How Do You Sleep?

[tjayne07]

As the title says really.
I have a long body pillow and the past week or so it has become really uncomfortable for me so dh is buying me a wedge pillow tomorrow and im going to give that a try.
We have a memory foam mattress thats a few years old so the 'moulding'it gave when new seems to have vanished and it does nothing to support my bump so my only option is a pillow.

Does anyone here use the wedge ones? Would you recommend them?
im only looking at it as they look very bump supportive.
xx

 

[Mummy to be x]

I have this https://www.mothercare.com/Dreamgenii-Pregnancy-And-Feeding-Support-Pillow/933928,default,pd.html


And I can honestly say it's been amazing for me! So comfortable.

 

[shinona]

I have a pillow between my legs and a wee wedge pillow for under bump. I love my wedge pillow though.....can't sleep without it x

 

[Ziggie]

Well I'm awake at 5.30...lol.

I have the dream genii after reading all the fab reviews and I honestly don't rate it. I use it around my shoulders now!!! I have lots of pillows and that was really comfy for a while but I'm finding my shoulder and hip starts to ache after a while lying on on side now so I flip over a lot. My ribs ache too.

Think it's just how it is now!

I use 3 pillows up top plus the genii. One one side and a long bolster thing with 2 feather pillows in on the other!!

 

[MollyNorwood]

I also use a regular pillow between my thighs and a small foam wedge under my bump. I am awake half the night roughly every night these days though, but using these are the only things that get me comfy at all.

 

[emeeorevan]

Sleep? What is this 'sleep' of which you are speaking?
Lol! I'm up (4am here) and I've been up since two am! Had a bowl of cereal and shower to try to relax but nothing is working
I have to be up and get ready for work at 5:30. It's gonna be a long day.

 

[tjayne07]

Eme sleep is lost on me at the moment lol!

I dont ever remember being this uncomfortable with my ds.
So fed up of tossing and turning and changing of pillows lol.
Even worse when I wake in the night to pee....

 

[Mummy to be x]

I was never uncomfortable with my previous pregnancy either!

As for the trips to the toilet, at least five times a night for me!

 

[tjayne07]

I was never uncomfortable with my previous pregnancy either!

As for the trips to the toilet, at least five times a night for me!

I deliberately dont drink at least an hour and a half before I go to bed and even that doesnt work!
Just aswell these babas are well worth it lol xx

 

[Laylagirl]

4:17 here and CANT sleep... But it's a combo of stress and not being comfortable...

 

[x Helen x]

Probably not what you want to hear... but strangely I have had no problems at all sleeping with this pregnancy! No aches or pains, no toilet trips. To be honest I don't feel pregnant most of the time, except for the odd bit of heartburn. Guess I'm just lucky!! I don't really have much of a bump this time so that probably helps with the comfort rating.

My last pregnancy however was a different story, I slept surrounded by pillows and Dream Genie and was still horribly uncomfortable with hip ache and such.

 

[jw1555]

I've given up on sleep! If it's not heartburn, going to the loo or restless legs keeping me up then it's not being able to get comfy now I'm so heavy!

 

[Surprised26]

I sleep with a giant 30 degree wedge pillow, topped with standard bed pillows and a long body pillow doubled under my knees. I'm incapable of sleeping on my sides, so with all the pillows I'm positioned more like I would be if sleeping in a recliner (so as to not be flat on my back, which ofc is a no-no). Luckily my bump isn't ridiculous yet, so far sleeping this way hasn't been an issue (well when I'm not sickly that is).

I know that side sleeping is optimal, but as long as you're not flat on your back, any sleep is good sleep.

 

[cjwn]

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[tjayne07]

Well my lovely hubby bought me home a wedge and a v shaped nursing pillow so I have 2 options now!
Is it bed time yet? I wish haha x