As a moderately broad shouldered guy who prefers side sleeping, I need robust pillow support.
I find that no pillow I buy, at any price, will last more than six months before its going flat every night.
Am I upset about about something that’s perfectly normal here?
Like the “normal amount of toilet roll,” I feel like this is one of those things that we never know what is normal for others.
Never. I have latex foam pillows that are a solid block, so there is nothing to fluff. It took me a while to get used to how firm they are, but I absolutely love them now.
100%. Latex for side sleeping is so good.
I’ve slept using latex pillows my entire life, can’t go without them.
I once forgot my pillow at home on a 1 week trip, and I had terrible sleep the entire time
I use a memory foam pillow. There is nothing to fluff.
Maybe I got bad ones but they lose their memory after a while for me.
And they sleep hot. Latex does not sleep hot and supports better.
Every night, knead it like my cat taught me.
Wife and I have been using our Sleep Number pillows running on 6 years now. Good memory foam, doesn’t need fluffing
I bought an Ikea firm pillow over a decade ago and it’s still just as good as when I first got it. I’ve been meaning to replace it but they don’t make them anymore.
If they don’t make them anymore, can I get your address for no sinister reason?
I forgot to mention I also haven’t washed it since I got it…
I didn’t know they stopped making them, but I love my firm foam ikea pillow.
I’ve tried a couple of locations and checked online… Couldn’t find them at I assumed they stopped making them. Lol
Are you letting the sun “bake” your pillows? Lay them in front of a window or slider that gets good sun to bake them weekly, see if that helps with the fluffing.
Also i use those square pillows.
Pillow cube is one manufacturer.
With that said i find i have to replace my pillows annually.
Never heard of this but I’m up for trying it!
Hopefully it will help.
much appreciated
that’s TV bs.
Some pillows can be thrown in the dryer for 10-15 min. That can bring extra life into them.
Cool!
Thanks, I’ll check that out for these ones
Every night. It’s a feather pillow, I toss it in the air and let it fall on the bed a few times. I think I learned that from watching Downton Abbey.
I can’t even getmy mouth around them.
Never gonna get in front of the camera with that attitude.
I have a feather pillow from Ikea that is a few years old at this point and it still fluffs up just as good as the day I got it. I wash it once or twice a year during the warmer months in the washing machine on a gentle cycle with a wool detergent and let it dry outside in the sun while regularly fluffing it and turning it around so it dries evenly and thoroughly.
While I don’t like how feathers are harvested I also don’t like how pillows with polyester filling get lumpy after a while and need to be replaced or repurposed because they stop providing adequate neck support. I’m crafty and have used pillow fillings for sewing projects and stuff like that, but already one pillow is enough filling for lots of projects and I can’t craft enough to repurpose all so inevitably a lot would still end up in the dump.
All the while my parents still have some feather pillows from when I was a child that are still perfectly fluffy. So as log as I take good care of them, they will hopefully last me decades.
Never. It’s Temper-pedic foam.
i have to cram it all in the pillowcase and then fold the leftover pillowcase (I have a big pillowcase and normal sized pillow) under the pillow. i usually have to redo it once or twice bc I toss and turn a lot.
What? I like… use pillows. They get old. Sometimes they get gross. Sometimes they get thrown away. Sometimes I buy a new pillow. I’m supposed to be ‘fluffing’ them? Seems like extra work. Sounds like you work for your pillow. Your pillow should work for you.
Takes like, 2-5 years not 6 months. Buy from Costco? IDK.
We don’t have Costco here but I hear your point.
Fast fashion pillow time.
I’ll add one more pillow recommendation in case it helps you out. I’m a side/back sleeper with lots of pain, and finding the “perfect pillow” was a journey of many annoying years. But! In desperation I tried a water pillow - part memory foam on top a large water bladder that you can fill/adjust to your specifications. The water keeps the pillow firm (or not, depending on how much you add in there). It seals well so you don’t hear sloshing or anything like that at night. And the water helps keep the pillow cooler than usual through the night. I love this stupid pillows now. My partner uses one too, and he’s a huge and heavy guy who rolls around a lot and sleeps in any and all positions. He also loves these pillows! We’ve replaced mine once in about six years, and not needed to replaced his yet.
Good luck on your pillow search… persist and spend more than you think you should. Sleep is so important, it’s worth the effort to find the “right” pillow.
