My Confessions (7) Sleep Positions

Yo — It’s Wednesday, and holy shit school is almost out. Fuck me. That means all four of my hell spawn are going to be milling around for three months… :head desk: I doubt I will get much done this summer, but I’m hopeful. <sigh>

Anyway. Today’s confession deals with sleep. I’ve already confessed I have trouble sleeping. My mind reminds me of a whirlpool — and sometimes of a pack of Killer Whales. So, my confession this week:

I am a Stomach Sleeper. Yep. I am. I have a Tempurpedic pillow, and I cannot sleep any other way. Occasionally I will sleep on my side, but never, ever my back. Snuggling with a stomach sleeper can be a challenge, but it can be done.

For instance — I can drape myself over you. I can nuzzle up close, lay my leg right over your… thighs, rest my arm on your chest, and sigh. Or you can drape yourself over me.Or we can try like the picture you see on the left <3

I even sleep with my arm up by my mouth, like she does. And no, that is not me.

Now for the quirky sleeping habits:

I have a specific pillow I clutch while sleeping. It is molded to my body. I also need something between my knees. Seriously? You went there? Of course you did. What was I thinking. :shakes head: A pillow. I need a pillow between my knees if I sleep on my side. If I’m sleeping on my stomach then I usually fling my leg over the pillow so it holds up my hips. Hmm. Speaking of that position, it’s very nice…

Okay… moving on.

How do you sleep? Are you a back, side or stomach sleeper? Do you cuddle while you sleep or do you require space?

by ERP

I'm a mother, a wife, a reader, reviewer and a writer. I eat lots of chocolate, drink lots of ice coffee, and swear like a trucker with road rage. I'm a Virgo -- and I'm sometimes too honest. I can be over-emotional, and a tad crazy. You've been warned.

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Benjamin Russell May 30, 2012 at 9:15 am

Oh Lordie, I’m reading this post/confession and I can’t stop smiling. ER, if causing your reader to smile uncontrollably was the objective of this post, then mission accomplished. There is so much about this confession I can relate to, especially the part about having an overactive brain. I joke about my Muse Jezebel waking me up in the wee hours of the morning when she fondles my imagination. Well, if it’s not Jez waking me, then it’s the BeBe kids in my brain on a field trip to Chuckie Cheese – gawd help me.

Ok, so my confession is a little bit of all of the above. I have the special pillow – with a half naked woman on the pillowslip. My pillow is always clutched close to my body and most certainly, before the night is over, it/she will find a place between my legs. I can “fall asleep” on either side, left or right. Sometimes I like to sleep on my stomach, with my pillow under my hips and occasionally I will sleep on my back. However, my BIG confession is that I am the ultimate snuggler. For me, no snuggling means I am NOT going to get a good night sleep.

*Sighs* Ok, so I know there is something Freudian or some other psycho-babble shit going on with me and this snuggling thing . Alas, as someone I hold dear to my heart once told me, “It Is What It Is.” Hmm, I think I need to stop right there before I make another confession.

ER, nice – very nice. LOL – next time you’ll probably have me confessing about whether I wear boxers or briefs? Muwah!!@

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- ERP May 30, 2012 at 9:35 am
  
  You never told me you know Bill Belichick! You’ve been holding out on me. Shit, you hold him close to your heart, that is epic :cheeky grin: I would love to meet him someday.
  
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  - Benjamin Russell May 30, 2012 at 10:16 am
    
    No, it’s not Bellichick, but I think he gets credit for originating the quote. LOL – I’m not going to confirm or deny your SWAG.
    
    By the way, just so I’m clear -the best sleep for me is an all night snuggle, my pillow is a poor substitute for a warm body. *Sighs and Groans*. I am amazed and surprised at just how many women are “not” all night snugglers.
    
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Cassandre Dayne May 30, 2012 at 9:35 am

Let’s see – my confessions are all over the place. First of all I have to sleep in something slinky – just have to. Naked – yes with a lover sometimes but the feel of silk just does it for me. I need a man’s body wrapped around mine most of the time. That’s the best sleep in the world. Granted, snoring – do NOT get me started LOL. My other confession is when I’m really down I sleep with a big soft teddy bear my mom had before dying and I just love the softness. But hands down for me, a big sexy man draped around my body – yum.

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- ERP May 30, 2012 at 9:39 am
  
  I had a Koala Bear that I had gotten when I was born — I slept with him until I was 26 and cuddled him every night. Then he got two huge holes, and all the stuffing came out. I cried as I threw him away. I still miss him.
  
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Elicia May 30, 2012 at 9:45 am

I am a snuggler…up until the point I am ready to go to sleep. Then I need space. I sleep at the edge of the right side of the bed, on my left side, hands tucked between my knees or under my head. I know…not very sensual or sexy, but it’s the only way I can sleep. Great post ER! You made me laugh.

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- ERP May 30, 2012 at 10:10 am
  
  Glad I could put a smile on your face, sweetie
  
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Thommie May 30, 2012 at 9:55 am

Oh my, oh my!
Sleeping is the topic for me… I so adore sleeping. My day would be completely awful if I didn’t have my 8 hours of sleep.
In order to accomplish that however I need to get into my perfect sleeping position. Yes, I confess, I sleep on my stomach too. And yes I must hug a pillow with my arms and have one between my legs, clenching them both really tight.
I suppose it works well when I’m alone, for I’m the real “ball-breaker” when it comes to sleeping with a partner… Most men avoid snuggling or at least most men I’ve been with. But I can’t help my self. When I feel the warmth of their body so close to mine I have this primal need to imprint my self upon their skin… If only I could carve my self on it.

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- ERP May 30, 2012 at 9:57 pm
  
  I love clutching my pillows, and tangling my legs with my husband. I have to rub my feet on his.
  
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Nichelle Gregory May 30, 2012 at 10:50 am

I am a back sleeper! Once I’m asleep, I hardly ever move. I can wake up in the exact same position I fell asleep in! I’m like Elicia, I like to snuggle, but when I’m really ready to go to sleep I need some space. I don’t mind bodies touching, but I feel pinned down with limbs on me while trying to sleep. I must have a pillow under my knees…something I got used to when I was pregnant. Sometimes, I try to switch things up and lie on my side with a pillow between my legs, one under my head and another to hold, but I’ll always end up on my back.

And ER, that position you mentioned is very nice.

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- ERP May 30, 2012 at 9:58 pm
  
  Isn’t it the best? I cannot sleep on my back. It makes me so uncomfortable.
  
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Erika Hayden May 30, 2012 at 4:26 pm

ok, I’ll get in on the confession thing… I lay on my side (my right cuz I have a really bad left shoulder) until just a few moments before I konk out and then my body just rolls to the back—Like Nichelle I barely move from then on out. My partner will always be able to tell if I’m not sleeping well just from movement or if they wake to find me in any other position. I have always preferred to sleep naked, but as my son is getting older I’m forced to try to find a way to sleep in SOMETHING that wont drive me nuts (as of right now its panties–with a shirt on the edge of the bed to throw on fast)

As far as snuggling goes–I dig it. I love the feel of flesh on flesh (since every guy I’ve been with only sleeps in boxers). Since I’m single now my body pillow makes due. His name is Christian. LoL So when I’m on my side falling asleep I have an arm and leg draped over ‘him’ until I go under (which is also usually the case when I DO have a man). But cuddling with a back sleeper isn’t as hard as it sounds, cuz any contact I consider cuddling (since most guys need their space) & comforting. One guy i was with we’d just lay with our heads and shoulders touching & then every so often he’d roll on his side and wrap around me.<3 And another REALLY loved it when I'd lay against/on him, like half on my back and half on my side–he LOVED that. And it was comfortable too!! LoL

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- ERP May 30, 2012 at 9:59 pm
  
  Yep, I love the half on, half off. I through my leg over his hips all the time and snuggle up close <3
  
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Sherry Palmer May 30, 2012 at 5:15 pm

I can sleep on any side or my back but Not on my stomach. I am also a big time cuddler, I need to feel all wrapped up or wrapped around another person/body. Since I am single that now consist for being snuggled up to a Big Beautiful Blond…my furbaby. On nights she finds it too warm, I don’t sleep well at all. Pillows, stuffed animals or anything else just don’t cut it for me. So I get up and read or write till I am exhausted enough to fall asleep. I am what I am. lol If I was part of a couple and we had a King size bed, well the sides would be used by the dogs and I would be snuggled right up against my man in the middle. **sigh** A girl can keep dreaming.

To be honest I have a friend who taught me about giving a “kink list” to prospective lovers and on mine will be…”Do you snuggle/cuddle all night?” If the answer is no, well it would take a lot to convince me to keep going further in the relationship. lol

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- ERP May 30, 2012 at 10:00 pm
  
  You should have a list for prospective partners. Why not? There is nothing wrong with that!
  
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  - Sherry Palmer May 30, 2012 at 10:50 pm
    
    I agree completely. I think our mutual friend should write a book about the “kink list”. I love your confession day, Ms. Er.
    
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Savannah Chase May 30, 2012 at 7:12 pm

I can sleep in every position…The best one is draped over the hottie next to me…Only thing that will kill any kind of sleep is if he snores like a motor boat..LOL..As long as I’m next to my lover I’m all good…

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- Benjamin Russell May 30, 2012 at 7:19 pm
  
  Savannah, if you stick something in his mouth, he won’t snore.
  
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  - ERP May 30, 2012 at 10:01 pm
    
    :shakes head: Benji, Benji, Benji. *laughs and laughs*
    
    Thanks for that.
    
    Savannah – Yea, snoring sucks
    
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Kali Maddox May 31, 2012 at 10:17 pm

Good question, ER! I’ve always thought that the way a person sleeps says so much about their life.

I’ve mentioned several times that I have a certain degree of OCD. My sleep habits do not escape this. I like to start on my back, letting my spine straighten and relax into the memory foam after a long day – pillows under my knees and another one clutched to my side. Then I roll onto my left side. I usually like to sleep on whatever side of the bed is closest to the door – something that started when I became a mom. If I am not with a man, I have a pillow between my thighs, or at least one leg draped over it, and another that I wrap my arm around and snuggle my head on both that pillow and the one under my head (yes, like a man’s shoulder ). For the rest of the night, I flop between the two positions, but mostly on my side.
Hmmm…confessions. I *cannot* sleep with a man if we are laying face to face. I feel completely smothered and unable to breathe. A lot of men find the fact that *I* like to spoon *them* a challenge to their ‘manhood’. I get to drape my arm and leg over them (like I described I do with the pillows), and then I snuggle my head down on their back (I can hear their heart, and their breath *Shrug* It’s soothing). Plus, I roll around a lot at night, so it’s easier for me to be behind them. That way I don’t wake them up all night, but I get to snuggle and roll as I want I can’t fall asleep to silence. I’ve lived by trains my whole life, so I always have either soft music or my sound machine going so the trains horns don’t wake me with the suddenness of the noise. And last confession – All of these rules and quirks are thrown out the window if I get *clears throat* ‘put to bed’ *Wicked Grin*

*Chuckle* I think I shall stop there for the time being. Again – Great post, ER

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