Do I really need a pregnancy pillow?

Bella427

So I'm halfway through pregnancy #2.  My hips are getting achy from sleeping on my side.  But, I really don't want to spend $50 on a pillow that gives DH very little room in our bed.  Is it really worth it?  Can I just stick a regular pillow between my knees?  I know, lame question, but it's slow in here.  What else do you have to do?

NiceAsstra

I just used a king sized pillow

brandylin09

I used a body pillow and it helped wonders, yes... it took up a good bit of room in the bed but it got dh used to some space in the bed as we cosleep with our LO. It was however a pain when I had to switch sides with the pillow as I had to pull blankets back, move then pull them back up. More of a sleep disturbance than anything.

FerreraRocher

Regular pillows work or you can get a body pillow at Target for around $10.

adam+katie

I had a regular pillow for between my knees, and a wedge for under my stomach. 

AppleBear

No.  I just put a pillow between my legs when I laid on my side--and sometimes used two pillows for my head. 

EdithBouvierBeale

I used like 6 pillows toward the end...you need to reconfigure all the time, and then at the end, you might only be able to sleep if you prop yourself half sitting in a craftmatic adjustable type pose...so like, just get a bunch. for the sitting up sleeping weeks, I liked a backrest pillow with a travel neck pillow and a regular pillow, and then like 3 pillows under my knees. you have to be creative.

 

Sue_sue

I used king sized pillows, instead of the body pillow, for the first pregnancy; and got a body pillow for the second. Both worked fine. Body pillows are pretty cheap though, at Target; so just shop around. And yes, even fifty dollars is not too much to pay for a last couple of months' good night's sleep; you need all the help and support you can wrangle.

 

AlfredPatton

Doctors recommend that by the third trimester you only sleep on your sides, preferably your left side. Sleeping whilst pregnant is already a challenge, and forcing yourself to sleep in a position you are not used to, adds to the frustration. Choosing the best pregnancy pillow for you will take a little research. Leachco offers a few different designs in maternity pillows that will aid in your comfort.