Anyway, another question for you - in relation to the above has anyone used pregnancy pillows? What did you think? I'm wondering if they'll help me feel a bit more comfortable? I feel slightly ridiculous asking this as i'm only 15 weeks and only just showing, I know it's only going to get worse...!!
Don't feel ridicukous, I have been using extra pillows since I was 10 weeks, I was a tummy sleeper and was unable to do so from 6 weeks! I use 2pillows in front of me with my top knee bent and resting on them, the bottom leg straight, and I have 2 pillows wedged up behind me to stop me rolling onto my back. I find it a pretty good setup. Good luck!


Just wanted to jump in on this sleeping talk. What is wrong with sleeping on your back? I am a big back and sometimes side sleeper. I have never been told I shouldn't be sleeping on my back. At 14 weeks I am not really showing yet. I knew that I would end up sleeping more on my side when I got bigger but I though this was just for comfort not because you were supposed to.

It's because when you lay on your back your uterus can fall back onto your vena cava (the vessel carrying blood to your uterus) and in some cases can block it off stopping supply to the baby. I don't think it's a huge issue in the earlier stages as your uterus is still fairly small and not heavy but I was always very wary of it. If I had a night where the only pain-free position for my back was to lay on my back I would just build up my pillows so I was elevated a little. HTH