always been a foetal sleeper.

I used to be a belly sleeper until about 2 or 3 months on HRT, then it was too painful to do. Now sleep on my side or may back. It only took a couple times rolling onto my stomach, feeling stabbing pain from my nipples for me to change from being a belly sleeper. A little negative(pain) reinforcement certainly helped the change in sleep behavior.
   On another note, I certainly sleep a lot better since I came out and began transition. Used to have horrid times falling asleep, and actually never looked forward to going to bed. I was also always exhausted when I woke up.  Now, I get in bed, fall right asleep, get about 7 hours, wake up totally refreshed and ready to tackle the day.

I fall asleep on my back and wake up on my back. When I shift around, I prefer my right side because it puts me facing my bedroom door. I learned recently that unless I'm absolutely fatigued or half-asleep, I'm very uncomfortable having my back to the door. For whatever reason the dark, even alone in my own house, has made me increasingly anxious over the last year.

Sleeping on my stomach doesn't happen unless I'm napping; having my head turned one direction while my body lies flat isn't comfortable for me.

Pardon my while I laugh... A lot. I saw the title and knew exactly where this was going.

Yes, I slept on my belly all the time. But since my boobs started growing, it hurts. So I've been favoring my side more, or I get into this awkward position where I take the pressure off my chest by slightly propping myself up on my arms.

I don't necessarily do that intentionally, it's just a position I get into while I sleep.

It's probably kind of cheating that I sleep on my side, considering I do it to hug my plushie. I mean I guess I used to sleep on my stomach more, but at the same time I'd also curl up and cocoon myself in blankets, which I still kind of do. To be honest, I tend to sleep all over the place in alsorts of positions, and I'm horrible to share a bed with,

I still am a stomach sleeper but I move around a lot in my sleep so. . . Just have to find the right position for it to be comfortable. . . but i mean that could be said of all sleeping positions :p

i never realised there were so many front sleepers!
apart from sharing bedrooms with brothers whe little I've not spent much time in bed with anyone so I had no idea that it was possible to sleep on your front.

Here was something weird I found about sleeping while transitioning. The longer I was on HRT and while losing muscle tone in my chest, the more difficult it was to sleep purely on my side. I would wake up with sore shoulders, which tended to collapse inwards without the chest muscles to support them.

We now sleep on an old fashioned water bed, and I find that I am able to sleep in many positions, including on my back or tummy. The tummy isn't that bad on my boobs, especially with a pillow. The water mattress forms around me and the girls!

Mostly I like to have my partner around to snuggle up with!

Quote from: juliekins on June 18, 2010, 02:33:58 AM
Here was something weird I found about sleeping while transitioning. The longer I was on HRT and while losing muscle tone in my chest, the more difficult it was to sleep purely on my side. I would wake up with sore shoulders, which tended to collapse inwards without the chest muscles to support them.

We now sleep on an old fashioned water bed, and I find that I am able to sleep in many positions, including on my back or tummy. The tummy isn't that bad on my boobs, especially with a pillow. The water mattress forms around me and the girls!

Mostly I like to have my partner around to snuggle up with!

Ah HA!

Snap in every aspect. Alison and I also have a waterbed too. I guess that explains everything.

I have a Sleep Number bed.
Maybe that is why I have no problems with position.
Jillieann

I think I sleep half on my side half on my belly with my face smooshed into a pillow.  At least that's how I wake up.  And I need to be able to stick my feet out cos I get hot feet haha.

hard to afford during transition, but buy a less ->-bleeped-<-ty bed if laying on your stomach hurts your breasts. Laying on the floor hurt my breasts, and still does sometimes depending on how bad the carpet is, but seriously, a good bed will reduce your pain, improve your sleep, your happiness, and not hurt your breasts to sleep on (at least, for most people.)

I was a stomach sleeper, now side or stomach sleeper. i have scoliosis, so it messes lots of things up...especially curling up with someone to fall asleep with

I sprawl all over the bed like a starfish. Sometimes I do it on my front, sometimes on my back. My chest never bothered me, only thing that bothers me with front sleeping is the way the pillow bends my neck, but if I sprawl "just so" (partly on my side with one leg lifted up and the other kicked out) that problem is solved. That one takes up the entire queen bed though, so I usually fall asleep on my back (which takes up marginally less space) and then roll over on my front at some point during the night.

I sleep on my belly. Its the only way I can get to sleep without getting a headache.

I'm a non-back schleper and always have been, pre- and during HRT.  My boobs aren't as sensitive as they used to be when first taking hormones.  They are still sensitive, but it doesn't really hurt to squish them a little here and there.

Quote from: rejennyrated on June 15, 2010, 04:46:39 PM
Interesting question...

Not sure what any of that means (if anything) but I'm sure a psychologist could tell me.

Why do we sleep on our sides in a foetal position?  I most certainly do not need a psychologist to tell me why!  Simple, its just a case of simple stability.  Do this little experiment.  Take a note in your local currency, ensure its straight and try and stand it upright along the longest side vertically (yes edge wise).  No go huh? Now fold the note in half so as to form a ninety degree angle and now try and stand the note on its edge.  Simple huh?

The foetal position is also used in first aid recovery of victims.

Oh by the way I sleep on my sides and back.  I used to be able to sleep in all positions but twenty odd years ago I stopped sleeping on my tummy.  I wonder why?

Kind regards
Sarah B

Since I broke shattered an elbow, I tend to fall asleep on my side, but I do move around a lot in my sleep. Especially if kitty is hogging the foot of the bed.

I have and likely will always be a side sleeper...I usually feel more comfortable sleeping on my right side though.

I used to always sleep on my front side, now I have had to adjust my sleeping habits to be on a side, or on my back, it hurts just too much to sleep on my front with Breast Budding.

I fixed it for you, Sara.