Sleeping without a pillow?

[Fab Foodie]

Anyone do this?

I've started recently and found a few advantages, I tend to have less back ache in the morning as it seems to stretch my spine somehow. I've not woken with a stiff neck yet either. I tend to find it best after a long bike ride.
Anybody else have any experience?

 

[very-near]

Anyone do this?

I've started recently and found a few advantages, I tend to have less back ache in the morning as it seems to stretch my spine somehow. I've not woken with a stiff neck yet either. I tend to find it best after a long bike ride.
Anybody else have any experience?

I was in IKEA in Brizzle at the weekend and they had a comprehensive pillow section for back sleepers, stomach sleepers and side sleepers (with different types)

I use a contoured memory foam pillow being a side sleeper and it has solved a lot of back problems. It is thinner than a regular pillow, but supports the neck very well.

I did sleep without a pillow for a while when I pulled my back, but find that this does a far better job.

 

[Aperitif]

Don't the cracks in the pavement leave a mark on your body Fab?

I lie 'nearly flat' - that way, my ears are lower than the snore sound waves so I don't wake myself up... oh, and I might use a Tempur pillow. Not a tempura one, although I have heard they're batter than nothing...

 

[very-near]

Don't the cracks in the pavement leave a mark on your body Fab?

I lie 'nearly flat' - that way, my ears are lower than the snore sound waves so I don't wake myself up... oh, and I might use a Tempur pillow. Not a tempura one, although I have heard they're batter than nothing...

I hear empty special brew cans can be fashioned into handy ash trays as well whilst there

 

[colly]

Yes I do.

Mostly just sleep with one but for some reason when it's a hot night I will often as not wake and do away with the pillow. I do tend to sleep on my back though so maybe that's why it suits.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Don't the cracks in the pavement leave a mark on your body Fab?

I lie 'nearly flat' - that way, my ears are lower than the snore sound waves so I don't wake myself up... oh, and I might use a Tempur pillow. Not a tempura one, although I have heard they're batter than nothing...

Oh that's funnier than you may know...
Tempura pillows are a-maize-ing especially when well starched

 

[stumpy]

Sleeping without a pillow may cause a tempory relief from aches and pains but (much like sleeping on a hotel bed gives you "the best nights sleep ever") this will not last. Get a good quality mattress (like a Tempur or a nice Pocket sprung one as long as it's the correct tension for your body weight) and a nice pillow (again tempur other memory foam is available but IMO not as good) and you should be neck ache free(ish)


I'm sorry for my sadness.......It's just my job.............I need some friends

 

[Aperitif]

Hello stumpy - plenty of friends here...besides - you're new and it's already at the 'pillow talk' stage!

 

[stumpy]

I know....And I didn't even need to buy any drinks

 

[Keith Oates]

I sleep with only one very thin pillow, I'm not comfortable with anything higher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rob S]

I sleep on my front, head to the left, left arm folded underneath me so my hand is touching my left shoulder and don't use a pillow....although I do then have two pillows shifted to the right of me for use during the hour-before-the-alarm-goes-off-snooze when I tend to turn on to my right side.

 

[bikie]

I use a tempur neck support pillow, took a few nights to get used to it but I think it's great now

 

[Dan B]

Tempura pillows are a-maize-ing

How's that spelt?

 

[User482]

I need two pillows, or my nose gets blocked. How weird's that!

 

[red_tom]

I sleep on my front just using the corner of the pillow. Anything higher and it feels like my neck is being pushed backwards.

I also always hide my hands underneath me when I sleep. I think this is due to having had a couple of kittens who took great pleasure in stalking my fingers whilst I slept.