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debm55

(43,931 posts) Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:43 AM Jan 11

What position do you sleep,? Left side, right side or on your back. I have been changing sides all night.

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What position do you sleep,? Left side, right side or on your back. I have been changing sides all night. (Original Post) debm55 Jan 11 OP

I sleep like a rotisserie chicken /nt Abnredleg Jan 11 #1

Same here. Thank you Abnredleg. debm55 Jan 11 #6

Any drippings left in your bed True Dough Jan 11 #18

I though it was funny as that is how I sleep. debm55 Jan 11 #19

Mostly on my back. Occasionally I wake up on my left side. Glorfindel Jan 11 #2

Thank you Glorfindel. That makes sense. debm55 Jan 11 #7

I start on my right side, then after the first bathroom break, House of Roberts Jan 11 #3

Thank you House of Roberts. That makes sense. debm55 Jan 11 #8

On my right side because that's the position the cat wants me in. Ocelot II Jan 11 #4

Thank you very much Ocelot II, That makes sense. Cat Jail. I like that term because it is so true. debm55 Jan 11 #9

On my tummy with my right knee crooked up to touch the crook of my right elbow. Solly Mack Jan 11 #5

Thank you very much. Solly Mack. Do you change during the night? debm55 Jan 11 #10

Yes, but I always end up back on my tummy. Solly Mack Jan 11 #12

Thank you very much Solly Mack. debm55 Jan 11 #15

Alternate between left & right side EYESORE 9001 Jan 11 #11

Thank you EYESORE 9001. I have heard of that too. But I always end up on the left side. debm55 Jan 11 #13

Left is more comfortable EYESORE 9001 Jan 11 #14

Whatever the cats allow me. eppur_se_muova Jan 11 #16

You are very kind in doing that. Thank you eppur_se_muova. debm55 Jan 11 #17

It looks something like this: True Dough Jan 11 #20

HAHAHAHAHAH, That is funny. Thank you True Dough. debm55 Jan 11 #21

On my side sakabatou Jan 11 #22

Thank you sakabatou. debm55 Jan 11 #23

I used to be a side sleeper. After having both hips replaced... 3catwoman3 Jan 11 #24

Abnredleg

(1,049 posts)

1. I sleep like a rotisserie chicken /nt

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:03 PM

Jan 11

debm55

(43,931 posts)

6. Same here. Thank you Abnredleg.

Reply to Abnredleg (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:16 PM

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True Dough

(22,525 posts)

18. Any drippings left in your bed

Reply to Abnredleg (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 01:36 PM

Jan 11

when you get up in the morning?

Seriously, do not feel compelled to answer that question!

debm55

(43,931 posts)

19. I though it was funny as that is how I sleep.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #18)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 01:39 PM

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Glorfindel

(10,092 posts)

2. Mostly on my back. Occasionally I wake up on my left side.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:03 PM

Jan 11

Never on my right side, as I feel defenseless with my right hand & arm incapacitated.

debm55

(43,931 posts)

7. Thank you Glorfindel. That makes sense.

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:17 PM

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House of Roberts

(5,950 posts)

3. I start on my right side, then after the first bathroom break,

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:04 PM

Jan 11

usually two to three hours in, I switch to my left side, and then back to my right side the next time.

debm55

(43,931 posts)

8. Thank you House of Roberts. That makes sense.

Reply to House of Roberts (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:18 PM

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Ocelot II

(123,997 posts)

4. On my right side because that's the position the cat wants me in.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:05 PM

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She likes to curl up against my stomach, but only if I'm on my right side. It bothers her if I turn over and sleep on the other side; for some reason she doesn't like to sleep on that side of me so I'm stuck on my right side if she's there. It's kind of like when your cat is sleeping on your lap and you can't get up to go to the bathroom. It's basically cat jail.

debm55

(43,931 posts)

9. Thank you very much Ocelot II, That makes sense. Cat Jail. I like that term because it is so true.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:21 PM

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Solly Mack

(94,614 posts)

5. On my tummy with my right knee crooked up to touch the crook of my right elbow.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:11 PM

Jan 11

My left leg stretched out and my left arm under the pillows. Face planted in my pillows.

I body plant in other words.

debm55

(43,931 posts)

10. Thank you very much. Solly Mack. Do you change during the night?

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:22 PM

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Solly Mack

(94,614 posts)

12. Yes, but I always end up back on my tummy.

Reply to debm55 (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:34 PM

Jan 11

My dogs readjust as I do. My cats play tug of war with the covers when I turn. The struggle is real.

Or they all sleep next to my idiot who never seems to move while sleeping.

debm55

(43,931 posts)

15. Thank you very much Solly Mack.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:40 PM

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EYESORE 9001

(27,992 posts)

11. Alternate between left & right side

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:31 PM

Jan 11

I have arthritis in my thoracic vertebrae, I believe, and it takes a good minute for the popping and cracking to subside. I always try to get in some sleep on my right side, as I heard it can help brain activity in the form of eliminating amyloid bodies that have been linked to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

debm55

(43,931 posts)

13. Thank you EYESORE 9001. I have heard of that too. But I always end up on the left side.

Reply to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #11)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:36 PM

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EYESORE 9001

(27,992 posts)

14. Left is more comfortable

Reply to debm55 (Reply #13)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:39 PM

Jan 11

Especially when I first lie down. By the time I awake enough to become somewhat aware, I switch to the right side for awhile, after things have ‘loosened up’ a bit.