Question:
When Can I start Sleeping on my Stomach?
I am 4 weeks post-op for open RNY. I have a hard time sleeping on my back and side and was wondering when I can think about sleeping on my stomach again? I am also on a soft diet and would like suggestions for foods. — Brandi0223 (posted on March 24, 2010)
March 24, 2010
I would say when it doesn't hurt. I think I was at about week 2.
— sba1128
March 24, 2010
When it feels comfortable for you. I took me about two months.
— hubbyshoney
March 24, 2010
Soft foods - low-carb, low-fat, smooth-textured yogurt; sugar-free,
fat-free pudding; fat-free cottage cheese with a quarter teaspoon of Hidden
Valley Ranch Dressing mix stirred into it; Taco Bell refried beans;
Eggbeaters. You can also begin eating stuff like stewed, skinless boneless
chicken (in the beginning, I liked the thigh meat better - but it has more
fat); I also ate really well-cooked broccoli, chopped up fine; and tuna
salad made with 4 oz of tuna, two hard-boiled chopped eggs, a heaping
tablespoon of dill relish, and two tablespoons of Best Foods Light
Mayonnaise. You can also make chicken salad the same way. I also made ham
salad by getting low-fat pre-cooked ham and putting it in my food processor
along with just enough light mayonnaise to moisten it, and a couple of
heaping tablespoons of regular sweet relish. I bought Great Value Fat-Free
turkey breast lunchmeat at Walmart, and would roll up a tablespoon of
Philadelphia fat-free cream cheese and put it into a piece of the turkey
and roll it up for snacks, or dry the turkey off with a paper towel and
spread it with some low-fat hummus and roll it up for snacks. And then
there is always stuff like Weight Watchers low-fat string cheese, or mini
Babybel light cheese. And I believe you can also be eating stuff like
Bush's Fat-Free vegetarian baked beans. They're really yummy and have lots
of fiber and protein. So do black beans. I suggest you see if your
library has the book "Before and After" by Susan Maria
Leach....almost half the book is dedicated to recipes for the WLS patient.
There are lots of other books out there, too. For instance, many of the
Dr. Atkins menus can be adapted for use by WLS patients - for instance,
when you make the creamed spinach, you would use fat free sour cream, and
low fat parmesan cheese, and maybe use a little olive oil (for the omega-3
content) to saute the garlic in instead of butter. And, a couple of
questions back, someone asked what they should be eating....and were given
some websites to check out. Like BariatricEating.com, and
theworldaccordingtoeggface.com. There are lots of other recipe sites for
WLS patients, too... just do a google search.
— Erica Alikchihoo
March 24, 2010
I am a semi-stomach sleeper but the first week slept on my side but after
that it was right back in my favorite stomach position. As ling as there is
no pain sleep how you are comfortable...........
— karensaporito
March 25, 2010
I couldn't sleep on my stomach for about a month as it jut hurt and
"pulled" at everything. But, when I did I just put a big pillow
1/2 way under my belly so it wasn't "pulling" things around.
After about a week of that, I was good to go. Everyone's different...just
when it feels ok to you I guess.
— lryan106
March 25, 2010
Just about the only pain I had was when sleeping on my stomach and
unfortunately it was a good 2 months for me. Try using a pillow under you
stomach, that helped, but have faith, you will sleep on your stomach again.
— redheadedgirl
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