@sjis with my first, I ended up sleeping in the recliner starting around 30 weeks because I couldn't get comfortable lol. I was still moving quite a bit though, but I'm thinking I might cave and grab one next week when we do a small registry (for the completion discount).
I just can't wrap my head around spending ~$100 on a pillow! haha. I have like a million pillows on my bed already so I just maneuver them all into place
@splsmama2016 I have a queen bed and move around a ton. Some nights the Snoogle ends up on the floor but some nights it's the only way I get comfortable. I sleep with it on the outside edge of my side of the bed with the C shape facing in and I don't move it. I don't mind cuddling it the "wrong" way because sometimes that's more comfortable.
I position mine same as @ilikestars089 . Flipping yourself over can be a pain, but it is so much more comfy to sleep with. And I definitely didn't pay $100 for it!
Married May 2014 DD born August 2016 Baby #2 due December 2017
Told DH that I was going to buy I snoogle and I hope he's cool with it. He said "I have no clue what a snoogle is but it sounds like something out of a Dr Seuss book." Ha!
Okay where did you get your snoogle for cheaper? I've looked at Amazon and BRU and it's pricey on either... probably has something to do with exchange too since I'm CAD. Boo.
I liked the dermoplast and the padsicles (from the hospital), after birth. hah! and sitting on pillows helped me a lot. definitely take whatever is left in your hospital room-those peri bottles, mesh undies, and wipes, etc. very helpful!
For pregnancy I used the gold bond ultimate healing lotion-it is unscented and it really helps with the itchy skin on my chest & baby bump. I started trying the palmer's stretch mark lotion but i am not really a fan of the smell.
I have this little triangle wedge-like pillow that I use when I am laying on my side, it helps angle my bump in a more comfortable position so it doesn't make my back hurt when I am sleeping on one side for a while. it makes it so much more comfortable. i never did like any of the other pregnancy pillows.
I need to dig mine out of storage... We have a queen sized bed and SO hated it because it took up a ton of room. Oh well! I also used the pregnancy wedge a lot too. I think that may come out soon as well. I liked that because it wasn't as big and it gave my belly some support.
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@splsmama2016 I have a queen bed and move around a ton. Some nights the Snoogle ends up on the floor but some nights it's the only way I get comfortable. I sleep with it on the outside edge of my side of the bed with the C shape facing in and I don't move it. I don't mind cuddling it the "wrong" way because sometimes that's more comfortable.
Married May 2014
DD born August 2016
Baby #2 due December 2017
As for moving around a lot, the Snoogle actually keeps me in one place. I move within it, rather than move the pillow when I roll over.
For pregnancy I used the gold bond ultimate healing lotion-it is unscented and it really helps with the itchy skin on my chest & baby bump. I started trying the palmer's stretch mark lotion but i am not really a fan of the smell.
I have this little triangle wedge-like pillow that I use when I am laying on my side, it helps angle my bump in a more comfortable position so it doesn't make my back hurt when I am sleeping on one side for a while. it makes it so much more comfortable. i never did like any of the other pregnancy pillows.
Together since May 19, 2001
Baby #1 was born in May 2013.