January 2016 Moms

Pregnancy pillow

hi everyone, I'm 18 and 1/2 weeks and really starting to feel like I need a pregnancy pillow to help me sleep through the nights. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to get? I've been looking at the bumpnest or the snoogle

Re: Pregnancy pillow

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  • I was a back sleeper so I got uncomfortable really quick trying to sleep on my side. I bought the Leachco back and belly and it has really helped.
  • I second the snoogle!! It's amazing!
  • I love my Snoogle! I use it all day and lay on it on the couch for back support (then use it at night too, obviously!)
  • Loveeee the snoogle! & so does my husband!
  • I love the snoogle. Bought it for my last pregnancy and pulled it out of storage as soon as I found out this time. It's helpful now and a total lifesaver later.
  • I LOVE my Back 'N Belly Contoured Body Pillow which is also ny Leachco. You can use it in all kinds of ways. I even like it for sitting and reading. As opposed to the snoogle, you don't have to flip it around if u decide to switch sides.

    I've even come home to find my husband napping in it.
  • I love my Boppy pregnancy pillow. It comes in sections so you can reposition or use in other positions without excess bulk. I've slept so solidly since I broke down and got it a couple weeks ago. For me, the other ones seemed rather flat and this one is poofy and just right.

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  • laineylove78laineylove78 member
    edited August 2015
    I found that the snoogle didn't really help me until I had a decent sized belly. Now I'm fighting sciatic pain while trying to get to sleep and the only thing that helps is a super large pillow under my knees while lying on my back. Any other suggestions to relieve scaitic pain? I've been having a miserable couple of nights.
  • I have today's mom cozy comfort pregnancy pillow. It was the greatest with DS. I haven't pulled it out yet because we have a queen size bed and it takes up a lot of space. I am trying to make it to 20 weeks so my hubby won't want to kill me ;-) but I really want it lol.
  • I bought a snoogle. So far I like it and am using it in a variety of ways (coiled up under my legs when reading in bed, behind my back while watching tv).

    I am not really big yet and am also tall (5'9") so I may end up adding another pillow under my feet to keep my hips/legs elevated throughout.
  • I got the Snoogle and am a little disappointed - to sleep with it in front it is decent but when I use it for back support then it becomes my head pillow in that position and I feel like it's not comfortable for the head and that it doesn't come down enough so I don't have anything to hold against my chest.
  • I love my snoogle!!!!
  • LOVE my snoogle! Hubby got it for me around 12 weeks and I've been hooked ever since!
  • nanamp said:

    I LOVE my Back 'N Belly Contoured Body Pillow which is also ny Leachco. You can use it in all kinds of ways. I even like it for sitting and reading. As opposed to the snoogle, you don't have to flip it around if u decide to switch sides.

    I've even come home to find my husband napping in it.

    This. YES!!!! I'm using mine again for this pregnancy and love it even more. I love you don't have to move it to roll over .... It's always got your back! A must buy!!!
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  • Whoa. I just looked up that back n belly pillow as I'm having some horrible scaitic pain and had the worst carpal tunnel last pregnancy, but holy huge? I mean I guess it has to be but I'm a little put off by how big it is. You sleep with that under the covers? And you don't use your regular pillow? I love my regular pillow. I'm conflicted.
  • enkbenkb member
    Just got the snoogle 2 days ago after a week of horrible sleep because I couldn't take it any more.  I was holding off because it just seemed too expensive for a pillow and I thought, how much difference could it make?  I LOVE the stupid thing and wish I would of bought it a month ago!
  • Whoa. I just looked up that back n belly pillow as I'm having some horrible scaitic pain and had the worst carpal tunnel last pregnancy, but holy huge? I mean I guess it has to be but I'm a little put off by how big it is. You sleep with that under the covers? And you don't use your regular pillow? I love my regular pillow. I'm conflicted.

    I know, I had the same thought. If we had a king sized bed, then maybe. But we have a queen. I just don't see that working well.
  • I just bought a Snoogle at Baby Depot at Burlington for $39! I was so excited!
  • I recently got the back and body pillow, and i LOVE it. Supports my back really well. I will say its slightly large for me. (Im 5 ft <100lbs) and it takes up the whole bed so i usually only use it on nights i feel like i need it, but im only 15wks. Im sure soon ill need it all the time!
  • I have the same issue. I love it, but its quite large. I only pull it out when i feel i need it
  • My snoogle just came in today! I cant wait to go to bed tonight!
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  • @laineylove78 you betcha the pillow is big! I should've prefaced that I do have a king size bed and it's still big. Although we had a queen size last pregnancy and I managed to still make it work... Hubby likes it because I don't roll over to him and make him too hot lol.
    I do put it under my comforter, and sheet. But after I slept with it the first night, all the issues with its size melted away because I was finally comfortable. I do use it with my regular pillows under my head. It keeps me just elevated enough to somewhat control my reflux at night.
    I wish there was a way to try it to see if you like it first... I just took a chance and gladly deal with the bulky-ness every night :)
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  • @laineylove78
    We have a queen. I kind of like my regular pillows because they are soft and squishy. I usually sleep with the loop at the bottom and the unattached ends by my head and put my pillow in between.
    We have amazon prime, so I kind of figured I had the free return as an option.
  • We have a king it just looks so cumbersome. Do you sleep with it all night or at some point it gets tossed onto the floor? I know that eventually I'm going to need something, I have the snoogle but I don't love it. I move around a lot in my sleep so it's annoying to constantly reposition it. Which is why I thought this back n body pillow may be the answer. I just can't get it together to admit I'm pregnant enough to have this huge pillow in bed with me for the next 24 weeks. I need to start doing yoga.
  • @laineylove78 I sleep with mine all night, I never toss it out of the bed... Well with the exception of sexy time..I agree that Amazon might be a good option for returning if you don't like it :-).
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  • I kind of hate the Snoogle and so does my hubby. It just takes up so much room! My dh hates it to the point of sleeping elsewhere some times, so I haven't gotten it out for this pregnancy yet. I do have to say it helped feel more comfortable but I still never actually felt comfortable.
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