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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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Did a bit of searching online to determine what kind of mattress would be best suited for a big guy over 350lbs with back issues, sleep apnea and a wife of 130lbs. I decided to go with latex foam and headed for the local Shelton, CT Sleepy’s. I asked Scot the salesman to show me the latex options and he proceeded to ignore my request and steered me towards the Sleep to Live inner springs. I reminded him that I was interested in latex and he tried to dupe me into believing that the STL had latex in it. Then he tried to steer me into an adjustable bed and said it would cure my sleep apnea. Hey, pal, I may have been born at night but it wasn’t last night. I headed off to the Dr Breus aisle. After doing the taste test on them, I had him give me some prices. He was very determined to sell me the Sleep to Live and I practically had to beg him for prices on the Dr Breus. I liked the option of being able to split the mattress zones in the STL but I was intent on latex. Anyone have any luck finding latex with split zones for the wife’s preferences vs mine? Now I’m off to Google to research all of the above a bit futher…. |
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JD - glad to hear you got your bed. I just got an email from Caroline and my bed should be coming May 8! I am hoping to have the same experience you had - a wonderful first night's sleep! I usually have back pain every morning so I would love to wake up pain free! Let me know how it is going after a week on it! I am hoping my layers are going to be correct and I won't have to exchange a thing! I had a temperpedic and I kept the base from that - it has 4 drawers - so I am hoping it will all work out! I hope they don't forget my pillows either!! What amazed me about this whole bed buying experience was that for less than the cost of the high price mattresses, you can get a mattress custom designed to your specifications. Who wouldn't want that? I also have to say that this forum was wonderful - I never would have thought about buying a latex mattress, let alone get one custom made for me. Val |
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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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Well, I figured that I should post one more time to put a period at the end of this whole thing. We've had the new mattress for a week now. We were expecting to need some time to get accustomed to the new feel of a latex bed but we plopped right in and it was a match made in heaven. The zoning has worked out perfectly. The only thing that's taking some time getting used to is the latex pillows. For me, the amazing part of all this is that I haven't had any back pain in 7 straight days. Prior to this, I would often be out of bed by 3am due to the nagging aches. Also, the tossing and turning has been minimalized. Now, I sit here and wonder why we put up with our old POS for so long in such misery. I've created another thread to give our experiences with Custom Sleep Design for anyone who wants more info on them: http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/forum/custom-sleep-design/18730-0-1.html There is, however, one major drawback to this wonderfully comfortable bed.......... the ol' lady is out like a light within seconds of hitting the sheets! |
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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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3 MONTH UPDATE: So far, so good. After 3 months, still sleeping without any back pain. Kind of unheard of in this neck of the woods! Took awhile to get used to the pillows for me but the wife ditched hers after one night. Other than that, both the wife and I give a big thumbs up. Unzipped the cover and eyeballed the latex layers for any sign of depressions and found none. Only minor complaint is that a foot long stretch of stitching on top of the cover has pulled loose. More of a quilting type thing. ..... and that just about does it, don't it?
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