Maternity pillows

[lilmisspositive]

Looking for a kind of U shaped maternity pillow. Anyone have any suggestions? I did find it at toys r us and they claimed they were shipping it to the store near me but it has been awhile and when I rung they claimed to have no idea what I was on about. : (

I have a big body pillow but find it is only supporting the one side of me.

Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated! ; )

[~phyrephly~]

I used one of those "boomerang" pillows from back in the day - you know the ones that are either a V shape or a U shape. I can't afford to buy a new one, and it seems to go OK. I sleep on my side with it between my legs and sometimes under my belly or I roll over more and rest my knee on it, so I am sort of laying on my tummy (I'm a tummy sleeper - Oh! how I miss it!). I do get a sore lower back from time to time, so I put a normal pillow behind me too to support my back when I'm on my side.

I hope this makes sense!

I used to work at TRU and at Christmas time, they can be totally hopeless!

[MrsBexie]

I have a body pillow, it's like a normal pillow but the length of the bed almost! I got it from pillow talk, maybe check at a pillow store?

Good luck! It's so much easier to sleep with support pillows!

[sloane]

i just used a boomerang sort of pillow as well - a friend gave it to me but i'm pretty sure it just came from target. i ended up with a bit of a pillow fortress near the end of my PG - i was surrounded!

the bonus with the pillow i had was that it made a great BFing pillow after DS was born

[angelaartsstudent]

I am DYING for one of those huge U shaped ones. Becuase I am tall, the little short ones just don't do it for me.

I found one online, but it's $99.

Big W and KMart apparently have what they call a "body pillow" but I have heard varying stories about their quality.

[sloane]

i've seen the 'body pillows' at lincraft as well. no idea on quality but i'm sure they were reasonably cheap?

[luna moth]

I just bought a stack of regular pillows from Ikea/Target when they were on sale, and then I can rearrange them according to my needs. DH calls it my "palace"

I also use a rolled up cloth nappy under my bump for support.

[lilmisspositive]

Thanks so much guys. A girl just rung from TRU and said she found one and it is on its way! Yaaa. This should do the trick. Btw Audax I literally lmao after I read your reply then glanced at your location! Love it. ; )

[MrsBexie]

The body pillow from K-mart is crap!!! it was ok for like a week then went all lumpy and separated!!! I got so frustrated with it that after 2 weeks I went and bought another one from Pillow talk! K-mart one cost $29.95 and the Pillow talk one cost $29.95 too but has a foam core so doesn't separate or go lumpy. It's great!

YAY to TRU finding your pillow!!! Sleeping is sooooo much more comfy with the support so hopefully won't be long before you can get it!

[sconeonamission]

I have a million pillows ! lol Well, that might be exaggerating, but sure seems like it. I don't use my body pillow, coz I sleep at the "bottom" of the bed (with my feet touching the footend) with the blankets tucked in and it just really doesn't work for me. I have a boomerang pillow, it just doesn't seem to "sit" right in bed with my bump. Ordinary pillows work ok, but tend just to chuck them out of the bed anyway.

I still seem to sleep on my tummy, but slightly off to the side, iykwim. Otherwise, I'd get no sleep at all. (I mentioned to the midwife I saw the other day that I wake up on my tummy - she said that's ok.)

[lilmisspositive]

Thanks guys. I just wanted to let you know I am using the back and belly one. It is well worth it but it is HUGE. Just thought I would let you know. : )