Cuddle pillow for adults

A cuddle pillow for adults: a real wraparound hug

A cuddle pillow is a big, soft pillow made to be held. The Mewvale Moon is a 59 inch crescent you can wrap yourself around, or lie inside and be held by.

What is a cuddle pillow?

A large, soft pillow you hold the way you would hold a person, to fall asleep with something in your arms or to feel something along your back. Most are straight, so they only sit in front of you. The Mewvale Moon curves, so it can hold you from the front and from behind.

Kids' cuddle pillows are usually small plush toys. The Mewvale Moon is full size: 59 inches tip to tip and about 13 lb.

Cuddle pillow, body pillow, or both?

• Cuddle pillow: made to be held. The point is the hug.
• Body pillow: a long pillow that runs along your body, usually straight and in front of you.
• The Mewvale Moon: both. Hug the top, keep the bottom between your knees, or turn over and lean back into the curve.

Who it is for

• You sleep alone and want something with real weight on the empty side of the bed.
• Your person is away: night shifts, work trips, long distance.
• You already fall asleep wrapped around a pillow or a blanket.
• You would rather be the little spoon: lie inside the curve and it holds your back.

Hold it, or be held

Big spoon: arm over the top, knee over the bottom. Little spoon: lie in the curve with the crescent along your back. At about 13 lb, it stays where you put it.

Is a cuddle pillow right for you?

Probably yes if you fall asleep holding something, sleep on your side, like the weight of someone beside you, or read and watch TV in bed and want something to lean on.

Probably not if your bed is already crowded, you want something light to carry around, or you would rather have nothing touching you at night.

Crescent or straight: an honest comparison

• Something to hug: both.
• Holds your back too: the crescent does; a straight pillow is front only.
• Stays put: a heavier pillow like the Mewvale Moon does not roll away; lighter ones can.
• Adjustable fill: the Mewvale Moon zips open to add or remove fill.
• Price and size: straight pillows usually cost less and take less room.

Not just for bedtime

• Read in it: sit back inside the curve with a book.
• Lounge in it: lean on it while you scroll or watch something.
• Curl up in it: wrap around it with your head on the top end.

Cuddle pillow questions

What is the best pillow to cuddle with?

One long enough to hug with your arms and legs, heavy enough to stay where you put it, with fill you can adjust and a cover you can wash. If you also like being held from behind, choose a curved shape.

What does cuddling a pillow do?

It gives your arms and legs somewhere to rest and something to hold. For many people, that is simply how they fall asleep. We do not make health claims about it.

Side sleeper? Read our side sleeper body pillow guide.