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I'm undecided between 2 and 3

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[–] folkrav@lemmy.ca 80 points 9 months ago (3 children)

If your answer is more than β€œone”, it usually means you don’t have the right pillow for your sleeping position. I have broad shoulders and I was a side sleeper. I used two pillows for the longest time, otherwise I had to twist my shoulder in while sleeping, or tilt my head towards the bed, neither being really comfortable for long time periods. Then I bought a thick foam one on sale in some random store I was at, and it made a world of a difference.

[–] Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

That's the only correct answer.

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[–] viking@infosec.pub 46 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I can't deal with more than one.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As a kid I used to sleep with none. As a teen a towel was enough. In my 20s I was happy with one thin pillow. Now in my 40s I have one average pillow and I feel like upgrading.

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[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

you don't need multiple pillows you need one that has the right thickness

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[–] tyler@programming.dev 27 points 9 months ago (3 children)

0 or 1. 2+ is incredibly bad for your neck and sleep. Or you just have paper thin very old pillows and you should replace them with a high quality pillow. I use a Coop brand pillow and it’s customizable to whatever thickness works best for you. Get a good pillow and use 1. Don’t use more.

https://www.eightsleep.com/blog/how-many-pillows-do-you-really-need/

[–] LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can't even imagine what it would look like for someone to use more than 1 pillow. Like, how is their body not contorted into a horribly uncomfortable position?

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[–] Caesium@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

pillows always made me feel uncomfy so I pretty much entirely stopped using them. Ill ball up a blanket if I want some support but often times I forgo it

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One, anything else is pure decadence (unless you have a neck issue or something).

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Two, with the bottom pillow pulled down a bit giving me 2 tiers.

I have wide shoulders and go to sleep on my side, so I need the height, but I tend to roll into my stomach, where 2 is too high, so I wake up on the bottom pillow.

Having 2 in a slanted stack just allows for the perfect height adjustment for neck alignment.

[–] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Holy shit!! This is the advanced pillow science I like to hear! I'm gonna try this right now!

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[–] Kissaki@feddit.de 18 points 9 months ago
[–] THEDAEMON@lemmy.ml 16 points 9 months ago
[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago (4 children)
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[–] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

One, and zero when sleeping on my stomach.

[–] dosse91@lemmy.trippy.pizza 14 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I use 4-5 because I have acid reflux πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

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[–] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago

May the blΓ₯haj be with you always!

[–] jasonbcfcufc@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

1 big memory foam

[–] Cargon@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

One good latex pillow for me.

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[–] Lolors17@feddit.de 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

None, I sleep on my elbow.

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[–] solitaire@infosec.pub 10 points 9 months ago

One, that's the kind of thin you get from it being cheap and way past the point you're supposed to throw it out. Perfection.

[–] MxRemy@lemmy.one 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

For me the stack goes:

  • my head
  • mostly flat pillow
  • my arm
  • another mostly flat pillow
  • the bed

Big thick squishy pillows (like memory foam) give me neck pain for some reason? I always get one of my boyfriends to "wear in" my pillows for me first πŸ˜…

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[–] Berttheduck@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 months ago

Just the 1 for me. I've got a Simba memory foam cube pillow. It's expensive at Β£100 (ish) but easily the best thing I've ever slept on. Like sinking into a perfectly supportive cloud. They have an inner bag filled with loads of 1cm memory foam cubes and a good outer case so you don't feel individual cubes. Super comfy.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 8 points 9 months ago

Wait, you guys have more than one pillow?

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 8 points 9 months ago

Two pillows. Two duvets.

[–] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

According to science, anywhere from 1 to 0

[–] L1to@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

0 I sleep with a blanket under my head. I can fold it as many times as I need to change the height. I can sleep well sideways without having the pillow right in my face like with soft pillows. Also doubles as a eyemask when there is to much light bordering me.

[–] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The only time I've slept on a blanket like this was in a police jail. Are you in jail?

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago

Yea, his one call was to post this comment.

[–] SecretPancake@feddit.de 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

1 with memory foam. I sleep sideways and on the back. I hate it when pillows are too thin or fluffy but too high is also not good on the neck.

Hijacking this: Can someone answer me why Ikea mainly sells these huge square pillows? They are so uncomfortable to sleep on but they have the nicest pillowcases.

[–] Teon@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Are you in Germany? I don't know any country where square bed pillows are sold except DE.

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[–] ghashul@feddit.dk 6 points 9 months ago

I use one pillow that was sold as travel size, but I prefer it over a thick pillow.

[–] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

One thick memory foam one. It was expensive but it doesn't lose fluffyness and it fixed my neck problems.

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 5 points 9 months ago

One buckwheat pillow. They're sort of adjustable. I'm a side/stomach sleeper.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Three, but they are staggered in a way to make the perfect angles for my head. I have a thick one that's almost vertical with just a little bit sticking out at the bottom for the next pillow (a thin one) to lean onto. Then another thin pillow staggered on that one.

I'm technically only using two pillows of you cooking what my head is over. But the first one allows the second too for that perfect angle for me.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 9 months ago

I also sleep with a carefully crafted nest of pillows. 3 king size and a body pillow, arranged to automatically mold me into my half stomach, half side "army crawl" sleeping position.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Five pillows and a police lock

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

A single pillowcube pillow.

To anyone wondering since it's so often advertised, it does a good job as a pillow but it's nothing revolutionary.

[–] HappyRedditRefugee@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)
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[–] eatham@aussie.zone 4 points 9 months ago

1? Why do you need more?

[–] Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Depends on the pillows. Generally, I want enough so that my neck is straight when I'm lying on my side.

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