Back pain from new mattress (S&F Hearthstone - Luxury Firm)
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So I bought a Stearns and Foster Hearthstone Luxury Firm (queen) three weeks ago from Sears. I had been sleeping on a no name twin for years and have been wanting to upgrade for a long time. The firm mattresses seemed so great when I tried them out in the store (probably cause they were such a contrast to my older mattress - it was about 17 years old). I bought the bed at Sears because of the 18 months no interest financing and free delivery - and the bed had the extra 10 percent off the normal 50 percent off sale. Things seemed fine the first few nights - it was a little firmer than I had remembered in stores - but then I had three to four days walking up with very bad lower back pain. I had to get out of the bed to make it stop. Then I had a week where it seemed pretty normal - but then three more mornings of lower back pain. After reading a few posts it seems that firm might not of been the best choice for me - I am a side/stomach sleeper. I bought a novaform memory foam 3" mattress topper from Costco and tried it out last night. This morning was better. But I am wondering - why should I spend the money on the more expensive stearns and Foster just to have to purchase a topper to make it doable for me? I'm just not sure what my best course of action is. I don't like the idea of having the pay the restocking fee either. There was a softer firm mattress (Sealy I believe) that I could look at getting instead I guess. On its best sale, it cost around 700 for the queen if I remember. I have another 5 days before my time runs out to return the mattress - any advice on what to do? Thanks |
Re: Back pain from new mattress (S&F Hearthstone - Luxury Firm)
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Funny, I bought the latex mattress and cancelled the order the next day due to the fact the warrantee was not valid unless I used a plastic membrane to create a water proof seal to protect the mattress. $3,000 to sleep on a latex bed wrapped in a waterproof plastic protector ... NO WAY. However, you asked what I think. I think the Sterns and Foster beds have the best volume and gauge of springs on the market and so it is a very good mattress. It is causing you pain, so I agree with JimSocial and I think you should look into a nice piece of latex as a topper. This way you will have support and plush for your shoulder if you need it when you are sleeping on the side. |
Re: Back pain from new mattress (S&F Hearthstone - Luxury Firm)
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thejester wrote: So I bought a Stearns and Foster Hearthstone Luxury Firm (queen) three weeks ago from Sears. I had been sleeping on a no name twin for years and have been wanting to upgrade for a long time. The firm mattresses seemed so great when I tried them out in the store (probably cause they were such a contrast to my older mattress - it was about 17 years old). I bought the bed at Sears because of the 18 months no interest financing and free delivery - and the bed had the extra 10 percent off the normal 50 percent off sale. Oddly enough, this was EXACTLY the same as my situation. Years and years on a Twin, loved the feel of the S&F Hearthstone, bought it that day. After a couple of weeks there was a sag developing right in the middle of it, despite me not even sleeping in the middle yet. I took it back to Sears with a few days to spare and started doing lots of research online. I decided it sounded like Latex was the move for me, as getting something that would last a long time and maintain its support was key. All of the S brands put too much crap on top of their springs, so no matter how good the springs are, once the foam fails its adios quality sleep. Makes sense why people around this board do "mattress surgery". Anyway, I went with an all natural dunlop latex from a local mom & pop for $1499 and I'm picking it up in the next few days. It's got a 6" plush firm latex core and 3/4" plush firm latex on each side so it's flippable. It felt fantastic in the showroom, I'll post on here once I spend a few nights on it. Good luck! |