LeachcoGrow To Sleep Self-Adjusting Pregnancy/Maternity Body Pillow, Ivory

I bought the Leachco Grow to Sleep Self-Adjusting Body Pillow for my daughter-in-law who is pregnant with her third child. She loves the pillow and says she has slept better than ever on it and it has also reduced her migraines. It is much more flexible than other pregnancy pillows and can even be taken apart to use for nursing and/or the baby later. It comes with pillow cases for the two ends for use when the pillow is taken apart, but not one for the whole pillow together. I made one out of a sheet which fits tightly on the ends but has extra room for the twisting and adjusting middle. It was quite a challenge, but will keep the pillow itself nicer longer. My daughter-in-law would definitely recommend this pillow!!

The Grow to Sleep gives great support for sleeping comfortably during pregnancy. I like the elasticized middle portion for adjusting for the most comfortable position. What I do NOT like about the Grow to Sleep is that the 2 ends of the body pillow are too hard to use as a comfortable pillow. The pillow filling is tantamount to what is in a $5 drugstore pillow. I slept with my head on the end pillow portion about 2 nights, and kept waking with a stiff neck from the rock hard stuffing. I ended up taking off one end and just using the rest of the pillow (J shape) instead. This has worked well....but I would recommend saving yourself the extra money this pillow costs and just buy a cheaper J-shaped version.

When I first got the Pillow it was just okay. I was only about 20 weeks along and about 126 lbs. It was too big for me at that time to use it all together, and was causing my hips to be sore every morning. So I took off the two big end pieces and slept with just the middle part for my belly which was perfect! The only thing annoying thing about that is that the middle part of the pillow does not come out of the given pillow case, so you have these two huge flaps of fabric in the way. But the pillow was still worth it to me. It's the perfect size and shape to fit under/around my belly. I am now 26 weeks along and have gotten big enough to want something between my legs, so I put one end back in and it's perfect. Forms to my legs and hips perfectly. I don't put in the other big end piece because it was just too big and it made my neck sore. When I was trying to sleep with the entire pillow put together when I first received it, like I said, my neck and hips were sore, but the seam on The pillow case also hurt my neck, it was really tight and would leave a huge indent on my neck/shoulder, so that was annoying. I gave it a 4-star though bc it really is comfortable now that I am big enough for it. It is a little large but my husband and I have been sleeping on a futon at my parents house the last few weeks and we still fit. It's definitely crowded, but we both don't move much at night, so it's not a big deal to us. And he can still cuddle up to me which he was worried about at first. So here is summary of pros and cons:Pros:-many different positions you can use this thing in-can use one or all parts of the pillow in multiple ways-middle section cradles my big belly perfectly-relatively easy to roll over with (have to pull to sheets back, but I don't have to get up)-shapes my legs and hips really well, don't wake up with sore hipsCons:-seam on the end pieces in the middle are really uncomfortable (although only bothers my neck, not my legs)- pillow case is weird, the middle section of the pillow does not come out of the case so if you take out the two end pieces you have two huge flaps of extra fabric to try and deal with)-not sure how to wash the pillow case if the middle section of the pillow doesn't come out, so that's kind of gross.Update 9/14/11-I am now 37 weeks pregnant and sleep with this pillow every night still. BUT the pillow has become so flat between my knees that I had to add a body pillow to elevate my leg enough to prevent nerves from pinching. I still LOVE the middle part of the pillow b/c of how perfectly it cradles my belly, but honestly, the material the pillow stuffing is made of is just of really poor quality. You would expect a pillow that cost this much to hold up more than this one has. So unless you want to be adding pillows to this one after only a few months of use, then look for another pillow.

This pillow is amazing. It's so comfortable, it wraps itself around you and releaves all the pressure points that you just cant get with numorous pillows. The only reason that I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 is because you can only take out the 2 end pillows when it's time to wash and so you end up having to wash the middle pillow in the washing machine. I havent washed mine yet but im worried it's going to go funny if i put it in the dryer or some people talk about air drying it, im sure that that will take a long time and/or it may smell after that (due to not drying properly) the middle pillow is quite big. Other than that its perfect and it can be used to support twins for feeding....win ...win

Being my third pregnancy, my belly popped out fast and caused major back pain. Some mornings I could barely move! When I got this pillow, it took a little getting used to...I usually use a nice, soft memory foam pillow. But I knew it would be worth it after waking up the very first morning of using it and I had no back pain and most of my neck pain was gone (I've had a lot of trouble with neck pain over the years). When I read the reviews, I knew this was the best pillow to get, but I didn't think it would work so quickly for me!

I read several reviews on the Leachco Grow to Sleep before purchasing this product around the 10th week of my pregnancy. Many of the women explained that they were always stomach sleepers and once they got pregnant it was a tough adjustment toward the recommended side sleeping position. I have to say that I completely agree! I am now 21 weeks pregnant and have been using this pillow religiously! I find that I'm able to sleep well throughout the night on my left or right sides, and I love the adjustment feature. I am 5'8" and it lengthens for me just right. Someone smaller would be fine because it scrunches up to your body type. I also happen to be kind of a clean-pillowcase-every-night sort of person, so I was worried about that at first; however, I found that using king size pillow cases works perfectly! The king size reaches all the way to the "scrunchy" part of the pillow, making it a clean surface every night! :)

The only issue is it's too fluffy for my personal liking for my head to use like a pillow.. I now have them in my bed in pillow cases separate and use to lean on sitting in bed. Totally worth the money!