View Full Version : Tell us how you sleep....many pillows? lots of blankets? Fave sleeping position...


Ireneparalegal
07-26-2006, 02:10 PM
Lately with the hot weather I have been sleeping with NO BLANKETS. My fave sleeping position used to be on my stomach, but ever since I injured my back, I have difficulty with that. I love to sleep on my back with my knees up. I have to have at least two pillows to sleep with. I tend to have a hard time falling asleep so I always watch t.v. to help me sleep.

PZelda
07-26-2006, 02:28 PM
I have recently weaned myself down to 3 pillows at night. Before that, it was 5. For a LONG time, I slept with 6 pillows. If anybody has a queen-size bed or larger, a body pillow works well. :)

My head rests on a body pillow, and two regular pillows, one on either side of me. I like to have one wedged between my back and the bed, and the other pillow I hold in my sleep.

I sleep with two blankets, max. Bedsheets, a light quilt and a comforter I have had since I was a kid in the 80s. It's comfortable enough for both summer and winter.

I like sleeping on my stomach, but it's usually not comfy enough to do so when I'm under the blankets. If I'm lying on top of all my sheets, it's comfy sleeping that way.

EmoJoe
07-26-2006, 02:35 PM
usually only 1 pillow, actually...and i usually sleep on my stomach or side.

Superstar
07-26-2006, 02:40 PM
I sleep with two pillows. I used to sleep with one, but once when I was sick, my mom gave me an extra pillow. I can't sleep on 1 pillow since then :lol:

Moonlight Lady
07-26-2006, 03:25 PM
I sleep on my side with three pillows, two regular pillows and one body pillow, which is wonderful in any size bed. In the summer, I have a blanket and a sheet. In the winter I throw a comforter on the bed.

strawberry cupcake
07-26-2006, 03:32 PM
i sleep with two pillows, a sheet and blanket and i sleep on my stomach or side. i like to have my fan and air on full blast so sometimes i sleep with two blankets

Czas na Zywiec
07-26-2006, 03:43 PM
one pillow in the fetal position

James"Thunder"Early
07-26-2006, 03:45 PM
I have a comforter, a sheet and two pillows and I sleep on my side

Number 9 Dream
07-26-2006, 03:45 PM
I usually sleep on my side or stomach, two pillows (anything less or more and I don't feel right). Right now, since it's so damned hot, I only use a light blanket, but in the winter I sleep with a cozy comforter.

Brieannas21
07-26-2006, 03:54 PM
I sleep with 3 pillows, I fall asleep on my left side. I sleep with just a sheet and my husband will sleep with the sheet and comforter.

Bobby F.
07-26-2006, 04:50 PM
6 pillows and 2 covers. Start on my back then end up on my side.

KristinHerreraFan
07-26-2006, 04:54 PM
I sleep on my side 90% of the time with two pillows, and my stuffed bunny "Floppy" :)

Brad Russ
07-26-2006, 06:10 PM
I haven't been sleeping much at all lately with this extreme heat, but I always have a comforter, and one pillow, and I usually sleep on my stomache, unlesss my back is aching, then I'll sleep on my back, or side. I also always have my fan up full blast to keep me cool, and because I can't sleep in silence. I never keep my tv on when I'm trying to sleep though. The light from the tv bugs me.

Chelsea
07-26-2006, 06:13 PM
I sleep identially whether it's 100 degrees F or 0 degrees C...face down, one sheet, fan trained directly on me (summer as a cool-down accessory to supplement AC, winter because I just like the white noise)

Sharop
07-26-2006, 06:19 PM
I sleep in the fetal position. For the last few days, I've been sleeping with just a sheet, but I usually have a sheet and a duvet. I have one pillow.

GARFIELDKOOL
07-26-2006, 07:31 PM
I sleep with two pillows. Because of the hot weather lately, I have been sleeping under a sheet. I usuallly sleep on my side. I can sleep on my back, but sometimes, I have bad dreams sleeping my back, and I end up making noises. My mother tells me an old myth that means "The witches are riding you" LOL

Ireneparalegal
07-26-2006, 07:34 PM
I sleep with two pillows. Because of the hot weather lately, I have been sleeping under a sheet. I usuallly sleep on my side. I can sleep on my back, but sometimes, I have bad dreams sleeping my back, and I end up making noises. My mother tells me an old myth that means "The witches are riding you" LOL
OMG WTF???? LOL you gotta tell me more abt that myth!!!!!!

GARFIELDKOOL
07-26-2006, 07:43 PM
OMG WTF???? LOL you gotta tell me more abt that myth!!!!!!

:lol: My mother has a lot of southern myths she's told us siblings. And this one must runs in the family, because none of us can sleep on our backs without having bad dreams and making noises. It's sounds strange, but that's how it is.

LuLu Rogers
07-26-2006, 09:01 PM
I use one pillow and just the sheets in the summer time. In the winter I use and extra blanket or two. I always sleep on my side, I flip back and forth during the night, but I tend to favor my left side.

KissMyGrits
07-26-2006, 09:31 PM
One huge body pillow. A comforter. I sleep on my stomach and have to have one foot sticking out from underneath at all times!!

swedeace
07-26-2006, 09:57 PM
Right now during the summer, I sleep with one pillow and sometimes a sheet or my blanket. It depends if I am feeling "chilly" right before I go to bed or if it's really hot.

Brent88
07-26-2006, 10:11 PM
I sleep with only one pillow... usually on my right side. I find it very hard to sleep or even get comfortable on my back. With the hot weather I usually sleep without a shirt :grineyes: with a sheet and a comforter.

Brent88
07-26-2006, 10:12 PM
I sleep with two pillows. Because of the hot weather lately, I have been sleeping under a sheet. I usuallly sleep on my side. I can sleep on my back, but sometimes, I have bad dreams sleeping my back, and I end up making noises. My mother tells me an old myth that means "The witches are riding you" LOL

:eek: :lol: :brent

Mind in gutter... :p

swedeace
07-26-2006, 10:15 PM
Mind in gutter... :p

re: "The witches are riding you"
You've got me thinking it too! :rofl:

consentida
07-26-2006, 10:48 PM
I sleep with six pillows and a comforter. I usually sleep on my side.

Ireneparalegal
07-26-2006, 11:23 PM
:lol: My mother has a lot of southern myths she's told us siblings. And this one must runs in the family, because none of us can sleep on our backs without having bad dreams and making noises. It's sounds strange, but that's how it is.
Interesting. The other night I had two nightmares in a row, and both times I was sleeping on my back. :eek: Hmmmm...

gilligan fanatic
07-26-2006, 11:25 PM
6 pillows and 2 covers. Start on my back then end up on my side.

That's a LOT of pillows. I heard that is bad for your neck.

Mr. Television
07-26-2006, 11:28 PM
I sleep with 2 pillows, the one I can't get to sleep without because it's so soft and old. I think I've had it for over 20 years. :lol:

and I usually sleep on my right side.

swedeace
07-26-2006, 11:31 PM
Wow... how can you all sleep with so many pillows? I guess I can't relate because I can't sleep with more than one pillow. It feels uncomfortable and feels stuffy and like there's no room for me to sleep if I were to do that.

Jo_Luvs_Ketchup
07-27-2006, 12:09 AM
I sleep very oddly. Number 1. I can't sleep in an unmade perfectly neat bed. So I always remake my bed before I go to sleep. Then I get into bed and put the blanket gently and neatly on me. I tell my dog she can come up onto the bed and she falls asleep next to me. I sleep with (at the moment) three pillows for my head and four pillows for my leg. I sleep on my side with my knees to my chin usually, but right now, just on my side with my legs straight. I have my air conditioner on high (which aggrivates my sister lol BONUS!) and I bundle up. I find it easier to get warm in a cold environment than the other way around.

dawsongirl
07-27-2006, 02:13 AM
4 pillows (which I use to prop myself up to sleep in a reclined position. If I'm sleeping lying flat, I only use 1 or 2 of them). Depending on how my stomach feels, I'll sleep in all positions. If I'm starving, I'll sleep on my right side. If I'm sorta hungry, left. Not hungry, back, sitting propped up. My stomach dictates how I sleep.

In the summer, just a sheet and a blanket that I use more to hold than to cover with. Feet always out of the sheets. Can't sleep with my feet covered. And always a fan going. Sometimes 2 or 3. I have A/C, but it doesn't get to this room well.

dawsongirl
07-27-2006, 02:17 AM
I find it easier to get warm in a cold environment than the other way around.

So do I. I love sleeping in a freezing cold room.

InspectorExstead
07-27-2006, 02:25 AM
I sleep on my side (usually on my right side) with one pillow.
And the fan has to be on, especially in this heat. =/

PZelda
07-27-2006, 11:07 AM
Wow... how can you all sleep with so many pillows? I guess I can't relate because I can't sleep with more than one pillow. It feels uncomfortable and feels stuffy and like there's no room for me to sleep if I were to do that.
Some people have more than three pillows for their sides... like, two on each side or whatever.

I mentioned that I used to sleep w/ 6 pillows at one time. It used to be two stacked pillows, side by side, and then one pillow on either side of me. I'm not sure when I stopped doing that, maybe a year or two ago. I slept with five pillows until recently - one pillow on either side, and then a 2nd pillow stacked up on the middle of the side-by-side pillows, and one on either side of me.

Now I have a SUPER-COMFY (I mean...SUPER-COMFY) down body pillow that was a little pricey at about $20, but IMO, it was TOTALLY worth the purchase. It's pretty fluffy and thick...if I try to sleep with two pillows, no go. The only time I use two pillows for my head in bed is if I want to sit up to read or something.

Buying a down pillow was the best purchase I've made. They are SO MUCH better than microfiber pillows and won't lose their shape or stiffen up with time. Before I brought one, I would borrow other peoples' down pillows, and I always got some of the best sleep with them. :)

Janice
07-27-2006, 12:10 PM
Two pillows and my hubby to keep me cozy. :love:

Chocoholic
07-27-2006, 12:49 PM
I sleep on my back with one pillow and sheets. I love to snuggle under my blanket and comforter in the colder weather. I can't sleep in the heat and humidity without my AC.

AllIWantIsYourClutch
07-27-2006, 02:04 PM
I sleep with two pillows, my comforter, a fleece blanket, and my baby blanket. Especially the last one. I can't sleep without it. And my fan is always on, even in the winter. I need it for the noise and the coldness. And I always fall asleep with the tv on.

TheHappyBurgerMeister
07-27-2006, 02:33 PM
one pillow, on my stomach, sheets and one light blanket for summer now. I used to just sleep with a sheet on me and no blanket because it was so hot; but now we put a room AC in the window and it keeps the room cool, so it's a bit chilly sometimes, so I need the blanket. We do have central AC, but it does nothing in the upstairs.

In the winter I use flannel sheets and a thick comforter.

oh, yeah and I always need a fan running. I can't sleep without that noise. I can never sleep with total silence.

Ireneparalegal
07-27-2006, 07:04 PM
one pillow, on my stomach, sheets and one light blanket for summer now. I used to just sleep with a sheet on me and no blanket because it was so hot; but now we put a room AC in the window and it keeps the room cool, so it's a bit chilly sometimes, so I need the blanket. We do have central AC, but it does nothing in the upstairs.

In the winter I use flannel sheets and a thick comforter.

oh, yeah and I always need a fan running. I can't sleep without that noise. I can never sleep with total silence.
I can't stand total silence either. I have the radio on very low.

EmoJoe
07-27-2006, 07:29 PM
Wow... how can you all sleep with so many pillows? I guess I can't relate because I can't sleep with more than one pillow. It feels uncomfortable and feels stuffy and like there's no room for me to sleep if I were to do that.
same here. i'll sleep with 2 sometimes but no more then that.

cmcb06
07-28-2006, 01:50 AM
I sleep with 4 pillows, and a sheet. And sometimes a comforter but in the hot weather lately just a sheet and sometimes not even that it really roasts. And in the summer always with my fan on.

tdf4077
07-29-2006, 11:01 AM
I sleep identially whether it's 100 degrees F or 0 degrees C...face down, one sheet, fan trained directly on me (summer as a cool-down accessory to supplement AC, winter because I just like the white noise)

LOL! Me too, and I've always been made fun of for the fan...when it's really cold, I turn my fan and heating blanket up to high!

I'm a bit of a bedding queen...I sleep with a sheet, comforter, and quilt..but the really bad thing is the pillows...I have one w/arms to lean on, and I have 5 others stacked against it...a regular one, 2 down ones, 1 memory foam one, and one memory foam/down mix. It's a little sad...and when I'm sick, I add a wedge pillow!

EmoJoe
07-29-2006, 02:39 PM
oh yeah, and i ALWAYS have to sleep with a blanket whether it's hot or cold. a heavy one, too. during the summer i just have the fan on really high (sometimes with the AC) and i feel cool enough. a single sheet just doesn't keep me comfortable.

Cactus Jack
07-29-2006, 02:54 PM
I sleep with one pillow,sometimes 2, sheet, comforter, maybe a blankey between the comforter and sheet, in the winter same thign excpet the comforter has a cxover ino it, so I dont need a blnkt, sometimes before he cover is on the copmfprter,Ill pur a throw on it

Cactus Jack
07-29-2006, 02:55 PM
Oh yeah and I mostly sleep on my side

80sTrivia
07-31-2006, 07:50 PM
I like to sleep on my back with two pillows beneath my head. I always have to have some sort of cover on me, even in hot weather, for some reason.

Courtnee
07-31-2006, 08:52 PM
I sleep with two comforters, two pillows and the tv on with no sound. Mainly on me side.

Nighthawk76
07-31-2006, 11:37 PM
I have two pillows and three blankets. I also sleep with a fan on year round. I tend to sleep on my stomach. I also can't sleep without a radio on. I need music even in my sleep.:lol: And I fill my mind with images of these two lovely ladies. :D :kiss:

spunkygirl
08-01-2006, 12:21 AM
I sleep with one pillow, and I can only sleep on my right side because of a injury I got from work a few years ago, it bothers me to lay on my left side cause of that.

I have a sheet I usually sleep with, but alot of the time I don't cover up with it

Chad22
08-01-2006, 06:49 AM
I have this thing about needing blankets. Even if its really hot, I need them just to get in that cozy feeling.

About 3 or 4 pillows, and usually on my side.

Nighthawk76
08-01-2006, 01:45 PM
I sleep with one pillow, and I can only sleep on my right side because of a injury I got from work a few years ago, it bothers me to lay on my left side cause of that.

I'm sorry. :(

Yooch
08-01-2006, 02:50 PM
One pillow. Start on my left side, switch to right, end up on my back, covers up to my neck. I use a comforter in winter, a regular bedspread in summer, and just sheets when it's really hot.

Dude111
10-29-2022, 12:14 PM
I have 2 pillows..... Its still hard for me to sleep......

I wanna find a good mattress again like I had it in the 80s... Not this foam piece of crap :(

Yong Fang
11-02-2022, 04:02 PM
I always sleep on my side. Like a steak, I flip over periodically.

Dude111
11-02-2022, 06:49 PM
I toss and turn.... Very hard for me to get to sleep :(