A good mattress and a bloody decent pillow

[Snowflake]

I know everyone keeps saying hard is best, especially for painful backs etc

Nah, that's absolute rubbish, and if I remember correctly recently that was proven not to be true. I wake up stiff as a plank if I sleep on a hard mattress. Women have curves and if you sleep on a hard mattress it won't support you properly hence why I think medium is best. Now for the pillows, I find it best to have 2-3 thin pillows better than one fat one because you can plump and flatten them at different points. That way they mould better to your neck and shoulders and offer better support.

If nothing works you can always try a hammock

 

[Snowflake]

I will also reccomened this Somali pillow (you can get it online):
I have heard that its very comfertable...;D
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LOL they look like something they used to chop peoples' heads off on. The pharoahs had similar head rests but they were covered in soft padding. These just look painful.

 

[جوري]

Nah, that's absolute rubbish, and if I remember correctly recently that was proven not to be true. I wake up stiff as a plank if I sleep on a hard mattress. Women have curves and if you sleep on a hard mattress it won't support you properly hence why I think medium is best. Now for the pillows, I find it best to have 2-3 thin pillows better than one fat one because you can plump and flatten them at different points. That way they mould better to your neck and shoulders and offer better support.

If nothing works you can always try a hammock

:haha: so true.. when I went on vacation in the old country everything there was so stiff, I wondered if they made the beds and pillows of palm leaves.. my mom kept boasting how it is the most therapeutic, it is the best.. I was in tears and so uncomfortable and people view you as some prima donna or something for desiring some comfort, one night I called the pharmacy up asked for a hot water bottle, filled it up, got a shawl, slept on a futon they had sent over from the U.S and it was the best sleep ever..
and you are absolutely right (or at least I hope), I can't wait until my new soft pillows arrive insha'Allah I ordered two, if they meet with expectations then I'll buy two more insha'Allah and get rid of the entire old four pillows.. then if they are to my liking I'll look into some comfortable mattress topper .. seems absurd to get rid of an entire mattress ...

 

[Mohamed_Sadiq]

Lool, who knows it just might be what some people need. Probably u will have nightmares using that lool.

 

[جوري]

Lool, I hαve no clue seriously, I hαve never used it. But i αm sure my grαndpαrent used to use it. Its α type heαd rest or pillow the Somαlis used to use it. i wαs told its very comfertαble. I cαn't wαit to try it.

I think people say that thing to feign courage or something.. like when you are a kid and you are supposed to get a shot, and everyone tells you how incredibly painless it is, and then when it is your turn it hurts like a &^^%^&$%^$%$&^%& plus you are humiliated from having your clothes pulled off and you try to hold back the tears from welling up but you can't help it lest people think poorly of you.. ;D

 

[Mohamed_Sadiq]

I think people say that thing to feign courage or something.. like when you are a kid and you are supposed to get a shot, and everyone tells you how incredibly painless it is, and then when it is your turn it hurts like a &^^%^&$%^$%$&^%& plus you are humiliated from having your clothes pulled off and you try to hold back the tears from welling up but you can't help it lest people think poorly of you.. ;D

Lool, I know wat u mean. But its also nice to experience something u never did. For example jumping of a plane, i can't wait to try that too.;D

 

[Snowflake]

:haha: so true.. when I went on vacation in the old country everything there was so stiff, I wondered if they made the beds and pillows of palm leaves.. my mom kept boasting how it is the most therapeutic, it is the best.. I was in tears and so uncomfortable and people view you as some prima donna or something for desiring some comfort, one night I called the pharmacy up asked for a hot water bottle, filled it up, got a shawl, slept on a futon they had sent over from the U.S and it was the best sleep ever..
and you are absolutely right (or at least I hope), I can't wait until my new soft pillows arrive insha'Allah I ordered two, if they meet with expectations then I'll buy two more insha'Allah and get rid of the entire old four pillows.. then if they are to my liking I'll look into some comfortable mattress topper .. seems absurd to get rid of an entire mattress ...

LoL the hot water bottle was genius! I just had a strange vision of having an elastic hammock under the head lol. Then again you might get concussion with your head bouncing up and down all night lol. Back in Pakistan I too remember the pillows being hard as rock. They make your ears go numb LOL.

If you want a good mattress topper, I suggest a 2-3 layer of seating foam, or a couple of thick old duvets. The duvets are good. It feels like you're sleeping on a cloud lol.

 

[shuraimfan4lyf]

Lol @ the somali pillow, looks like some sort of table to sit on hah...maybe you should try this, its called "gau takya" in urdu..usually old people use it. Personally I dont like it.

 

[جوري]

might try this.. at least it isn't so expensive and people seem to like it given the ratings,

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garde...box-Featherbed/881630/product.html?rcmndsrc=2

but might look around some more

 

[جوري]

Lol @ the somali pillow, looks like some sort of table to sit on hah...maybe you should try this, its called "gau takya" in urdu..usually old people use it. Personally I dont like it.

I have this on my chaise lounge.. it is a decorative piece.. can't imagine anyone sleeping on it...

 

[islamirama]

tried feather pillows, didn't like it. they get squished together over time and become kinda hard plus the feathers start leaking out a bit or the end tales poke out now n than.

 

[Mohamed_Sadiq]

Lol @ the somali pillow, looks like some sort of table to sit on hah...maybe you should try this, its called "gau takya" in urdu..usually old people use it. Personally I dont like it.

Lool, it looks like the head rest of a car, intresting though i seen it in some hotels.

 

[جوري]

tried feather pillows, didn't like it. they get squished together over time and become kinda hard plus the feathers start leaking out a bit or the end tales poke out now n than.

there is an art to feathers (and I am quite familiar with it) after many trials and errors..and it is because of that I am sleeping on a pillow made of an old feather summer comforter.. they have to be cured, they must be down and Hungarian or Siberian is the best, they only use the upper portion of the feather so there is no spine and it is triple washed.. one of the reason I am giving alot of my old pillows up is because of that exact reason your describe.. people think they are getting a good deal when it is a cheap feather bed, but they end up getting duck feather or the spines that poke out.. also the cover itself the tighter the thread counter the less chance of leakage so 800 thread count is far better than a 200 thread count.. etc..

 

[shuraimfan4lyf]

Lool, it looks like the head rest of a car, intresting though i seen it in some hotels.

Never seen such head rest in a car..are you talking about a car or a lorry?

 

[Mohamed_Sadiq]

Why don't you try waterbed? Its extremely dreamy and u will feel like ur in the ocean.;D
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[Mohamed_Sadiq]

Never seen such head rest in a car..are you talking about a car or a lorry?

No i seen it in a indian rickshaw

 

[جوري]

Why don't you try waterbed? Its extremely dreamy and u will feel like ur in the ocean.;D

what happens when you poke it by accident.. sleep number bed follows the same idea but with air instead of water.. those things are mad expensive anywhoooooo

 

[shuraimfan4lyf]

No i seen it in a indian rickshaw

Okayyy <_< I know what you talking about now.

what happens when you poke it by accident.. sleep number bed follows the same idea but with air instead of water.. those things are mad expensive anywhoooooo

Probably you will wake up in a pool if it gets poked accidently..

 

[Mohamed_Sadiq]

what happens when you poke it by accident.. sleep number bed follows the same idea but with air instead of water.. those things are mad expensive anywhoooooo

Yeh, they are extremely expensive but its wonderful. I think they are properly secured so they are unlikely to leak.

Lool there is funny prank on waterbeds watch this:
warning: hint of music
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[جوري]

^^ lol.. reminds me of a similar incident that happened to me in the old country.. you should never try furniture overseas.. the woman told me it was just for 'show' I thought that was absurd, even though I was the party injured they seemed so angry that I had exposed them, the whole dam n bed came apart when I sat on it and I had a great fall..they give the term look but don't touch a whole new dimension..