Sleep well during pregnancy with the help of a body pillow
A body pillow is a form of long pillow – it is are designed to be used down the length of the body instead of just support for your head and shoulders.
Body pillows are a recent development in the western world, south east asian cultures have a longer history of using pillows in a different way to that of the West.
People who find it difficult to sleep because of back ache and joint pain, whether caused by general wear and tear or joint disease, will also benefit from the additional support a full body pillow provides.
Pregnancy body pillows or maternity pillows are those types of body pillows designed specifically for use during pregnancy or nursing. Using a pregnancy pillow for nursing support can help make it more comfortable and safer to feed your baby.
In the final stages of pregnancy, when the mother’s shape has changed substantially, hip pain and lower back pain are common. Aches and pains are not a surprising consequence of pregnancy given the extra unbalanced weight being carried around all day. Pregnancy pillows are designed to at least help you recover from these stresses and strains during the night.
Even when lying down there are always certain muscles under tension, but with a heavy womb to support, a pregnant woman finds getting comfortable even more difficult.
The medical profession recommend that pregnant women ideally should lay on their left side, this is for anatomical reasons, mainly to do with the heart blood supply vessels and the position of the large organ, the liver, that is positioned on the right side of the body.
The c-shaped body pillow is similar to a standard pregnancy pillow and is ideally designed to enable a comfortable side sleeping position for anyone, it can be especially good for sufferers of joint pain (hips, shoulder or knees) and lower back pain conditions.
The cost of body pillows varies depending on design and what the pillow filling material is, whether man made fiber or natural material for instance, but in general they tend to be fairly inexpensive.
Given the many uses of maternity pillows the cost works out very cheap in the long run.
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