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dancerjodiI'm nearing 20 weeks where I'm not supposed to sleep on my back anymore. It can put pressure on a particular nerve and make me pass out, so I need to get in the habit of side-sleeping.
I do have a good side-sleeper pillow that I have yet to switch out with my back sleeper. Though, I did buy one of those pregnancy body pillows too http://shopboppy.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=15. It's kind of like a big c-shaped pillow to support your head, belly, and go between your knees to properly align your hips.
Since I'm a ballet dancer posture is important to me. As is sleep. As is trying to minimize pain as much as possible.
The problem is, my freaking shoulder hurts the way I sleep on this! I can't get my arm/shoulder in a good position.
I'll keep plugging along. If this is the worst of my complaints right now I'm doing pretty good.
Less than a week from today, of baby is cooperating with its position we will know if we are having a girl or a boy. Nutso!
I do have a good side-sleeper pillow that I have yet to switch out with my back sleeper. Though, I did buy one of those pregnancy body pillows too http://shopboppy.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=15. It's kind of like a big c-shaped pillow to support your head, belly, and go between your knees to properly align your hips.
Since I'm a ballet dancer posture is important to me. As is sleep. As is trying to minimize pain as much as possible.
The problem is, my freaking shoulder hurts the way I sleep on this! I can't get my arm/shoulder in a good position.
I'll keep plugging along. If this is the worst of my complaints right now I'm doing pretty good.
Less than a week from today, of baby is cooperating with its position we will know if we are having a girl or a boy. Nutso!
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Date: 2011-08-17 03:56 pm (UTC)Mine's not curled, I don't need that kind of support, but it does do wonders. I'm not actually sleeping directly on my side - the bottom end goes between my legs and curls up under my belly to support it. So I'm not leaning on it at all. (Fat girls need support too!)
I also tend to keep more pillows around. Sometimes I tuck one under the top end of the body pillow, to prop it and me up some, so I don't have shoulder/arm issues. I wonder if that would help you - put a little twist into your top half so you're less lying on your shoulder but more being supported by the pillows. Watch out for dead arm too - that happens when I DON'T support myself enough. Maybe check out some of the side sleeper pillows for under your head as well, there's a hair more support in mine for my neck.
All this can kick a lesser man out of bed. :) M has a huge bed so even when we both sprawl, we have plenty of room. Even if both of us end up with boyfriends in the bed. :P