I had so many pillows DH eventually moved into the spare room Poor man only had an inch to sleep on. That, and the constant waking and adorable pregnant wife snoring.
I ended up with a big wedge pillow to prop me up to help with heartburn and a normal pillow on top of this. I had a little belly wedge pillow for under the bump. I'd move it as I switched from side to side. I had a long pillow for between my knees and ankles (I had to keep my knees together due to SPD and it would hurt without one). Then another one behind my back to stop my rolling over when i was on my side. I had a belly bean and this was OK in the start but not so much at the end. Sadly there was no cure for the hip pain except swapping sides or sleeping on my back.
I would position all my pillows, then crawl in and adjust them. Sleep on one side. Get up to loo. Readjust all the pillows and sleep on the other side. Repeat multiple times all night.
DH did get to use the wedge pillow when he got the flu and couldn't breathe properly, so it wasn't all for me
I used a single rolled up doona and unrolled if i needed less, rolled more if i needed more. I didn't have back pain but I had pain when I woke up from my pelvis twisting from laying on my side. The doona was long enough to put under my belly when it got bigger and between my legs.
I still use my body pillow 20 months on!!!! I love it because I like to sleep on my side with one knee leaning over and it would kill my back, so now I can do that because I'm using the pillow and not putting pressure on my back. While pregnant it was awesome, because I could sleep like this, and still shove a bit under my belly....ultimate comfort!
I LOVED my pregnancy pillow! DF even offered to get it out again for me the other night when i was complaining of having a sore back. I had a giant U shaped one which curved in around my belly and hugged my back. It started at my shins, went up around my head and down my back to the back of my shins. It was perfect!! DF bought it as my christmas present at toys r us, for around $90 i think. Once i was done with it DD slept in it in her bed and called it her boat
I say take it, if you use it for a bit and find you don't like it you can always return it! I think people tend to do what ever works. First time round DF and i were sharing a King single (he is 6'6"!) and all i got was tiny wedge pillow for under my belly and i was still happy.
Poor man only had an inch to sleep on. That, and the constant waking and adorable pregnant wife snoring.
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