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My shoulders and hips hurt from side sleeping, but I don't have any tips. I do have a pregnancy pillow (though at 12 weeks I don't actually "need" it yet, I just like it, and I never had one last time), but I don't think it makes a huge difference with that. I'm just a heavy sleeper so I am able to sleep through it, and usually wake up achy. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm looking for some too!

For me, whenever I lay on my left side, my left leg and hip goes numb. Everytime. Super uncomfortable!!

I had this too and never really figured it out. Hip stretches helped a little. It was awful. All I can say was that it went away right after birth. And it is was I dread the most in my next pregnancy.

Yeah, I wish i had some words of comfort but I was the same as you and didn't get more than 2 hours of consecutive sleep for about the last 10 weeks of my pregnancy. The upside was that the newborn days were easy-ish for me, because I was actually getting 3-4 hour stretches! Some things that kind of helped were a body pillow that I would run under my chest and between my legs (head was propped up on 2/3 pillows), and sleeping on my own - having my husband in bed with me just pissed me off!

I feel for you! Sleep becomes so challenging.

I bought a snoogle pillow and put my top leg right over so I'm basically almost on my tummy. I did this throughout my whole last pregnancy and I'm 18 weeks pregnant now and doing that to get some sleep.

No tips but you aren't alone! I so miss back and tummy sleep!

I am a pure back sleeper and cannot sleep on my side. My doctor told me to take a small pillow and place it under my hip and that was enough of an elevation and all I needed. You don't HAVE to sleep on your side. I'm 33 weeks and have had zero issues with the small pillow behind my hip. I keep one on each side and if I wake up I rotate to the other hip just to keep things even. My dr also told me to not even worry about getting off my back until 24-26 weeks, so that helped me worry less at least! Hopefully you will find something that works for you!

So...i keep going to sleep on my side and waking up on my back. Sometimes my stomach!!! I'm 26 weeks. But we have memory foam so it cradles me more and comforms. My doctor always said that i will wake up if it's uncomfortable. A few times i have. More often than not, I just wake up when I need to.

I'm 23 weeks and having the same problem! My hips and shoulders hurt from sleeping on my side. Lately I've been sleeping half on my side half on my belly with my leg propped up on a pillow. Lol it looks weird but definitely more comfy. Now if I could just stay asleep with out having to wake up every couple hours to pee....

I slept on my back until it got uncomfortable just before 30 weeks. I wouldn't have been able to convince my body top do before it had too. Now if I lay on my back I get dizzy and there is no way I would be able to sleep that way, i would roll over. I think your body tells you what it needs if you can listen.

The snoogle was key for making the transition.

I can't wait to sleep on my back again... Soon...

Like some others have said, you can try sleeping on your back. If laying on your back is causing any issues, you will feel it. I do a combination of sleeping on my back, almost completely on my stomach with a pillow under my belly, or on my side. Did the same last pregnancy and never had an issue. Good luck!

@Coffee-lover: In my first pregnancy I thought that a pregnancy pillow would force me to sleep on my side, as recommended to help the baby, but I always end up on my back. Even all wrapped up in my snoogle. I think sleep is the most important thing, so whatever way you can get it, do that. My baby is now over 14 months old so being pregnant again, I'm trying to take it easy on myself and know that if I sleep on my back it's ok.

I have found that the couch relieves the pain. So I sometimes move to it for an hour and then go back in bed. When I got further along the first pregnancy I slept in a recliner

I generally always fall asleep on my side (pregnant or not) but usually end up on my back. I'm 24 weeks and have been sleeping with a pillow between my knees and one behind my back to help keep me on my side. I can't wait to sleep on my back again!