My standard body pillow is not cutting it anymore and I want to purchase a pregnancy pillow for sleeping. I am 6-ft tall and want to make sure that I am ordering a pillow that will be long enough for me. I am most comfotable while sleeping on my side while holding the pillow with my arms and using it between my knees. Does anyone have any experience with the Leachco Snoogle or the Leachco All Nighter? Or any other pregnancy pillows? Any suggestions and/or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Hi,
I too am pregnant with #2, due in May...I used the Snoogle with #1, and am using it now. Can't imagine life without it! I am also 6' tall (mostly legs). I don't love the pillow cases, and they creep off, so I sewed snaps onto them to keep the pillow completely covered.
Good luck to you! Hope you find something you love.
I used the Leacho snoogle pillow with both my pregnancies, and it worked great for me. I am only 5 ft 5 though. I was having horrible back pain and am a back sleeper normally so I went out to buy one of these.I used my normal pillow for my head,and used the snoogle to support my back and the bottom of the pillow to support my legs as I slept on my side.It has a bizare shape.I got mine at babies r'us and I've seen them at Target too. Kind of pricey but I found it to be helpful so it was worth it.Good luck!
I personally loved the Boppy body pillow (in the kids section at target and probably online). It was like a backwards C when you snuggled it so it could go under your head and between your knees.
I used the Snoogle and it was fine for me (I'm 5' 8"). Happy Sleeping!
I bought the Leachco Back & Belly Pillow from Amazon and I like it. Gives you something to hold onto but also another pillow on the other side to support your back.
The only thing though is it takes up most of the bed. I have a queen and my husband can't wait till this pregnancy is over.
I had a pregnancy pillow I used quite a bit. It was a big J shaped body pillow. Personally, I think separate pillows work better because you can put them where you want. I didn't like having a big pillow under my belly, but did want that for my knees and feet.
BTW - I learned that my hip problems were probably in part due to NOT having a pillow under my one foot when laying on my side. Having a body pillow under my belly and knees, allowing my feet to drop down added to the bad angle on my hips. I was having lots of problems after waking each morning. When I started supporting my ankles with a pillow things went MUCH better.
Good luck.
I loved the snoogle. I was huge during my pregnancy, and it helped so much with my sleeping! I finally just put it away (my son is 2!!!). I think you would love it!
I have the Back n' Belly and I love it. I can lay more on my back, as opposed to my side which kills my hips while being supported in the back and with my belly and legs. Or I can roll more forward and stuff it behind my back and just be all snuggled up in it. I'm almost 5'10 and while my feet pass the end of the pillow I haven't had a problem with it. Hubby hates it - it's gigantic but honestly I can't imagine sleeping any other way right now!
