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After much research (and reading posts in this forum!) we decided to replace our old "S" mattress with a latex model. I liked the product sold at Sleep EZ and Shawn was very helpful. We ordered the 10000 model (Queen size) with both sides configured Firm/Medium/Soft per Shawns recommendations. My wife is a side/back sleeper and is 120 lbs. I am primarily a front sleeper and weigh in at 150 lbs. I was initially concerned that a soft top layer would cause back issues for me but Shawn suggested that since I was relatively light weight the soft should be OK. I decided to go with his recommendations. We set up the bed on Tuesday and after 2 nights my wife and I were both pretty satisfied although I had a sense that it was a bot too soft for me. This morning I woke with intense lower back pain confirming my suspicion that I need more support. My wife continues to be happy with her side. So, I need to switch things up but not exactly sure how to proceed. Should I go with XFirm/Firm/Medium, Firm, Meduim, Medium? Something else? Anything I can try with what I have to get me through the next few nights? I plan to talk to Shawn to get his suggestions but since he already missed once I thought it would be good to get some other opinions. Thanks in advance for reading and any suggestions. |
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OK, so it has been over 6 months now since our big switch to latex. I found this forum very useful when selecting a new mattress but found that many people never followed up so there are many unresolved threads floating around. Here is my 6 month report... We both absolutely love our new latex mattress from SleepEZ. It was difficult getting the firmness right but overall I am extremely pleased with the results and would not consider going back to innerspring designs. If I could offer any small bit of advice from our experience it would be to go firmer than you think you want and then soften it up with a topper. In the end, the only way I could get my mattress firm enough was to add a bed board between the bottom and the next layer up - effectively changing my side to a 6" mattress plus the topper. The only other thing that changed since my last post in February is that we added a 1" medium talalay topper from foam by mail. It added just a touch of softness to my XF/XF/XF and my wife liked the results also. I cannot emphasize this point enough for stomach sleepers. Get it FIRM. As FIRM as you can stand it and you will not regret it. |
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Metamora, I have been saying all along to go as firm as you can and then put a soft topper over it. I am glad my soft topper from Brylane Homes fits inside my zippered cover from FloBeds since that is where their 2" convoluted topper would go that was too soft for me due to not being quite 5 feet but it seems you also like only a 1" topper. So glad you got your bed at your preferred comfort level. I wish I started out firmer also since I always liked firm beds. I could never go back to a conventional mattress.
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| Not to be a jerk, but you wouldn't catch me ordering a mattress over the phone. If I can't lay on it, I don't buy it. But, to each his own. Some have a higher tolerance level for home shipping and returns. |
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slpngoc wrote: Not to be a jerk, but you wouldn't catch me ordering a mattress over the phone. If I can't lay on it, I don't buy it. But, to each his own. Some have a higher tolerance level for home shipping and returns. slpngoc, ordering from a company via the internet or the phone was not my first choice, however, after trying several local mattress stores I was unable to find a mattress that I liked. In addition, none of them offered the generous return policy of SleepEZ nor did they offer the ability to completely customize the mattress to our needs. I agree that it was not particularly convenient, but we ultimately got a mattress that is perfect for us which would not have been possible if we were limited to local options. I think if you read through some of the posts here you will also learn that "laying" on a mattress in a store for a few minutes is not the same thing as spending a night on it. Indeed, I found that it took a full three nights sleep before I could determine with certaintlly if a particuilar configuration was going to work long term. |