So I'm almost 28 weeks and have been having trouble sleeping at night for the past few weeks for numerous reasons (peeing multiple times, back hurts, the baby is kicking, leg cramps...I could go on). A friend gifted me with a snoogle awhile ago when she found out I was pregnant but I have yet to open and use it. Just wanted to see if other mamas use a snoogle/body pillow and does it help? Thanks!
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I did and it helped me a ton. I had extremely bad GERD so it helped me sleep propped up while also helping my back pain.
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I bought a snoogle and loved it for a couple of days. Was a pain to sleep with it so I took it back to the store.
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I did until about 34 weeks or so, then NOTHING was comfortable, and me+Snoogle took up too much room in the bed. I loved it, especially for the hip pain, leg cramps and general uncomfortableness. The only real trouble was hauling myself over the pillow and out of bed to pee.
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I have a heck of a time getting out of bed/back into bed when I get up to pee buuuuuuuut I love using it between my legs and against my back!!
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@redsmarties: I almost fell out of bed trying to get up over it the other night. I switched it to have the back part towards DH and it's made things a little better. But I do catch DH using it now.
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I thought it was more trouble than it was worth. I ditched it early on and just built "pillow forts" when needed. Honestly though, in the later weeks, nothing made me comfortable.
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I loved my snoogle! Definitely helped me sleep on my side, since you are not suppose to sleep on your back for long period of time.
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Would not have been able to survive sleeping without it...from 20 weeks to now 37 +6. Now though I combine my snoogle and my body pillow need that extra cushion.
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I was this close to buying one, but I ended up finding a comfy position with extra pillows-- I have a specific pillow for between my knees, squishy one to hug to my chest and gets a little wedged under my stomach, and another one for my head. It seems to be working as well as anything could at this point (38 weeks 5 days.) If I'd been gifted one, I probably would have kept it, but I never could justify the money since I felt like it wouldn't be any better than the pillow fort I put together. It is a pain to roll over though, rearranging everything!
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I bought one and it made my pain worse!!!!
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I LOVED my Snoogle when I was pregnant! I was so uncomfortable in bed and was skeptical that a pillow could make that much of a difference but it totally did! My husband hated it since it took up so much room in bed but oh well
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I hated it!i used a wedge and that was so much better....
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Snoogle saved me!! It took a few weeks to get used to it since I normally sleep with no pillows, but after that I couldn't sleep without it. I traveled with it even
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I LOVED my snoogle...I got it at 20 weeks and it has been a total lifesaver. I get a great night's sleep every night and the bonus is that it encourages me to sleep on my side. I spent last week in a hotel without it and I was SO uncomfortable..I used 5 pillows but still couldn't get a good night sleep.
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Definitely glad I got my Snoogle. I even took it camping at 27 weeks and was so much more comfortable.
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My Snoogle is my pregnancy BFF. I am 36w and still sleeping awesome.
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I was too cheap to buy a Snoogle, so I went with a $10 body pillow from Target that worked great from 20 weeks on. I had bad round ligament pain at that point, and it helped considerably.
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@char54: DH and I stayed in a hotel last night (we had a little staycation) and I tossed and turned all night! I was so sad when I realized I had forgotten my snoogle!
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I love my snoogle. The only problem with it is that both the dogs and my husband try to steal it on occasion.
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I tried a wedge but still kept ending up on my back. I went with using a bunch of pillows all around me and between my legs until a couple weeks ago when DH found a big body pillow at Costco. Changed my life. I am sleeping a lot better now.
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The snoogle didnt work for me and I returned it on amazon! I was a sleep nightmare while preg so it was my fault, not the pillow's...I had chronic stuffy nose at night so I could never sleep!!!
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I had the Leachco Back 'N Belly Contoured Body Pillow, and man did it take up a lot of space in bed. DH bought it for me during my 2nd trimester with my first, and I loved it so much. I was so comfortable and slept so well for the rest of my pregnancy. Of course the pillow didn't work for either one of my sisters. It was just easier to use regular pillows.
I'm pregnant with my second at 24 weeks, and I haven't found a need for the pillow. I'm not bringing it back out unless I start to feel discomfort since it takes up so much space.
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I had a prenatal boppy, same concept as the snoogle, and I loved it! I think it's just such a personal thing though, you have to find what works for you.
I still use my prenatal boppy
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I had the boppy brand one and it helped SO much!
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I'm 37 weeks and have yet to buy anything like that. I find that if I can have my comforter to myself, and kind of wad it up into a column it works well enough. I'm sure as heck not using it as a blanket since I'm on fire. But I like my head pillow too much to want to use a pillow that would replace that part.
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