How did you sleep in the 3rd Trimester

orange682 · August 2011

I'm almost 30 weeks and I can't find a somewhat comfy position to sleep in. I'm a tummy sleeper, and I've kind of been sleeping on my stomach/on my side, but with most of the weight on my side (body pillow kind of under the belly). I've been waking up every hour or so to pee, and my belly hurts when I wake up. Not like contraction hurt, just sore. I'm wondering if I am really waking up because of my positioning.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to sleep?

tmbuchmann · August 2011

Just get pillows, take a Tylenol, and try to find a comfy position, for me there wasn't much I could do at 30+ weeks to get comfortable.

SpinningJess · August 2011

No help here, just wanted to sympathize! I don't think there is any place on this earth right now where I could get comfortable. Certainly no place at home. My belly/pelvis hurts when I get up at night, too, I think it's so much weight on those ligaments and muscles, just takes a bit to get them to "wake up" so to speak. Hang in there, the end is near!

cauli001 · August 2011

By the end MH put the glider in our bedroom and I was sleeping there! GL

StarLightStar22 · August 2011

SpinningJess:
No help here, just wanted to sympathize! I don't think there is any place on this earth right now where I could get comfortable. Certainly no place at home. My belly/pelvis hurts when I get up at night, too, I think it's so much weight on those ligaments and muscles, just takes a bit to get them to "wake up" so to speak. Hang in there, the end is near!

Agree with all of this. I have found that using my body pillow on the front and putting a pillow behind my back helps some!

ade2be · August 2011

I agree with the "lots and lots of pillows".

Also - once I got far enough along (and the heartburn / indigestion and hip pain got bad) - sleeping in the recliner was the best. I could sleep mostly elevated to help with the indigestion and for those emergency bathroom trips - putting the recliner down helped me launch out of "bed" - which was much less painful

NicoleeBonsai · August 2011

it takes me a while to find a good position to fall asleep in, and i'm definitely tossing and turning all night.

i sleep on my side with my PG pillow between my legs, a wedge under my head (to keep it a little elevated for acid reflux), and i spoon a regular pillow. sometimes i also put a pillow behind my back for added support,

to be honest, i sleep best after DH leaves in the morning - i get to sprawl over the whole king-size bed!

daniellecleasby · August 2011

I try not to drink too much within a hour or two of bedtime to help with the bathroom trips. but for positioning the only way I have found, is similar to what your doing. I sleep on my side and put 2 pillows under my top leg and I sort of kick it over the pillows so I am more on my stomach but the pillows hold up the wieght so I am not laying on my stomach. It is hard to describe. I have found for being a stomach sleeper that is the most comfortable. Good luck :-)

Oh also I noticed on days that I walked or did a lot I slept a lot better so may type going on a walk in the evening. I also don't nap during the day so by bedtime, I am so tired I just pass out right away and usually can get 5-6 hours without waking up to pee or reposition.

cocojack10 · August 2011

Oh yeah! I remember those days.

I'd start off in my bed, off to bathroom in middle of night, then move to guest bed, off to bathroom, then move to the glider in boys room, off to bathroom, then on to the couch/recliner in family room, off to the bathroom again, and end up in my bed early morning.

That was my nightly routine, and as you can prob conclude, I didn't sleep much, and haven't since! : )

GL

Stina4242 · August 2011

I would use lots of pillows and rotate about every hour, otherwise there was too much weight on my hips in the same spot.

GL!!!!

:)

jamdonut · August 2011

Sleep...I wish!! I feel I just take naps all night in between waking up to go to the bathroom and constantly turning over! I have been sleeping on our huge couch in the basement as find the colder the room, the better I sleep. I am also a stomach sleeper so have been using a down filled body pillow to mold to my front so I am am half on my side, half laying on my front with the couch back supporting my back. It seems to work but so look forward to the day I can fully sleep on my stomach again! GL, we are in the home stretch.

mrsg052904 · August 2011

I am right there with everyone else. I thought it was too early to be this uncomfortable at night, but I guess not. I'm also on MBR so I am either sitting or laying down day and night. My butt hurts, my hips hurt, my back hurts. DH is a dancer/choreographer and I asked him to show me a few stretches this morning. It actually really helped make me feel more comfortable. Now, if I could only sleep well...

jcath · August 2011

Right there with you. I use a snoogle and other pillows and usually get up sometime in the night and move to the sofa for a couple of hours, then back to the bed.

I have an awful summer cold and took some Benadryl last night b/c its' on my Drs OK list and actually slept wonderfully...guess we can't do that every night thought

blondek8 · August 2011

Not well.

I was off work at 28 weeks so I took naps if needed if I slept really crappy at night. It only got worse until the boys STTN.

Dec31stBride · August 2011

I slept much better in the 3rd tri than in the 4th ;-) Seriously - this is true.

Also - slept propped up on a 15-30 degree angle (sprang for a wedge from "Relax the Back") and with a body pillow b/w the legs. Also - tums. Lots of tums.

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