I noticed that I actually slept better this week when I wasn’t using a pillow. Made me curious.
ETA: I think my framing was slightly unhelpful. I do understand why babies don’t sleep with pillows due to the risks. I am more curious about if there are benefits to using a pillow as an adult.
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Had to scroll pretty far to find it buried, but the fact is, babies should not sleep with any soft bedding. No stuffed toys, no pillows, firm mattress, light blankets/swaddles. If they roll over onto a pillow, they can suffocate.
I imagine most of us use a pillow because we were trained to. It’s perfectly fine to sleep on your back without one and there are likely billions of people who don’t use big fluffy pillows every night. I use a pillow for side sleeping, but find it is worse for back sleeping and I wake with a stiff neck.
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