Sleeping anxiety!

by kati-o 30th April 2011, 2:56 pm

Hey guys im still Pre-BA but and ive felt pretty relaxed about the whole thing.. except sleeping afterwards!

Ive bought a v-shaped pillow to try and keep me propped up at night but I find it hard enough sleeping as it is. Has anyone got any recommendations or tips for more relaxed sleep?

x K x

by jay1983 30th April 2011, 3:07 pm

Hon I really would not worry about that at all. Just make sure you are propped up and use you v-pillow! x

by **COOKIE** 30th April 2011, 3:39 pm

You've got you're V-Pillow and that's great, it will become your best friend, post-op lol and remember, you just need head and shoulders raised, theres no need to be in a sitting position. A hot water bottle for the lower back also helps if find you're aching, infact I've heard lavender is supposed to help induce sleep and I recently saw a lavender wheat bag that you can heat and use instead of a hotwater bottle.

Also posture! After your BA, you'll find you want to instinctively hunch, if it's not too painful, do try and stand straight when you're up and about... and I think that's about it really, the other ladies might have more suggestions to add, but that's all I can think of hun. xx

by kezza85 30th April 2011, 3:48 pm

This is something Iv been concered about also.... I always automactically rolled to my side or from when asleep and Im worried about.... Iv practiced sleeping upright but I still wake up flat on my front ...

by **COOKIE** 30th April 2011, 3:50 pm

Oh, just thought of something else too! A pillow under your knees, really eases the pressure off your back. xx

by butterfly7713 30th April 2011, 5:27 pm

I found the pillow under my knees really helped to cookie. It took the pressure off of my poor bum which was as numb as anything xx

by Julie123 30th April 2011, 5:58 pm

When I sleep I used to roll from side to side on my belly on my back and all over again...................just to get too sleep lol so I was really worried about this sleeping on my back propped up.
I don't know why but it has been a lot easier than I thought, I think the GA and painkillers knock you out to begin with no matter what position you are in and then after that I have found I can sleep more easily propped up on my back than how I used to pre BA.

This was one thing that put me off BA but has been so much easier than I thought it would and I am sure you will be the same.
Good luck with your BA and I look forward to hearing all about your journey with your new boobies.

by Crystal 30th April 2011, 6:38 pm

I found sleeping in the 1st week or 2 easy.........I think this was due to the G.A and painkillers....it was the best I had sleep in a long time but as all that wore of I found it harder to sleep from about the 3-8 week mark as I just couldnt get used to sleeping with big boobs!

I had about 4 normal pillows and 2 v pillows and as cookie said one between the legs is great! I ended up sleeping surrounded with pillows

xx

by jen86 30th April 2011, 7:53 pm

kezza85 wrote:This is something Iv been concered about also.... I always automactically rolled to my side or from when asleep and Im worried about.... Iv practiced sleeping upright but I still wake up flat on my front ...

sum how, i bet when u hav had ur op, u wont wake on ur front!! ur body just knows!! i wonder? will be interesting...i always sleep on my front n i didnt even have a c shaped pillow n never once woke on my front. when i was little, i was really hot going to sleep and my mum sed to take my covers off, but i sed, what if i get cold in the middle of the night? and she sed my body will just no, and i wud put the covers on in my sleep...so i went to bed with th covers at the bottom of the bed....lo and behold...i woke up with them on me!! im sure ule be fine!! xxx

by avuteli 30th April 2011, 9:58 pm

I have silly question.. What is that v neck pillow u guys talking about it? Thanks ;)

by **COOKIE** 30th April 2011, 10:01 pm

It's a V shaped pillow avuteli, it looks like this -

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by kati-o 30th April 2011, 10:04 pm

Yeah its supposed to help neck pain but alot of girls use it to keep them on their backs after op's..

Thanks guys for all your advice, will definitely be trying a pillow under the legs :)

I reckon you are right and in all honesty if i roll over the pain will most likely scare me into not doing it again!!

xxx

by avuteli 30th April 2011, 10:11 pm

Oh oki thanks ;)

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