Night 30

Well, it's over. I found out a lot of things about myself and my body by blogging this experience and am glad I did it. Here are the conclusions I have come to at the end of it all.

First: I learned that I rarely sleep well. I'm convinced this is mostly due to having a kid that still struggles with sleeping through the night, and even when she does I still wake to her stirring and noises because I'm used to waking up to a kid.

Second: My back pain has gotten better over the course of this experiment. The first couple weeks were a lot worse than the last couple. I haven't had back pain for a while now. That's huge.

Third: My back is still shaped funny, but not nearly as bad. My tailbone hasn't changed, the jump in my spine is the same, but the side to side curve is much better. My shoulders are much more even and like I stated before, the pain has been lessened  (if not alleviated).

Four: I don't particularly like sleeping on my back. I no longer feel comfortable on my side, it twists my back and causes pain. I think I'll continue to sleep on my back sometimes, but I am looking forward to sleeping on my stomach tonight. I'll keep track of my pain and sleep problems (not on a blog, though) just to see.

Conclusion: I think it helped. Less back pain, straighter back and shoulders, etc. It was worth it. I'm glad I did it.

Nights 26, 27, 28, 29

Tonight's the last night. Wow. The past few have gone like this:
26-tossed and turned. Mostly on my back.
27-same as 26.
28-slept great. On my back until 4am when my 2 year old woke me up. The rest of the night was cuddling with her, mostly on my back.
29-I was freezing and just couldn't get to bed on my back. Seriously considered giving up and then realized how stupid it would be to give up on something I've been trying to do the day before I'm done. Fell asleep on my back, grateful I only have 1 more night to go.
We'll have to see how it all turns out, but I'm not sure I'll end up sleeping on my back all the time (unless something miraculous happens). I bet I will more often than usual, and I have found that laying on my back is much less comfortable than it used to be. I'll probably end up switching between my stomach and my back. Tomorrow's pictures will help me decide...

Nights 20-25

Most nights I've been starting on my back and then move around a bit, but for the most part it's going well. Three nights ago, I didn't move a muscle-just slept on my back all night (I was really tired). We're down to the last few days. I'm interested looking forward to the after picture.

Nights 17, 18, 19

The last 3 nights have been pretty similar. Mostly on my back, not too much pain. I did have someone tell me my back is looking better...hope it's true.

Nights 15 and 16

im typing this on my phone and it wont let me use numbers or some punctuation. sorry. fifteen went well, i was in a new bed but was able to spend most of it on my back. sixteen was a little cold so i gave in a few times and curled up. i did end up spending most of it on my back, though.

Nights 13 and 14

thirteen didnt go well, i was really restless. fourteen went much better. tonight will make it my half way point and i'm about to spend the night in an unfamiliar bed. we'll see how that effects things or maybe affects, i still have trouble with that one.

Nights 10, 11, 12

I realized I was thinking too much about my sleeping habits and back pain. I'm really just trying to see what's going to happen after 30 days. So I'm not going to write as often so that I can focus on other, happy, things.

Night 10-tossed and turned. Woke up in all sorts of positions. Not a great night's sleep.

Night 11-much better, slept on my back for as much as I remember. A little back pain, but it usually happens after I do something physical during the day that tweaks it..it's my own fault.

Night 12-same report as 11.

I'm excited to see how this all pans out.