The 8 Best Oral Sex Positions for Giving and Receiving, His and Hers. Here's Where One 27° Pillow Goes to Save Necks, Knees and Arms…

Our #1 pick, and the best oral sex position most couples come back to.

Who gives, who receives: he gives, she receives.

Where the pillow goes: under her hips and lower back, with a regular pillow under her head.

What it saves: his neck. The lift brings her to a level height, so he isn't craning up. As sexologist Jess O'Reilly, PhD, told Women's Health, "You might discover new ways to access your lover's hottest spots during oral simply by propping their hips up on a sex pillow."

Tip: she bends her knees and rests her feet flat. Small shifts up or down the slope change the angle.

A classic, made easier on both bodies.

Who gives, who receives: he gives, she receives.

Where the pillow goes: under her hips. She rests her legs on his shoulders while he kneels.

What it saves: her legs and his back. The foam holds her hips up, so her thighs don't have to, and he stays upright instead of hunched.

Tip: a folded blanket under his knees makes this one last longer.

She lies down and lets go. He doesn't have to crane his neck.

Who gives, who receives: he gives, she receives.

Where the pillow goes: under her hips and lower belly. She lies on her stomach, cheek on her folded arms. He kneels behind her on the bed.

What it saves: his neck and back, because the 27° lift brings her to an easy height. Her body rests fully on the foam, so she can relax.

Tip: the grip base matters here. A bed pillow squashes flat and slides. This one stays put.

The laziest of the good oral sex positions. Both of you lie down.

Who gives, who receives: he gives, she receives.

Where the pillow goes: under her hip and waist while she lies on her side. He lies on his side too.

What it saves: just about everything. Neck, arms and knees. Nobody holds anything up.

Tip: save it for slow mornings. Not every back likes lying on its side, so switch to #1 if hers aches.

The best oral sex position for men who want to lie back without lying flat.

Who gives, who receives: she gives, he receives.

Where the pillow goes: behind his back, so he's half-upright like in a recliner, head on the small head pillow.

What it saves: her neck, because he's propped up and she doesn't bend all the way down to the mattress. His back rests too. One reviewer, Fluffy W., gave the pillow five stars: "We love ours! It doesn't strain my husband's back!"

Tip: she kneels at his side on a folded blanket, so her back stays straighter.

No kneeling at all. This one is about her knees and her neck.

Who gives, who receives: she gives, he receives.

Where the pillow goes: on the bed, between his legs. He lies on his back. She lies on her stomach with her chest and arms resting on the tall end, the way you'd lie in bed with a good book.

What it saves: her knees, her arms and her neck. The foam holds her up, so she can take her time.

Tip: slide the wedge closer or farther until the height feels easy. The silicone grip base keeps it from moving on the sheets.

Oral sex positions for men usually put her neck to work. Not this one.

Who gives, who receives: she gives, he receives.

Where the pillow goes: behind her head and shoulders, tall end up, her head on the small head pillow.

What it saves: her neck. Her head is already raised, so she isn't lifting it off a flat bed. As sex educator Alicia Sinclair told Cosmopolitan, sex pillows "hold a position for you so you don't have to burn a hundred calories just staying propped up on your elbows."

Tip: he kneels on a folded blanket and keeps his weight on his own knees.

The only one where you both give and receive at once.

Who gives, who receives: both of you.

Where the pillow goes: under her hip and waist while you both lie on your sides, head to toe.

What it saves: everyone's neck and arms. Lying on your sides means nobody holds themselves up over the other.

Tip: put a bed pillow under each of your heads. Looking for the cloud 9 oral sex position? Names change from list to list. What makes any of these feel like cloud 9 is the setup: nobody straining.