My ten week tummy already needs some extra support! I was eyeing the boppy pregnancy wedge this weekend.
What do you recommend?
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I loved the Snoozer & still sleep with it.
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I had the Boppy for my first and second pregnancy. I just use a regular pillow between my legs right now and I donated my Boppy.
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i use the corner of a regular pillow to support my belly, and another regular pillow in between my legs. i was concerned about buying a pregnancy pillow because i imagine they don't have great resale/donation possibilities.
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No votes for the wedge? Good thing I asked before I bought one!
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I got the biggest one possible, that goes all around you on both sides. That way, you don't have to deal with flipping and rearranging the pillow(s) every time you switch sides. Also, I just smash down the section that's in front of my belly and kind of jam some of it under there!
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I have the Today's Mom pregnancy pillow. It's a big U shaped pillow. It takes up a lot of space on our bed but I love it so far. I can sleep in almost any position and the pillow will still support me. I don't have to move the pillow based on what side I'm sleeping on.
I did buy the pillow when it was on a flash sale so I did not have to pay full price.
Oh, my belly isn't that big yet so I don't how this pillow will do when I get bigger.
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My stomach isn't too big yet so I'm using a king sized pillow. It's working great. I might not buy an actual pregnancy pillow.
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I bought the snoogle and I do like it. I would prefer to have the one that goes all the way around you, but I didn't like that it would cut me off from my husband in the bed. So when I roll over with my back to the snoogle, I have my leg on my husband supporting my hip, and a smaller, separate, pillow supporting my belly with the snoogle supporting my head and back. But I can still roll over to the other side and basically spoon the snoogle. I got it around 12 weeks (now I'm about 30) and it's been such a good thing to have throughout my pregnancy! BTW I'm fairly short (5'2") so I don't know how it would do if you're very tall.
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@Keybee: I already had a wedge pillow before I was pregnant and it ended up being really useful since I had bad heartburn at night. I also bought a preggle, which is from the same company as snoogle but it's smaller.
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Thank you @Anya! I like the wedge because it's so small. We are going on vacation soon and I wanted to take it with me. A snoogle seems too big to travel with.
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@Keybee: I used a large wedge late in pregnancy to keep me more upright because of acid reflux. It was a lifesaver.
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I have the snoogle and used it for both pregnancies. I like it because it helps me sleep on my side but it takes up a lot of room on the bed.
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I just use a full body pillow.
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i had the snoogle but i move around so much that i found it really hard to maneuver under the covers so i got rid of it. right now i'm just using a regular pillow in between my legs and the top part a little under my belly, but could use a better option.
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I liked having my regular full body pillow (from Target), then later on as I got bigger putting the lil wedge under the belly.
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I just use a full body pillow. At 40 weeks, I stack two on top of each other
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I loved my snoogle! I used it even 6 - 7 weeks post-partum, and recently pulled it out again when I was having trouble sleeping (LO is almost 7 months, haha).
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Thank you for the replies!
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@Keybee: I used the boppy wedge all through my pregnancy. It supported my belly enough, was easy to move if I wanted to roll over, and didn't take up half the bed or create a wall between DH and I. Later in pregnancy when my hips started to hurt I put a throw pillow between my legs and kept using the wedge. The fact that they were separate and smaller made it easier for me to move around under the covers.
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I use the snoogle AND the wedge. Lol I like to be snuggled in there.
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I'm just using a big king size pillow and it works well!
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I hope no one minds, I wanted to revive this in case others had opinions to add.
I started with the boppy cuddler, but was still getting back aches and ending up on my back (which is weird, because I'm not usually a back sleeper!)
I got the snoogle and broke it out last night, and slept horribly! does it have a break in period/learning curve? (I hope!)
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I have a Snoogle and really enjoy it. It keeps me comfortably in place at night.
@MaryM: the pillow is a little stiffer than my regular bed pillows, but for the way I sleep arms under my pillow the Snoogle is just fine.
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I have a snoogle on one side (it does get flat though!) and a king sized pillow on the other side. Works great for me!
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My brother got me the wedge, but it made my butt fall asleep so I stopped using it. I adored my Snoogle and used it PP as a huge positioning pillow when I was breastfeeding or pumping in bed against my back and also to use as a bumper around sharp edges when DS started crawling around.
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So my U shaped pillow was not helping with some of the back pain I was having when I was forcing myself to side sleep. So I switched to the wedge. It helped until I reached 28 weeks. I was then put on hospital bed rest so I don't know what pillows would have helped if I was still at home. In the hospital, the babies were constantly monitored and I was able to sleep on my back or side with 2 pillows on each side.
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I got a full-body pillow from Target (I think it was only $9.99) and I love it! Sometimes I use it in front of me (between my knees and supporting my stomach) and sometimes I use it as a prop behind my back and between my legs. I like that it's pretty neutral and not just a pregnancy pillow - I won't be surprised if DH steals it after LO arrives.
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