I used to always sleep on my stomach but as I now have a Santa-like body (not on purpose) I now sleep on my side. I have not been dissuaded from growing my beard long, however. Iam hoping I can avoid some of the sleep issues! But I think having an huge beard and a bald head looks dang cool! So Tom, I am still looking to catch up with you. I do think that I am starting to see my beard drop! I can only hope!