Still buried in boxes over here, and my hips have been paying for it. Carrying stuff up and down all week left me waking up at random points in the night, rolling over and just lying there annoyed.
Finally dug an old pillow out of the closet (one that was headed for donation, of all things) and started sticking it between my knees when I sleep on my side. Didn’t think much of it at first, honestly.
But a few nights in and the waking-up-every-couple-hours thing has basically stopped. My lower back isn’t locked up in the morning either, which after a week of hauling boxes feels like a small miracle.
Still doing the stretching before bed too, so it’s probably the combo doing the work, not just the pillow on its own… but the pillow was the easiest part to add and it made the biggest difference I could actually feel.
One of the cats has claimed it as his now, so some nights it’s a negotiation. Worth it though.