MY FLOBED CAME!
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Whew! The Flobed arrived this afternoon in 3 boxes! I got all the pieces out and checked them to be sure I got everything ordered. I couldn't put it together right away because I was waiting on a foundation to be delivered. They finally brought the foundation around 6:30, so I got to work! Originally I intended to take pictures of the process, but then my DH came home and announced he wasn't helping, so I huffed all the pieces upstairs, laid out the cover as instructed, and began taking out the individual layers. Aside from each piece being heavy and unwieldly, it really wasn't too difficult to get the layers on the mattress cover. and adjust them. I did have to stop and take a 10 minute break after getting the first 2 layers on the bed (4 pieces). Layer 3 went on . . .and then the topper! That's where I ran into a little snag. I put the soft covoluted top layer on, and it's waaaay too big! It's marked a queen, but I'm pretty sure it's a king, lol. I get it lined up top to bottom and along one edge, and it overhangs the other side by about a foot! So . . .temporarily, I folded that piece up and set it aside and zipped up the other 3 layers into the cover. First impressions are, this bed is amazingly comfortable! I was worried about getting a firm/xfirm/xfirm, and I'll have to sleep on it a few nights, but oh la la! It's comfortable just to lie on. Very supportive, springy and bouncy, but not hard. Tomorrow I'll have to call Dewey and have a chat about the top layer. What I'd like is permission to just cut that piece to size without losing my 90 money back guarantee. I've been waiting so long for a comfortable mattress, I don't want to mail this one back and wait for another convoluted piece. If he says ok, I'll trim it down, unzip the cover, put the convoluted layer on . . . and ahhhhhh. I'll do as Eagle and report back on my experiences with my Flobed, though maybe not in the same precise detail. I can't wait to go to bed! |
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randys wrote: yeah, i kinda already resigned myself to getting the foundation if i get tempur but if i go flo i didnt want to if dont have to so wont now looking forward to tomorrow, i am getting very conflicting info on the HD material tempur uses...long story but i assumed it would make for a firmer feel, but 3 different reps at tempur have all told me yes and no, it actually allows for a deeper crater, that could be a problem for my back and my back is the only reason I am going thru this craziness thanx for responding p.s. YOU got the 2 layer flobed, right? does this mean you are only sending back one of the two layers if you want to change firmness or are both in play? We used our Tempurpedic on the floor and were allowed to return it. How would they even know what foundation you used under it? If they ask, and it's not a Tempurpedic foundation, and you need to return it, tell them you used it on the floor. Also it might be firmer on the floor, so you may want to try that if you find it not so good on the foundation. Unfortunately my experience was that Temp. does not support one's back enough. YMVV. Good luck. |
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| Kimberly: Now that you've had several more nights to sleep on your FloBeds, how does it feel? I hope all is well. |
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| I'm holding off my assessment until I get the convoluted topper. As you'll recall, Flobeds sent me the wrong sized topper. The new one is supposed to arrive today. |
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The convoluted topper came yesterday and I unzipped the mattress cover and put it in. I'm not sure the convoluted topper offers any improvement over the 3 core layers. My back ached last night and this morning when I got up. My mattress is F/XF/XF. I don't expect my mattress to *solve* all of my back problems, but I do expect it not to *exacerbate* my back problems. While I *know* my old mattress was exacerbating my back problems, I don't know yet whether the Flobeds mattress also exacerbates my back issues. I'll give it a week and see how I feel then. |
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KimberlyH wrote: The convoluted topper came yesterday and I unzipped the mattress cover and put it in. I'm not sure the convoluted topper offers any improvement over the 3 core layers. My back ached last night and this morning when I got up. My mattress is F/XF/XF. I don't expect my mattress to *solve* all of my back problems, but I do expect it not to *exacerbate* my back problems. While I *know* my old mattress was exacerbating my back problems, I don't know yet whether the Flobeds mattress also exacerbates my back issues. I'll give it a week and see how I feel then. Let me try and offer a word of encouragement if I can. What I am finding with my FloBeds is that it takes time for your body to adjust to the new feel. At first my bed on the firmer side felt quite firm indeed. In fact I had the exact same arrangement, on the firmer side of my King size bed, that you have. Namely, F/XF/XF. I have since changed that to M/XF/XF, and the other side is F/F/XF. Now it is hard to say which side I prefer. It just depends on how I am feeling through the night. All I can tell you is, as I have stated several times before, and thought about it again this morning when I didn't want to get out of bed, that I look forward to going to bed and I don't want to get out in the morning. The other thing that I would caution you about is that you strained your back when you had to move all of your bedding upstairs without any assistance. I can tell you from my own experience that putting one of these beds together, particularly by yourself, can be labor intensive and certainly puts a strain on your back because of all the bending over. So you definitely need to give it time Kimberly. Also, I have found, that my all natural Talalay tends to soften up in the hip area over time. I noticed this after having slept on it for about two weeks. It's not an unpleasant thing, in fact I rather enjoy it. It's not like a innerspring mattress that begins to collapse in the same area due to use, but rather like a conforming to your body type of experience. The only other thing that I can think of that might possibly be a help would be to change out a layer or two. For instance, you might try F/F/XF. or even a M/XF/XF. There are all kinds of combinations that might feel more pleasant to you. Am I to assume that you do not have a different configuration for one side of the bed as opposed to the other? I rather like having two different sides of the bed so that I can give it a better test. If I finally determine that I am sleeping all the time on one side of the bed, then I might possibly change them both to be exactly the same. But I don't think I'm going to do this. We just change too much from day to day, and even through the night, so that a different configuration can feel more pleasant some of the time. This message was modified Oct 21, 2009 by eagle2
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Kimberly, it sounds to me like it's too firm. Then again, you may be like me and your body just doesn't like all-foam beds and needs springs under it to give it that kind of support. But I think Eagle2 is right, too: you need to give it some more time - as painful as that may be (but not if it's TOO painful). Moving the mattress in to your bedroom and moving it around probably did hurt your back, so now you have that to contend with. Try to give it another week or two, but don't hesitate to call Flobeds with your problem. I am sure they will send out some softer or ? foam right away. I think they are very good at what they do and though they cannot please everyone -because some, like me, just cannot sleep on pure foam - they will do their best to make it work for you, and want you to call if you're not happy. |
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My guess is that is sounds too firm as well. If you are unhappy after a few more days, you may want to have them send 1/2 of a medium to try instead of the firm. I am currently using medium over firm over xfirm. It feels pretty good, but I have not tried with the new topper yet (did use with the too large one though). I am sure that I am heavier than you, although I like a mattress on the softer side. Memory foam instead of the convoluted gives a different feel as well. Last night I slept at a friends house on an 8 year old innerspring, No pillow top or foam, just some padding. It felt like sleeping on the floor with maybe a few blankets as cushioning. I tossed and turned and woke up with a sore back. My Flobed is way better for me than that. |
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I am giving it some time. My back problems are severe, and I don't expect them to be solved overnight by a new mattress :) Having said that, last night was comfortable and I woke up practically pain free, which is a huge improvement. Husband said again this morning (as he has every morning) that he loves the new Flobed mattress. I'm not sure about the firmness level. I am heavy, and I'm concerned that if I got a softer layer I'd start sinking into it and body wouldn't be in alignment. I think if anything I would order a firm layer and switch out one of the xfirm layers. But I'm going to give it a good week before I decide on trying a different layer. |
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What is your sense when you are sleeping on it? Does it feel too firm? Or do you feel like you are sinking in too far? Or does it feel pretty much right, but you are still having back pain and not sure why? This message was modified Oct 22, 2009 by sandman
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KimberlyH wrote: I am giving it some time. My back problems are severe, and I don't expect them to be solved overnight by a new mattress :) Having said that, last night was comfortable and I woke up practically pain free, which is a huge improvement. Husband said again this morning (as he has every morning) that he loves the new Flobed mattress. I'm not sure about the firmness level. I am heavy, and I'm concerned that if I got a softer layer I'd start sinking into it and body wouldn't be in alignment. I think if anything I would order a firm layer and switch out one of the xfirm layers. But I'm going to give it a good week before I decide on trying a different layer. Hi Kimberly! Glad you had a better night! We've had our dunlop Savvy Rest set for a week now & our backs are doing just great! I have to say that neither of our backs had to "get used to" the firmer dunlop latex. It's firm, supportive, yet yields enough for comfort. Hard to explain, but no soreness or bruised bodies from day one... We decided on Savvy because they sell both talalay and dunlop (natural-no synthetic), so if dunlop proved to be too firm, we could mix it up or even switch to talalay. Turns out the dunlop is perfect . My side is firm/med/soft and DH has firm/med/med (mid layer was supposed to be firm, but Savvy sent med in error & we're testing it this way before returning) I asked for our firm layers to be as close to 40 ILD as possible, and upper ILD ranges for the mediums & soft. I'm wondering... if your soreness returns - can you request some firmer talalay from Flobeds? My hunch is that you need firmer, not softer, as some are suggesting. (I don't mean to toss a monkey-wrench in , but firmer usually works better for most back issues...my DH is proof - body impressions in our 6 yr old innerspring, (high quality) put him on the floor due to shooting nerve pain the inpression was causing. He was sleeping on the floor (on firm, 2" sunbrella chaise cushion) for 7 weeks by the time our latex bed arrived & so far, so good...still no shooting pain or usual stiffness & lower back pain. DH has degenerative disc disease. (the shooting pain, due to body impression, was something new & only went away with 30 mins of walking - a real negative at 3 am! Once he moved to floor-sleeping, the nerve pain disappeared) So, he's always needed a firmer mattress. (He is 5'11" tall and weighs 170 lbs - a lightweight) I have posted our experiences with our Savvy Rest under that specific topic here, and hope to post photos of our dunlop latex today if anyone wants to see what it looks like. As the wife of a fellow back sufferer of 38+ years, I only wish you the very best with your new FloBeds set! Sounds like you are getting there!! This message was modified Oct 25, 2009 by catlover
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