|
Hello everyone! I have been reading this forum for a while, but I just signed up so that I could get some advice from you guys.
Here is my story: I am 26, 5'7, 145lbs, and I prefer firmer sleeping surfaces. I used to have a tempurpedic mattress a long time ago, really liked it, except the warmth aspect (would wake up sweating). After a lot of research, I settled on a Flobed full latex bed. I started out with a F-M-S configuration that was way too soft for my taste. After a few exchanges I ended up at SuperFirm-XF-F. I like the firmer feeling but here is the problem: when I go to bed, I start laying on my back, and even this very firm configuration, my hips sink too much, like a hammock, and I feel a strong pain in my lower back (lumbars) after only 10min or so. I called Flobeds and they recommended I try the V-zone (for more lumbar support). Which I did (SF-XF-V-zone and also F-M-V-zone). Now I have a different problem. The lumbar pain is gone (great!), but I have not been able to get a good night's sleep in over a month! I wake up every single night in the middle of the night (around 3 or 4am). UNEXPLICABLY. As a result I always wake up very tired and I am extremely frustrated with my bed. I don't even wake up with any specific pain. Maybe it's just some kind of discomfort? I have tried many configurations, including moving the V-zone layer down, without success. (At the middle layer I still wake up in the middle of the night, and at the bottom layer I can't even feel it anymore and the hammocking problem appears again). I am thinking about keeping the V-zone configuration but adding a Memory Foam topper (like the Sensus one) to reduce the waking up in the middle of the night problem. I don't even know if that is a good idea...
I love the Flobeds latex kit concept, but I haven't been able to make it work for me. I would welcome any advice!! I am very frustrated and very tired of not sleeping... :) |
|
hello,.. im amazed on how some people (like my wife and i) and you have the same prob with latex, my wife and spent alot of money on a top of the line latex bed and ended up trying different latex toppers to try and get the (why am i not sleeping) problem resolved. we tried putting 21ild 19ild and even 14 ild latex and we were still having prob trying to get a full night sleep i think some people just have to either get used to it or to use latex as a foundation or support for the matress than add other toppers to it to get the right feel. we have tried everything that we could try even wool toppers and seems for us .. that we have ended up using 10 inches of firm latex and then 1 inch latex pieces of 21 or 19 and finally 1,2,or even 3 inch 5lb memory foam for the top comfort layer and it has helped us.. we are now sleeping all night again, even though we havent gotting the perfect density of memory foam we are not waking up in the middle of the night wondering why we are staring at the ceiling . We have had many other beds including tp, simmons nxg, and sterns and foster and trying them all i would say (and this is just my opinion) that after a year or two on these other beds the bed began to break down somewhat or leave big body impressions, or just get to hard from the the wool or cotton that would compress down to nothing. we have found that latex will last longer then most anything on the market, that being said by adding a top comfort layer to your bed even if the the topper brakes down over years of sleeping on it, you can purchase another topper "not the whole bed" the latex, if firm enough, will last a very long time. so what i guess im trying to say is flobed has a good concept and works for thousands of people howver if it doesnt work try adding some kind of topper on it to get a different feel.. almost anybed you buy will have the same foundation wether it be springs, very firm density foam ,or latex you have the best i believe they make as far as a foundation now just try adding 1 or 2 inch toppers to see if you can create the perfect mattress for you . some people can buy a mattress and sleep on it for 10 years and other people can buy 20 and never get that right feel. maybe i am wrong and im sure i will hear about it but its just my opinion. thanks for your time and good luck i hope you can find something that will work for you. |
|
TKSF, I am totally satisified with my FloBed but I had times where I was going to give up. I never tried the V-Zone since I felt it was good in theory but if I moved out of the exact spot, it would not work. I had to buy my own 1" soft natural latex topper to be comfortable and switch all my layers to Super Firm at the bottom, XF and then XF. Firm was too soft despite how comfortable it was when I first lied down. I needed the topper for a little bit of cushion on my pressure points but then I needed the firmness everwhere else. I would aks for a thinner soft topper and try my way with two XF's and one Super Firm in the formula. Let us know what you decide to do. It is so frustrating. |