Adjustable Pillow Loft: Customize for Your Sleep Position

Quick Answer

To customize your adjustable pillow loft, start with your sleep position: side sleepers need a high loft, back sleepers a medium loft, and stomach sleepers a low loft. Then add or remove fill until your neck stays aligned with your spine.

Step-by-Step: Adjust Your Pillow Loft for Your Sleep Position

1. Step 1: Identify your sleep position: Lie down in your usual sleeping posture. Side sleepers need the highest loft (4–6 inches) to fill the gap between ear and shoulder. Back sleepers need medium loft (3–5 inches) to support the natural curve of the neck. Stomach sleepers need the lowest loft (2–3 inches) to avoid craning the neck upward. Common mistake: using the same loft for all positions. Your sleep position determines the starting point.
2. Step 2: Remove fill from the pillow: Unzip the pillow cover and scoop out a handful of fill at a time. Store the removed fill in the included bag or a sealed container. For a Coop Sleep Goods adjustable pillow, the zipper runs along the edge and the fill is easy to access without tearing the liner. Checkpoint: remove too little rather than too much — you can always add back.
3. Step 3: Test the loft with your body: Lie down with the adjusted pillow. Your head should rest naturally without tilting up or down. For side sleepers, your nose should point straight ahead, not toward the ceiling or floor. For back sleepers, your chin should be slightly tucked, not jutting forward. For stomach sleepers, your forehead should rest lightly on the pillow without pressure. Common mistake: testing while sitting up. Always test in your actual sleeping position.
4. Step 4: Fine-tune by adding or removing fill: If your neck feels strained or your head is not level, adjust by small amounts — about a half-cup of fill at a time. Repeat the test until your neck feels relaxed and your spine is straight from your ears down to your hips. Checkpoint: give yourself 2–3 nights to adapt before making further changes.
5. Step 5: Re-fluff and store extra fill: After final adjustment, fluff the pillow by kneading it to redistribute the fill evenly. Store any leftover fill in a dry, cool place. If you later change sleep positions or buy a new mattress, you can re-open the pillow and adjust again. Common mistake: forgetting to re-fluff after adding fill, which can create uneven support.

Products That Make Adjustment Easy

• Copper+ Adjustable Pillow: The Copper+ Adjustable Pillow from Coop Sleep Goods features adjustable fill that lets you add or remove material to find your ideal loft and firmness. This means you can dial in the exact height for side, back, or stomach sleeping without buying a new pillow.

  

• Cool+ Adjustable Pillow: The Cool+ Adjustable Pillow uses a ventilated phase change gel memory foam layer on one side for extra firmness and heat transfer away from the body. If you sleep hot or need a firmer side for higher loft, this design gives you both cooling and adjustable support in one pillow.