sleep position
How you lie
Sleep position is the bodily posture someone assumes while sleeping or falling asleep.
The main positions—back, stomach, and side—each have variations and claimed health effects.
She changed her sleep position after the doctor said it might help her back pain.
Partner compatibility sometimes hinges on complementary sleep positions.
- sideLateral portion of something
- backReverse side; support
- flat on backLying face-up horizontally
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
- fetalOf the unborn
sprawl · pillow · mattress · spoon · curl · curl up · starfish · prone · supine · toss · turn · toss and turn · cozy · restless · snuggle · cradle · recline · lumbar
- sleepnap, doze, slumber, naps, snooze
- infant sleepcrib, bassinet, Moses basket, swaddle, white noise
- recoveryrecovery, sobriety, rehab, recover, recovery room
activity level
sleep positionrunning form
fighting stance · athletic stance · combat stance · yoga pose · ready position
sleep, position, sleeps, slept, sleeping, sleeper, sleepers, sleepy, sleepless