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I had a full body Boppy pregnancy pillow and could not have slept without it!

I have thankfully been able to borrow one and it has been a yay for me. I am not that big yet but it is really helpful to wedge behind by back and/or under my belly and I don't have to reposition often. I have one of the U shaped ones which I think is part of why I like it, if I had to wrestle with one every time I flipped over or fidgeted I would prefer to just use pillows (I think).

I've been intrigued by the pregnancy pillows- around 15 weeks, I started having back pains, which I've managed to help (for the time being at least) by having a very firm memory foam pillow between my knees. Apparently my back pains were caused by the weird alignment of my knees and hips.

One question for the pregnancy pillow fans- what size bed do you have? We sleep in a Queen, and it seems as though there wouldn't be enough space for that pillow and two people (ok, two people and 1 cat) without having a King sized bed!

@Ms.Pumpkin: I"m also wondering this as well! Right now it's five pillows, me, my husband, and the cat. I'm not sure if I could fit a pregnancy pillow in our Queen but I am having pain in my sides at night.

I didn't think I would use a snoogle until a friend I was staying with on a trip let me use her old one. It was so amazing my husband gifted me one a week later. Couldn't imagine sleeping without it! I tried the wedge pillow first and it didn't help much for whatever reason.

DH got me a snoogle, but it's too thick to be comfortable.

i just made do with 3 or 4 pillows. i don't regret not buying a pregnancy pillow, but that's also because i'm averse to accumulating stuff (we have been moving a lot in the past few years so i'm always thinking about whether i'm just giving myself more stuff to pack).

I didn't use one with my first, but kind of regret it. I was sooo uncomfortable at the end, but was like, eh, don't want to spend the money. Next time I'm pregnant I'm definitely getting one.

It took me about 2 weeks to get used to my snoogle. I thought it was uncomfortable at first, but now I am used to it and it helps me sleep on my side (normally a back sleeper)

Yay! I loved loved loved my snoogle. I may still sleep with it from time to time.

I just use a regular pillow between my knees and under the bump. My DH is super tall and there is no room for me, him, a snoogle and regular pillows in a queen bed! (especially since he sleeps like a starfish... oof.)

I got one of those u-shaped pillows in first tri and definitely got my money's worth out of it! Then I stupidly made my husband throw it out when I got home from the hospital and regretted it so much. Normal pillows don't even come close to my beloved pillow and my hips are crying out every night.

I was using a regular pillow for my head and a long King-size pillow to hug, thinking the Snoogle was all hype. Then I got a giftcard that I used to buy a Snoogle and it was wayyyy better. I got it around 24 weeks and it was right when everything started hurting and stretching. I can see myself using it postpartum too, since I'm a side sleeper anyway. DH doesn't even mind it.

I liked the Boppy wedge pillow under my bump. It doesn't take up a lot of space either!

When I got bigger I needed tons more pillows though.

I won't buy one, but I definitely wouldn't protest if someone gave one to me. Especially a u-shaped one.

I just use three pillows--one for my head, and one on either side of me (between my knees and wedged under my back).

@sunny I second the boppy wedge! Adjusting in bed was already a production without a fully body pillow but the wedge supported my belly and was easy to adjust.

@snowjewelz: when I got to the end the only thing thing that worked was a snoogle. I had a love hate relationship with that thing. It's so huge and awkward but it was the only way I could sleep comfortably. I'm almost 31 weeks and I don't think I'm far off from pulling it back.