At 13 weeks, I’ve now a very round mummy indeed! I’m constantly being asked how long I have to go and having my nephews and nieces stroke my belly. Just yesterday whilst waiting in my dentists surgery I sat looking down at my belly in disbelief - seconds later the receptionist asked me if baby was kicking. Kicking? At 13 weeks? Baby is just 70mm so clearly not! Seems this baby is determined to make itself comfy in 5* accommodation for the next 6 months.
Sleeping is pretty uncomfortable. I’m used to laying on my tummy and managed it up until month 7 of my pregnancy with Dexie. With this pregnancy I’m already rolling around in bed like an upturned turtle. Re-training myself to sleep on my side has been a long slog already and I might as well change my name via deed poll to Goldilocks given the sheer number of maternity pillows I’ve tried. To be honest I wasn’t filled with optimism when Theraline offered up a Original Maternity Pillow - although I’ve read some great reviews, I’ve read equally good things about some other pillows I’ve spent my hard earned pennies on only to be disappointed.
Boy was I wrong.
I’ve picked some stand out review items recently and this one is by far my favourite. Sleeping without it on holiday was terrible and one of the main things I was looking forward to upon getting home.
So why is it so damned good?
Well first of all, I guess I should describe it. It’s a crescent-shaped long pillow stuffed full of feather light micro beads. On the face it of it, it sounds hugely uncomfy - I mean most of us wouldn’t anticipate a good nights sleep cuddling up to a bean bag. But for some reason this works a treat. I lie it out beside me on the bed, give it a good whack in the middle so the beads gather at either end and it’s firm enough to replace my usual pillow under my head, and drape my legs over the bottom. It’s so versatile that you can adjust to work for you (whatever your condition / discomfort) > My mother-in-law has a broken shoulder and I’ve recommended it to her.
It’s definitely helped me stay on my side when sleeping and therefore has reduced the number of times I’m waking in the night. It also eases any anxiety I might have about rolling onto my back and snoring! I’m forever punching Craig for this and would hate for him to tell me that I’d done it the morning after at the breakfast table!
It really is the best maternity pillow I’ve tried. It’s a 5 star product in my eyes and I’ll definitely be using it for breastfeeding and simply chilling out with baby when he or she arrives.
Stand-out Features:
- You can make it as firm or as soft as you want by spreading out the bead filling inside
- Offers the ultimate in flexibility as it moulds to your body shape
- Incredibly soft and tasteful fabric cover
- Completely multifunctional - perfect for pregnancy, general lateral sleeping and leg support, breastfeeding or relaxing in front of the telly
- Machine washable for any potential nursing misadventures
In order to properly illustrate how the maternity pillow is also ideal for nursing women post-pregnancy (and other uses besides!) here are some blogger reviews from some other yummy mummy’s
Love From Mummy
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