Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I always slept on my stomach, but now that I am close to 22 weeks it is becoming more and more difficult.

I try lying on my side, but I wake up every morning with pain in my back and hips.

What does everyone else do? How do you position the extra pillows?

Any advice would be really appreciated. I need some good quality

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I am struggling too. I have the body pillow and it doesn't really help me. Everyone else raves about it. I have severe hip pain (both at this point) and I can't fall asleep after 3am. At 33 weeks I tell myself its good practice for when the baby comes. Sorry I can't help......

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I have bad hip pain, too. a pillow between the knees helps. I have a big king size pillow that works well.

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

Even with a body pillow, you will still be going from side to side. That hip/back pain won't stop...sorry, but I'll be honest. At least you'll be more comfortable for a little while until you have to turn to the other side with a body pillow.

One thing pregnancy has taught me, sleep cannot be taken for granted!!

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I think we all have the same issue.... My only saving grace during the hip pain months was the last trimester!!!!!!!!

I am so tired now, and I think the hip spreading has finally ceased so now I sleep like a rock - with the exception of getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom 4 or 5 times.....

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I was hoping someone would tell me some great secret that would solve everything.

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I alternate between a pregnancy body pillow and a bunch of regular pillows. The pregnancy body pillow feels great for my hips, legs, belly... but I end up with neck pain when I use it too much. When I use the regular pillows I put one between my knees, one under my belly, and one behind me. I sleep partly on my side and partly on my stomach and it is very comfortable.

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I slept on my left side with the snoogle...

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

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I was hoping someone would tell me some great secret that would solve everything.

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I'll try that thanks, Julz.

It's so funny that you mention the pillow behind your back because last night I started leaning on DH (using him as "pillow") and doing the half stomach, half side thing.

But then he moved and ruined it.

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

Its really hard!! I was a belly sleeper only, and really didn't sleep as soon as I popped unfortunately...

And the weird thing, I can't sleep on my belly anymore after having DC!!!

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I'm halfstomach sleeper too and I have to totally surround myself with pillows now. One behind my back, one (little guy) under the belly, one between my knees. If DH is there, I'll throw a leg over him too just to keep the pressure off my hip.

I think we're doomed either way. I still wake up at 3am every day and am awake rubbing my hip/thigh trying to get the numbness to go away.

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I was a major belly or back sleeper. A good body pillow helps. Mine is a candy cane shape. also another king pillow on the other side of me when I roll over. I need to have something between my knees. I am getting used to it. just hard when you roll over because you have to roll 180 degrees to your other side ( not just 90 to your back or belly) Hang in there.

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I switch from both sides at night. I try to go to bed on the left side. i cant seem to sleep for a good amount of time.

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

It's not easy! I remember that I would give ANYTHING to sleep FLAT whether on my back or belly

Get a body pillow and put it between your knees. I would lay halfway to my belly and at least I could get some rest.

Re: Fellow Preggos (especially former stomach sleepers), please tell me: How do you sleep now? I need help.

I also use a body pillow and it has to go between my knees. Its the only partial help I can get for the hip pain. I also was waking up with wrist/arm pain and it ended up being carpel tunnel. So in addition to cuddling up to the body pillow, iIwear 2 very unattractive wrist braces to bed. I cant wait to sleep on my stomach again......