Six Odd Things #4: Fœtal

[muckefuck]

#4: I can only fall asleep on my left side

As mentioned before, I'm a light sleeper. All sorts of things can keep me from my rest--indigestion, moderately noisy neighbours, worry, etc. (Last night, for instance, it was another Noise Truck on my street followed by fretting about what I'd done with my ID.) But it took me a while to pick up on this one.

Once I'm out, I can flip around as much as I want and it makes no difference (though I think rolling onto my back might increase the chances that I'll wake up). If I don't wake up fully, then I can flop over onto my right side and find slumber. Otherwise, I have to make sure I'm lying on my left or I'll just stare at the walls/ceiling all night.

At home, this isn't really a problem unless I've managed to injure something on the left side of my body, when I grit my teeth and wait for drowsiness to outweigh pain. But it's an obvious disadvantage for travel when orientation is more limited. I don't know how I've survived crossing the Atlantic so many times.

Comments

[keyne.livejournal.com]

All my life I could only fall asleep in semifetal position on my right side, though I could occasionally manage it on my left if I was having a bad fibro attack or a pulled muscle or something.

A year or two ago, abruptly, that changed. Now I have trouble falling asleep unless I'm on my back. WTF is up with that?

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

I don't know, but it will be sure be handy in the coming weeks. Krya på dig!

[strongaxe.livejournal.com]

I always sleep on one side or other, flip-flopping like a windshield wiper all night long. However, I do believe that I fall asleep much easier on my left side also.