. But the more support you give your back the less it will hurt. Back problems are one the downfalls of healing after a BA, so sorting your pillow castle out at bedtime and when up focusing on your posture and trying not to stoop will all help for a good nights sleep and and easier time on your back. Xx

by jenniferrf1 31st July 2013, 11:23 am

Haha I've been practising the best way to make a pillow fort!! I'm not going to enjoy sleeping on my back either so got lots of pillows!! My vpillow is great too so hopefully we should be ok!! Xx

by Jacqui1234 31st July 2013, 12:06 pm

Thanks cookie its good to know i dont have to be sat up as i just got this image in my head of sleeping upright and not being comfortable at all.

haha jen i think im going to have a practise at building my fort of pillows and see whats comfy and whats not xx

by Crispybacon 31st July 2013, 12:14 pm

Ooh cookie! I am going to try that pillow fort! I think I'm going to have to kick hubs out though! X

by missvmac28 31st July 2013, 12:31 pm

Jeez this fort building seems like hard work, I know I will be so grumpy without much sleep haha, hope it's not too uncomfortable for too long! xx

by **COOKIE** 31st July 2013, 1:05 pm

The fort really does help girls. Honestly... The backache can be more painful than the boobs, so making yourself as comfortable as possible and trying to take as much pressure as possible off your back is going to help lots. Xx

by Jacqui1234 31st July 2013, 2:15 pm

I am defo going to build a fort its sounds nice and cosy!

by Sam5886 31st July 2013, 3:39 pm

I am also a side sleeper and found the first couple of days home from the hospital quite difficult sleeping relatively upright. Now I'm nearly a week along, I can quite happily turn my hips and knees over to the side whilst snuggling my top half a qtr turn into my V pillow. Hope that makes sense lol

by Jacqui1234 31st July 2013, 3:56 pm

Thanks Sam that makes sense to me lol. xx

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