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Have you tried some kind of wedge under your belly, maybe the weight of the belly is putting additional strain on your hips? I also ended up sleeping on my back (inadvertantly) a lot. I'm not even a back sleeper...

I was never comfortable while pregnant. Every position hurt

I slept on my back a lot! I've always heard that you'll get uncomfortable on your back before it has a chance to hurt the baby.

ETA: I also built a little fort like thing with pillows so I could sleep on my stomach. I just left a hole for my belly.

I slept on my back til the very end with my first,
With my second, sleeping on my back was impossible so I slept on my sides.
Find a position that works and try to get some sleep!

I start out on my side but wake up on my back every night because my nose is so stuffed up that it's the only position I can actually breathe. Breathe right strips don't stay on me for more than a few hours so it makes no difference if I use them.

My doc said that as long as I make an effort to not lay flat on my back when I am awake adn at least try to sleep on my side it isn't anything to worry about. I have yet to try a body pillow because we are in a queen bed so it would be a tight squeeze.

Do you have a Snoogle? I've found it more helpful that just a body pillow.

But yes, this is something I've been dealing with for the past few months (I'm 39 weeks now). I think I've gotten it pretty well under control now. For me, the biggest help, aside from switching sides every couple hours through the night, is stretching before bed, which was recommended after discussing it with one of the PTs at my gym.

I do standing pigeon pose for a couple minutes on both sides before getting into bed each night (like this: http://www.fitsugar.com/Bed-Stretches-Standing-Pigeon-Tight-Hips-3368271). Then I sit in tailor's pose for a couple minutes after I get into bed (like this: http://www.healthyvegetarianpregnancy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/tailors-pose.jpg). I find that on the nights I remember to stretch I have no pain or almost no pain through the night.

I also spend a lot of time at the gym using the foam rollers to roll out my IT bands (the IT bands run along the outside of your thigh from your hip to your knee).

I use a snoogle with a body pillow on my other side as well. I kind of wedge the snoogle under my bump. It helps!

I definitely get pain in my hips when I sleep on my side. The snoogle helps a lot but I also move positions a lot. I wake up somewhat on my back a lot too. I think somewhat on your back is ok as long as your head is propped up.

My belly started hurting this week sleeping on my sides too!! And I'm normally a belly sleeper, so I've been waking up on my back. D'oh! As other posters have said, I heard your body will wake you up before you can do "damage" so I try sleeping on my side, but if I wake up on my back, I don't freak out.