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Hi - I'm Meghan. I'm new! Just bought a new Select-a-Firmness split king mattress (in soft) from Overstock. Yes, I know Overstock mattresses are not returnable, etc., etc., but so far I am very happy with the mattress. Since we wanted to do the adjustable bases, too, Tempurpedics were way beyond our price range and Costco return doesn't do me a lot of good since we live in BFE and there are no stores within a 400 mile radius. This brand of split King mattresses were $600 (for both!!) and after doing a lot of research on this site and beyond, I decided to take a risk and go with this mattress. The price was too good to pass up. It also gives us a chance to really try out memory foam to really decide if we like it. Even if this mattress fails in a few years, the price will still have been worth it for a "trial." So far I cannot complain. The mattress is amazing. Even the soft is *very* firm, though, so if you're thinking about this mattress, read the reviews before you order a medium or firm firmness level. I like a firm mattress, and "soft" is firm in this mattress. We also bought 2 twin xls Ergomotion adjustable bases at the same time (also from Overstock) and saved almost $500 buying them from the website rather than the local dealer (both adjustable bases were around $1475, no tax, free shipping). This brings me to my question. We bought some waterproof mattress protectors at the same time and I am not too happy with the way they feel. I like the memory foam a lot better without them on. However, I have 3 small children and, while they don't sleep with us, I don't trust them not to have some sort of incident where they sneak a drink in while watching TV in there or the youngest has a diaper leaking incident. I have been reading a lot on these forums and see that people really like the St. Dormier mattress protectors, but I am balking at the price and wondering whether that would really be the right thing for us since they are not truly waterproof. Thoughts/ideas? The mattress protectors we have right now are the "Tuff Guard" ones and they seem very similar to the Tempurpedic mattress protectors or the Protectabed ones - a very thing "breathable" layer (doesn't seem so breathable to me) with a thin polyurethane layer. I can always move them to the kids' beds if they don't work out for us. |
| Thanks, Budgy, I appreciate the advice. Will look further into the Dormier toppers. I know wool can be very absorbent from my cloth diapering days. I just worry about a major spill. My husband is a lot more lax about enforcing the "rules" than I am. *sigh* Good idea bout keeping the waterproof layer underneath for now and just topping it with the wool. Hmm.... |