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Apparently there is a pillow you can get which is shaped to curve up on the sides, making it uncomfortable to turn over to your side when sleeping. I've heard s

Apparently there is a pillow you can get which is shaped to curve up on the sides, making it uncomfortable to turn over to your side when sleeping. I've heard several people claim that it helped them "train" themselves to sleep on their backs; some even made their own makeshift barriers on the sides of their normal pillow to discourage flipping over. I don't have such a pillow yet, but I also noticed folding my arms under my head (in a way where my right hand loosely grips my left shoulder and vice versa) creates a comfortable "nook" for my head when on my back. However while this position is comfortable for me, your arms do want to move after a while so it's not really practical to stay in that position for the entire night. I've also heard it suggested that putting a long pillow or a foam tube of some kind covered with a blanket under your knees at night makes the position of lying on your back more comfortable. The idea is basically to raise your knees slightly instead of lying dead straight on the bed. That does indeed seem to be more comfortable for me, so I'm in the market for such a large firm pillow myself now.

StavrosK 8y ago
There's also a pillow that gives you the correct head position[1] for sleeping on your side. Why change your position when you can just get rid of the headaches? [1]: https://www.amazon.com/LoveHome-Softness-Orthopedic-Cervical-Therapeutic/dp/B018370J8Y https://www.amazon.com/LoveHome-Softness-Orthopedic-Cervical...
- dawidw 8y ago
  I have even 2 such pillows but I can't sleep on any of them even when I'm on my side. I guess they are comfortable when you sleep on your back. Anyway, mostly I suffer from pain of lumbar part of spine.
  - StavrosK 8y ago
    Are you sure you're putting the high part under your neck?
    - dawidw 8y ago
      If I remember correctly I was using both ways and for some reason it was uncomfortable for me. Maybe I should give it a try and lying on my back.
      - StavrosK 8y ago
        I don't know about the back, but it's fantastic on my side (the high part should be supporting your neck). Maybe give it another go?
- drakonka 8y ago
  Because headaches aren't the only reason for people wanting to sleep on their back. A couple of reasons I've heard: * Some feel sleeping on the back is the healthiest, most balanced position (I have gotten this advice from my doctor before, for example). Just because you don't get headaches on your side doesn't mean it's the most ideal sleeping position. * Some feel that their body specifically is in better balance on the back. For example, I noticed sometimes when I sleep on my side I get shoulder stiffness in the morning. It's not a big deal, but sleeping on the back prevents this. * Sleeping on your side can also contribute to facial wrinkle formation caused by squishing one side of your face (and normally we favor a side) for ~8 hours every night. There are pillows to let you sleep on your side and try to alleviate this, too, but at this point personal preference combined with other points like the ones above might just encourage one to try to sleep on their back. In the end I'm not very interested in why OP or anyone else wants to sleep on their back, nor am I interested in convincing them into or out of a certain sleeping position - that's not what this post seemed to be about. It specifically asked "How?" in the topic, not "Let's debate why or why not."

StavrosK 8y ago

There's also a pillow that gives you the correct head position[1] for sleeping on your side. Why change your position when you can just get rid of the headaches? [1]: https://www.amazon.com/LoveHome-Softness-Orthopedic-Cervical-Therapeutic/dp/B018370J8Y https://www.amazon.com/LoveHome-Softness-Orthopedic-Cervical...

dawidw 8y ago
I have even 2 such pillows but I can't sleep on any of them even when I'm on my side. I guess they are comfortable when you sleep on your back. Anyway, mostly I suffer from pain of lumbar part of spine.
- StavrosK 8y ago
  Are you sure you're putting the high part under your neck?
  - dawidw 8y ago
    If I remember correctly I was using both ways and for some reason it was uncomfortable for me. Maybe I should give it a try and lying on my back.
    - StavrosK 8y ago
      I don't know about the back, but it's fantastic on my side (the high part should be supporting your neck). Maybe give it another go?
drakonka 8y ago
Because headaches aren't the only reason for people wanting to sleep on their back. A couple of reasons I've heard: * Some feel sleeping on the back is the healthiest, most balanced position (I have gotten this advice from my doctor before, for example). Just because you don't get headaches on your side doesn't mean it's the most ideal sleeping position. * Some feel that their body specifically is in better balance on the back. For example, I noticed sometimes when I sleep on my side I get shoulder stiffness in the morning. It's not a big deal, but sleeping on the back prevents this. * Sleeping on your side can also contribute to facial wrinkle formation caused by squishing one side of your face (and normally we favor a side) for ~8 hours every night. There are pillows to let you sleep on your side and try to alleviate this, too, but at this point personal preference combined with other points like the ones above might just encourage one to try to sleep on their back. In the end I'm not very interested in why OP or anyone else wants to sleep on their back, nor am I interested in convincing them into or out of a certain sleeping position - that's not what this post seemed to be about. It specifically asked "How?" in the topic, not "Let's debate why or why not."