Sleeping on stomach with breast implants?

DairyBelle
DairyBelle Member Posts: 2
edited May 2019 in Breast Reconstruction

Hi there! I am a belly sleeper. I have been living with a left tissue expander for nearly 3 years and I was wondering if implants would feel just as uncomfortable for me as the expander? My plan was a DIEP Flap, but I developed treatment-related Leukemia and the risks now associated with a DIEP have greatly increased and I am unsure of what to do. With 4 kids and 3 years of fighting cancer, I long to sleep on my belly again! Thanks so much for your thoughts!

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  • VegGal
    VegGal Member Posts: 507
    edited May 2019

    I did a search for "pillow to use for belly sleeping with breast implants" and found something that might help you. The link wouldn't work when I tried to post it. 

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  • DairyBelle
    DairyBelle Member Posts: 2
    edited May 2019

    Thank you! I will google around for that!

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  • karen1956
    karen1956 Member Posts: 6,503
    edited May 2019

    Once my implants were "settled in" and healed, I went back to sleeping on my side and my stomach. The implants (mine are silicone) are so much softer than expanders.

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  • TrmTab
    TrmTab Member Posts: 832
    edited May 2019

    I also am able to sleep on my stomach, sort of a 3/4 flat position, with silicone implant.

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  • CBK
    CBK Member Posts: 611
    edited May 2019

    The expanders are bad... in my experience I do not have problems sleeping on side or belly with implants. Doing yoga moves on my belly or strength training is a different story. But that is smashing implants into a hard surface!

    I downsized ever so slightly for my “final exchange” only 50cc and comfort level is so much better as well as ROM! The aesthetics are so much better as well!

    Good luck to you..DairyBelle


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