Almost 20 weeks and sleeping on back?

[farmgirl77]

I know that this is prob a stupid question, but reading this post i was just wondering the benefit of the body pillow vs a normal pillow. I've been using a normal pillow to put between my legs and prop my belly on when sleeping on my side, but am starting to get sore hips at night and end up on my back, then back to my side etc etc. How do people sleep on the body pillow - can you lie on it on your tummy, or do you just use it to support your whole body when sleeping on the side...as I started with, sorry if this is a stupid question
FG

[Melbournemumma]

Farmgirl: Not a stupid question There are none I've been told!

Anyway's I sleep with my body pillow running under my bump and between my legs. Then when I roll over I hold onto it with my legs and just re-position it under my bump. I find that because of the length of it the body pillow gives me greater support. I do find that, even with the body pillow, my hips go numb sometimes. I'm guessing that's from the extra weight that is being put on them at the moment and would happen no matter what type of pillow I was sleeping on.

[alioops]

When you are no longer using your body pillow as a body pillow it also covers the full width of a QS bed, so you can snuggle up to DH without having your head between the pillows

FG - To provide support for your belly and something for between your legs it is helpful to have a much bigger pillow, and if you happen to have the bed to yourself you still have something to cuddle. If you are a back sleeper it also provides enough support to be under your hip without the rest of your body twisting because it goes from shouler to mid calf (or knee if you are really tall) which helps to reduce stiffness.