sleeping after breast augmentation

Angeline18 · 11-20-2008, 07:30 PM

How many nights after your breast augmentation did you have to sleep sitting up?? My PS told me to sleep in a recliner or with pillows and forget how many nites I have to do this. I would love to sleep laying down tonite and the office is already closed so i cant call and ask them. Help!!

Barbara Ann · 11-20-2008, 08:12 PM

I slept in the recliner for about 3 nites then propped up in bed with pillows a few more nights. I'd say just listen to your body. Everyone is different. Just keep trying till you feel comfortable.

LuckyFour · 11-20-2008, 09:05 PM

My breast augmentation is coming up in a few days. PS recommends that I sleep up right for the first 7 nights. I would check with your ps office to see what he / she recommends.

Kayak · 11-20-2008, 10:37 PM

I had a BL/breast augmentation, and slept propped up for a little more than a week. I am just now at one month feeling comfortable enough to sleep a little on my side.

Bloom · 11-20-2008, 10:48 PM

My PS said to try sleeping on the back for a week - not a matter of life or death - but ideally. I'm at day 6 today and *sick* of sleeping on my back. Think I may experiment a but tonight to see if I can find some kind of compromise, propped on, around and on top of my multiple faithful pillows...

It *did* help having a foam wedge in bed, the pillows and Tylenol PM though...

Good luck!

Babe101 · 11-20-2008, 10:59 PM

uggg that was the worst part for me, I tried sleeping propped up but didn't sleep a wink first 2 nights.. then my ps told me to sleep on my back,, i did and got nauseas? after that i did sleep on my back for 3 wks then i was able to sleep on my side and that was pure heaven..
hope its easier for you,, good luck

kpshorty · 11-21-2008, 12:00 AM

What?! Sleeping sitting up? Oh I think I will have a hard time with this!

Msstep0930 · 11-21-2008, 12:17 AM

I guess it's a good thing that I'm a back sleeper! :-)

kjb · 11-21-2008, 05:52 AM

I was told to sleep sitting up but couldn't, so just slept on back like normal, it was fine, however VERY painful to get up to go to bathroom. Felt like they were ripping off my chest. So as I stood up completely the pain would go away.

bella89 · 11-21-2008, 08:07 AM

i have to sleep on as 45 degree angle for 3 weeks!! im on my second!! i want to sleep in my bed so badly

lol still on a recliner

Tdog · 11-21-2008, 08:14 AM

I alternated between sleeping propped up on the couch and sleeping in the recliner for a good week & a half. Once I went back to sleeping in the bed (very much propped up), it was hard for me to get out of bed in the mornings. So, as horrible as sleeping in a recliner may sound, it was actually a relief for me and most comfortable.

Jenny7205 · 11-21-2008, 12:40 PM

Ohhhh well thats just lovely!!! I've been a stomach sleeper my whole life! This is going to be tough!

November · 11-21-2008, 01:25 PM

I just slept in bed right away with a few pillows. To minimize the pain of getting up just be sure not to use your arms - just your core.

MFIGinger · 11-21-2008, 01:45 PM

Last night was the first night that I slept in my own bed. I had been sleeping pretty much upright in my chaise lounge but its killing my back! Sleeping in the bed helped my back but I woke up with more pain in my boobs than I have when I sleep upright! And getting out of the bed...well, was ridiculous! I had to call for help! My ps recommends sleeping upright for the first week and longer for those that dont normally have cleavage. He said sleeping on ones back flat may cause the implants to spread apart more! This is NOT something I want as i have a gap there already! I tried the side sleeping but holy moly, that is not comfortable at all. Maybe once my "side boob" isnt so tender I can tolerate that more?!?!

pinkbutterfly · 11-21-2008, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenny7205

Ohhhh well thats just lovely!!! I've been a stomach sleeper my whole life! This is going to be tough!

I am a stomach sleeper as well and didn't think I could go through with it. I am 3 weeks post op and am starting to sleep on my side. The thought though of sleeping on my stomach doesn't even sound comfortable. (hard to imagine I would think that way when that's how I have always slept). I also finally do not have that heavy feeling you get when you get out of bed. They actually are feeling more like part of my body, just a few zingers here and there. So I promise ladies it does get better!!!

Neeter · 11-21-2008, 07:07 PM

My dr recommended that I sleep on my back but with several pillows so I was more at an angle in bed. I had to do this for 48 hours, then I could alternate between the sides and the back. It might also depend on whether you have overs or unders. I had overs so the recovery process was suppose to be easier.

11-20-2008, 07:30 PM	#1
Angeline18 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Easton Pennsylvania Posts: 66 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts	sleeping after BA How many nights after your breast augmentation did you have to sleep sitting up?? My PS told me to sleep in a recliner or with pillows and forget how many nites I have to do this. I would love to sleep laying down tonite and the office is already closed so i cant call and ask them. Help!!

11-20-2008, 08:12 PM	#2
Barbara Ann Check out my Progression Video. Link in siggy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wow Wow West Posts: 1,754 Thanks: 1,290 Thanked 1,382 Times in 1,018 Posts	I slept in the recliner for about 3 nites then propped up in bed with pillows a few more nights. I'd say just listen to your body. Everyone is different. Just keep trying till you feel comfortable. __________________ My Progression Video to 3 month's Saline, 500 cc's, crease incision, HP's, partial unders 24 Hour Recovery Procedure

11-20-2008, 09:05 PM	#3
LuckyFour Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Woodstock, Georgia Posts: 164 Thanks: 44 Thanked 74 Times in 69 Posts	My breast augmentation is coming up in a few days. PS recommends that I sleep up right for the first 7 nights. I would check with your ps office to see what he / she recommends. __________________ 5'4" 131lbs Athletic Build - Rib cage 30 inches Mother of 2 (4 years and 10 months) Pre-breast augmentation 34b Post-breast augmentation Hoping for a 34d/dd (475cc saline, under, crease)

11-20-2008, 10:59 PM	#6
Babe101 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New York Posts: 458 Thanks: 232 Thanked 181 Times in 164 Posts	uggg that was the worst part for me, I tried sleeping propped up but didn't sleep a wink first 2 nights.. then my ps told me to sleep on my back,, i did and got nauseas? after that i did sleep on my back for 3 wks then i was able to sleep on my side and that was pure heaven.. hope its easier for you,, good luck __________________ breast augmentation- 10-6-08 Mentor Silicone Memory Gel 450cc- Under Pre- barely 36B Now - Full 36 D

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11-20-2008, 10:37 PM	#4
Kayak Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 36 Thanks: 16 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	I had a BL/breast augmentation, and slept propped up for a little more than a week. I am just now at one month feeling comfortable enough to sleep a little on my side.

11-20-2008, 10:48 PM	#5
Bloom Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bay Area California Posts: 402 Thanks: 186 Thanked 227 Times in 178 Posts	My PS said to try sleeping on the back for a week - not a matter of life or death - but ideally. I'm at day 6 today and sick of sleeping on my back. Think I may experiment a but tonight to see if I can find some kind of compromise, propped on, around and on top of my multiple faithful pillows... It did help having a foam wedge in bed, the pillows and Tylenol PM though... Good luck!

11-21-2008, 12:00 AM	#7
kpshorty Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 110 Thanks: 139 Thanked 33 Times in 26 Posts	What?! Sleeping sitting up? Oh I think I will have a hard time with this!

11-21-2008, 12:17 AM	#8
Msstep0930 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 139 Thanks: 104 Thanked 57 Times in 55 Posts	I guess it's a good thing that I'm a back sleeper! :-)

11-21-2008, 05:52 AM	#9
kjb Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 57 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	I was told to sleep sitting up but couldn't, so just slept on back like normal, it was fine, however VERY painful to get up to go to bathroom. Felt like they were ripping off my chest. So as I stood up completely the pain would go away.

11-21-2008, 08:07 AM	#10
bella89 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Queensland Australia Posts: 37 Thanks: 1 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	i have to sleep on as 45 degree angle for 3 weeks!! im on my second!! i want to sleep in my bed so badly lol still on a recliner

11-21-2008, 08:14 AM	#11
Tdog Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 209 Thanks: 62 Thanked 93 Times in 79 Posts	I alternated between sleeping propped up on the couch and sleeping in the recliner for a good week & a half. Once I went back to sleeping in the bed (very much propped up), it was hard for me to get out of bed in the mornings. So, as horrible as sleeping in a recliner may sound, it was actually a relief for me and most comfortable.

11-21-2008, 12:40 PM	#12
Jenny7205 I love my fiance! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kissimmee, Florida Posts: 471 Thanks: 424 Thanked 216 Times in 164 Posts	Ohhhh well thats just lovely!!! I've been a stomach sleeper my whole life! This is going to be tough!

11-21-2008, 01:25 PM	#13
November Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nanaimo Posts: 122 Thanks: 23 Thanked 58 Times in 45 Posts	I just slept in bed right away with a few pillows. To minimize the pain of getting up just be sure not to use your arms - just your core.

11-21-2008, 01:45 PM	#14
MFIGinger Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Davenport Iowa Posts: 453 Thanks: 553 Thanked 177 Times in 147 Posts	Last night was the first night that I slept in my own bed. I had been sleeping pretty much upright in my chaise lounge but its killing my back! Sleeping in the bed helped my back but I woke up with more pain in my boobs than I have when I sleep upright! And getting out of the bed...well, was ridiculous! I had to call for help! My ps recommends sleeping upright for the first week and longer for those that dont normally have cleavage. He said sleeping on ones back flat may cause the implants to spread apart more! This is NOT something I want as i have a gap there already! I tried the side sleeping but holy moly, that is not comfortable at all. Maybe once my "side boob" isnt so tender I can tolerate that more?!?!

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11-21-2008, 07:07 PM	#16
Neeter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 92 Thanks: 53 Thanked 35 Times in 26 Posts	My dr recommended that I sleep on my back but with several pillows so I was more at an angle in bed. I had to do this for 48 hours, then I could alternate between the sides and the back. It might also depend on whether you have overs or unders. I had overs so the recovery process was suppose to be easier.