Mattress Forum

I was the one who suggested unzipping the mattress cover. It gives you more slack and allows the foam to conform to your body without the trampoline effect of the cover interfering. Here's another combination you can try:

Medum / soft/ x-firm.

I found this configuration to be the most comfortable. The medium on the top will feel much softer with the soft layer beneath it than it will with another medium underneath.

Sounds like you've just experienced one of the negative characteristics of Talalay latex--that old sinking feeling. Your ice analogy was perfect. That's exactly it. Your hips go down and your shoulders stay up. I found this produced a horrible amount of upper back fatigue. The only work-around for that was an extremely firm configuration that made me sore all over, so I was never able to make the mattress comfortable for me, but it sounds like you're getting there.

Novahelp,
Sounds like you are "just about there" with your matress adjustments.

It can be rather hetic with all the mattress latex combinations trying to get that middle ground between comfort & support but it will all be worth it in the end.

Also-
I PMed you about your mattress cover too.

Jeff

Novahelp,
Sorry to hear that-

Did you talk to Shawn @ SleepEZ for the cost of a return charge?

Jeff

Actually, it is not working out. I am going to be returning the whole thing.  <BR><BR>After trying now both latex and memory foam I think the problem I am having with the latex bed kit (which was also the same problem I had with a Costco memory foam bed I tried), that when I make the bed soft enough for me, my hips compress the softer foam layers so much that the foam essentially becomes hard at my hips.  Therefore, I need to use the firmer layers (i.e. medium-firm-xfirm) so the foam is strong enough to hold me without compressing; the problem is that then this combination is too firm for me.  <BR><BR><BR>That is what I have learned about foam. It is not a very flexible bed material. You have to get pretty much EXACTLY the foam density and ILD for your body, or it just won't work.  Spring mattresses IMHO while not as potentially comfortable, have greater ranges where people can find them comfortable.   Just my $0.02 after about 4 months of non-stop mattress foam building research and trying. :(

That is why I went with FloBeds.com knowing that if I decided Latex was not for me it would not cost me anything but shipping the bed back with no restocking fee. I also knew I could watch the website and email Dave when the price went down. I got a few mark downs making my bed no more than if I bought it ast SleepEZ but with the peace of mind in knowing I could get a full refund if I needed to send it back.  I do like having a latex bed despite the work in getting it right since I wake up with no allergies and I sleep better.

But I am sorry Novahelp that your SleepEZ Latex bed did not work out for you.  But I really think if you had a more comforming zipped up cover like my bed came with and a topper that was soft and not more than 2" over a firm foundation, you would like your latex bed.  I could not sleep on Latex without my 1" soft topper since I like the other layers under me very firm and I like a tiny bit of cushion.  I also love my zippped up mattress cover that has a little give in it.

Or you can have a mattress like mine which is both coils and latex and some HR PU foam thrown in. I feel I truly got the best of both worlds with the ability to change what's inside if need be. I'm sorry your all-latex kit didn't work out. I don't think I would feel good without some type of coil system, as well as latex and whatever materials feel good on my body.

Good luck finding that perfect mattress!