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Anyone know a way to avoid tucking an arm under your head when side sleeping, as it messes up my elbows when I do it...?

englandsf wrote:Anyone know a way to avoid tucking an arm under your head when side sleeping, as it messes up my elbows when I do it...?

I've seen pics of something called the falcon position where your lower/under arm goes along side your body instead of under your head. Or you could try another smaller pillow under your hand forearm (kind of what I do) so it doesn't straighten out as much.

englandsf wrote:Anyone know a way to avoid tucking an arm under your head when side sleeping, as it messes up my elbows when I do it...?

I stretch my arms straight out in front of me. If you have the room, go for it, lol. My bottom arm is straight out - I bunch up the blanket a little near my wrist to prop it and give my elbow a bit of comfortable bend (just ever so slightly flexed). Top arm also stretched out straight ahead, completely relaxed. I used to like to bend at the elbow and rest my palm on the bed, but in the last few years that makes my hand fall asleep. So I just stretch both arms out. Most nights I sleep alone because the hubs works third shift, but when we happen to share a bed I just use him to prop up my wrist instead of blankets.

I've got tha down on one side but not the other (shared king size bed sleeping near edge on one side)

I sleep with one king-sized side-sleeper pillow, with a standard side-sleeper pillow stacked on it, and giving me a "shelf" on either side to hang the FFM if I should be wearing one. Mostly, I wear the Headrest or the Tap Pap which don't require that.

Without the two pillows, my head ends up tipped down and my sinuses fill up.

I also use a standard pillow between my knees to help keep my body aligned.