https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 14:03:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-all-the-time#post-2151644 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:32:38 +0000 Cherrybee 2151644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope you're ok. </p> <p>In response to your initial post, my DH came off his meds in early 2013 and he is sick all the time too. I asked him if he thinks its because of the medication - he doesn't. He thinks its since having E because she brings allsorts back from daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-all-the-time#post-2151632 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:17:12 +0000 Chillybear 2151632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So fun times ... I was expecting them to tell me it was viral... Instead because I'm on oral bc and flew twice in the last week and have a low grade fever the dr sent me over to the ER to get a chest X-ray to be sure I don't have a clot... Fun times </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-all-the-time#post-2151599 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:23:09 +0000 MaryM 2151599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you ever had sinus problems? Or been tested for allergies?</p> <p>A few years ago I had pretty much constant head colds with a bout of bronchitis thrown in every month or two. It ended up all being caused by allergies and poor sinuses. I started getting allergy treatments and eventually had sinus surgery and my life is completely different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-all-the-time#post-2151592 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:19:27 +0000 autumnlove 2151592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So sorry. I hope you feel better soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-all-the-time#post-2151286 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:34:46 +0000 Chillybear 2151286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like i'm sick all the time. Currently I have a wicked cough that's been keeping me up all night and OTC cough medicine isnt doing a thing. Just since the beginning of February I've have 4 separate incidents of colds that I get maybe a week where i feel ok then I get sick again. I'm heading to see my Dr today and i'm just afraid she's going to tell me i have a virus and there's nothing i can do. I dont know anyone who gets sick as often as I do or have it linger as long as i do. I'm wondering if my immune system is permanently damaged when i was on Immune Suppressants a few years ago but i've been off them since 2012. Any ideas of talking points i can bring up to my dr? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-574397 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:27:05 +0000 Foodnerd81 574397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm reading this after my third night in a row (at least) of sleeping poorly. A lot of it is that I have these crazy stressful vivid dreams, then wake up and cant go back to sleep, but last night I just. Couldn't. Sleep. And I'm only 17 weeks! I think I'll be getting a body pillow to start with soon. Good thing we are getting a king bed next month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-574281 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:08:51 +0000 Mrs. Blue 574281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: When I have to roll over, I call it "making a 5-point turn." It's such a long, uncomfortable process! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-574029 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:33:53 +0000 sunny 574029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found that a wedge pillow under my bump helped a lot. I had the Boppy Wedge (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Boppy-5200100K-6PK-Prenatal-Sleep/dp/B00474CUTO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1361248415&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=boppy+wedge" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Boppy-5200100K-6PK-Prenatal-Sleep/dp/B00474CUTO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1361248415&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=boppy+wedge</a>) but I think a higher &amp; firmer wedge would have been even better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-573131 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:51:12 +0000 heartonastring 573131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 33 weeks and here's how I've been dealing so far: A body pillow on one side, a pillow at my head and a king size pillow on the other side for when I turn over (to hug/put between my knees). I also have a snoogle and use that every few nights, but I find if I use it every night I get a stiff neck. </p> <p>I get sore hips (like, burning in my IT bands), but find that rolling out on a foam roller and doing supported pigeon pose before bed really help with those. I sometimes stretch again in the middle of the night if my hips start acting up again.</p> <p>For me the worst time is between 3:30 and 4:30 (the baby is insanely active at that time), but once I get back to sleep I can sleep quite well after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-573031 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:02:49 +0000 blackbird 573031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A humidifier and a memory foam bed! I sleep pretty damn well considering I am 8.5 months pregnant. I just use a large body pillow, nothing fancy or special </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572673 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:40:25 +0000 Adira 572673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just have one extra pillow that I keep to my right side. When I'm facing the right, I have it wedged half under my stomach for support and have the end of it between my legs. When I'm facing the left, I sort of lean back on it to give my back support. This definitely helps me sleep.</p> <p>BUT it only works on ONE SIDE of me. If I put the pillow on my left side, I can't get comfortable! I have no idea why. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572659 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:33:43 +0000 charlotte 572659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the snoogle and cannot live without it. My labrador is also obsessed so I think it will continue to get use when I am finished with it - ha. The other things that have helped me are wearing light clothing [shorts vs. pants, etc.] and laying on the side of the bed where the bathroom is so I can just roll off the bed and into the bathroom and then go back to sleep without turning any lights on, etc. I try not to look at my phone or even open my eyes when getting up and its really helped me get right back to sleep when I go back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572640 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:24:21 +0000 unraveledstar 572640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At first I thought it was overkill, but now I absolutely love the Todays Mom pillow my husband bought: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Todays-Mom-Comfort-Pregnancy-Pillow/dp/B001A0M3LI/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Todays-Mom-Comfort-Pregnancy-Pillow/dp/B001A0M3LI/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top</a></p> <p>I am a stomach sleeper so transitioning to a side sleep was really hard for me, especially hard on my hips. This pillow lets me sleep in such a way that I still feel "grounded" like stomach sleeping, but props up my belly so I'm not squishing it/uncomfortable.</p> <p>And I'm not sure if this is related to the pillow use or not, but I'm running through pregnancy and before the body pillow, I had a lot of butt/hip pain. It seems to be better now (not sure if it's related to the pillow use or just my body adjusting to running while pregnant or something else). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572593 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:54:45 +0000 Bookish 572593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha I'm glad I'm not alone (but sad that all of y'all aren't sleeping well either!!). It sounds like I need to invest in some pillows!! Rolling over is starting to get super awkward, not because I'm very big (only 19 weeks), but because it just feels weeeeeird to move in certain ways! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572591 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:53:56 +0000 Smurfette 572591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Wow! 30% is high, who knew. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572587 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:51:46 +0000 JoJoGirl 572587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Heh. It's okay. Apparently like 30% of pregnant women get it. Things could be worse. :) Hugs!</p> <p>/threadjack! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572584 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:49:59 +0000 Smurfette 572584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: :( I am so sorry you have to deal with this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572574 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:46:24 +0000 JoJoGirl 572574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Roll over to one side, then push myself up with my arms and swing my legs around. *sigh*. I can't use my ab muscles to sit up, not that i'm not allowed to sit up at all! that would be hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572569 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:44:35 +0000 Smurfette 572569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: beached whale for sure. I don't know how I am going to do the next 4 weeks. I will say sleeping is the only time that I really hate pregnancy and am hurting. So far anyway!</p> <p>@JoJoGirl: How are you suppose to get up if you can't get up from flat? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572557 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:41:12 +0000 JoJoGirl 572557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: LOL. Since the diastasis thing I have to be SUPER careful, ie no sitting up in bed from flat even if I can! I know it'll only get worse! Bummer too because my down-side shoulder has started getting super stiff in the middle of the night, maybe from holding up all this extra weight it's not used to...</p> <p>@mrsjazz: Ouch! Me and DH and the snoogle can barely fit into a queen! We actually got a king this weekend so that is helping :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572556 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:41:05 +0000 2PeasinaPod 572556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Yes! Pillows all around me also helped a bit! Especially for my back!</p> <p>@Smurfette: Ugh...I felt like a beached whale every time I needed to roll over. It would surely take me 5 minutes to do it too! </p> <p> @Bookworm: Who am I kidding? Between my arms falling asleep on me and having to pee every hour, I got next to no sleep...especially towards the end! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572545 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:37:29 +0000 mrsjazz 572545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Yes, that's the pillow I had, the Snoogle...but it didn't work for me without the additional pillows. DH and I have a full size bed, so basically he was relegated to a tiny sliver of the bed! But I had to put up with his snoring so it all evened out.</p> <p>@Smurfette: I hated having to get up to pee or wanting to roll over because I would have to reposition my perfectly arranged pillows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572537 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:34:05 +0000 Smurfette 572537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Oh, just you wait on the rolling over. I will wake up in the middle of the night and cuss in my head cause I have to roll over, takes me 5 mins cause I have do it in stages. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572534 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:32:40 +0000 JoJoGirl 572534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: OMG that is intense! Poor DH would be relegated to the floor.</p> <p>I also love my snoogle! Although I'm getting pains in my shoulder (!?) now (26w) and rolling over is basically impossible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572528 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:30:47 +0000 owlmom 572528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a snoogle lover - it was magic for me. I couldn't sleep without it. No other combination of pillows worked. When I had a cold, I would put another pillow for my head on top of the snoogle and sleep more propped up, which helped a little with the congestion. I hope you're feeling better and sleeping better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572526 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:30:16 +0000 mrsjazz 572526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes to a humidifier! I also slept with a ton of pillows. I had one of those wrap around body pillows and then I would place an additional pillow on top of it so that I could be propped up, an additional one at my lower back. I would sleep sort of like the woman in this photo. </p> [attach=1461/13/mifkug.252x200.sleep.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572516 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:27:30 +0000 Smurfette 572516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I started sleeping with a pillow between my legs. </p> <p>Now that I am 36 weeks, nothing helps. I hate sleeping on my side, it gives me horrible back pains. I imagine seeing me trying to roll over in bed is pretty comical as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572510 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:24:22 +0000 2PeasinaPod 572510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely get a pillow of some sort in between your legs! I know everyone swears by the expensive pregnancy pillows, but a Target body pillow did the trick for me. </p> <p>Can you also try the breathe right strips for your nose to help you breathe better naturally? I didn't deal with the congestion as much, so I'm unfortunately at a loss as how to help you there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572509 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:23:54 +0000 sslm 572509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm commenting because I need help too!! I have a snoogle but it makes my back really sore... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-on-a-more-comfortable-pregnancy-sleep#post-572501 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:21:21 +0000 Bookish 572501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok bees, help me out. I am having the *worst* time sleeping lately. Between being so congested I go through a box of tissues every couple of days (and have to sleep with my mouth open, which for some reason makes it harder to sleep) to just feeling awkward and uncomfortable when I sleep (and having pains when I shift position), I am just a miserable wreck. I was up from 2am-5ish this morning, and I'm draggin. What helped YOU sleep better? A humidifier? A body pillow? Kicking your snoring husband into another room (or house haha :p). Help! </p>