Why You Shouldn't Sleep On Your Stomach! *Sleeping Tips*

[@The14thNight]

My back hurts when I sleep on my back. No matter what mattress, pillow, blanket or so forth I have. When I sleep on my sides, numbness. And my arm hurts. I try and get comfortable but I just cant stay comfortable for too long. This is the only consistent, pain free and comfortable position that puts me to sleep and keeps me asleep.

[@asifalamgir5135]

Are you overweight??

[@The14thNight]

@@asifalamgir5135 No. A little underweight but no other joint/bone problems.

[@LocalsOnky-06]

Same here. I’ve slept on my belly as long as I can remember. As a kid, I have always slept better and more comfortable on my belly.

[@theonionqueen3519]

Same here! I hate sleeping on my side, and sleeping on my back just isn’t comfortable. I love sleeping on my stomach.

[@elperrocovero]

I slept on my back and I think it’s better for me. When I lay on my stomach I notice that my limbs get more rest vs my back

[@QueenDaestra]

I started sleeping on my stomach when I had really bad anxiety because the pressure on my chest from my pillow felt comforting. Much better now after 5 years but now I still sleep on my stomach. I have pretty severe back and neck pain.

[@felixbeutin9530]

I simply can't sleep on my back i can't relax

[@DrDansPlan]

Deep breathing and rest your mind, it will become more natural as you practice daily for 5minutes.

[@wattjob69]

You will fall asleep naturally if your mind is clear

[@FirstLast-tx3yj]

2 solutions Either ditch your pillow and try. if it doesnt work try harder mattresses. Or get a really big pillow, rotate it 90 degrees to make it long. Make sure you position it in a way that it starts from the top of you back, up through the traps/neck then head Good luck!

[@otrsmith4169]

Me either I can only do that if I am maxed out tired and have no energy at all

[@Wins7YT]

Keep sleeping in your stomach so you killin urself :) good for you 👍👍😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨🥱🥱🥱

[@theonionqueen3519]

I loooove sleeping on my stomach, but I know it’s not good for me, and I get nervous! 😰

[@alanacarroll2989]

Thank you for helping people out!

[@dp2404]

2:00 that's me!! And.. I have low back pain.😭 Unfortunately it's sooo hard to change. I even managed to keep that sleeping position when 8 month pregnant, creating a U shape with pillows to "park" my belly in the middle 😂😂

[@DrDansPlan]

Yes it's difficult but if you spend a little time each day it will work!

[@Thatsprettiemuchit]

I have a bit of an occipital neuralgia that makes it very uncomfortable to sleep on my back. Actually, I have never, not once, been able to fall asleep on my back in years of trying to convert. The only circumstance under which I can fall asleep on my back is if I tilt my head to the side and raise one arm up just like my stomach sleeping position...lol. For the past 4 months I have been forcing myself to side sleep, but I wake up in pain or with a numb arm. I think I'm just going to go back to stomach sleeping. On my sleep tracker, it shows I am asleep for 6 out of the 8 hours I'm in bed when on my side, but 7 hours and 54 minutes if I'm on my stomach.

[@crazyleaf257]

I'm a massage therapist. i think that since it's difficult for many people to change their most comfortable sleeping position I say a person should change positions regularly while sleeping instead of believing one is bad and the other is good. Sleeping in all positions and doing your best to keep your neck and arms straight in all. I prop my head between my hands or lay my forehead on my hands to straighten my neck. Can't hold that for long though. Also I thought stomach sleeping was good cause it's a slight backbend which I thought is good for your disks and spine since during the day most of us flex the spine and extension is needed to bring balance

[@DrDansPlan]

Great info! Stomach sleeping is great if it's done in a massage or chiro table with Spinal alignment. Not good in bed due to neck and spine twisting to turn head for breathing ability! Once you do it enough you body says ohhh I can only sleep with my head turned to r or l and then subsequent injury, I nerve tension and muscular imbalances persist and prolong.

[@djlowtek]

Yea I'll be sure to tell my sleeping self which position to lay in.

[@DrDansPlan]

Lolol... Train while you lie in bed awake and your brain will begin to reset while you sleep.

[@Sienna.Jen2971]

Lol😂😂

[@abi1021]

You didn’t talk about sleeping on your stomach!! I cam here specifically for that and it was all about side sleeping. My lower back hurts so much and I think it’s because I stood in the same position for a long time the ither day and then slept on my stomach. It’s all concentrated on the left side of my lower back right by the spine. What can I d

[@Jimoooooo]

I don't sleep on my stomach, my standard position is the fetus side, it makes me feel safe and gives me comfort.

[@DrDansPlan]

Yes great position!

[@crazyleaf257]

Weighted blanket may help to back sleep. I think stomach sleepers feel safe and secure vulnerable body parts are safe and weighted

[@DrDansPlan]

Better question is what do we need to do to the conscious and subconscious mind to relieve stress, trauma and unprocessed emotions to create true internal safety and security instead of weighing the body down with external stimuli. It isn't a bad thing to rely on weighted blankets as they provide comfort but I like to try and dive deeper to release stress and trauma though movement and mindfulness! 💪🧠

[@crazyleaf257]

@@DrDansPlan hmmm interesting point

[@mariahkemp969]

What kind of sleeper am I considered? if I sleep with my stomach facing down with my right leg lunged high up towards my chest and my other leg stretched completely out and my left arm is under my pillow and my right arm is facing outwards pointing right. It’s hard cuz I don’t know weather to consider myself stomach or side sleeper and to find an according mattress. Thanks in advance

[@DrDansPlan]

Stomach sleeper, matress won't make much difference, begin lying flat on your back for 5-10 minutes/night practicing and training your body to be comfortable on back. If you sleep in that position nightly for hours upon hours your muscles can develop imbalance and asymmetry causing issues throughout the body.

[@medofgod]

When i sleep on my stomach i always dreaming and sometime sleep paralysis happen, rarely dreaming using other position, maybe because when i sleep on stomach im not relax?

[@wademorales]

I think stomach sleeping has caused massive amounts of tightness on my sternocleidomastoid muscles. My neck is so tight and often almost feels like it’s so tight it’s restricting my breathing. I have some pain from the below my ear to my sternum. A physical therapist told me those muscles on my neck are really tight and gave me some exercises to do but no explanation of why they are so tight and how to prevent stressing my neck. I have been sleeping on my stomach for a while and my wife says that she can’t figure out how I sleep with my neck like that. That’s when it clicked. So now I am wondering how to prevent sleeping on my stomach. My idea right now is to sow a tennis ball on to the front of my shirt so if I roll over to my stomach I immediately wake up and go back to my side. Any advice?

[@tomrimmer4852]

I am exactly the same !! Did you ever get any better ???

[@wademorales]

@@tomrimmer4852 I did! The tennis ball shirt and also some physical therapy. I think both were necessary

[@tomrimmer4852]

Thankyou buddy ! I must sort it out really affecting me

[@toughbiblepassages9082]

If you work out everyday, wouldn’t that activation restimulate and reactivate your muscles and spine so as to mitigate any “imbalances” your sleep posture might bring on? I’ve been a stomach and side sleeper.. no issues.

[@mayroberts7830]

I only watched this to say.....I will still sleep on my stomach I’ve tried sleeping on my back before I was a back sleeper for a long time then my back arms legs would start hurting so I had to switch to stomach and I’m not going back! I can ONLY sleep on my stomach if I sleep on my side it’s a half side half stomach Back sleeping hurts my body and when I wake up my body feels like this 💃🦗🦟💃🦗🦟 When I sleep on my side my arms go numb it’s uncomfortable my arms are in they way I just can’t Stomach sleeping makes me comfy and I can sleep easier I fell asleep on my back last night I didn’t even know but my back HURTS now!

[@DrDansPlan]

Hmm I would not rx long term but happy that you are trying different positions... Many things like mattress firmness, pillow material and position can effect your pain levels. Definitely include daily stretching and exercising in your awake time protocol and numbness /tingling can go away!

[@notsoaveragegamer5725]

I wake up when I sleep on my back. I feel like I'm falling whenever I try to sleep on my back. So I keep sleeping on my stomach

[@LuckyqueenA]

But some eye surgery need sleep on stomach how can we do hard to sleep

[@tayhorsley404]

my problem sleep on my stomach but with my arm under my stomach and next day neck and shoulder pain just hard to sleep on my back can't fall asleep hard if you're body and mind us to doing something a certain way

[@priyanshgupta7702]

Does sleeping on your stomach lead to rounded shoulders and anterior pelvic tilt?

[@DrDansPlan]

Many daily postures and habits lead to those conditions, there is no 1 event but instead the way you hold yourself and mold yourself on a day to day basis.

[@vincentpassi8403]

Could sleeping on my stomach be the reason why my core has become weak, low back pain, neck pain and tight hips?

[@bobything4025]

Does it burn more calories ?

[@TheLegendaryColorFixer_REDMIST]

i just do that so if i wake up in a sleep paralysis i wouldnt see anydemons

[@justinpharand8454]

should i sleep on my back with no pillow at all? is that best?

[@DrDansPlan]

Great question! Sleeping is best on back but difficult to train...I'm a side sleeper personally and get most rest when I match everything up before falling asleep, meaning hands, knees, feet touching together creating balance and harmony within the body. If you like your back then by all means go to it! Low pillows are good..I like something simple like the tricore which can be found on amazon!

[@Jimoooooo]

Also i get bad dreams whenever I sleep on my back or flat on the stomach

[@crazyleaf257]

😯

[@california8901]

Sleeping on sides is better for breathing

[@flowerytree27]

My lower Bach hurts me alit and I sleep exactly like what you acted which is wrong 😭😭 I can't relax without doing it I will try to avoid it 🌚💔

[@DrDansPlan]

Thank you for watching and I hope that you've learned something!

[@poppyflower9003]

Man back sleeping ain't it. I don't want to think about my day when I'm trying to sleep.

[@crazyleaf257]

🤣

[@Oztrotic]

I sleep on my stomach because its the only position that I dont snore in. Got to keep the wife happy

[@DrDansPlan]

Yes you do! Lol, wake up and balance your body out with some stretching first thing!

[@raducristian8946]

Is sleeping on a side safe ?

[@DrDansPlan]

Yes absolutely! Just stretch shoulders and spine upon awakening!

[@daytonnatenkay6298]

🙏🏾

[@DrDansPlan]

😴😴😴💤💤💤🛌🛌🛌

[@abi1021]

What about stomach sleeping?? You only covered sleeping on your side T_T

[@Jimoooooo]

Heyyy someone tell me, IS LYING ON YOUR STOMACH BAD ????

[@DrDansPlan]

It is the worst of all 4

[@Jimoooooo]

@@DrDansPlan but, how is it different from just lying and sleeping?

[@rigsbyfishin]

Pillow or no pillow? That is the question!

[@DrDansPlan]

Ehhh whatever you want! Not a big fluffy pillow. Lower is better.... My favorite is the tricore which can be found on Amazon!

[@rigsbyfishin]

That's funny, just bought a big fluffy one 2 days ago!

[@ceciliachow8392]

Cecilia no good

[@alexo825]

Tight enough pants mate?

[@DrDansPlan]

They are Hylete! They are snug and stretchy, allow me to move well, adjust and still workout comfortably!

[@flowerytree27]

Sleeping on stomach is very hated thing in Islam and the prophet said don't do it =) now I know why

[@DrDansPlan]

Wow, did not know that, thank you for enlightening me!

[@abi1021]

What lol

[@flowerytree27]

@@abi1021 lol about what.?

[@flowerytree27]

@@DrDansPlan thanks for your information =>>> But it is not like not allowed it is allowed but hated

[@abi1021]

@@flowerytree27 I said “What lol” as in- What? Please elaborate on why you can’t sleep on your stomach.