Terrible Sleeping

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seriously I NEED sleep

sucks totally.

I find I'm most comfortable when i do this: body pillow on one side, regular pillow only a couple inches away from it length wise, another regular pillow where my head would be - then I climb in facing the body pillow on my side (kind of draped over the pillow) and then I have ANOTHER pillow that I put my head on. (so the pillow i originally placed for my head is actually under my arm and shoulder, yk?)

Granted - I only get this for like an hour or two after dh gets out of bed, but it TOTALLY takes the pressure off my hip and I sleep SOUNDLY. The rest of the night I spend tossing as well. I usually end up lying ALMOST on my back - with the body pillow under one side of my body so I'm not FLAT, yk? Then, I have it curled under that same leg, so it's comfy for my back.

sucks - but it's only temporary

texmati
i am going to buy a body pillow as well
and i think a memory foam head pillow
then i can also use the extra pillows i already have for other weird support in areas.

this i think is what i need
http://www.amazon.com/Todays-Mom-Com...ef=pd_sbs_ba_4

GL doser. the last two nights i have woken after sleeping on my side and under my rib cage, like inside my body just hurts for a few minutes until i change position. i swear it's some organ. i thought it was pregnancy related but i told DH and he said the same thing has been happening to him. strange. maybe it's our mattress. it has been sooo comfy, the best mattress ever, it's not even that old (like maybe 2.5 years). however it is a knock-off memory foam so that could be it. i wish we could get an organic latex mattress but they are so pricey and i don't know of anywhere to try them out. we got the memory foam before i researched and found they were horribly toxic. yay!

I sleep terribly too. I also wake up on my back and I used to be worried but I think I read in Dr. Sears or something that it is nothing to worry about - the reason you woke up is to alert you to shift and change position - my understanding is that your body will give you plenty of warning before the pressure gets too much. I use a body pillow and it helps. The real thing that helps? Delivering the baby and not being pregnant anymore .

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You're right- I have the Sears Pregnancy Book and that's exactly what it says. I have had a horrible time sleeping lately- pre-pregnancy I always slept on my belly. I try to sleep on my side, but if I wake up on my back I don't sweat it- for reasons you just mentioned. I've also heard that it really varies from person to person how much laying on your back affects you. Each woman's body is different, so some people notice it more than others. Either way, like you said, your body would let you know that something was wrong.

I have a Dr's appt tomorrow and I was going to ask him about this very topic.
Is there a certain time when you have to stop sleeping on your back no matter what, or is it just when sleeping on your back isn't comfortable/makes you lightheaded/etc.? I started trying to sleep on my sides exclusively a few weeks ago, using pillows, (because I thought I "needed" to) and found that I woke up a lot, and my hips were usually aching in the morning. A few nights ago I ditched the pillows and went back to my regular sleeping habit-I start on my side, and then wake up a few times in the night and readjust to my back or other side as needed. I sleep tons better now, no achiness or any other problems. But I will check with Dr. tomorrow to make sure that that I'm not doing anything bad.

I have also found that my futon couch is comfy for naps. The seat is more angled than a regular couch so it sort of cradles you and can give a little more support for your belly than a regular couch. I miss sleeping on my stomach, and this sort of simulates that position for me without me actually lying on my stomach.

Crummy sleep here, too. Sore back, sore pelvis, sore hips, gotta pee 5 times a night, 2 year old waking up to nurse :

I'm loving that pillow dosergirl posted a link to...I had a body pillow that was "C" shaped before and loved it, that one looks even better!!!

YAWN!!!