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Hello all, still on my hunt for a good bed. My wife and I were originally looking at a Kingsdown Sleep to Live 800 Series (red/blue), but after reading some reviews we were a little skid dish and decided to look at a latex bed. Now I know there are a lot of on-line companies like Sleepez and FloBeds, but buying a bed untested from an online retailer just is a little too inconvenient as we have to deal with shipping cost if we get the firmness wrong. So we went back to my local Sleepy’s to look at what they have to offer for latex beds. Turns our they just received the new line of Dr. Breus latex beds that same day which are made by IBC. We tried all five models and narrowed it down to two. As this is a brand new line of beds it is hard for me to find on-line detailed specs. I know the salesperson tells me the bed is entirely Talalay latex, but I would like to confirm that from another source. Does anyone have anything they can share on me these beds? Or if there are any other recommendations of other beds we should look at? Thanks all. Dan |
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flsteelersfan wrote: Timby, I hope you'll keep us posted on how things go with your Dr Breuss bed. Even though I didn't keep mine, I'm still curious as to whether or not others will have issues (impression in less than a month) or not. I'm not as big as you, so you should know quickly.
Your bed must be really tall sitting on that water bed platform with drawers underneath? I picture your wife needing a ladder to get on the bed. All the Dr Breus beds I saw were very thick. I got the low profile foundation when I got mine, and it was still pretty tall on my standard bed frame. And you mentioned not being sure about utilizing other foams in conjunction with latex to keep costs down..... I think you've already made that plunge when you bought the Dr Breus bed. That's what they do in the construction of their bed, only they don't keep the cost down for the customer. So, you'll know first hand if you decide to build your own later. Good luck with your new bed. Well here is my report after nearly a week in my new Dr. Brues bed. As I previously stated my water bed went south for the final time (began leaking like a sieve). After paying nearly $200 to have the WB mattress pumped down and the old hard side frame connected to the drawers, we were nearly ready for the new mattress. I went in and stapled some inserts to protect the new bed from the existing brackets (used to secure the 8" side boards together as well as connect the frame to the platform). We took delivery last Saturday. The bed fit like a glove in the existing WB hard side frame. The top of the mattress is about 2 to 3 inches above the existing frame. We put on the mattress cover and laid on the bed for a while to see how it felt. The mattress is firmer than the one in the store. I have to wonder if that is partially because of the frame as it extends most of the way up the sides of the mattress. This doesn't allow the bed to extend horizontally as with typical beds when you lay down. My grown up son ran in and jumped onto the new mattress expecting the same amount of give as the WB. Was he surprised. It did cushion the attach but didn't give nearly as much as the WB. So we heard a muffled groan from him. He did say that he liked the mattress selection. My grown daughter has tried the new mattress as well. We nearly had to drag her off the bed. She wants one also. We've sleep well in the bed and my wife, while a little over 5' 6” is able to get into the bed. I don't have nearly as much trouble as I'm nearly 6' 2”. Although, we've a lot of practice since we've had the Water Bed nearly 30 years. The new mattress is breaking in and is conforming more to our distinct body types. I do have a 3” high density memory foam topper we purchased years ago to go on top of the water bed. The topper allowed us to get rid of that nasty electric heater that is mostly required to keep the water bed to a decent temp. Should the mattress not be as comfortable as we like, we'll utilize the memory foam topper. The wife seems to be sleeping well as she hasn't been getting up in the middle of the night and seems to be sleeping until the alarm goes off. I'm still evaluating the comfort. I have problems sleeping due to a couple of herniated disk in my lower back. I do notice that I'm not as sore in the mornings. I'm still experimenting with pillow selection. I'm having some neck discomfort and am contemplating some other options. I would appreciate any feed back concerning pillows for a mainly back sleeper. We've tried memory memory foam and don't like them. I'm currently using a memory foam pillow to pad my desk chair. It seem to work well for my butt but not for my head....LOL I will keep all apprised on how things work out with the bed as time goes along. I will consider a purely latex mattress should this one fail to meet our standards. |
| Hi, I started with a TempruPedic and now I a waiting for TempruPedic to come take it away and I will be replacing it with a Dr. Breus Bed. Sleeping on the TempurPedic (cloud supreme) was like sleeping on a landfill. The smell was unbearable and scary. Then I find out the polymers are not exactly healthy to sleep on whether or not you can smell them they are still there. My husband's back was still stiff after the first couple of nights. So Timby I am very curious to find out how you are making out with the Dr. B mattress, I'd rather end up with a latex allergy then cancer (check out the blogs on polyurathene memory foam). My delivery of the Dr. B mattress comes in six days while my husband and I sleep on the pull out in the living room I never thought getting a new mattress was such a difficult task. |
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"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." ..... Albert Einstein
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Regina......from what I understand, Dr Breus beds contain very little latex foam. They are made from polyfoam (soy based polyurethane). I forget the actual percentages but they contain less than 50% latex and possibly as low as only 15%. Also, soy based polyfoam contains very little soy and is mostly polyurethane if my memory serves me correctly (which can be a crapshoot in it's own). |
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Regina wrote: Hi, I started with a TempruPedic and now I a waiting for TempruPedic to come take it away and I will be replacing it with a Dr. Breus Bed. Sleeping on the TempurPedic (cloud supreme) was like sleeping on a landfill. The smell was unbearable and scary. Then I find out the polymers are not exactly healthy to sleep on whether or not you can smell them they are still there. My husband's back was still stiff after the first couple of nights. So Timby I am very curious to find out how you are making out with the Dr. B mattress, I'd rather end up with a latex allergy then cancer (check out the blogs on polyurathene memory foam). My delivery of the Dr. B mattress comes in six days while my husband and I sleep on the pull out in the living room I never thought getting a new mattress was such a difficult task.
Regina, Well, the mattress is doing well. This past weekend we put a 3” memory foam topper on the bed. It was a left over from the water bed. It has made the bed a little softer without making it to soft. The wife and I are have less back problems and as I stated the wife is sleeping through the night until the alarm goes off. My situation may be a little different than most. Since I had a plywood platform and 8” two bys for sides, this keeps the mattress from squishing out the side as it would on the showroom. I believe this tends to make the mattress a little firmer than when we tested it. The topper doesn't seem to make the bed sleep hotter than just the mattress. We are in Texas with record heat. It's only been a week and a few days but there doesn’t seem to be any deforming of the mattress. The wife and I aren't light weights and with me being over 6 feet, the bed gets a workout. I'm a displaced IT person and have been out of work for a good while. Also, with my lower back problems (2 herniated disks) I found that I have to lay down during the day to unload my back. The mattress is great to lay down and relax even on my stomach. As for now, I'm sticking with the Dr. Breus. I'l try and keep folks apprised as time goes on.
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timby, you hit the nail on the head. Most people walk into their neighborhood department/mattress store, try out a few beds in their price range and 45 minutes later are plunking down their credit card and arranging for delivery. I spent a lot of time reading about mattresses on the net and on this forum and ended up with a $2k Savvy Rest. My office mate thought I was crazy. He and his gf went to Macy's, looked at some, went to a mattress store and bought a $1400 S mattress on sale for $1000. He thought I was crazy. I don't have any physical issues but I don't sleep well any longer and I wanted a bed that was not going to contribute to poor sleep in six months. We are both happy with our purchases :-) Many of the people on this forum are like you have have physical issues and are looking for help finding a bed that will fit their special needs. Mattress shopping is extremely subjective. I hope the Dr. B works out for you in the long run. |
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Folks It's been a little over a month on the new Dr Breus mattress. I feel we've gotten the bed broken in and are not having any problems. We've tried the 3" memory foam topper for a while. It was OK but because we are hot sleepers it's not working well at least for the summer time. Texas has been extremely hot and summer seems like it will never end. So we went back to the mattress only sans memory topper. No problems to report. The mattress is a little less firm is all that I've noticed. I spend a lot of time on the mattress because of my back condition and find it comfortable to lie down and unload my back. So that's all for now. Hope this helps someone with their buying decision. |
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Hi, It's been a while and today I had my TempurPedic Rhapsody bed replaced due to saging and getting very soft (over the past 2-2 1/2months), to the point of back pain every morning while laying on my back, if I slept on my side I would be fine, and I purchased a 4" seta 2" memory foam and 2" topper to keep the heat down and the bed from getting softer and it did help. Tempurpedic warrenty replaced the Rhapsody (has 57% Visco Elastic Polyurethane foam, and 43% Polyurethane Foam) for any bed of theirs but the grand and I went with the BellaFina ( this bed actually has 41% Latex, 35% Visco Elastic Polyurethane foam, and 24% Polyurethane Foam, I did not even know this until I read the tag today), for no cost to me (the BellaFina is $300 cheaper). Took only 1 1/2 weeks total time,with new boxspings also. Hopefully this bed will last, the Rhapsody was great for the first few months then slowly decline and sags. best of luck |
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Is that really true? That there is latex in the Bella Fina?? I had NO idea! Does the foam bounce back faster than other Tempurpedic memory foam beds? Does it feel a little bit springier? |
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Dallasgirl wrote: Is that really true? That there is latex in the Bella Fina?? I had NO idea!
Does the foam bounce back faster than other Tempurpedic memory foam beds? Does it feel a little bit springier? Hi sorry for the late responce, working way too much. I am going to try to post the label picture tonight for you all. I had no Idea it had latex in this one or any until I read my label, I do not think any other has latex, I have been going into various stores to see and can not find any other tempur that has latex. Yes it does spring back quick, I have also found my mattress topper slowing the spring back and I have pulled it and tempur is sending me one for free, first one was from sleepys. It has been warm here ~72-80 and this mattress is holing great so far. I have not had it for months but I will get into findings more latter when I can figure out how to post pictures tonight. best of luck Don This message was modified Sep 27, 2011 by dfran1
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Thanks so much Don! I did some calling around this weekend and it's indeed latex- 2" of latex under ~2.8" of memory foam on the Bella Fina. So interesting! I can't wait to hear how it's going for you over time!!! |