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Background: My wife and I bought a Cal King Tempurpedic mattress 6 years ago. I took some getting used to but seemed like we were sleeping well the last few years. Lately we both wake up sore and I have back problems. It seems that the mattress is too FIRM. We both wake up with sore hips, back, ribs and shoulders. I am 6'4" and weigh 210 lbs. and she is 5'9" and weighs 135 lbs. (she might kill me for that). I'm a side sleeper and she is a side and back sleeper. It seems as if the way to build a good mattress is to use correct layering. Since we have a FIRM foundation, would a softer latex topper make us more comfortable? I hate to get rid of the tempur mattress because it is still in great condition and we have a lot of money invested in it (can you really invest money in a mattress? seems like a poor choice of words). If a topper would help, what thickness and ILD would we need to look at? Also, store recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for you time! |
| No you weren't asking me, but I too have the first few hours sleeping on my side the hips are fine. Then 2-3 hours later I wake up form the worse pain in my hips. Apparently I sink in further. I have 4" of latex over spring mattress. So it isn't just isolated to memory foam and/or foam.......I think it is just too soft. |
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Thanks for all the replies. It is 6 years old so I assume it is the Tempur classic. It's 8 inches in total depth: 5 inch foam with 3 inch visco foam over the top. Some nights it seems fine when we lay down, but other nights it seems too firm. My thinking on adding a topper was to keep the body heat from warming up the visco foam, thereby making it firmer/adding more support. This message was modified Feb 21, 2010 by cfulmer
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Leo3 wrote: No you weren't asking me, but I too have the first few hours sleeping on my side the hips are fine. Then 2-3 hours later I wake up form the worse pain in my hips. Apparently I sink in further. I have 4" of latex over spring mattress. So it isn't just isolated to memory foam and/or foam.......I think it is just too soft. Oh Leo, I feel your pain  . The hips are killer! I'm hoping I'll have Kimberly's luck with the Flobed. Best to you, Natalie |
| I was thinking, if the problem with my mattress is bottoming out on the firm base layer, couldn't I place a medium firmness middle layer in there? That way I would have the 5" firm base foam, followed by 2 or 3 inches of medium firmness latex?, followed by 3 inches of the soft visco Tempur material. I could even add a cotton fabric topper for extra plushness on top. What do you think? |
| Does anyone have experience with this type of layering? |
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I have no experience, but I did find a site that says they are authorized to customize Tempur-pedic mattress. http://www.artisansmattress.com/. I don't know if the site is still active (some of the links don't work), but here is their email: 411@ArtisansMattress.com Maybe they can help? Best to you, Natalie |
| Thanks for all the replies. I went ahead and ordered a Flobed today. My wife and I are very excited and ready for it to arrive. We can't take one more night of the back-breaking unsleep we are getting. I feel confident we made the right decision after talking with Dave Turner today on the phone. He seems like a stand-up guy with a reputable business. I know he'll do his best to make sure we have the perfect mattress. |
Congrats! I'm just taking a break from laying the Flobed layers.... so far so good (finger's crossed).  |