I’m undecided between 2 and 3
If your answer is more than “one”, 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.
I would use only one if I could find one I like that is thick enough. For a while I put two in one pillow case but the result was too oval in side profile.
Maybe some of those foam chunk pillows with adjustable loft. Basically the case has a zipper in it and you can move fill from one to another.
I bought a pair of these and some waterproof zip cases and ended up with 3 pillows I like instead of 2 because they both needed to lose about a third of their volume to be right for me.
I can’t deal with more than one.
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.
you don’t need multiple pillows you need one that has the right thickness
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/
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?
I am a side/stomach sleeper, and after years of never sleeping right, I was looking for a new pillow and tried these cheap-ass Walmart pillows made for side sleepers. I also decided to splurge and get pillow protectors. I forget the brand, but they are the top-level anti-allergen, anti-mold, super clean ultra max ones. I fluff mine every time before I lie down. So far, it’s lasted 6 months. My wife’s is a bit worn, but she is one of those people that seems to wear things out just touching them lol. It’s the most comfortable pillow I’ve ever used, and I’ve stayed in some pretty fancy places. It’s not just about how expensive it is, but if it’s the right kind of pillow for the way you sleep.
You’re right about it being the right kind of pillow. I’m wondering if your fluff habit is what’s helping though. I’ve tried like twenty different kinds of cheap pillows and they’ve all sucked. It wasn’t until I finally said “enough is enough” and spent like $120 bucks on a pillow that I’ve finally had one that supports my head properly. Only problem is it is made for side sleepers and I rotate multiple times in the middle of the night from side to stomach and have to move it out of the way when I go to my stomach.
It has reduced the amount I rotate though.
Yeah, that’s why my pillow journey has taken so long. I refuse to pay $100+ for something that needs to be replaced every 6-12 months. It’s why I’m not looking forward to getting a new mattress, too. They used to make them with a top on both sides so you could flip, as well as rotate your mattress, making it last much longer. Now you only get one side, and who the fuck knows how long all that rubber/memory foam/trash that they stick in them now lasts before it degrades. It’s just more of us not owning anything and everything made to be thrown out and replaced rather than maintained and repaired.
One, anything else is pure decadence (unless you have a neck issue or something).
