- A great pillow is key for a good night's sleep, but it's not just about comfort - it supports your head and neck, and relieves pressure placed on the shoulders.
- But there's no one pillow that fits all. You have to consider the variety of fills, shapes, sizes that best fits the body position you're in when sleeping.
- For most people, the Coop Home Goods Premium Adjustable Pillow is comfortable and supportive no matter what sleep position you prefer.
A great night of sleep delivered to your door in just a day or two: That's what you get when you order one of our favorite pillows from Amazon. After all, your pillow has an important job. Ideally, it cradles your head, keeps your neck aligned, and prevents excessive pressure on your shoulders.
Choosing the perfect pillow can be tough, however. There are so many choices: different fills, different shapes, different sizes. It's also important to consider your favorite sleep position. While just about everyone flips over at least occasionally during the night, most of us favor either our side, back, or stomach for the majority of snooze time.
If you tend to sleep mostly on your back, your ideal pillow isn't too thin, which allows your head to drop down below your shoulders, but it's also not too lofty, which cranes your head forward and strains your neck. Look for a medium-firm pillow that has just enough loft to hold your head a couple of inches off the mattress.
If side sleeping is your favorite, you're in luck, as this is the easiest sleeping position to match, and the majority of pillows are geared toward side sleepers. Ideally, your pillow is just a bit firm, which keeps your head from sagging, and has enough loft to fill the "gap" between your neck and the mattress while gently holding your head in alignment with your neck and spine.
For those who prefer to sleep on their stomach, the best pillow is quite flat, barely raising your head above the mattress. As a stomach-sleeping position already strains your neck by forcing you to turn your head sharply to one side, you don't want to push things even further out of alignment by choosing a lofty pillow that lifts your head up high enough to kink your neck.
Because choosing the right pillow can seem complicated enough to turn your sweet dreams into a nightmare, we decided to make things easier by rounding up the best choices in several different categories, and best of all, each ships free with Amazon Prime.
Here are the best pillows you can buy on Amazon:
- Best pillow on Amazon overall: Coop Home Goods Premium Adjustable Pillow
- Best budget pillow on Amazon: Le'Vista Hotel Collection Pillow
- Best down pillow on Amazon: East Coast Bedding Down Pillow
- Best contoured pillow on Amazon: UTTU Sandwich Pillow
- Best body pillow on Amazon: Snuggle-Pedic Body Pillow
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