When you’re lying in bed, your body should have the same alignment as when you’re standing.

If your pillow is too high, your head tilts up at an awkward angle. If it's too flat, your head will be left hanging down. Neither is good for quality sleep.

It’s a similar story for back sleepers. A pillow that’s too high will push your head towards your chest. If too flat, your neck will be stretched back.

This may sound obvious.

Nobody would stand in a crooked way like that for hours. But many people sadly sleep on mediocre pillows that leave them misshapen in bed.

Our beautiful, adjustable pillow is here to help.

These questions unfortunately don’t receive the attention they deserve.

Let’s change that now.

First off, your head and neck should feel relaxed. You should not experience any twisting or tension anywhere along your spine.

The key here is the right height of your pillow. Our Forever Pillow has a height of 13 cm with all four layers being used. But you may need a different height.

That’s where the Forever Pillow’s adjustability comes in. You can easily customise its height until you find the one that suits you best.

Here are some quick pointers to help you:

1. How firm is your mattress?

It’s easy to check roughly how firm your mattress is. Just press with your hand onto the mattress surface (away from the edges) and measure approximately how far your hand sinks in.

• Barely any sinkage = firm
• Sinkage of 1-2 cm = medium firm
• Sinke of 3-5 cm (or more) = soft

2. How broad are your shoulders?

• Small shoulders = 38-42 cm (women), 41-46 cm (men)
• Average shoulders = 43-46 cm (women), 47-51 cm (men)
• Broad shoulders = 47 cm and more (women), 52 cm and more (men)

All measured up? Now you can check in the table below which setting of the Forever Pillow should work best for you:

Your head still isn’t properly aligned? Fear note, simply add or remove one or both of the middle layers.

Does your shoulder roll too much to the side, when sleeping on your side?

In that case, we recommend removing either the Forty Winks Layer or the Pure Heaven Layer.

That should do the trick!

However, as much as we love the Forever Pillow, it can’t produce miracles (yet). For a comfy and ergonomically sound alignment, you also need a decent mattress. Good bedding helps too!

If your mattress is old or just not right for you, then it might be time to invest in a new one.

That’s most of us! It’s really important to make sure your pillow does not exert too much pressure on your ears. And especially not on the arteries in your neck.

Finding a pillow with the correct height will keep you healthy and comfy. This in turn will depend on the firmness of your mattress and how broad your shoulders are.

If your mattress is relatively soft (and you sink in a fair bit) and your shoulders are on the smaller side, then we recommend you try our Forever Pillow in its flat configuration (7-9 cm).

That means removing both of the middle layers: the Forty Winks Layer and the Pure Heaven Layer.

If, on the other hand, your mattress is firm and your shoulders broad, then it’s very easy. You need our highest configuration (13 cm).

So just keep all four layers in the Forever Pillow. Our default.

The result? A healthy and straight alignment of your neck and head.

Back sleepers should do a simple exercise to find the right pillow height: stand with your back to the wall in such a way that your bum and upper back are touching the surface of the wall.

Then check how far from the wall your head is in its relaxed position.

Some people will have their head very close to or even touching the wall. Others will have a gap of 10 cm, maybe even more.

The right pillow will essentially fit in this gap. And so the correct setting for your Forever Pillow approximately should match the size of the gap.

Approximately because you should still take into account how firm or soft your mattress is.

If someone were to look at you from the side, you would be lying in the same posture that you stand.

We understand that many people prefer to sleep on their stomach, but it's important to acknowledge that there is no perfect position for your head when sleeping this way.

Sleeping on your stomach means turning your head to the side, which puts strain on your neck and upper back.

Your ideal sleeping position should mimic standing posture as much as possible. Your head should not be turned to the side.

If you can't do without sleeping on your stomach, we recommend choosing a pillow that allows for a low height to reduce stress on your neck and back.

Fortunately, our Forever Pillow offers just such an option.