Every woman who has a baby knows just how miserable it can be sleeping, especially in the last trimester with your growing belly. At this time, many women will find themselves tossing and turning all night because they cannot find a comfortable way to lie. In addition to causing sleep deprivation, you could have leg cramps, and back pain from not laying in the right position. The pillows that you slept on before you became pregnant no longer give you the support your body needs. The best pillow for a woman who is pregnant would be a body pillow.
Most physicians advise their pregnant patients to sleep on their left side to help alleviate the pressure of the fetus and placenta off the vital organs. If you sleep on your back you could strain your inferior vena cava. These are what carry your blood from the lower organs to your heart. The reason that pregnant women have trouble sleeping is that their growing belly is putting a lot of pressure on their spine causing a lot of discomfort. If there is not the proper support for the back and stomach, you may face severe back pain and discomfort. This problem can be taken care of if you use a body or husband pillow. These are not your ordinary body pillows that you can buy in your local department store, but is really a maternity pillow. These pillows are designed according to the contours of a pregnant woman’s body and support their stomach and back.
It is designed so that you will have to lift your knees a little and lets you sleep in a semi fetal position, which encourages blood supply to the baby and help minimize getting leg cramps while you sleep. Using a body pillow will help to eliminate the need to use several pillows to support your back, lift your legs, and rest your head. You can also use these body pillows as props when you are working on the computer, or reading or watching television in bed.
These body pillows are made from polyester fiberfill that is hypoallergenic making them perfectly safe to use when you are pregnant. The covers are one hundred percent cotton giving you ultimate comfort and are removable so you can wash them. These body pillows are also good to use after you have had the baby, especially if you had to have a C-section. Your body is usually stiff and sore after giving birth and using these pillows will help you sleep more comfortable at night.
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