How do you roll over?

Emerald27 · August 2014

Very silly question, but all my flopping around like a turtle disturbs DH a ton. I'm wondering if I'm doing it wrong!

So when you switch sides, do you roll onto your back and then to the other side, or do you roll onto your elbows/knees and turn over that way?

I've been rolling on my back, getting kind of stuck and so shifting my weight by bending my knees and lifting myself with my feet (that explanation seems super confusing, I hope you get it!). I'm like a turtle!! And flipping over is uncomfortable but I have to - my hips can't stay on the same side very long. I don't remember this sort of discomfort from my pregnancy with DS. Maybe I'll forget it after this baby too! Lol

swizz09 · August 2014

I usually have to take my pillow with me so it's more of a sit up and turnover. My hubby is an EXTREMELY heavy sleeper though.

Oh and did I mention he now (as in started in the last 6 months) is a snorer when on his back? Fun.

First thing I am doing after this pregnancy? (When healed anyways) is sleeping on my stomach!!! So excited!

MrMrsandBaby · August 2014

Pretty much what you said with the added bonus of searing back and pubic pain.

Good times.

Emerald27 · August 2014

@jalara48‌ I almost didn't post this thread twice out of sheer embarrassment! $:\$ "> It's completely ridiculous and laughable that I can't even roll over without making a scene. And I haven't posted on HDBD in a while, but I'm not the biggest or the roundest either! I'm just incompetent and clumsy!! :P

MrsSarahRenee · August 2014

DH watches and laughs as I get into bed settle myself in a mountain of pillows and end up TOTALLY out of breath from the whole ordeal.
Turning over isn't too bad for me

@ginabina11‌ made me laugh out loud and wake up DH who is sleeping next to me though.

HappyCianci · August 2014

Wow, I could have written this! My roll-over maneuver is exactly like yours. The goal is to keep my hips from cracking horrendously. I don't remember this degree of hip/pelvic instability or discomfort from my first pregnancy at all. I should be doing yoga, or something...

Sorry I can't offer any advice!

MrsSarahRenee · August 2014

Yeah I guess I just go quickly to get it over with. It is more painful than anything.

narabug · August 2014

Roll onto my back. Cue the back and/or round ligament pain. Gasp. Try not to curse too loudly. Roll onto the other side. Take way too long getting my legs in a position that doesn't make my back hurt worse. Repeat about an hour later.

TheOtherJacobsons · August 2014

I'll have to try it when I get home. I usually have a pillow between my legs and just roll over on my back... I don't always wake up for it even. Now getting out of the bed, however, is a different story. That involves a lot of grunting.

DaniGrace89 · August 2014

I roll onto my back and then roll to the other side. I have to support my belly and ease it into the new side. Since my baby is still leaning to the opposite side. It feels crazy weird.

allurah2014 · August 2014

Yep, I do the turtle maneuver. So when getting up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night I make all sorts of ruckus and wake DH up who sees me "limp away into the darkness".

Emerald27 · August 2014

swizz09 said:
First thing I am doing after this pregnancy? (When healed anyways) is sleeping on my stomach!!! So excited!

I really hate to burst your bubble, but boobs full of milk make this less than comfortable for some time postpartum.

vrj0522 · August 2014

I roll over on my back, bend my knees and then rollover onto the other side. It takes me a little bit but the pelvic pain doesn't allow me to go faster. Sometimes I do wake up DH though but my attitude is sorry, I'm the one suffering here, you can be awake for a few seconds while I re-position myself.

BreandMikewedding · August 2014

In 75 mini rolls. I roll little by little until I get to the other side. I don't lift up with my legs. That sounds harder. Would it be easier to get up and then lay back down on your other side? I throw my legs out of bed to get up and gravity pulls the top half of my body up out of bed.

MrsSarahRenee · August 2014

Emerald27 said:

swizz09 said:
First thing I am doing after this pregnancy? (When healed anyways) is sleeping on my stomach!!! So excited!
I really hate to burst your bubble, but boobs full of milk make this less than comfortable for some time postpartum.

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vrj0522 · August 2014

Emerald27 said:

First thing I am doing after this pregnancy? (When healed anyways) is sleeping on my stomach!!! So excited!
I really hate to burst your bubble, but boobs full of milk make this less than comfortable for some time postpartum.

This is true. I used to be a tummy sleeper but sleeping on my side or back for so long due to pregnancy and then breastfeeding killed that habit for me. I used to love it but after going for over a year out of that position made it really hard to get back into it and be comfortable.

yoyopez · August 2014

i roll to my back then to the other side. it's a rather uneventful process because i wake up to turn over rather than toss and turn in my sleep. which brings me to DH... he flops around all night like a fish out of water and it's so jarring especially since we only have a full sized bed (another story in itself) and the springs creak like nobody's business. when i get up at night to pee, i feel my face before getting back in bed to see which side is hot so i can sleep on the other side. odd, but funny to me

Syllessa · August 2014

Roll my shoulders back flat on the mattress, bend knees, roll lower half on to back, wait for pubic bone to pop (that's right...it POPS) roll legs all the way over pulling upper body and shoulders with them. There is a lot of cussing involved, and the pop has been loud enough on occasion to wake FI. Motherducker that hurts.

atraveller · August 2014

I sleep propped up with pillows on a TV watcher so its much easier to roll from side to side - my problem is I wake up middle of thie night with one side of my nose or the other stuffed up - (swollen sinus membranes) so I end up getting out of bed to try to unstuff my nose with saline spray and lots of nose blowing in the bathroom. That wakes DH up. Even propped up I get so stuffy. But I have to say sleeping propped has kept me from needing a ton of pillows in-between legs, etc.....and I find even when I roll onto my back its okay because I'm not flat. As another PP mentioned, now getting out of bed that's a whole other ordeal.

onelilroo · August 2014

Lol at all these!! Mine is just as bad tho... Every night when I'm getting in bed DH laughs at me. He also laughs when I have to get up to pee! When I have to roll over (my hips hurt way too bad to stay on one side very long), there is a lot of grunting/thrusting involved! I don't know that I have a specific way of doing it... Usually I have to sit up half or all of the way to reposition a pillow and the stuffed animal I keep either between my legs or under my belly depending on my position... Also!! Hubby is slowly but surely getting pushed completely off the bed by all my pillows... Our bed is only queen sized, and I'm really hoping that for Christmas this year we can buy ourselves a new, king sized bed!

Nanc90 · August 2014

The same thing here is really hard for me to get up to pee I'm so clumsy and always afraid I'll fall or something and my bf is always stressed out about it and wakes up to make sure I don't fall or trip on my own feet

Sockgnome78 · August 2014

I am pretty much a turtle turner. I try to prop my upper half up sometimes to move but don't always do it. My hips pop a ton also. If I am in bed. It is a body pillow in between my knees and then kinda laying half way on the upper part of my body. I push all the bedding of to DH side and sleep with a fleece blanket. Oh and add a stuffed animal in the mix for support of belly or just to cuddle. Then when I roll over I lay the body pillow on top of me (Although I am getting to the point that just having it rest on me is uncomfortable). Along with the blanket and stuffed animal. When I have to pee it is a whole other issue. Unwrapping myself from the blanket, pillow, and stuffed animal. Then "rolling" (if you want to call it that) out of bed. Not sure how many close calls I have had with hitting some body part on the dresser next ed to the bed. DH laughs at my process and even asks why I don't just use the bedding on the bed. It is just different. Plus I know I toss and turn and don't want to wake him. So having my own blanket and stuff makes it easier. Oh and sleeping on the couch is a whole other story.

MrsL2B · August 2014

I do sort of a side-lying pushup to halfway sit up, pull in my upper abs as much as possible (I'm hoping this helps keep the ab separation to a minimum), then grab the body pillow and flip to my back or my other side. I keep the pillows under my head propped up against the headboard at a nearly 45 degree angle all night to make the whole process easier.

pushgal84 · August 2014

Syllessa said:
Roll my shoulders back flat on the mattress, bend knees, roll lower half on to back, wait for pubic bone to pop (that's right...it POPS) roll legs all the way over pulling upper body and shoulders with them. There is a lot of cussing involved, and the pop has been loud enough on occasion to wake FI. Motherducker that hurts.

Pretty much this, but imagine trying to wrestle a body pillow like an alligator at the same time. My pelvis sounds like its snapping in half every time. When I finally get settled on my other side I'm out of breath.

MorganWP · August 2014

Rolling onto my back is a no-go for my pelvis. So I go front ways. I prop myself onto my elbow, straighten out whichever leg is on the bottom, tip forward a bit and using my hands and knees I lift just enough to be off my belly and then switch sides. My body pillow stays where it is and I use SO as a leg prop when I turn over.

Hopefully that description made sense.

Getting out of bed is so ridiculous. I actually have to climb over SO because our bed is against the wall (no room for it not to be) and I sleep wallside and I cannot sleep on the outside. I've always slept on the right side of the bed and for some reason cant get comfortable on the other side. Doesnt matter which bed or where.

ohdaddycat · August 2014

If DH isn't here I simply don't lay down because I know that if I do there is no getting back up. He has to help me. I can't roll and moving makes my hips and back hurt. So at night when I have to use the restroom (every hour on the hour) DH has to help me up from my "mountain of fluff". Then he falls asleep before I make it back to bed while I wait the 20 or so minutes to fall back asleep. If I'm lucky enough.

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MrsSinner402 · August 2014

I roll under, like on my elbows and knees. If I flip on my back, the rocking back and forth commences until I get up enough inertia to complete the full roll over. Add a snoogle to the mix and it's a near impossibility.

cinnamin922 · August 2014

rolling from my right to my left, I get to my back, then reach across myself and grab the little lip on the edge of my mattress and use that as leverage to pull myself onto my left side. left to right - well that involves some crazy acrobatics that I'm not sure I can describe!

and all of this is depending on the RLP or the leg cramps not interfering somewhere along the line!

themiss · August 2014

With great, GREAT difficulty. And horrible back and pelvic pain, like many others have said.

I find myself waking up on my back (starting on my left side) and have to rock slowly back and forth to get back on to my side. I don't know if my FI wakes up every time, I'm assuming he's used to it by now!

TheOtherJacobsons · August 2014

OK! I took note last night of my rolling technique.

Step 1: roll onto your back
Step 2: with your feet on the bed and your knees pointing toward the ceiling, lift your bottom slightly off the bed.
Step 3: scoot your bottom to the side.
Step 4: adjust position by rotating your bottom and shoulders into position.

Note: additional adjustment may be needed to get your bottom further back. Continue to use your legs/feet to lift your bottom for optimal scooting efficiency.

ohioloveyou · August 2014

MrsL2B said:

I do sort of a side-lying pushup to halfway sit up, pull in my upper abs as much as possible (I'm hoping this helps keep the ab separation to a minimum), then grab the body pillow and flip to my back or my other side. I keep the pillows under my head propped up against the headboard at a nearly 45 degree angle all night to make the whole process easier.

This is pretty much what I do, with lots of moaning just so DH knows how difficult it is.

CraftonKirkpatrick · August 2014

I sleep partly on my back and side, I keep a pillow tight on my back and one in front and I wake everytime I turn...and as already said there is cussing involved

bumpuser10309732 · August 2014

I also try to be as loud as possible so DH knows it sucks. Haha! I'm so selfish. Sometimes he will get tired of the grunting and roll me.

TinyTRex321 · August 2014

Sometimes it is just easier to sit up and move to your other side before laying back down.

DanielleB27 · August 2014

I end up getting on all fours, and then laying on the other side. If I'm feeling ambitious, I can move my legs (keeping my knees together) from one side to the other all in one motion while I support myself on my arms. Then I rearrange the pillow in between my legs. If I'm not feeling ambitious, it ends up being two motions, getting onto all fours, and then rolling over the rest of the way.

lct2008 · August 2014

I think most times I bend one leg and push off with my foot. Lol. Or I kind of bounce to roll over. Gives me some movement and space to turn my hips. I try not to just go to my back because that's how I remember getting stuck with ds. I don't think I'm quite at the stuck phase this time but id rather not find that out in the middle of the night.

MuffinMom14 · August 2014

DaniGrace89 said:

I roll onto my back and then roll to the other side. I have to support my belly and ease it into the new side. Since my baby is still leaning to the opposite side. It feels crazy weird.

EVERY time I turn over, she thumps around in there for a few minutes on the new side. It's like I threw her down the stairs or something. Stop being a drama queen about it, kid.

swizz09 · August 2014

@emerald27 please tell me I can at least sleep on my back postpartum..I can't handle the thought of sleeping exclusively on my side that much longer!

Jennifer18131 · August 2014

carriedaway19 said:
Between the body pillow and the belly and getting tangled in the sheets, I'm not really sure how I roll. I do know that when I got up to pee last night, I had a half asleep conversation with DH that went something like this....

DH: Are you ok?
Me: Mmm hmm.
DH: What's wrong?
Me: Had to pee.
DH: What was that noise?
Me: Getting Tums out of the container.
(Me huffing and puffing to get back into bed and trying to get somewhat comfortable, followed by groaning because I felt the urge to pee again, followed by a deep sigh because I was stuck on my back and almost couldn't muster the energy to roll to my side let alone get up again)
DH: Are you sure you're ok?

This. All of this. Word for word.

NavyFlyer · August 2014

I never just turn over at night. If I wake up, I get up to pee, so I just get on the other side when I lay back down. Still involves a lot of grunting though. DH wakes up and says "are you ok?" because it sounds like something is wrong lol.

angeltennis3 · August 2014

Emerald27 said:

First thing I am doing after this pregnancy? (When healed anyways) is sleeping on my stomach!!! So excited!
I really hate to burst your bubble, but boobs full of milk make this less than comfortable for some time postpartum.

Oh my goodness you just crushed my hopes and dreams. I have been cursing nightly because I can't wait to sleep on my stomach!

I have a multi-step process:

1) Take body pillow out from underneath legs and fling to the opposite side.

2) Roll onto back - gasp for breath.

3) Rock back and forth (to gain momentum) and fling myself to face the other direction

4) Spend too much time adjusting blankets and pillow to get comfortable

5) Repeat in about an hour.

I usually try to align rolling over with bathroom breaks so that at least when I launch myself out of bed, I can just crawl back in bed and adjust to the other side!

I told my husband he just needs to suck it up if I wake him up, though.

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