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I plan to order a topper from FBM today or tomorrow and need a couple of questions answered. I bought a cheap foam mattress from ebay 3 months ago I loved the contouring melting action but it has lost its contouring and now just sinks. This was expected. I know latex is not heat responsive, but does latex contour the way memory foam does? 6'3" 260-265lb mixed side and back sleeper. Does anyone know whether the ild20 talay at FBM is similar in support as the 4.5lb memory foam? I tried a 4lb memory foam topper in a store and loved but only one store in my city has a talalay topper but the sales person didn't know much about the specs of the topper. This message was modified May 9, 2011 by need2sleep636
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Helpme, sorry for the confusion but I have tendinitis in my thumb and elbow from a fall on ice a few months ago so I am in pain (still swollen so I will be going for hand therapy) and trying my best to help. I had bought a 100% manmade latex pillow thinking 100% latex meant natural. It was too firm and bothered my allergies so I gave it away. This is before I bought a latex bed. Hence, when I ordered the latex bed from FloBeds, I paid more for 100% nautural Talalay Latex to be sure my allergies would not be affected. But then I found out I really needed two Super Firm (44 to 47 ILD) latex cores on the bottom of the bed to make my bed as firm as I needed it after the car accident and that would mean I would have to buy blended Talalay Latex. I was amazed at when the two latex cores arrived that they had just about no smell just like the natural Talalay Latex. I still aired them out over the banister for a night like I do with anything that is new that I can't wash or anything that comes in a plastic bag to be safe since some plastics and other packing materials bother my allergies. I also tried out many toppers and one Dunlap Topper that was 2" and too firm had a slight smell and another 1.5" 100% Natural Talalay Latex smelled so bad and it took several days for the smell to go away. Out of all times to have it delivered was when I had a guest come by to sleep over and they could not stand the smell. They 1" Brylane Homes Talalay Latex topper had no smell and my FloBed Talalay Latex cores also do not outgas to my knowledge since I don't have any allergies to them and I did not have any allergies to the 2" convoluted natural latex core that came with the bed that I sent back since it was too thick for me for a soft topper due to my height being less than 5" tall. But again, the 1.5" sent to me that Dave was trying to accommodate me with and find a soft thinner topper, amazingly smelled. I wonder if it was stored with memory foam that I can't handle either due to my bad allergies unless it is sealed really well. My business petite chair has some memory foam in the seat that has no smell and does not bother me. But I know I would be allergic to a memory foam bed from my experience in trying them out in the store. Hope this clears up the confusion. |