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Sleeping rant!

im so fed up with not being able to sleep, I used to sleep on my stomach and now I sleep on my sides with a pillow in between my legs, but lately my hips will start to hurt so much and I'll end up on my back. I read somewhere it's not good to sleep on your back during pregnancy, so I end up sleeping on my hips! They hurt, anyone else experiencing this pain?
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Omg I have the same problem!! I have one of those body pillows but at this point it has become more of a hassle than anything. And now for some reason my hands have started swelling at night and it's very painful. Idk if anyone has ever had a jammed finger but that is what all my fingers feel like. I just wish I could get at least 2 hrs of uninterrupted sleep!!!! I feel like I still have so much to do before baby comes and I'm so worn out from my nights of no sleep I just want to be lazy.
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Omg yes. I am a stomach sleeper. The pain in my hips has been unbearable since about week 28. I'm so uncomfortable. My hips and legs burn. I toss and turn from side to side and just can't seem to get relief or sleep. Three or four hours a night max. It's really starting to wear me out.
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Yes. They hurt so much. I was a back sleeper and my also told me not to sleep on my back. So I find myself not sleeping much. I can't ignore the hip pain that radiates down my legs. Not only that but when I sleep on my side I can feel my baby girl crushing my ribs. It's crazy uncomfortable and I desperately miss sleep
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Yes, I heard that sleeping on your back can cut off your oxygen supply b.c of the size of banyan who they push on your organs
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Not at all, I just feel really uncomfortable on my back but not to the point where my chest closes up RoseFairy
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Doesn't your chest close up when sleeping on your back?  if I sleep on my back,  within minutes I'll get hot, sweaty and dizzy!
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