Leachco Snoogle Total Body Pillow Review

There comes a time in every pregnancy when a woman realizes she just can't get comfortable in bed. That ever-growing belly makes it difficult to find a position where falling asleep is possible. Back? Doctor says that's a no-go. Side? Not with the new pressure from a tiny stowaway. Stomach? Not unless you want to squish your hitchhiker. What's an exhausted girl to do? Get used to it! Just kidding.

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For me, my answer came in the form of a large 'C' shaped body pillow called the Leachco Snoogle Total Body Pillow. After trying regular pillows and makeshift sleep wedges formed from cut up Tempur-Pedic material, I finally gave in and decided to spend a little cash. My sister had recommended this noodle-like cushion and I figured she, as an experienced mom, would know best.

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Oh, Snoogle; I applaud you. This versatile cloud worked wonders for my sheep counting. Total Body Pillow, indeed - stretched out, it's longer than I am. Used against my back, it usually did a good job of preventing me from rolling over. Likewise, it comfortably alleviated the pressure on my belly when I snuggled up from behind. The 'C' shaped top is meant to be used as a head cushion, but I'm fond of my regular, fluffy pillows from the neck up. 


Personally, I found it a bit uncomfortable used that way, but discovered if I turned the top portion away from me while I slept, it was perfect. Whether my husband appreciated a worm-like poke in the face while he slept is up for debate (he says not so much, but I say I grew a person inside me... rock beats scissors).

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Another fun thing about the Snoogle is that it can be used for more than just sleeping. Easily twisted, it also makes for a comfortable back support when wrapped around you during the latest episode of "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" (and it doesn't hinder you from throwing french fries at the TV when a 115 lb woman has a nearly painless delivery on the bathroom floor of a convenience store).

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The Snoogle can also be used as a nursing pillow once the baby arrives, although I never tried that function. I had a Boppy Nursing Pillow and my Snoogle was immediately retired to the garage to make room for my husband in bed. He was glad to be back after nine months of wondering whether I was actually on the other side.


All in all, I was impressed and satisfied with this pillow. It was a bit pricey when I bought it (around $70 if I'm not mistaken), but I'd say it was well worth it. My latest Google search showed it on sale from Amazon for just under $50. I would recommend this pillow to any expectant mom in need of a good night's sleep.



Hello, Baby. So Long, Sleep.

Ah, the Snoogle. Sleep wedge. Pregnancy pillow. It's funny how one 'C' shaped cushion can stir such different emotions. To a pregnant woman, it's a soft embrace cradling her and her child each night. The only conceivable way to get any sleep with a growing melon a few inches from her boobs. To the tired husband, it's a ridiculous question mark spooning his wife and poking him in the face as he sleeps. He knows it's a necessary evil if the mother of his child wants any rest, but that doesn't stop his fantasy of hoisting it into the dumpster in all its floppy and misshapen glory.

Priorities shift at different points in our lives. Children change you. Everyone knows this. Parents experience the polar change firsthand. Others accept it as fact in the same way we know being hit by a car is painful without feeling the need to kiss the underside of a Chevy. But it's the unexpected changes to the overlooked bits and pieces of daily life that I'm talking about.

Sleep. Oh, yes. I remember you. Sleep is that relationship you had years ago that you always took for granted. Sure, it was on-again, off-again and you always found your way back to each other, but you never truly appreciated all it did for you. It might have been clingy at times and demanding more of a commitment than you were prepared to make, but you strung it along because it was comfortable.

That was the Sleep you used to know. Sleep, once pregnancy has settled in, becomes the bitter ex determined to win the post breakup who's-life-sucks-less competition. It conveniently shows up uninvited and seductively glides through the room to remind you just how good you had it before.

Don't worry; that will pass. Eventually, your child will be born and you will have romanticized the memory of Sleep to the point where you can't believe you ever had a shot with it at all. Here's the upside: you will by then have found yourself in a perpetual state of exhaustion where you're also convinced your pre-pregnancy weight was 98 pounds and that you always appreciated everything your mother did for you. The point is, pregnancy brain never left and you can't ever really trust those foggy memories of yours again. Shake it off, have a yawn, and move that Snoogle to the garage for next time - just keep an eye on your husband when trash day rolls around. Sleep may be too elusive for a mere pillow these days, but there's nothing like a gummy grin to lift the haze of exhaustion. You'll sleep tomorrow - for now, it's time to play.