# Recommendations for a new side sleeper pillow please

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-new-side-sleeper-pillow-please/849248>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 11, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-new-side-sleeper-pillow-please/849248 "2020-03-11T04:03:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-new-side-sleeper-pillow-please/849248/1 "2020-03-11T04:03:06Z")

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My old one is done, and I’ve had shoulder and neck pain all week. Heading out shopping manana, would like to know what you use.

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-new-side-sleeper-pillow-please/849248/2 "2020-03-11T05:39:06Z")

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I had no idea what you were talking about, but Googling “side sleeper pillow” does bring up a wide variety of possibilities.

This may not be what you are looking for, but [I have a body pillow like this and it is awesome.](https://www.amazon.com/Moonlight-Slumber-Comfort-Support-Pillow/dp/B0010BBN7M/ref=pd_sbs_201_t_1/140-9773731-1286269?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0010BBN7M&pd_rd_r=06f030c7-c8b5-4759-abe4-8090a0160de6&pd_rd_w=7a654&pd_rd_wg=fDphD&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=550GZEES5YA3NS3WGXF3&psc=1&refRID=550GZEES5YA3NS3WGXF3)

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**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-new-side-sleeper-pillow-please/849248/3 "2020-03-11T14:15:35Z")

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I’m primarily a side sleeper and bought this [Coop Eden Pillow](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0S6LBD/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_ajpAEbNHHRXA1) last December.

So far I’m quite happy with it. I had one of the “best” My Pillows before this and though it started out comfy I found it did not hold it’s shape through the night. About 4 in the morning I’d have to punch it back int shape.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-a-new-side-sleeper-pillow-please/849248/4 "2020-03-11T15:06:24Z")

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I got one of [these high profile latex pillows](https://www.originalmattress.com/restora-high-loft-latex-bed-pillow) when I bought a new mattress 4 years ago. Still seems to be 100% the same as when I bought it. I fall asleep on my side with my arm under my pillow, and wake up on my back, and I have no issues.

One kind of interesting point is sometimes I put a soft 3" foam topper on my bed (otherwise it’s a firm mattress). When I put the topper on, the “high loft latex pillow” is too tall, being that my body is sunk down 2-3" in foam. My neck ends up way too bent. When I use the topper, I switch to using a low profile latex pillow, something I got off Amazon. I don’t use the topper much anymore, as I have come to find it doesn’t help my back like I thought it might. But just a data point for you.