# Is it bad to sleep on you left side?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-sleep-on-you-left-side/62388>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 18, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-sleep-on-you-left-side/62388 "2001-04-18T03:38:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![bluefries](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@bluefries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluefries)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-sleep-on-you-left-side/62388/1 "2001-04-18T03:38:59Z")

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Is it bad to sleep on your left side?

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**Author:** ![LisaRx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@LisaRx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LisaRx)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-sleep-on-you-left-side/62388/2 "2001-04-18T03:43:31Z")

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NO- to the contrary.

When I was pregnant and getting puffy, it was recommended that I sleep on my left side.

Look here: [http://www.gynob.com/LeftSide.htm](http://www.gynob.com/LeftSide.htm)

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**Author:** ![jaimest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaimest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaimest)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-sleep-on-you-left-side/62388/3 "2001-04-18T05:17:57Z")

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Ever hear a song by Cornershop, called “Sleep on the Left Side”? I could never figure out what the hell it meant.

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**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-sleep-on-you-left-side/62388/4 "2001-04-18T05:32:13Z")

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Bad? Naw.

It is sinister, though.

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**Author:** ![exchicagoan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/0ea827/32.png) [@exchicagoan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/exchicagoan)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-sleep-on-you-left-side/62388/5 "2001-04-18T05:33:56Z")

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I remember the JULIE HARRIS character in THE HAUNTING (60s version) saying that she DID because “it makes your heart work harder”. IE: wear out faster.

Just a myth.

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-to-sleep-on-you-left-side/62388/6 "2001-04-19T03:49:47Z")

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If it is, then I’m bad to the bone. I sleep on my left side most of the night. It’s just comfortable for me.