sleeping on your belly

[mika85]

Is it true that if you sleep on your belly it can affect your milk supply? I don't know where I heard that before, but I've only heard it once so I'm not sure if its BS or not. That would suck if its true cuz thats the easiest way I fall asleep...

[frenchie]

I couldn't sleep on my belly when I was nursing. I don't know if what you heard is true, but it seems sort of logical. Binding the breasts is a way to stop milk production, and laying on your stomach could simulate binding...but what *seems* logical, isn't always logical.:
Maybe try google?

[Scrubsjm]

I dunno, the only place I've ever heard it is the WTE books : I like to read them to see how the crazy's think! I always sleep on my belly unless I fall asleep nursing and I haven't had any problems.

[Quagmire]

I find if I sleep on my belly I get plugged ducts. Dealing with one right now actually :

[firstkid4me]

I have no problems with sleeping on my belly on nursing. I've only had one plugged duct in 18 months of nursing.

[blsilva]

I've pretty much always slept on my belly (except when pregnant ) and its never been a problem.

[GooeyRN]

I wonder if its from getting plugged ducts, and the plugs not being resolved soon enough, and becoming enorgorged, signaling to make less milk?

[nakagain]

AS a mom with supply issues, sleeping on my tummy does hinder milk production

[jessjgh1]

I couldn't do it early on- nor would I want to. I wouldve turned the mattress into a water bed.

But at some point I was able to switch over. Probably around the time I stopped wearing a bra all the time and switched to sleep bras, just a t shirt or tank.
HTH

jessica

[Autumnschild]

I always sleep on my belly, and my milk supply is still strong after 2 years. I couldn't sleep that way when I was still recovering from childbirth and my milk was just coming in...too sore. But besides that, never had a problem.

[speairson]

I couldn't sleep on my belly because it hurt my boobies early on, but after several months I can and do sleep on my belly all the time and it hasn't hurt my supply or caused any plugged ducts or anything. I think it may have in the early days of nursing though.

[momtoNatalee]

Originally Posted by Scrubsjm

I dunno, the only place I've ever heard it is the WTE books : I like to read them to see how the crazy's think! I always sleep on my belly unless I fall asleep nursing and I haven't had any problems.

Yep, me too w/ WTE and same w/ sleeping Basically whatever posistion I can get into after dd stops rolling around