I am 23 wks pregnant and have such a difficult time sleeping! I have always been a back sleeper...so the adjustment to sleeping on my side has been hard. Lately I wake up several times a night with cramping in my hips and legs (usually the side I am laying on) It is horrible and painful. I had to get up twice last night to walk around to get the cramps to stop.
My sister suggested a pillow between my knees....not sure how that will help since I suspect the pain stems from all my weight resting on one hip or another. My boyfriend suggested a pillow UNDER the hip I am resting on. I have thought about getting one of those big 'C' shaped pillows from Babies R Us.
....I am SO tired
Any suggestions?
Michelle
Re: Trouble sleeping--hip pain
this is my suggestion for just about everything, but I would go see a chiropractor....
Mine helps with pretty much every bodily issue I've had while I've been pregnant and even when I'm not.....
I haven't bought any kind of special pillow, so far a regular body pillow has helped me.
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this is actually pretty helpful, i am suffering along with you! while it seems like the problem would be your weight on the hip (and that may be adding to the pain) most of it would normally come from the fact that when you sleep on your side with your legs together they are not parallel so your femurs actually jut out at an odd angle in your hip joint
since you werent a side sleeper before pregnancy you prob wouldnt have noticed but it def sucks. the trick is doing your best to keep as good of an alignment you can. i hope this helps, im feeling your pain!
This has been terrible, but the pillow between the legs helps a ton! I've also found that stretching before bed and when I get up in the morning has improved life substantially.
Good luck.
This is me exactly. I slept on my back, and since I've been sleeping on my side, I wake up with hip pain that radiates down my legs. I tried the pillow between my legs and that didn't help. The only thing that has helped me some is wedging a huge pillow under half of me so I can kind of lay on my back but I'm still tilted to the side... that way all my weight isn't on my hip. I do the same thing when I flip over... wedge the pillow under my stomach and sort of sleep half on my stomach, half on my side propped up by the pillow. That has definitely helped.
I told my OB about my hip pain yesterday at my appointment, and she said it sounds like sciatic nerve pain. She suggested that I see a chiropractor. Haven't decided if I'm actually going to do that or not... But if the pain gets worse, it's worth a shot!
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