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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I tried sleeping without a pillow for a few weeks. I could do it if I laid on my back, as my spine aligned reasonably for my head. But I was mostly a side sleeper, and if you try to lay on your side then your neck has to flop for your head to rest on the bed and it just doesn’t work.
But babies have a proportionally larger head and small shoulders, so they can sleep in those positions just fine. Around 3-4 years old, they might sleep better with a thin pillow.
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