List Price: $69.95• DreamGenii™ maternity pillow aids restful sleep during pregnancy
• Encourages baby to adopt the optimal position for birth
• Doubles as a feeding support pillow with an integral back support
DreamGenii™ Maternity Support and Feeding Pillow, now available for the first time in the USA!
The award winning and best selling maternity pillow from the United Kingdom.
DreamGenii pillow was born out of Vanessa Blake's need for a good night's sleep while pregnant with her first child Lucas. After trying every pregnancy pillow on the market and still not enjoying a night's sleep, she designed her own. The DreamGenii is designed to position you in the optimal sleeping position for the health and well being of both mother and baby.
The DreamGenii Pregnancy and Feeding Support Pillow is recommended by labor nurses across the UK. DreamGenii is recognized as the only specifically designed support pillow to adequately support back, bump and knees at the same time without taking up all of the room in the bed, thus allowing you and your partner to get a good night's rest. DreamGenii is designed to encourage you to sleep on your left side, in the recovery position, which, if used regularly from the second trimester, can encourage baby to get into the optimum position for birth. However, DreamGenii does not restrict your movements during the night and is just as comfortable while lying on your right hand side and gently prevents you from rolling on to your back during your sleep.
Once baby has arrived, DreamGenii Maternity Pillow can be used as a feeding support pillow. The leg support fits comfortably into the small of your back, whilst the back and tummy supports fold over to form cradle shaped support for your new baby. Unlike other feeding pillows, the DreamGenii gives essential back support and allows for a comfortable position without putting any strain on any post birth aches and pains. This makes it ideal for breastfeeding and is an excellent support for women who have had a caesarean.
Reviews
DisappointedI had been looking for a pillow that would provide support between my legs and keep me from rolling on my back, and I'd hoped this would be the answer. While I did like that it isn't gigantic and take up half the bed, it was too thin to really support my legs (my knees still touch if it slips up between my thighs), and the little pad on the back was too small to keep me from rolling over - I just end up on top of it.
It's a good idea, but ended up being a waste of money for me. If I could have the exact same pillow with two or three times the stuffing, I'd be happy.
wont sleep without it nowI use this pillow every night during my pregnancy now and no more hip pains or numbness.
It really helps you to stay sleeping on your left side and I love the fact that you can still rest your head on your normal pillow.
I tried cheaper full body size pillows but thought they were too big. This one is perfect if you are average size
and its money well spend.
Reclaim pregnancy sleep!I had never had any sleep difficulties until the second trimester of my pregnancy, but as many other women have experienced, I began to have problems getting comfortable at night and having aches and pains in the morning. After thorough research on pregnancy pillows of all shapes and sizes, I decided to buy the Dream Genii, and I am very glad I did! We have a full-size bed in a small bedroom, so I wanted a pillow that wouldn't kick my husband out of bed! I also liked that I would continue to use my regular pillows for my head, since many of the other brands had negative reviews about the head/neck area. The first night I used this pillow, I slept comfortably all night long and did not have the hip & lower back pain I had been dealing with. It was bliss! Since then, it has continued to help me sleep comfortably all night. I love that it is easy to use on either side, and when I turn over in the middle of the night, it stays in one place. It also allows me to still cuddle with my husband without getting in the way. I haven't yet used it as a nursing pillow because my son hasn't arrived yet, but I think it will also work well for that purpose (saving me another $40!).
There are only two small cons:
1. The fabric on the cover does pill, although this hasn't bothered me.
2. The pillow quickly loses its original level of firmness. I have been using mine for about a month, and I can tell a definite difference in its "puffiness." This hasn't affected my sleep, though, and many other bed pillows respond the same way.
I would definitely recommend this pillow!
Great help to twin-mamma!I purchased this maternity pillow after reading reviews of the different varieties out there. I've just entered my third trimester with twins, and had been having a lot of trouble getting comfortable at night. I've definitely gotten better sleep since I received the pillow last week. Also, it's not so huge that it takes up most of the bed. My only complaint is that the fabric cover is not particularly soft.
Brilliant!I bought this pillow based on the positive reviews on Amazon, which I want to thank every reviewer that posted. Informative shopping is the way to go. I'm overwhelmingly glad I got it - I love this pillow. That said, I've never tried another preggie pillow, so I don't have anything to compare it to. What works for me could possibly be related to my size, etc.
I'm about 5'8", small build. I've had achy hips & knees prior to being pregnant and buying a memory foam mattress topper helped remedy that. Being pregnant added new challenges. The pillow supports very well where I need it most-knees, belly, back and breasts. It is soft enough, comfortable enough and still firm enough that you can tilt on your back a bit, but still be mostly on your side as doctors recommend for pregnancy. This pillow keeps me pretty comfortable considering I'm a back sleeper and side sleeping is not natural for me.
Being pregnant, I've found myself going for roomier comfort (bigger bathroom stalls, looser clothes, isle seats, etc). I don't feel the pillow takes up too much room on our queen-sized bed typically shared with a couple of cats. I've tried using the photographic set up like you see here on Amazon & the packaging, but it doesn't suit me. I take up the right side of the bed (if you're looking at it, not in it) and I prefer to lay on my left keeping the shorter side of the pillow by the edge side of the bed for quick maneuvering to the loo in the middle of the night. This way I'm not climbing over that longer side or bonking my poor hubby or kitty in the head with it if I fold it upward. With the shorter side set up on my left, it supports my stomach and breasts better. Not to mention, then the longer side stays along my back really preventing me from rolling onto my back and the "tail end" of the pillow still curves in and supports my knees. Brilliant!
The only drawback to this product - finding additional or different pillow covers. The pillow comes with a simple white cover that's machine washable & dryable. You'll have to order covers from UK sites because this is a UK product. Shipping to the US is pricey. I was lucky enough to talk a nice UK eBay seller into letting me pay int'l shipping for his very affordably priced Dream Genii cover on eBay UK. It took a few weeks, but now I have a back up cover in case something happens to the first one (I get too pooped to wash it). I still feel happy with my purchase and that it deserves 5 stars.