Female Call: What's with all the pillows on the bed?

[proteus_lives]

This is inspired by Omaha Steve's thread in GD.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8952844

And now I have a question. Ladies, what's with all the pillows on the bed?

I know not all women love multiple bed-pillows but I have noticed a pattern in various female friends, family and intimates.

For example, I bought a queen-sized bed about 6 months ago when I moved into my new place. My mom said she would buy me some linens and stuff, I thought, "Oh, cool."

I got some nice sheets and blankets but I ago got six, count'em six, pillows. Two long ones that go at the base. Two mediums that are the actual sleepers and two small ones.

Why do I need six pillows? Why do ladies love pillows?

Is it form or function?

:shrug:

[Kali]

1. I sleep with 3

two for my head and one for, uh ... the floppy parts

[MiddleFingerMom]

6. That's adorable... "the floppy parts"...

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I mean... that's something I'd expect to hear HIM refer to them
as because, well... you know... we men don't give much thought
to our personal "anatomies".
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Your spit-take just came out of MY monitor!!!!!
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[Kali]

15. my age and size? they be floppy

:bounce: :bounce:


:rofl:

[Ikonoklast]

39. You must have huge

feet if they are 'floppy'.


But why do they each need a pillow?

[mcctatas]

2. we have 8 pillows on our bed...

two extra long ones, four normal ones and two throw pillows. When he is at work overnight I like to surround myself with pillows, when he's home he chucks most of them on the floor (much to my dismay) so I guess it is function for me and a pain in the ass for him>

[proteus_lives]

9. I feel his pain.

And bewilderment. ;-)

[soleiri]

3. I've named the long pillows

Roberto and Carlos.

don't ask.

[proteus_lives]

7. Makes sense. We give female names to cars, boats, guns and the like.

[wickerwoman]

4. They interlock to form an impenetrable sex-resisting fortress.

But seriously, curvy = sleep-induced joint pain. My hips ache in the morning if I sleep on my side without a pillow between my feet.

Also, lots of guys snore and it's nice to have a few options for sound insulation.

[soleiri]

5. Note:

Smothering the snoreasaurus is NOT an option.

[proteus_lives]

8. Understandable.

I've been told I snore like a buzz-saw.

And I remember a lady who slept with pillow in a death-lock between her legs.

[Demoiselle]

29. I think I understand the pillow between the legs thing...

Women are hippy. If we sleep on our sides, the curve of our hips on the flattened mattress can misalign our hips, and therefore our lower spines.
Putting a pillow between our legs raises the level of the upper leg, easing the pressure of the misalignment... I've been advised by physical therapists to
do that death lock thing for my health. Really. And I can feel my back relaxing when I do it...

[krispos42]

10. It's a plot to give women something to yell at men about.

Or to distract men when men find out they did something wrong. I'm convinced... some of the pillows they leave lying around you can't even use unless you like having sequins imbedded in your skin.



Although I suspect come have a secondary purpose of being a shield during the opening scene in "Jaws".

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear proteus_lives!

I have never understood them either...

But the responses here in your thread have certainly cleared that up.

I've never used anything but a pillow for my head...

My guest bed has two decorative pillows that my mom made...they look nice and dress up the bed. Our guests chuck them on the floor, I think...

:hi:

[REP]

12. I sleep on three; no decorative pillows

For a bunch of reasons too boring to go into, I need a minimum of three plus something to prop my arm up on.

[Kaleva]

13. What woman hasn't humped a pillow?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. I am a woman...

And I have not.

:P

[SwampG8r]

18. you might be missing something

who knows?

[MiddleFingerMom]

30. I am not a woman...

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I'll be in my bunk...
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...with a pillow.
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A hot, sassy pillow.
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[sarge43]

16. I just like the splash of color and texture. n/t

[femmocrat]

17. I don't have any of those frilly, decorative ones.

Mine are all purely "functional". ;)

I can never find good pillows, actually. When I buy new ones, they are too thick. Then after a little while they become flat as pancakes. Thus, I have to use several to get the right comfiness.

[hippywife]

19. Same here.

I have two bed pillows under my head and three all the way down my side of the bed so I'm not all achy when I get up in the morning. Like sleeping on a cloud. :hi:

[lunatica]

20. Women have this unfortunate physical thing of hips and boobs

They either dig into the mattress and you have constant pain in your hip bones or you need something for the boobies and the neck. Pillows do alleviate much of the sleeping stress on the body. So why not make the pillows decorative?

[uncommon]

24. Indeed - I need extra cushion to feel

comfortable. I usually have my comforter wrapped around under my hip too to make it softer.

[Phentex]

21. The decorative ones stay in the closet. I don't make beds so

I have no need for the extra pillows. I have mine, my husband has a regular one and one for his knees. :D

[realisticphish]

22. Not a female, but I have three pillows

I NEVER find pillows that are large and firm enough (that's what she said) so I stack them like a sandwich.

[uncommon]

23. I use a minimum of 3 pillows when I sleep --

and I have 3 more for my boyfriend to use.

Seems reasonable to me. My bed-in-a-bag came with 2 matching throw pillows so when I actually make my bed I put them on it but I wouldn't have purchased them separately.

[MiddleFingerMom]

25. Protective barriers against the dreaded "Night Twitchers"...

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[marzipanni]

26. Padding your bed with pillows vs. a Foam mattress

For about 30 years DH and I have slept on a polyurethane foam mattress (we're on our second). It is WONDERFUL for the way it gives under hips and shoulders.
I bought a foam mattress at Ikea for our son.
Tempurpedic® mattresses are affected by body heat, but I don't see why that's a benefit.
Regular mattresses have too much resistance; when we've visited house or hotel that has regular innerspring mattresses most seem too firm, and it's hard to get comfortable.

I know some people like to put a pillow between their knees so the upper hip and leg are aligned, but when sleeping on your side a foam mattress lets the angular parts resting against the bed sink in a bit, while still supporting you evenly, like the tempurpedic® ad you may have seen, similar to this picture-


http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/october-2009/home-garden/mattress-survey/overview/mattress-survey-ov.htm

[Kat45]

27. I don't get that either.

I always see that in TV shows and movies, where the woman has a bed full of pillows. I just have the pillow for under my head; I don't like stacking them because it hurts my neck. Interestingly, my boyfriend has several extra bed pillows in his room, but the extra pillows are for, ahem, other uses.

[unpossibles]

28. I am the opposite. I have 5 pillows on the bed

and my gf sleeps with none. I sleep with an almost non-existent soft pillow, but like them for reading or watching the interwebs.

[carlyhippy]

31. a secret: They are to impress, "company", usually they end up all over the floor or in a chair

Kinda like the "company" bath towels, hand towels, the fancy soaps in the dish.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

32. I have a number of pillows, including three that are covered with fur.

These are warm and very comfortable to snuggle up against. Unfortunately, sometimes they just get up and leave, or start fighting with each other. Aside from that, though, they are excellent pillows.

[carlyhippy]

34. my 3 fuzzy pillows are quite loud, need to be fed, and always end up staring me in the face at 6am

:)

[applegrove]

33. It is fashion. Just like wallpaper, sectional couches, or dinning chair bibs. They say home decore

is porn for women (or they say Martha Stewart is porn for women).

[trof]

35. God, I hate the decorative pillows on beds.

My daughter, bless her.
4 sleeping pillows.
OK, that's fine.
I like 2 and so does Miz t.

But a half dozen 'decorative' pillows.
Where the hell do I put 'em?
It's a small room.
They won't fit in the tiny closet or on any dresser or whatever large enough to hold them all. I hate to just put them on the floor.
I kind of stack them all up in a corner, but they're still in the way for the whole visit.
arrggghhh.
:eyes:

[Redstone]

36. Mrs R likes the "pillow nest," but I stick with the

soecial (read: expensive) one for my damaged neck.

Redstone

[retread]

37. Think of them as sex furniture legos. n/t

[Taverner]

38. Hey I'm a male and I sleep with 3!