Sleeping on back with knees bent

Hi Blar,

How interesting! I'm not sure why you should be disturbed by it however? So long as you are getting a good sleep I don't really see the problem. The fact that your husband is disturbed by it might be more of an issue?

I wonder if there is something very logical about why you sleep this way? Have you ever, for example, had a back problem or some other physical problem involving your stomach? Maybe you simply like sleeping in a fetal position (it's the most common) but this commences whilst you are lying on your back? Might it be the shape of your bed (mattress)? Is hubby heavy so you are pulled towards the middle of the bed?

I know this is all so much idle speculation but I guess I'm trying to suggest there could be a very practical reason for your sleeping position. Even if there isn't does it really matter?

I suppose if your husband is regularly having his sleep disturbed it suggests something of a problem which may require different solutions. You might like to think about ways of stopping you sleeping on your back (a bit like people who snore). Positioning of pillows in the middle of the bed can help. Other people suggest something hard sewn to the back of your night clothes. Once you get out of the routine of sleeping on your back you can dispense with the paraphenalia!

Just a few thoughts.

Good luck

I just thought I'd add to this, that both my 13 year old daughter, and my x-husband (her father) also sleep on their backs with their knees bent, it doesn't seem to be all the time, only occasionally, but I find it strange that it seems to be heriditary.  Both are the same birth sign, Aquarius.  Not sure, I'm at a loss, but I'm worried that when she gets older she'l lhave the same issues you're having.  I don't know.

I do the exact same thing with my knees as well as place both my arms above my head. I'd also like to add that I am also an aquarius...pertaining to a comment. I have yet to find any further info on why I do this, as it doesn't seem matter the mattress or pillows I use to prevent it.

My girlfriend is getting the same with her knees. but hers are aching in the morning after sleep all night like it.

Is their any reason to be concerned?

I have also been told that I sometimes sleep on my back with my knees bent up.  Not sure how long this has been happening but at least a few years now.  I was born in July of 79.  Turning 30 this year- not sure if age makes a difference.  After I was told, I think I noticed it once but not sure if I was dreaming it. 

Wow, what a coincidence, I do the same thing (I think without my leg dropping). I was also born in July and I'm turning 30 this year as well !!

It doesn't bother me at all, I actually think it's probably good for keeping a straight back.

Very strange! This is EXACTLY what my boyfriend does... as they slip down/to the side he jolts them back... eventually I push them down for him or he turns over! He's 28 and born in April so I don't see a connection.... very funny though!

My boyfriend does the same thing - i think its actually quite funny - he's 32 and a taurus - so i'm not sure there's a connection there!

I also do this.  I am 39 years old.  I have been doing this for about the last year and it is very discomforting.  One of my knees always drops to the side, without me knowing it, obviously as I am sleeping.  However, when I wake up, I can hardly move as my lower back and hip are in tremendous pain from being in that position with a leg hanging over like that.  I try to start off sleeping on my side, but every night I end up on my back with knees bent up.

I have just been looking on the internet for info on this sleeping habit. Not much luck. My boyfriend has told me that I have been doing it for a while and it disturbs his sleep. Apparently I bend my knees up and then slowly let them drop so that I am laying flat & I do this repeatedly throughout the night. I have been suffering from leg pain recently and also horrible leg cramps in the night and wondered if this habit was related. 

Haha...I am a Capricorn by the way, so it looks unlikely that starsign is a connection ;-)

I am a 25 yr old female who does this pretty much every night, much to the dismay of my boyfriend. I always start on my stomach, my preferred position, than somewhere mid sleep I end up on my back again with knees up. My legs also end up falling to the side, pulling the sheets with them, and off my boyfriend. He usually ends up laying down my legs. I wish I knew why this happened.

When I was younger I think I had seen that my dad slept with his knees up as well, and one of my cousins on my dad's side also does, so maybe it is hereditary?... hope that helps.

I'm up late researching this, as my husband does this as well.  He is 34 (and a Capricorn  :)  Sometimes it's one leg, sometimes it's both.  I usually use my foot to slide his legs back down.  But he also lifts his arms into the air - sometimes just holding them there, but usually he puts his hand on his forehead, elbow in the air.  Sometimes it's just arms, or legs, or both.  I worry that this disturbes his sleep, as he does have a sleep disorder - but I don't think it's related to this behavior.  It's more disturbing for me, as when his arms fall, they often fall on me.  I don't recall him doing this years ago though, and am wondering if it could be stress-related?  Has anyone noticed if this behavior occurs when you are stressed?

i hold my hands on my stomach and only have one leg up in the air. i fall asleep on my stomach. i seem to toss and turn for awhile before i end up on my back. i have been diagnosed with a couple sleep disorders- insomnia- but is not too bad now and sleep delayed phase syndrome. capricorn :-)