Sleeping Positions Post C-Section

[cozyjeans]

I had an emergency c-section on the morning of July 28th. The outer incision is vertical, and the uterine incision is horizontal. For the first 12 days after my daughter was born, I slept in a semi reclining position on our reclining couch, partly because it hurt the incision to sleep in bed and partly because my mom was here and was sleeping in

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[snuck]

It took me quite a few weeks to be able to sleep on my side again (can't remember but I want to say ?five?)... and one night I was crying and screaming out in my sleep to the point where my husband rushed in (I was sleeping in another room) thinking something was majorly wrong. It HURT

[hollyberrie05]

My incision was horizontal, but I wasn't able to sleep on my side for about a month after my c-section. Over seven months later and I still get uncomfortable at times sleeping on my stomach.

[fleckerbug]

Are you sure the incisions aren't the other way around?

Does the inision hurt, or is it just your muscles? All of your ab muscles are loos so laying on your side could leave your innards poorly supported. You might try side-laying with you belly against a pillow.

FWIW, side-laying never became as comfortable for me, I think simply because my hips were just a teeny bit wider PP, so everything sat slightly differently. I'm years PP and still get back and hip pain if I lay on my side without a pillow between my legs.