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5 Reasons Your First Week on a Contour Pillow Feels Weird (And the Mistake That Makes It Worse)

The first week on a contour pillow feels different. Here is why, and how to make it click.

Back sleeper resting on the Amity pillow
Amity shaped cradle on a familiar home mattress

01

Your Head Is Used to Sinking Into Something Flat

Amity shaped cradle on a familiar home mattress

For years your head has rested on a flat surface that gives way under it. A contour pillow does the opposite: Amity's central cradle holds your head in one place while the raised edges come up under your neck. It feels unfamiliar for a night or two simply because it is different.


Give it a few nights and the cradle stops feeling new and starts feeling like where your head goes. That is the whole point of a pillow with a shape of its own.

Hands turning the Amity pillow to its other side on a bed

02

Two Heights Means You Can Start on the Familiar One

Hands turning the Amity pillow to its other side on a bed

If the first night feels high, you may be on the wrong side. Amity has two: the lower 3.5-inch side for back sleeping and the higher 4.5-inch side for side sleeping. Start on the side that matches how you sleep.

Try the other side before you judge the pillow. One flip changes the whole feel.

Amity central head cradle and raised edges

03

Firm Edges and a Soft Center Are Doing Two Jobs

Amity central head cradle and raised edges

The first thing you notice is that the edges push back more than the middle. That is by design: firmer 45D memory foam holds your neck while softer 35D memory foam cushions your head. Once you know why it feels that way, it stops feeling strange.

Hands bunching an ordinary loose-fill pillow

04

Your Hands Will Try to Fold It Like Your Old Pillow

Hands bunching an ordinary loose-fill pillow

Old habits run deep. At
2 a.m. you will reach to fold, punch or bunch the pillow the way you did for years. Don't. Amity's shape is cut into the foam,

so there is nothing to rearrange. Put your head back in the cradle and let the pillow do the work.

Several separate bedding choices before rearranging a bed

05

The Big Mistake: Stacking Your Old Pillow on Top

Several separate bedding choices before rearranging a bed

The fastest way to make a contour pillow feel wrong is to pile your old pillow on it or swap it out after one night.

Give Amity a full week on its own, on the side that matches your sleep position. And if you decide it is not for you, you can return it within 30 days of delivery, opened or used.

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THE FIRST WEEK IS WHERE IT CLICKS

One night does not settle a new pillow any more than one workout builds a habit. Use Amity every night for a week, on the side that matches how you sleep, and judge it on night seven, not night one.

Night One: Pick Your Side

Back sleepers start on the lower 3.5-inch side. Side sleepers start on the higher 4.5-inch side. Put your old pillow away so you are not tempted to stack.

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Amity butterfly-contour pillow on white bedding

Night Three: Let the Edges Work

By now the firmer edges should feel like they are holding your neck, not pushing it. If the height still feels off, flip to the other side and give it two more nights.

Night Seven: Decide

A week in, you know whether the cradle is where your head belongs. One week gives you a fair test instead of a first impression.

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TWO SIDES, ONE PILLOW

Back sleepers use the lower 3.5-inch side, side sleepers use the higher 4.5-inch side. Flip it whenever your sleep position changes.

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Changed your mind? Return it within 30 days of delivery, opened or used.

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This page is published by Calm Eden, which sells the Amity pillow. General sleep-comfort information, not medical advice.