Mattress Forum

I am a heavier person and am currently sleeping on  medium/firm/extra firm/extra firm.  Although my top medium layer provides some softness I can still feel the firm layers below if I lay on my sides or raise my knees.  I'd be afraid of back issues if it were any softer.

We are all so different since my bed could never handle anything softer than an X-Firm latex core with only a 1" soft topper. I have all 35 ILD's to 46 ILD's on my bed with most of the latex cores 36, 37 with 44 ILD (an a > 44 ILD that is I think 46 ILD.... would have to look at prior posts)  on the bottom of my bed.

We are all here for you to help you get the bed right for your back since each of us has different needs.

I think I have the default convoluted topper, made out of egg-crate style latex.   That is on top of the 3 other layers, yes.

My height is 5'9, my weight is 140lbs.

Lynn2006 wrote:

Yes, I do have split cores, and yes, I can do that.

Although switching them around will take some doing since I don't have a lot of space, and don't wanna put the layers on the floor while I switch them around.   I guess I can fold them up and put them in the plastic bags while I do that.

Dont chase after windmills. Just get in the bed. Try to forget you have a new bed.  Clear your mind. Focus on allowing your body to relax.

Dont worry about it during the day. Relax. Put it out of your mind.

Then after  a reasonable amount of time, change if you must.

Im not sure what a reasonable time is, but some stores dont allow returns for 30 days.

Good luck.

i am now finding problems after 6 weeks with latex that i dont understand...crazeeeeeeeeeeeeee

It sure was a pain to switch the layers around.

I dread trying to vacuum-compress the layers I'm gonna be exchanging eventually, and finding boxes that they will fit in (the people who assembled my bed destroyed the boxes it came in).  I'm thinking vacuum-compressing may not be so easy as FloBeds' instructions make it appear.

Diane

Confused, I made two returns to Flobeds.  First, when a convoluted topper was mis-marked queen when it was actually a king, Flobeds sent me a label to return it (free of charge of course).  Second time I made a layer exchange.  Both times it was VERY easy to compress the latex, it's nothing to be worried about.  As you know, the layer comes in two layers of plastic, a large bag and a slightly smaller one.

You just fold the layer in thirds and put it in the larger of the two bags.  Insert the tip of your vaccuum cleaner hose into the bag, hold the open end of the bag tight around the hose, and vacuum.  All the air is sucked out pretty rapidly and the whole thing shrinks like crazy.

Then put the bag with the compressed latex into the other plastic bag, and tap it shut.  There's really nothing to it and I managed this on my own without any help.  It's not only as easy as Flobeds instructions make it appear, it's even easier!

This is a very apt name for this form, as all of us, at one time or another, were most assuredly confused, bewildered, and fearful.

I usually agree with Kimberly as she is an insightful and informative board member. But on this particular issue of ease of repackaging latex layers I must disagree. She is correct in saying it is easy, but she needs to include the statement, "once you get the hang of it!"

I know my wife and I struggled at first, but it seems fairly simple now. But that is after returning about four layers of latex. but do not  be fearful, if you get too hung up just give Dave or Dewey Turner a call and they will be glad to help you.

The thing that has me more concerned is that I'm afraid you may be falling into the same trap that I did. I was under the illusion that I wanted a softer mattress. Once I had acquired my softer pieces of latex I found that they were not what I really wanted after all because they did not give me adequate support. Now I understand that you are much lighter and shorter than I am, as I am 6 foot two and when I was first configuring my mattress I weight 210 pounds. So that definitely makes a difference. Couple that with the fact that I have, and have had for many years, an ongoing back problem that can flare up whenever I overuse it. And nowadays overuse comes very easily.

But this is the beauty of purchasing from FloBeds. They have the best exchange and return policy on the Internet, that I am aware of. You always want to include in a sentence like this, "that I am aware of" because the Internet is a very big place and I do not presume to thank that I know everything that is out there, far from it. But based upon the experience of the users on this forum and my own personal investigation I don't think you can go wrong with FloBeds from the standpoint of exchanges, and if all else fails, return of the mattress for 100% refund of your money.

Just give yourself plenty of time, and be patient. Whether you're testing out your mattress, or returning one of the layers.

You have my best wishes for a successful mattress experience.

You have a split mattress with S/M/F + S/M/F now, right?  With two more soft layers you can keep playing around with the softness until you find what you like.  If you sleep alone (or have a very tolerant partner) you can try every combination ranging from S/S/S all the way up to M/F/F on one side.  If you decide you like S/S/F, return the 2 Ms, or configure the two sides a bit differently if you prefer.

Linda

Diane