3 grumpies and one good thing, the no sleep/pregnancy version

[vernacular_life]

Its pretty dismal here today. Things on my hit list today, as I think all contributed to my restlessness last night:

1) The Cold v. 3.0 WTF? I'm NEVER sick, and have had 3 colds since November?!?!

2) the weather house was about 68' last night - we usually cut the heat wayy down so its more like 60, but it was so freakishly warm outside that the inside temps never fell. Oho, and temps are suppose to plummet today, going from 59 this AM to 35 by this afternoon.

3) my new nemesis, The Snoogle Pillow. Have officially decided that I hate this. Can't roll over easily due to the the 'curly' bits at the top/bottom, and it gets flat in the wrong places. I like to sleep with my legs straighter, and the stoopid curly end keeps hitting me in the crotch. I think I threw it on the floor at about 3 am, only to fall over it at 5:30 when I got up to blow my nose.


And the good thing:
FINALLY got my oho so sexy thigh high compression stockings yesterday. Actually, they're much more attractive than they sound, just look like thick pantyhose. Color is a pretty good 'leg color' match, meaning a shade or two below the dreaded "Suntan" Took about 10 minutes to get them on, but feel SO much better than normal pantyhose (no nasty waistband digging into me! No sagging crotch!) and, since you can customize the size per thigh/calf size, aren't even beginning to slip down or start rolling, despite having to run for the train this AM.


I just realized I used the word crotch twice in this post.

Comments

[harri-cady.livejournal.com]

Are there any pillows you just have laying around that might do the job more comfortably? Bummer that the pregnancy-specific product isn't making you more comfortable!

Do the stockings help with the hip/nerve pain you were having earlier? Or are they just for wearing while pregnant?

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

I def do better with an extra 'normal' pillow - will have to dig a spare one up.

As for the stockings, they're for leg fatigue and veins -- don't really help with the sciatic nerve pain, but that's usually brief and only during the first couple of steps....

[ami-tutti.livejournal.com]

my best friend bought me the snoogle when she found out i was pregnant.
to be honest, it NEVER worked for me at all.
i found that two king size pillows were way more successful in helping me get some amount of sleep. of course, the need to be the right firmness... not too thick or too thin...

my $0.02

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

that's where I'm heading, I think. I got mine as a gift, too, so don't feel bad about it not working....

[tray85.livejournal.com]

I liked the regular body pillow (and actually still use it!)

Good luck achieving comfy-ness.

[onelargecat.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the pillows at Brookstone? Like this "cuddle pillow"? The material that they're made of feels SO AMAZING. They have a few different pillows and blankets made of this stuff. I have the neck travel pillow that I take with me on flights, and it's fanatastic.