Whether it’s your pillow, mattress, or even your curtains, many factors contribute to your sleep quality. One sleep product we feel is hugely underrated? The body pillow.
If you think that your regular pillow is comfy, imagine that level of comfort from your head to your toes. A body pillow swaddles your every curve for a deep, restorative sleep experience.
To learn how a body pillow can change your sleep, keep reading.
1. Helps you fall asleep faster
Using a body pillow emulates the relaxing sensation of hugging, which can lull you to sleep quicker by diminishing those anxious thoughts that keep you up at night.
Even if you have a partner to cuddle with in the evening, people emit body heat, which can leave you sweaty and uncomfortable. Opting for our Body Pillow allows you to cuddle with a plush, clean surface.
2. Promotes spinal alignment
Our contours to your unique body shape with its gel-infused, shredded memory foam fill, providing support and a mild cooling effect. You can even add or remove the fill to create the perfect loft to suit you. Body Pillows contour to your unique body shape with its gel-infused, shredded memory foam fill, providing support and a mild cooling effect. You can even add or remove the fill to create the perfect loft to suit you.
When you’re sleeping aligned, you’ll experience more comfort and less body aches. Those who suffer from lower back pain, sciatica, or bulging discs may greatly benefit from a body pillow.
3. Supports side sleeping
For those transitioning into side sleeping, a healthy sleep position, a body pillow is the perfect tool because it keeps you snug on your side and prevents you from rolling over.
Side sleeping provides many benefits, including:
- Improves circulation to the heart, especially for pregnant women
- Eases heartburn and acid reflux
- Stimulates drainage from lymph nodes
4. May reduce snoring
Since they encourage side sleeping, the best sleep position to prevent snoring, a body pillow can ease those grunts and snorts. Your partner will thank you.
5. Doubles as a knee pillow
Tuck the end of the body pillow in between your knees to relieve pressure in your lower back, align your hips, and improve blood circulation to the legs. Goodbye, achy legs!
6. Less tossing and turning
During sleep, your body tosses and turns to find a comfortable position, which may leave you feeling exhausted in the morning if your sleep setup needs improvement. With a body pillow that adjusts to you for proper support, you’ll experience less movement throughout the night and enjoy a more energized day ahead.