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Saturday, April 16, 2011

A Quest for the perfect pillow

I have about 5 pillows and I feel very uncomfortable sleeping at night...been waking up with neck pain, and this contributes to my pillows all being very stiff (they are all poly pillows). Long ago I used to have a down pillow, and I loved it! However, I had allergies from my beloved down pillow ALL THE TIME, and had to take Claritin every freakin night before bedtime. And after they showed on TV all the bugs and strange creatures that live in down pillows, it had to go.
 Thus, my frustrating search for the perfect pillow that will not be too stiff, nor too impossible to bend/shape, and hopefully one that is healthy for you.
1. Tempurpedic Pillow. It sucks. Er, I mean I give it 3 stars out of 5. I got it for Christmas for $50 at the mattress shop on the corner, and it looked very fancy. What I like about it: Tempurpedic feels way better than any of my Poly Pillows, so it's currently the only one I can sleep on. Poly Pillows don't deserve to be on the list at all, because they didn't earn any stars from me (ZERO for support, and negative points for being inflexible and horribly stiff). What I don't like about it: The shape is not helpful, it is just too stiff for my neck, and yet I don't feel "support" from it so I end up bending it and torturing it until we are both so tired of fighting that we fall asleep.

2. Z by Malouf 100% Natural Talalay Latex Zoned Pillow. It caught my eye because it's "green", but I didn't like all the holes in it. I have ordered it and patiently waiting to receive!


3. MY PILLOW. My Pillow looks great on the website - and it advertises what I am looking for, in a pillow - the moldability and softness. So I would put it on my hopeful "winner" list!


4. Organic Buckweed (Japanese) - So far, from reading about it, I am having concerns. That its going to be too stiff for me, and I HATE STIFF! If you like stiff, sleep on your arm! However it received tons of good reviews so...it's on the "low probability" winner list.


5 Westin hotel pillow. - You can buy on Nordstrom site, and they are quite pricey at 70 something bucks. - I am highly suspicious of this pillow, simply because it probably has poly, and that equals stiff and hurtful - and I am done with hurtful relationships in my life. 


Soft, but supportive pillows, are you just a dream???

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