MILLET PILLOW

louspeachy · Post by **louspeachy** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:14 pm

Just curious if anyone has used one of the millet or millet/buckwheat pillows.

Louise

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:34 pm

I bought a buckwheat pillow years ago.
CRUNCH, CRUNCH, CRUNCH --all of the two hours that elapsed before I tossed it on the floor.
I returned it to the store the very next day.
Some people love these pillows-----
I think I would sleep better with my head on a saddle--like the old-time cowpokes.

archangle · Post by **archangle** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:57 pm

I love mine.

sleepycarol · Post by **sleepycarol** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:55 pm

I have a buckwheat pillow and love it. It is regular size with a 4 inch gusset around the side that gives it some bulk/height. I can't sleep without it. I worried about the sound, but don't notice it at all, if there is any.

Prior to that I used a king size memory foam pillow that was firm. I hate flat pillows or those that lose their shape within a short amount of time. Prior to the memory foam pillow I would replace my pillow every few months due to it getting flat. I would start with the plumpest pillows I could find (even purchased some of the higher priced name brands thinking they would hold their shape better) and still within a short time, they would be too thin for me.

The buckwheat pillow solved that for me.

Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:23 pm

I also have a buckwheat pillow and love it.

DaveMunson · Post by **DaveMunson** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:34 pm

I got one - a buckwheat. The one with the 4" sides. I bought this from overstock and I think it is the same as the Regenesis Pillow. Anyway, I don't have the crunching issue others had. 2 hours of crunching? Wow. I don't play that much in bed. I wonder if the quilted shell on mine is part of that - makes it quieter.

I like it. Smaller than the normal queen size. I thought that would be bad but I have not had any problems at all. It is kind of better small so I have room for the mask to stick out on my side. At first, I kept a it half full of but decided to try to fill it completely full Sunday. I think I will take some back out but will wait a week to see.

If you bunch it here and there it retains that shape for me. Up a bit more on my neck. A slight indent for my head. I raise my head, lower it and every thing is the same. It does not shift. I can bunch up the side, adjust the mask and sleep that way without issue. It holds form.

louspeachy · Post by **louspeachy** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:08 am

It seems like there is a lot of experience with the buckwheat pillows but nothing with the millet (birdseed) pillows or millet/buckwheat blend. If the buckwheat is too firm for me, I would like to try one of the others but they are so expensive. A bit of "feedback" from other users would be great but it looks like it is as unknown to everyone else as it is to me.

I am assuming the millet would be pretty soft compared to the buckwheat and the blend an "inbetween" firmness. Boy, this pillow stuff can get expensive can't it....

So Well · Post by **So Well** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:27 am

I thought a Niger seed pillow would be good for me. But the Goldfinches woke me early every morning.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:35 am

Isn't that a longish, pointy seed like thistle? ow!

TheDreamer · Post by **TheDreamer** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:41 pm

I had tried two Buckwheat Pillows before switching to my current Millet Hull pillow a couple months ago.

I had gotten hives on the back of my head from the first Buckwheat Pillow....but I thought if I got a more expensive, better quality one, in a quilted case, etc. That it would be better. And at first it seemed to help (though I would also switch off from it once in a while), but eventually I there were nasty sores on the back of my head...and red and yellow stains everywhere.

I did get blood on my new Millet Hull pillow when I first started using it, but the sores pretty much cleared up....and not having a sore neck when I wake up is still a good thing.

The Dreamer.

downsize · Post by **downsize** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:39 pm

How is Millet different from Buckwheat ? I know it is two different materials, but how do they compare as far as general traits ?

louspeachy · Post by **louspeachy** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:59 pm

downsize wrote:How is Millet different from Buckwheat ? I know it is two different materials, but how do they compare as far as general traits ?

Millet is the little round Parakeet seed. It is softer/smaller than buckwheat.
Louise

louspeachy · Post by **louspeachy** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:04 pm

TheDreamer wrote:I had tried two Buckwheat Pillows before switching to my current Millet Hull pillow a couple months ago.

I had gotten hives on the back of my head from the first Buckwheat Pillow....but I thought if I got a more expensive, better quality one, in a quilted case, etc. That it would be better. And at first it seemed to help (though I would also switch off from it once in a while), but eventually I there were nasty sores on the back of my head...and red and yellow stains everywhere.

I did get blood on my new Millet Hull pillow when I first started using it, but the sores pretty much cleared up....and not having a sore neck when I wake up is still a good thing.

The Dreamer.

Sounds like you have an allergy to the buckwheat. Did it itch?

Louise

downsize · Post by **downsize** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 2:55 pm

louspeachy wrote:
downsize wrote:How is Millet different from Buckwheat ? I know it is two different materials, but how do they compare as far as general traits ?
Millet is the little round Parakeet seed. It is softer/smaller than buckwheat.
Louise

Hmm ... It seems the Millet would be considerably more comfortable than the Buckwheat hands down. What am I missing ? Thanks

louspeachy · Post by **louspeachy** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:02 pm

I don't feel the buckwheat hulls. I just move them around (in the pillowcase of course) with my hand till my head is comfortable.
The millet is softer. A buckwheat/millet pillow, late Father's Day gift is coming tomorrow. Will try it out if hubby lets go of it long enough.
Louise

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