question about sleeping in a hammock

[ipod8989]

I've always been a stomach sleeper and I'm getting a warbonnet blackbird D.L. hammock, I was wondering if it was possible to sleep on my stomach and if not how difficult getting used to back sleeping might be? Any advice would help:-)

[iRokk]

I will help bump this thread just because I'm curious to see if anyone has tried sleeping on their stomach in a hammock! I don't imagine it would be extremely comfortable

[Tord Hoppe]

I´m more of a side sleeper myself. One thing that happens in a hammock is that the fabric will support your body in ways that simply isn´t possible in a flat bed. You´ll find yourself finding completely new positions to sleep in. I can´t say I´ve found myself laying flat on my stomach so I can´t say if it works or not, but I suspect that you´ll actually find some half-in-between laying on your side and stomach.

[Mikeinajeep]

When this adventure started I slept on my front but after more than a year in a hammock full time I think I can safely say that front sleeping in a hammock is unlikely. Side sleeping is really comfortable in a hammock and you will get used to it after about a week.

[mark996]

For what it's worth, I've been a stomach sleeper my entire left, but slept on my back literally for the first time ever my first night in a hammock, and woke up feeling amazingly great the next morning. I did roll on to my side a few times, but soon rolled back on to my back and fell back asleep quickly.

[nickgann]

I am a stomach sleeper... That said sleeping in a hammock is very enjoyable in spite of that. I have also tried sleeping in my stomach in the hammock and if it lays flat then it is not bad but usually I woke up in the middle of the night with my pec muscles so tight that circulation to my arms was cut off.

[breyman]

+1 that most tend to sleep just a bit differently in a hammock. I can't stand laying on my back in a bed but spend about half my night that way in a hammock.

As a note, bridge hammocks provide the flattest lay and will give you the best shot at sleeping on your stomach if needed. I have a Warbonnet Ridgerunner and will flip to my stomach occasionally and it works out just fine.

[Debi Jaytee]

I used to be a dedicated stomach sleeper, and have the bad back to prove it, until I started sleeping in a hammock. Now, I'm either on my back, or very slightly on my side, and my back pain is virtually gone.

[squidbilly]

I can sleep comfortably on my stomach in my WBBB, even more so than in my bed. I'm a side sleeper too, and like those "in between" sleeping positions that are impossible on a mattress.

[Boon Booni]

Since most hammocks don't have a completely flat lay, being on your stomach puts you in a reverse banana. I've tried it and found it totally uncomfortable.

That said, my 4yr old doesn't mind it.