That feeling you get at 4am when no pregnancy pillow works, your hips hate you, your having hot flashes and you're so…

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@pixi3mama, lol I get so jealous of those people who are like "I love sleep. I can sleep for ours". My relationship with my bed has changed drastically.

@avie I am guilty of getting 16 hrs+ of sleep earlier on in my pregnancy. Work was an overload, my legs killed me. I was miserable and wanted to do nothing. Now, I'm lucky to sleep 3 hours without waking up and staying up for 2.

16 hours?! How did you even work if you slept that much 😹 but seriously how? I wish I could sleep like that. @pixi3mama

It was on days I didn't have to work. Or coming home and passing out as soon as I could and waking up just in time for my shift.

@avie I work at a hotel front desk and at the time we were responsible for the kitchen, laundry, cleaning, and guest services. Some days we were working 12 hr shifts O.o Now we're under new owners and we have a very chill job :D I have some energy when I get home and the pain...not as bad. But now, when I need to sleep...I have so much trouble. I use pillows and blankets to support me bc I can't afford a $100 pillow but wake up with back pain. I'm also just plain irritated with the world. :( Have you had any hip/back/leg pain?

If you can find a cheap neck rest pillow (that's not inflatable) and put it in your crotch, it takes so much pressure off the hips. I had huge issues with that until my sister gave me her pregnancy pillow. The neck rest pillow worked wonders!!!

@pixi3mama, Oh that's good that your job changed! They have you doing a lot of labor work. But yea definitely don't spend money on a pregnancy pillow unless your bed is a king size or you sleep alone. Those things take up a huge amount of space. I don't even use mine anymore cause it's too big. I have so much hip pain. It's not even funny. And after I did a body pump class with weights yesterday it made me a billion times more sore but once the soreness goes away it does help my joint mobility 😑 Sometimes I wake up feeling like an old lady like when I get out of bed. How about you? Any joint pain in those areas?

@mrsgraffiti, that sounds like a good idea! We have a huge pregnancy pillow but it takes up too much space in our bed. I'll definitely be trying a neck rest pillow. I think my parents have a few so I'll steal one when I visit them. Thanks!!!

You're welcome!! Good luck!!