Belly sleeping section mamas and back massages

OliveMom3 · September 2013

I had a csection a week ago and my back braces my upper body weight to relieve that job from my pelvic and abs so as to not stress the incision. As a result my back is in quite a bit of pain for which the pained aren't helping too much.

I love sleeping on my belly but obviously I haven't been able to in some time. And I would also love to get a back massage to ease the strain onto back.

So my questions are:
1. At what point after your csection were you able to sleep on your belly.
2. How soon after the csection do you think we can get back massages, belly down on a massage table?

I will ask my doc about this soon but just thought id ask you ladies first.

Staceylynn602 · September 2013

Not sure about the sleeping on stomach, but for massage, I would say about 6 weeks (because they would be applying a lot of pressure to your back, which will push on the incision)

Kim22 · September 2013

I could have slept on my belly about 2 weeks later but when I did, I was a mess because I was BF and I would leak so much.

OliveMom3 · September 2013

@Kim22 I'm having crazy night sweats on top of leaking. My bed has officially been converted to a water bed!

Thanks for your replies ladies! Only 5 days until two weeks, i hope I can sleep on my tummy then!!!

Bunnyfer · September 2013

I am 3w PP, and am having issues sleeping on my stomach, though it is getting easier for me...but most night LO is sleeping on me, so I am usually on my back or side.

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