A long body pillow may seem like an extravagance, but they are just too delicious in the relief they provide. I never ended up buying one, though wish I wasn't so conscious of DP's eye on the bank balance, because I've borrowed one from a friend and it's the bees knees. I'll use it a bit more now that DD is here, but I have to give it back at some stage!!
For my SPD, before the long pillow (which seems to just be a long body pillow from Kmart, not a specialised one you can get from back specialists etc) I was using a memory foam thigh pillow (and was actually using it between pregnancies when the pelvis issues would flare up again - stopped using when I went back to yoga last year to complement osteo treatment) and the Dentons preggy belly wedge. Effective, until later in pregnancy when the thigh pillow was losing its usefulness.
I'd recommend some acupuncture for the hip pain itself, on top of managing the sleeping with a body pillow
I used to get regular massage for the hip (the joys of national sport!), and have had a couple of pregnancy massages since becoming pregnant that helped a bit. I'll get my uncle to accupuncture me up next time I see him! Hopefully it's just playing up because of the pregnancy anyway and it'll resolve once baby is born.
I have also had a hip injury which resulted in an arthroscopy and am only now starting to feel the effects of that injury so I guess Im quite lucky. I got a body pillow but it is a bit too fat to be comfy for me so maybe have a little test of it first in the shops If you can that is... I just use a pillow under my belly and one between my knees...Good luck and I hope you find something comfy.
I have one of the long body pillows, as I get further along it's helping more and more. They do take up quite a bit of room!
I have seen some that are close to $100 but I got mine for less than $30 from Big W, glad that I did but I wasn't really prepared to spend $100 as I wasn't sure if I would use it much as I have heard mixed reports.
Yep! I have one that DH has lovingly dubbed "The Poo Pillow" (it's got a dark brown pillow cover on it ><; and I LOVE it. I mostly use it on my back to wedge myself on my side, otherwise I end up on my back during the night. You can use them frontways though, and sometimes I bend mine so it's like one of those banana pillows... I think they're a good investment
I bought one last week from Kmart for $30 reduced from $40. It is awesome. I am about a size 16-18 so it has been brilliant as i normally have a bad back but am having trouble sleeping on my stomach now my boobs hurt soo much. It wedges between my legs and under my belly and i can hug it which is really comforting.
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and I LOVE it. I mostly use it on my back to wedge myself on my side, otherwise I end up on my back during the night. You can use them frontways though, and sometimes I bend mine so it's like one of those banana pillows... I think they're a good investment 
anyone know of some good ones for that price?? sorry to hijack
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