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Ergonomic guide: how to pick pillows for your sleeping position

Being comfortable when you’re asleep is key for making the most of your waking hours. We believe in the power of sleep.

And when your head and neck is well supported by a pillow, you snooze even better. But people sleep differently. 

Some are back sleepers, others sleep on the side or change position many times during the night.

That’s why our new ergonomic pillows come in many shapes and sizes, so we can all sleep like babies and wake up happier and refreshed.

Different sleeping positions - same effect

Are you a back sleeper, side sleeper or something in between? Well, whatever sleeping position comes most naturally for you, there’s an ergonomic pillow that supports your body and gives quality-sleep.

For the back sleeper

The memory foam filling in RUMSMALVA ergonomic pillow cradles your head and provides good support for your upper back and neck, while letting you relax.

A young woman, laying on her side, is sleeping deeply on IKEA ROSENSKÄRM ergonomic pillow.

For the side sleeper

Not too hard, not too soft means that your head and neck feel gently hugged by ROSENSKÄRM pillow. Plus, it has a layer of supportive foam that takes you to side sleeper heaven.

A woman, laying on her stomach, is sleeping deeply on IKEA KLUBBSPORRE ergonomic pillow.

A little bit of everything

Ever wondered what it feels like to sleep on a fluffy cloud? Try KLUBBSPORRE that has a snug softness to keep your head, neck and shoulders loose and relaxed all night - even if you toss and turn.

Designed to make you sleep like a log

To find the pillow for your perfect night’s sleep, start with your main sleeping position and then look for the specific benefits and features for your individual needs. For example, ROSENSKÄRM with its typical ergonomic shape, was developed to promote proper alignment and greater sleep.

It supports your neck and shoulders so you can completely relax, and contours to your body’s natural shape in a side-sleeping or back sleeping position. But regardless of how you look and how you sleep, there’s an ergonomic pillow for you.

The tempur shaped IKEA ROSENSKÄRM ergonomic pillow, shown against dark blue bedlinen.
The fluffy IKEA RAMSLÖKSMAL ergonomic pillow shown against dark grey bedlinen.

The cool side of our ergonomic pillow

It’s no secret that temperature affects the quality of our sleep. Feeling too hot at night is likely to disturb you and even wake you up.

The new KLUBBSPORRE ergonomic pillow is topped with a cooling material that maintains your body temperature giving you a soothing surface for falling and staying soundly asleep. Choose what side suits you best, one is cooler than the other.

For maximum sleep comfort we’ve made our ergonomic pillows with a non-temperature sensitive foam. This means that your pillow will keep its snug softness no matter if it’s hot or chilly in your room.