Support Guide
Pets in the Bed and a Pregnancy Pillow: Room and Fur
If a dog or cat already shares your bed, a pregnancy pillow is one more thing asking for space. This guide covers two practical things, room and fur, and nothing about pets and pregnancy health.
Room
A full wraparound pillow takes up room. There's no version of this that doesn't — a shape that reaches from behind your back to between your knees has to occupy that space.
An E-shape works from three points of support — belly in front, back behind, knees apart — and leaves one side open.
The Adjustable Contour Body Support Pillow is 41 inches of contour with fill you can add or take out — support at the back, hips and knees, without a full-size body pillow taking over the bed. It was built as everyday body support.
Fur
The rule across the line is the same: the cover washes, the pillow doesn't. Every support pillow here has a cover that comes off.
When fur builds up, the cover is the part to take off and wash. The pillow itself doesn't go in the machine — spot clean it.
What this guide leaves out
Health questions about pets during pregnancy are for your midwife or healthcare provider. We don't cover them here.
Where to go from here
How Much of the Bed Does a Pregnancy Pillow Take? covers bed size and sharing with a partner. How to Wash a Pregnancy Pillow has the rest of the care.
FAQ
Q · What part can I wash if pet hair gets on the pillow?
The cover, yes — it comes off and goes in the machine. The pillow itself, no. Spot clean it, and check your product page for the exact settings.
Q · Which shape leaves one side of the bed open?
An E-shape works from three points of support — belly in front, back behind, knees apart — and leaves one side open.