Choosing the Best Pregnancy Pillow for Your Comfort

Can any Pillow be Used as a Pregnancy Pillow?

All pillows offer support to the human body but a pregnancy pillow is one that is specially designed to support the weight of a pregnant lady without losing its shape. It alleviates the discomfort that oftenaccompanies carrying a child all day long and helps you to sleep comfortably.

There are two basic categories of pregnancy pillows. These are:

Wedge

Full-length.

Wedge Pregnancy Pillows Benefits

As the name suggests, wedge pillows have a wedge shape and this allows them to slide under your belly. That reduces back strain since they offer support to your growing belly. you can sleep comfortably on your side.

Doctors recommend sleeping on your side during pregnancy because that improves blood flow to your womb, so a wedge shaped pillow is ideal. Using a wedge pillow keeps you on your side, and stops you from unconsciously rolling onto your back while you are asleep. Some women like the flexibility of a wedge, since they can place it between their knees. Using it in this way stops pain from developing in your lower back.

Pregnant women may sometimes experience heartburn. If you are affected by this condition,. you may not need to takeany medication which might negativelyaffect you or your baby. Using a wedgepillow can prevent this.

Place the wedge below your head to keep it elevated above your chest. This has been found to naturally reduce heartburn symptoms. The same wedge pillow can be used for this and to alleviate pain in manyareas of your body.

Benefits of A Full Length Pregnancy Pillow

A full-length option for a pregnancy pillow should be considered if you like the idea of being wrapped in soothing comfort. These options come in many different shapes to suit your needs. All of them run the lengthof your body, allowing you to feel fullysupported from the head to your toes.

Benefits of Using Body Pillows for Comfort During Pregnancy

All women experience a change in their body during pregnancy. While some have a more pronounced change than others, almost everyone experiences some degree of discomfort as their belly changes in size.

A growing belly reduces the options you have for sleeping. If you used to comfortably sleep on your side, you may find that the position is not as comfortable anymore. You can expect to feel pressure that makes it hard to sleep for an hour without feeling stressed.

In addition to discomfort, pregnant womenmust consider safety. Doctors recommendsleeping on your side and that means you may have to put off sleeping on your back or stomach for a while, for safety reasons. Stomach sleepers find that they gradually feel like they are trying to rest on a beach ball. That does not work.

Using a pregnancy pillow stops you from sleeping on your back and compressing the major blood vessel there. It keeps youphysically more relaxed, allowing you to wake up feeling refreshed. While pregnant, you can anticipate waking up feeling rested, with no aches and pins from thenight before.

Choosing a Pregnancy Pillow

All women are different and what works for one may not work for another, but there are certain features that all good maternity body pillows will share. They must be the right fit for you. A pillow that is ideal for awoman who has wider hips than you or longer legs than you may leave you feelinguncomfortable after a night of attempted rest.

U Shaped Pillows

Many women like U-shaped pillows because they hug them securely. However, these may occupy more space than other pillows. if you like to have more space in bed, this may not always be a good option. Similarly, your partner may also be tall and require more room in bed.

Select a Comfortable Shape

Before buying a pregnancy pillow, think of where you are experiencing the most pain. U-shaped pillows tend to be flexible with the level of support that they offer. They may be a good option if you have pain in more than one area of your body.

Some pillows are perfect for supporting the lower back and are ideal if you frequentlyexperience pain in that area. If you have pain in your next, a different type of pillow nay be required, that lets you sleep withoutwaking up with a sore neck.

Select Cool Fabrics

Many times, a pregnancy pillow will be designed with cotton or other materials that deliberately keep a woman's body cool while she sleeps. These enhance your level of comfort even in a warm environment.

How to Keep your Pregnancy Pillow Clean

Many women sleep with their pregnancy pillow every night. This means that eventually, it becomes contaminated with dead skin cells, oils from their skin, and even hair. It is relatively easy to keep your pregnancy pillow clean, so that you feel comfortable while you are using it. Keepingit clean also prevents you from having itchy skin or sneezing .

Your pillow should be cleaned about once a week. Manufacturers will usually includeinstructions regarding how often theirparticular product should be cleaned. Some should be washed by hand whileothers can be washed in a machine. Consider this while you are selecting a pillow, since machine washing a pillow saves time.

Several pillows require special detergents, which keep them feeling soft and smooth. The detergent you use can also affect the pillow's ability to bounce back after you have been resting on it for hours. Removing the covering prevents it from getting tangled in your machine.

Loose fillings can spill in your machinewhile the pregnancy pillow is beingwashed. Closing the zipper helps to prevent this. Wash your pillow separately on a gentle wash cycle and use cold water to prevent damage. Dry your pillow on medium heat since rushing the dryingprocess at high temperatures can damagethe material.

A pregnancy pillow can make the process of carry a child more relaxing. Choose a pillow that offers you support through all stages of your pregnancy where possible. It should also be easy to keep clean, so that you always feel relaxed while sleeping on it.