Sleeping positions - sore hips :((

[Lisa]

I occasionally have the same problems. The thing I have found that helps me is taking calcium & magnesium tablets 3 times a day with the last one taken about an hour or so before bed.
On the nights that I forget I have problems sleeping thanks to the hip pain.
I hope you get some relief real soon

[Taurean]

Hi Nae

Oh this one is fun, isn't it? NOT!! I've suffered from this for a few months now but mine does come and go, it's not every night.... but there is usually something else hurting instead

I use a maternity/body pillow on one side which supports my bump and also goes between my thighs. It does help but I did still experience pain. I just have to switch sidess when they ache. I try to sleep on my left as much as possible but my OB told me it was fine to sleep on my right if that was more comfortable. It's actually no more comfy than my left but it does give me some relief for a couple of hours until that side hurts so I need to flip back to my left.

Keep remembering it's all good pain. Your body is doing what it's supposed to do. Well, I'm not sure if that is 100% true but it gets me throuhg the nights

[SophieRose]

Yay! i'm not the only one!!
I spend my whole night waking up every 45 mins to an hour aaaaaallllllllll night long. It's driving me crazy. And not only do my hips kill, but when i roll over they click or feel like their rolling out of their sockets and plus cause i'm so huge atm it takes ages to roll over. (sorry, not really a reply more a vent)

I hope everyone find some relief soon!

[NaeNae]

I just had a thought that perhaps the "powers that be" are getting us ready for sleepless nights

I might steal Dh triangle pillow as well tonight and see what type of a nest I can build.

Taurs - as my old ballroom instructor (mark wilson) use to say "Pain is but a passing phase" or "its happy pain"

If it comes with the territory its all good, bad pain

[Taurean]

I just had a thought that perhaps the "powers that be" are getting us ready for sleepless nights

I might steal Dh triangle pillow as well tonight and see what type of a nest I can build.

Taurs - as my old ballroom instructor (mark wilson) use to say "Pain is but a passing phase" or "its happy pain"

If it comes with the territory its all good, bad pain

Exactly - positive pain! I think that is going to be my mantra in labour 'You can can and will get though this, it's all positive pain'

[ElleJay]

Sorry to hear your having problems Nae. I'm kinda the same, though I can ONLY sleep on my left side. Sometimes I want to try sleeping on my right side or my back (which I've heard is a no-no) but I just can't help but roll straight over back onto my left side.
I hope it gets better for you

[nattyfred]

"Pain is but a passing phase" or "its happy pain"

If it comes with the territory its all good, bad pain

Lol...Pain is just weakness leaving the body.....Who thought of that one? I hope it gets better Im just behind you and still sleeping on my back for the mo..time will tell but let us know if you find a solution.

[NaeNae]

I think the only solution will be to sleep sitting but no doubt once you spend a week doing that your butt would get sore. I like the "pain is weakness leaving my body" quote too.

I sat last night with a hottie on my left hip which seems the sorest, that offered some temporary relief so there you are girls - won't help at night but it is soothing.

Nae x x

[first_time_mummy]

I have always been a tummy sleeper, and i try to sleep on my sides, but always seem to wake up on my stomach. I must move during my sleep and not know. My neck and sides have been hurting a lot, as i have tried using my leg to elivate myself so that i can still sleep on my tummy.

can sleeping on your tummy cause major problems to the baby? or is it just 'not reccommended'...cause no matter how hard i try, i always end up sleeping on my stomach