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FoamByMail Latex Mattress Help Desperately Needed!
Mar 8, 2009 2:54 PM
gracie14
Joined: Feb 8, 2009
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I wake up in pain daily from my current  spring mattress and I am thinking of taking the plunge and DIY my own latex mattress.  I am in need of suggestions on how properly to configure one.    I am side sleeper and am a large person.  While mattress shopping locally, (innerspring & coil) I tend to almost always prefer the plush lines. There aren't any all latex mattress to try out locally.   Only the three Big S brands, and in each of those I still preferred the plush version of their latex mattresses.  They are also far to $$$ for my budget.

My current mattress is an innerspring double sided pillowtop (biggest mistake ever) which has about a 2" indention in center from left to right. I have been reading several threads and I know it differs from person to person, but I don't even know where to start.  I am wondering if I need to order the 6" core in firm-although I don't like a firm mattress but should because of my size, versus medium firm which would be softer?.  Will the topper soften it  up very much? Since I prefer the plush to Ultra plush feel, should I order a 2" or 3" latex topper?  Does a 3" topper feel softer in general, regardless of the core?

I was thinking of ordering:

 1 Queen 6" Medium ILD Latex core - $473.99
 1 Queen 2" Soft ILD Latex topper - $150.99
 1 Queen terry cloth mattress cover from Foambymail - $20 upcharge
Grand total for 8" Queen sized latex,  - $644.98

or

 1 Queen 6" firm ILD Latex core - $483.99
 1 Queen 3" Soft ILD Latex topper - $219.99
 1 Queen terry cloth mattress cover from Foambymail - $20 upcharge
Grand total for 9" Queen sized latex - $723.98


  Any suggestions would be greatly apprecia
This message was modified Apr 5, 2009 by gracie14
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