The 7 Best Body Pillows in Australia

A body pillow is a full-length support pillow, typically 120 to 150 centimetres long, built to be hugged, wedged between the knees or wrapped around the torso instead of tucked under just the head like a standard pillow. It holds the spine, hips and shoulders in one alignment through the night, which is why comparisons of the best body pillows australia sells turn on shape more than fill type.

Four shapes cover almost everything sold locally. U-shaped pillows wrap around both sides of the body for support front and back, suited to sleepers who roll between their back and either side overnight. C-shaped and J-shaped pillows use one long curved arm instead of two, cheaper to make and easier to store, with the J adding a shorter head-support hook the C shape leaves off. Straight body pillows run the full length with no curve at all, hugged like one giant pillow instead of wrapped around, and they are the shape a general side sleeper reaches for when a moulded maternity shape would just take up half the mattress for no reason.

Length is the spec that actually separates these seven picks: they run from 99 centimetres up to 150 centimetres end to end, with the U- and J-shaped pillows sitting at the shorter end once the curve itself eats into usable length. The number buyers skip past is whether the cover unzips separately from the fill, since a body pillow gets slept on, hugged and sweated into every night, and a fixed cover means air-drying the entire pillow on the one dry day Melbourne gives you that week, or living with it unwashed.

This guide compares U-shaped, C-shaped, J-shaped and straight body pillows across pregnancy support, general side-sleeping and post-surgery recovery, all in stock in Australia this week. Anyone shopping specifically for a maternity-shaped pillow and nothing else will find the best pregnancy pillows australia guide narrows the field to that category alone.

Quick Picks

Best Body Pillows Australia Compared

Product	Link	Type	Best For	Key Spec
Orku Maternity Pregnancy Pillow	Check price	J-shape	Side sleepers wanting length without bulk	120cm, crystal velvet cover
Giselle U-Shaped Pregnancy Pillow	Check price	U-shape	Pregnancy support, back and belly	133cm, cotton jersey cover
Giselle C-Shaped Body Pillow	Check price	C-shape	Belly and waist support	140cm, bamboo fiber cover
Giselle Body Support Pillow	Check price	Straight	General side sleepers	120cm, gel memory foam fill
J-Shaped Full Body Support Pillow	Check price	J-shape	Budget buyers wanting adjustable fill	140cm, adjustable silk-cotton fill
BYRIVER C-Shaped Body Pillow	Check price	C-shape	Recovery, hip and sciatic pain	99cm, hypoallergenic polyester fill
Easyrest Everyday Body Pillow	Check price	Straight	Australian-made, budget straight pillow	150cm, cotton cover

How We Picked

We started this sweep by searching general retail catalogues, dedicated bedding storefronts and the big marketplace listings for every body pillow shape sold in Australia at the moment, from full wraparound U-shapes down to straight rectangular designs. Each candidate was checked for real local stock, an actual specification sheet instead of a copied description, and duplicate listings of the same physical pillow sold under a different name were merged into one entry.

Real-world experience came from cross-referencing verified-buyer review patterns on ProductReview and Amazon AU against what each listing claimed, since a product page never mentions a zip that jams or a fill that packs down within a year. We spent the most hands-on time comparing the Orku Maternity Pregnancy Pillow against the wraparound Giselle U-shape, and the Orku is the one we would point a friend toward first if they only wanted one body pillow in the house.

1. Orku Maternity Pregnancy Pillow – Best for Side Sleepers

Picture a side sleeper who has tried two different U-shaped pillows and given up on both because they took over the whole queen bed. The Orku solves that specific complaint: it is a single continuous J that supports the head, follows the back and finishes between the knees, so a partner still has half the mattress to themselves.

This one is sold under its own house brand instead of being a resold generic import, and the build shows it: 7D hollow fibre inside a crystal-velvet cover, finished at 120 centimetres, long enough to wedge between the knees while sitting up with a laptop but short enough that it won’t spill off the end of a single bed.

It arrives vacuum-packed, which is standard for this category but still catches first-time buyers off guard. Give it the full 24 to 48 hours the instructions specify before judging the loft. Worth knowing for anyone in a Brisbane or Cairns flat without air conditioning: the velvet cover runs warmer than the bamboo-covered pick below, so a hot sleeper should weigh that up before committing.

Pros

• Single continuous J-shape avoids taking over the whole bed
• 7D hollow fibre keeps its shape after machine washing
• Removable zip cover for easy cleaning
• Exclusive house-brand build, not a resold generic import

Cons

• Crystal-velvet cover runs warmer than a bamboo or cotton-covered pillow
• Needs a full 24-48 hours to expand from vacuum packaging before it feels right
• No cotton or bamboo cover option, only crystal velvet

Key specs: J-shape, 120 x 75 x 20cm, crystal velvet cover, 7D hollow fibre filling, zip removable cover, vacuum packed (allow 24-48 hours to expand), 3kg, grey.

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2. Giselle U-Shaped Pregnancy Pillow – Best for Pregnancy Support

This is the shape most people picture when they hear “pregnancy pillow” – one continuous U running down both sides of the body, supporting the back on one side and the belly and knees on the other at the same time. At 133 centimetres it is one of the longer picks here, with enough length left to prop under the head too, which is the whole point of a U over a C or J: nothing needs repositioning through the night.

The cover is 100% cotton jersey instead of a synthetic blend, which matters more than it sounds on a pillow this size, since a body pillow traps far more body heat overnight than a regular head pillow and cotton breathes where polyester-blend covers hold warmth against the skin. Buyers shopping this category on Amazon AU and ProductReview consistently flag zip quality as the thing that fails first on cheaper U-shapes, and this one’s outer cover is fully machine washable instead of spot-clean only, which at least keeps that failure point out of the equation.

The trade-off with any U-shape this size is real estate: 133 centimetres wrapped around one body doesn’t leave much mattress for anyone sharing the bed, so a couple on anything smaller than a queen will find themselves negotiating for space. Pregnant side sleepers past the second trimester are the clearest match; anyone earlier in pregnancy or not pregnant at all is probably better served by the shorter C- or J-shape below.

Pros

• Full wraparound support for back, belly and knees simultaneously
• 100% cotton jersey cover breathes better than synthetic blends
• Long enough to double as a head-prop pillow
• Fully machine washable outer cover

Cons

• Takes up most of a single or double bed, tight for two people
• Only available in this one pink colourway
• The synthetic fill has a firmer, more bolster-like feel than memory foam

Key specs: U-shape, 133 x 73cm, 100% cotton jersey cover, 100% chemical fiber filling, machine washable, pink.

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3. Giselle C-Shaped Body Pillow – Best for Belly and Waist Support

Where the U-shape wraps around the whole body, this C stops at one long curved arm, aimed at the belly and waist instead of full-body coverage. A bamboo fiber cover, the same fabric that shows up on the straight body pillow below, sits over a substantial 2.5-kilogram fill (roughly the weight of a large bag of rice), so it holds its curve under weight instead of flattening into a straight line by morning.

At 140 centimetres it is the longest pillow in this comparison, though the price sits in the middle of the Giselle range here instead of at the top – the straight body pillow further down this guide costs more despite being shorter, since its fill is memory foam instead of shredded fibre. Left-side sleeping is what the curve is actually built for, a detail worth knowing since most pregnancy advice recommends exactly that position, and the trade-off is that a C-shape gives up the second-side support a U-shape provides.

Pros

• Long 140cm curve holds shape under weight instead of flattening
• Bamboo fiber cover breathes better than plain polyester
• Purpose-built curve for left-side sleeping
• Zippered cover removes for washing

Cons

• No second-side support the way a full U-shape provides
• Only sold in white, no colour choice
• 2.5kg fill makes it heavier to reposition one-handed than the lighter J-shape picks

Key specs: C-shape, 140 x 80cm, bamboo fiber air layer cover (217g), 100% synthetic fiber filling (2.5kg), zippered removable cover, white.

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4. Giselle Body Support Pillow – Best for General Side Sleepers

Every other pregnancy-shaped pillow here curves around the body somehow. This one doesn’t. It’s a straight rectangular body pillow, 120 centimetres of gel memory foam and shredded foam that gets hugged instead of wrapped around, which is the shape a general side sleeper without a pregnancy actually wants instead of a maternity-marketed curve they don’t need.

The fill is the real story here: 60D gel memory foam plus shredded foam conforms to the body instead of staying rigid, closer in feel to a memory foam mattress topper than the fibre-filled pillows elsewhere in this lineup. That fill is also why this is the priciest Giselle pick in the guide despite being one of the shorter pillows here – memory foam costs more to manufacture than shredded polyester fibre, and it shows in how the pillow holds its shape hours after you’ve moved off it.

It comes vacuum-packed like the others, so budget a few hours for it to reach full loft before deciding whether it’s too firm or too soft. The one-year warranty is shorter than some pregnancy-specific pillows carry, which makes sense for a general-purpose pillow priced the way this one is, but anyone wanting a longer guarantee should compare it against the Australian-made pick at the bottom of this list.

Pros

• Gel memory foam plus shredded foam fill conforms and holds shape
• Straight shape suits general side sleepers, not just pregnancy
• Bamboo fabric cover is breathable and dust-mite resistant
• Zipped, machine washable cover

Cons

• One-year warranty is on the short side for this price
• Memory foam retains more heat than the fibre-filled pillows in this guide
• At 36cm wide it’s the narrowest pillow in this lineup, so it hugs more like a slim bolster than a full body-width pillow

Key specs: Straight/rectangular, 120 x 36 x 24cm, 60D gel memory foam and shredded foam filling, bamboo fabric cover, zipped machine washable cover, 1-year warranty.

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5. J-Shaped Full Body Support Pillow – Best Value Pick

Half the length of the pillow above but at a genuinely lower price than every Giselle pick before it, this J-shape earns its spot on value instead of premium materials. At 140 centimetres (55 inches) it matches the Giselle C-shape for length, at roughly two-thirds of the price.

The fill is long silk cotton instead of shredded foam or hollow fibre, and a side zip lets you open the liner and add or remove filling to adjust the loft yourself (not something any other pick in this guide offers). That adjustability is properly useful for anyone who finds most body pillows either too flat after a few months or too firm out of the box, since you can top it up or thin it out without replacing the whole pillow.

Build quality is where the savings show. The outer cover isn’t as finely finished as the bamboo or cotton jersey covers on the pricier picks, and budget imported body pillows built this way commonly draw complaints about seams needing reinforcement after six months or so of nightly hugging. Fine for a spare room or a first pregnancy pillow to try the shape before committing to something pricier; less fine as the only body pillow in a household using it every night for years.

Pros

• Adjustable fill via a side zip, unique in this lineup
• Cheapest way into a J-shape body pillow in this guide
• Long silk cotton fill feels plush out of the box
• Flexible shape doubles as reading or gaming back support

Cons

• Seams and cover finish feel less durable than the pricier picks
• No colour choice beyond the two greys offered
• Adjustable fill means occasionally topping it up yourself instead of a set-and-forget pillow

Key specs: J-shape, 140 x 71 x 18cm (55in x 28in x 7in), long silk cotton filling, detachable liner with adjustable fill via side zip.

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6. BYRIVER C-Shaped Body Pillow – Best for Recovery and Hip Pain

Not every buyer here is pregnant. Post-surgery recovery, sciatica, hip and shoulder pain, even anxiety – hugging a firm, long pillow helps with all of it, and this is the pick built around that broader audience instead of maternity marketing specifically. Its own product description leads with sleep alignment for exactly those conditions before it mentions pregnancy at all.

At 99 centimetres (39 inches) it’s noticeably shorter than the Giselle and J-shape picks above, which is deliberate: BYRIVER markets it as a travel-friendly size that doesn’t hog the whole bed the way a full 140-centimetre pillow does, a real advantage for anyone sharing a smaller bed. The 2.2lb fill of 10D hypoallergenic polyester fibre is fast-rebound instead of dense, so it springs back into shape between uses instead of staying compressed where you last squeezed it.

406 ratings and a 4.3-star average on Amazon AU is a solid base for a body pillow at this price, though the pattern worth knowing before buying is that a pillow this size won’t give a taller adult full-length support the way the longer picks above do. Anyone over about 180 centimetres hugging this one will find their legs and feet hanging off the end – a real limit for hip or arm support use, not a dealbreaker for anyone shorter than that.

Pros

• Genuinely marketed and reviewed for recovery, sciatica and hip pain, not just pregnancy
• Compact 99cm length suits smaller beds and travel
• Fast-rebound fill springs back instead of staying compressed
• Removable, washable cotton cover included

Cons

• Too short to give a tall adult full-length support
• 12-inch width is noticeably narrower than the wraparound U-shape above
• Ships in generic retail packaging instead of a branded box

Key specs: C-shape, 99cm (39in) or 110cm (43in) option, 2.2lb 10D hypoallergenic polyester fill, removable cotton cover, 12in width.

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7. Easyrest Everyday Body Pillow – Best Australian-Made

No curve, no shape, just 150 centimetres of straight pillow in a 100% cotton cover. Simple as that. For a lot of side sleepers it’s exactly what they actually want instead of a moulded maternity shape sitting unused six months after the baby arrives.

Easyrest is an established Australian bedding brand instead of a generic import, and this one is made here instead of shipped in, worth knowing given how much of this category ships from overseas warehouses with multi-week delivery windows. LoftMaster fibre filling keeps its shape reasonably well for a straight pillow, and at 50 centimetres wide it’s noticeably broader than the BYRIVER pick above, giving a fuller hug for anyone who prefers bulk over a slim contour.

It’s also the most affordable pick with a recognisable brand name behind it in this entire guide, cheaper than four of the six pillows ranked above it despite the local manufacturing. The trade-off for that straight, no-frills shape is that it won’t cradle the belly or hips the way a genuine U- or C-shape does, so anyone specifically wanting maternity-style contouring should look further up this list instead.

Pros

• Made in Australia, not shipped from an overseas warehouse
• Full 150cm length and a generous 50cm width for a fuller hug
• 100% cotton cover breathes better than synthetic alternatives
• Cheapest pick here from an established local brand

Cons

• No shaping at all, so it won’t cradle the belly or hips like a U- or C-shape
• Cover isn’t described as removable separately from the fill, unlike the zippered picks above
• Single colourway (white cotton) only

Key specs: Straight/rectangular, 150 x 50cm, LoftMaster fibre filling, 100% cotton cover, Australian made.

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How to Choose a Body Pillow

Match the shape to what you actually need support for, not just the word “pregnancy” on the box. A full U wraps both sides of the body and suits back-and-forth rollers or anyone wanting belly and back support at once. A C or J gives one-sided support for less bulk and a lower price, and a straight pillow skips the curve entirely for general side sleepers, recovery use or anyone who just wants a giant pillow to hug. Not everyone shopping this category is pregnant, and the straight and C-shaped picks in this guide work just as well for hip pain, general side-sleeping or post-surgery recovery.

Check the fill before the fabric. Shredded memory foam and gel memory foam conform closely and hold their shape under sustained pressure, but they sleep warmer, which matters more in a Queensland summer than a Tasmanian winter. Hollow fibre and shredded polyester fill stay cooler and lighter but pack down faster over a year or two of nightly use – well, sooner than that if you’re a restless sleeper who repositions it fifty times a night. Adjustable-fill designs, like the J-shape pillow above, let you top up or thin out the fill yourself instead of replacing the whole pillow once it packs down.

Length decides how much bed you have left. A 150-centimetre straight pillow or a full U-shape genuinely eats into a single or double bed (picture something roughly the size of a fully grown Labrador stretched out next to you), and anyone sharing with a partner should measure their mattress width before ordering the longest pick here. Got a queen or king bed? Length barely matters. Squeezed into a single in a share house or a compact apartment bedroom? The shorter C- and J-shapes make more sense.

Read the cover material as a comfort decision, not a marketing term. Bamboo and cotton jersey covers breathe better and feel cooler against the skin overnight than crystal velvet or generic polyester blends, which matters on a pillow this size since you’re in contact with far more of it than a regular head pillow. Canstar Blue’s pillow satisfaction survey rates Australian buyers on temperature regulation and durability just as heavily as comfort, and the same logic carries straight over to body pillows: a cover that traps heat undoes a lot of the support benefit on a hot night.

Don’t skip the zip. A removable, machine-washable outer cover is close to essential on a pillow you hug every night for months or years running. ProductReview’s body pillow category shows a consistent complaint pattern across brands: buyers rating a pillow poorly almost always mention a cover that can’t come off for a proper wash, not the support itself. If you already own a good pregnancy pillow and just need the standard sleeping pillow that pairs with it, our best pillows for side sleepers australia guide covers that separately.

Budget for the whole picture, not just the pillow. A straight or C-shaped pillow at the lower end of this guide costs a fair bit less than a full U-shape, but factor in a spare pillowcase and, if you’re buying for pregnancy specifically, the fact that most buyers stop using the maternity shape within a few months of the baby arriving. A straight body pillow keeps earning its keep as a general side-sleeping pillow long after a curved maternity shape goes into storage.

You’ll Also Want

A body pillow doesn’t replace your regular head pillow, and a firm memory foam option like the Giselle Bedding Memory Foam Contour Pillow pairs well with any of the shaped picks above for proper neck support alongside the body support.

A pillow this size hugged every night puts more wear on a mattress than most people expect, so a Giselle Bedding Mattress Protector is worth adding at the same time, especially under a memory foam pick that traps more moisture overnight. Our best mattress protectors australia guide covers the full range if you want more than one option.

For anyone who wants a spare cover to swap in on wash day instead of leaving the pillow bare, a LINENOVA Bamboo Body Pillowcase fits the 150cm straight pillows in this guide and keeps the original cover free for a proper wash.

Frequently Asked Questions

For most Australian buyers, the Orku Maternity Pregnancy Pillow is the pick worth starting with: a single J-shape that supports the whole body without eating the entire bed the way a full U does. Pregnant side sleepers who specifically want wraparound coverage on both sides should go with the Giselle U-Shaped Pregnancy Pillow instead, and anyone who isn’t pregnant at all, or just wants a straightforward hugging pillow without maternity branding, gets the most out of the Giselle Body Support Pillow or the Australian-made Easyrest at the bottom of this list.