stomach sleeping
Sleeping belly-down position
Stomach sleeping is the practice of sleeping face-down with the chest against the mattress.
Sleep experts often discourage it because it can strain the neck and lower back, though some people find it comfortable or use it to reduce snoring.
Also called prone sleeping.
He's been stomach sleeping since childhood.
- proneInclined or face-down
- face downChallenge directly, or inverted
- facedownWith front downward
- pillowBedding for heads
- body pillowElongated cushion for sleeping
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