Quote Originally Posted by unseen wombat View Post
If you put a pillow in front of your body, you can put your upper arm on top of it and your lower arm just extend downward in front of you and lay it on the bed, or tuck it up under your head pillow. That's how I sleep best. It's hard for me to sleep on my back, but I can do it if I'm really tired. I can't sleep on my stomach though, ever.
Falling asleep on your back isnt an absolute rule that you have to follow. Its just something that ive noticed helps me fall asleep faster.

If you can fall asleep faster in another position by all means go for it.