well, you guys rock.
last night i tried sleeping with a pillow between my knees, and it seems to have helped. i woke up a couple of times through the night to replace the pillow after it had mysteriously slid out of place, but when i got up in the morning my back felt much better.
consequently, i'm thinking of purchasing some kind of body pillow that is too large to wiggle out from underneath my leg. here's what i've found so far. if anyone has any advice, let me hear it... this is a lot of money to spend on a damn pillow. i want to make sure i get something decent.
the snoozer - $59.95 This 100 percent hypo-allergenic polyester cluster fiber pillow comes complete with a washable, soft white sateen cotton pillowcase. 64"Lx14"Wx8"H. Made in USA.
the surround u - $49.99 Measures 110 inches long, and is made with down. The surroundU pillow is Physical Therapist recommended. Equivalent to five standard pillows. White pillowcase included. Poly/Cotton Ticking.
the comfort u - $99 The Comfort-U Total Support Body Pillow is a generously oversized U-shaped pillow, long enough for you to stretch out and support both sides of your body. The Comfort-U body pillow is filled with a premium fiber imported from Denmark called Fossfill, a revolutionary synthetic known to scientists as an "extended polymer" which allows air to flow freely. (also, look at the other things you can do with it!)
i have to say, one of my fears in getting one of these things is that i'll have to have it all the time... when i travel across the country and stuff. not convenient. but except for that, on a day-to-day basis it's probably worth the expense.
Posted by xta at August 2, 2005 01:54 PM | TrackBackExcellent!
And for travel, you've already discovered that a pillow between the knees will work enough, right? And if you need bigger, you could always get an inflatable something to cart along too, right?
Then again, with a house as fun and funky as yours, why would you ever leave town? :-)
Posted by: Phil at August 3, 2005 12:04 AMYou know, I hate to sound soccer mom-my (adjective not noun), but Costco often carries this type of thing much cheaper. And I'm sure Ray wouldn't mind being a body pillow in the winter when it's cold (though right now might not be too appealing - even a sheet feels like too much, let alone a leg).
Posted by: Marianne at August 3, 2005 07:57 AMI'm a big fan of the "snoozer" style. Although I think mine is a generic. It came from an old girlfriend.. she called it the "body pillow," so I do, too.. My concern at the time was that it would be a "permanent girlfriend replacement." Which was true for a long while..(ha) Now when my (longtime but different) gf sleeps over, we have this little game where she comes into the bedroom, narrows her eyes and hisses, "what's SHE doing here?!"
Posted by: mick at August 5, 2005 07:32 PMMy connection is acting up, so I haven't found your previous post, but have you tried a roll pillow? Mine is about a foot long and maybe four or five inches in diameter. I've found that the squishy pillows filled with tiny little bead things don't work because the bead stuff doesn't stay in place.
Posted by: Stephanie at August 11, 2005 11:50 PM