Do any of you have problems with your toppers sliding off the top of your mattress and having to constantly straighten it out? How do you keep them on without all the shifting! Right now I have a 2 inch memory foam topper with no cover on it, on top of my SBR mattress. I want to get a new bed and a natura topper and wonder if I will continue having this problem. |
Thanks Cloud9, do you think this is the same kind of mattress pad you are talking about? http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7811145&sourceid=1500000000000003183730&srccode=cii_15720625&cpncode=12-52863241-2 Yes, I ruined the mattress pad after removing the stitching. I was desperate! Good advice dumping that bed. You must have been sending me your thoughts last night, because we moved the spongebed and spring mattress bed til 1 a.m., and I put the 2 latex toppers on, then a sheet on the spring mattress. I really felt the latex this time. But my shoulders hurt and it was quite different, but better for my hips. I slept 3-4 hours at a time. Before I would sleep 1 hour at a time! The memory foam on the Sealy was at the bottom (I flipped it over), but the poly foam was too spongy. I don't know how they sell those things. Mine was from 2005. What a waste of money. Thanks for your help I really appreciate it. Thanks for the info on the latex toppers being medium. They are a good quality, and hopefully I can use them. |
Nope, that's not it. Try the link below. This is what it looks like. I'm sure many other places sell similar mattress pads. http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=112153&RN=559& _______________________________________________________________________ Looks like you may be on the way to a good night's sleep with a little tweaking, now that you've switched to springs. For a lot of people--myself included-- nothing beats the rigid support of a good innerspring mattress. I know what you're going through. I returned a SleepEZ mattress I simply couldn't sleep on no matter what I did to make it comfortable. It just didn't agree with my back. I could never sleep for more than two hours on the thing. After a few days at any given configuration of cores I'd find myself getting up in the middle of the night, tearing off the sheets and rearranging the layers to get some relief. It was horrible and although SleepEZ makes a very nice mattress with high quality LI latex, I wouldn't recommend it for you since I don't think it would give you the proper support you need. Now that you've switched to springs you can see how different your toppers feel than they did on the MF. If you want to make the bed a little cushier without losing too much support consider ordering the Overstock.com 1" memory foam topper and lay it over the latex. You might even find that one inch of latex with one inch of the MF over it gives you more comfort than the 2" of latex alone. It depends on how firm you mattress is and how much discomfort you have in your shoulders. I believe that with an innerspring mattress and the correct combination of toppers you can make a bed that is extremely comfortable and gives you the best night's sleep it's possible to have. You're probably really down on MF right now, but this stuff is cheap and doesn't sleep hot and if you don't like you can return it. One foot note, if you do decide to order it go with a king because it runs narrow and short and with a little trimming you can make it fit end to end. Just try it out to see if you like it before you cut, in case you want to return it. It's the same $39 any size. |
Well I had to get a mattress pad ASAP, so I went to every store on this side of town (even 2 Mervyn stores), then we went to the other side of town and looked at all the dept. stores, and discount stores. I ended up at JC Penneys because of their good return policy and because it was the only mattress pad that resembled a topper, only not as thick. The one you showed in the link to Bed bath & beyond looks like vertical strips, and close together. Anyway, I looked at the backing on all of the pads and the only one that was NOT STIFF and had soft backing, and extra padding was at Penneys, it also had large boxes. It has been 2 nights, and it does change the feel of the bed, but not like a stiff hammocking effect. I may try the 1" MF if I need too. I still does need something for my hips, but the pain is less than before. I think 2" of latex may be too much. I did sink in and then my legs hurt (when I used a sheet only). But the padding in the mattress pad does soften it a bit, but I am not sinking in as much as I was, due to mattress pad and cotton sheets. I do love the spring bed again. No I don't think I could ever do the all latex, I guess I do need the springs. I did not realize how picky I am and my body is not as forgiving as it once was. Thanks for all your input, and I learn so much reading this forum. It is a real challenge to make your mattress work for you. I also learned from reading past posts about taking the cover off the latex pillow to make it softer, it actually does! The cover really was tight, I don't have pain in that area now. Before I removed the cover my ear was actually numb when I woke up every few hours. This message was modified Jun 11, 2008 by Leo3
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Now I wake up with red marks covering half of my hip and leg area. Obviously the sheets and mattress pad make it tight. I tried to find the stretchy mattress cover and they are no where to be found. I decided not to try the cuddlebed because Costco here is just awful (crowded and long lines) and returning it would be too hard (if I had too). I like to see what it is before I buy. I certainly am at a loss of what to try now. |
I would give the CuddleBed a try anyway. If you DID have to return it, couldn't you go when Costco first opens? I still think you would like it. |
Is the bottom of the Cuddlebed regular cotton, or is it a polyester? The boxes look the same as the Penneys mattress pad I have to take back. The reason I think it is so tight is it curls up and you have to pull it tight to get it to fit. Does the Cuddle bed have to be pulled on? Do you put regular cotton sheets on top and does it wrinkle up badly? I noticed it has a wall on the edges, doesn't that make the sheet impossible to lay flat on the top? I laughed when you said couldn't I go to Costco when it first opens, I sleep so badly that when I finally do sleep I don't get up til 9:30 or 10:00 a.m. anymore! Good idea though. I tried sleeping with my cheap jersey sheets over the latex last night and it left marks on me, and didn't feel good at all. I really need something on top of the latex or try something completely different underneath. That is two mattress pads that do not work, I am not sure anything will work! Maybe it is the latex? I tried to just sleep on the mattress and wow was that awful. |
The CuddleBed is designed to fit a mattress up to 21" high. It's not tight at all and yet it conforms very nicely...in other words, not too loose, either. It's just perfect. You do NOT have to pull it tight to fit.The bedskirt is of a high quality material that hugs the mattress wonderfully. The CuddleBed then fits right up to the edges and never slips. I know that the top fabric is a luxurious 400 count 100% cotton. Not sure about the bottom. I just know that once I put it on my mattress over my topper, it stays put. The sheets fit perfectly over the CuddleBed. No wrinkles or riding up whatsoever. I use regular cotton sheets of decent thread count. Oh come on---give it a try! I think you'll be pleased with the feel. How will you know unless you try it? That way you won't need to keep asking me questions about it. :-) I love it so much, I bought TWO! I'm keeping the new one around in case my first one "wears out". But so far, it hasn't shown any sign of wear and tear. I really like the CuddleBed! |
beddy bye this cuddlebed you are talking about is it from walmart or Costco ..... One you can wash in the washer and the other one says no washing |