Pillows

[Rhubarbgarden]

I'm so sick of uncomfortable pillows. I've tried so many types, from fancy expensive goose feather John Lewis ones to cheapo synthetic Ikea. Nothing stays comfortable for more than a couple of months. Please, can anyone recommend the perfect pillow? Or I'm going to have to start using the cat.

dunlopillo super comfort.

squishy but supportive, made of latex so it doesn't lose it's shape or go lumpy.

expensive but sooooooo worth it!

do you mean they are too soft and floppy? Or too hard? Or they mould to the shape of your head? What is the difference between when they are new and when they have been used for a couple of months?

Me and dh have buckwheat pillows and they're great. They feel all hard and crunchy, but they're very comfortable and supportive. I can't sleep without mine now

Look for the full sized pillows on the 'net because they do small ones too.

I'd second the dunlopillo super comfort. Have had mine 3 years now and its fantastic, still just as good as new and the best (and least allergy causing) I've ever had.

I love my Ikea GOSA RAPS pillows - 60% duck down, and only 40% feathers so no little spikey escapees to irritate your neck. I think the ones I have, which date from a few years back, have an even higher percentage of down. You need to plump them up to refresh them, but I've been known to take them on holiday with me I love them that much [sad get emoticon].

On the other hand, wouldn't rate a single Ikea synthetic pillow at all. Rubbish!

Pigletjohn I find they go flat and lumpy. The fancy goose down ones I had needed plumping not just every night, but during the night too, as I would wake up on a flat hard pancake and be unable to get back to sleep till I'd walloped it.

Thanks for these suggestions. I shall study them carefully and probably buy all of them I'm that desperate.

I think a synthetic one is less likely to go flat and lumpy.

However it does not have the same cachet as one stuffed with down plucked by hand from the nests of Icelandic chicks.

depends on what you want.
I have a 'side sleeper' hollow fibre pillow that feels lovely and feathery but still gives support (and can be washed which is important to me). dh has a support memory foam pillow and loves it, it's not flexible enough for me.

Thanks. I used to be a sucker for things like Icelandic nests, now I would just like to sleep through the night. But as I'm entering the third trimester I suspect my pillow is just a scapegoat and I need to accept that it will probably be another year or so before I get a decent night's sleep again. [groan]

I'm still going to treat myself to new pillows though!

I asked on here and bought a dunlopillo and I love it. I also love DP's John Lewis feather ones and I hate feathers.

@hiddenhome tell me about buckwheat pillows

Buckwheat pillows are just ordinary sized pillows that are filled with hypoallergenic buckwheat. They last for ages and mould to the shape of your head/neck. They should feel hard, but they don't and you soon get used to the different feeling. They provide loads of neck support and never go out of shape. I can totally recommend them, but if you insist on a really squashy pillow, then they might not be right for you. I hate squashy pillows though, so I love mine

Tempur pillows. I love mine. Bought it 4 years ago and it is as good as the day I bought it. I can't recommend it enough.

The buckwheat pillows....do they rustle or crunch when you turn over? And what happens if you are a dribbler like me ? Would the pillow start sprouting?

You do notice the mild crunching at first, but that soon wears off as you get used to them. I don't notice at all now. They don't start to sprout, no You can take the cover off and empty the husks into a plastic bag so that you can wash the cover, but I just use two pillow cases over the cover and that seems to be fine. Mine never smells. You can always air outside during the summer. I think they're treated so that they don't attract bugs or mould or whatever. They also remain quite cool in the summer and you don't feel all hot and sweaty. They're fab

I have tried all the tempur pillows and have now settled for the japanese buckwheat pillow too. bliss

where do you get the buckwheat ones from and are the costly?

I really like M&S ones, retained their shape, reasonably firm. In fact, I love them

Have had my M&S ones for 4 years, DH's are regularly washed because he's a smelly git and come up lovely

Got mine in Japan as I live in Asia!

You can order here:

www.razzmatazz.co.uk/

or

www.livingiseasy.co.uk/products/cat687/cat688/cat741/RAZZMATAZZ_ORGANIC_BUCKWHEAT_PILLOW._Full_size_pillows_containing_2.6Kg_of_double_cleaned_Buckwheat_full_fill._In_natural_colour_cotton_zippered_outer_cover./index.html