Mattress Forum

My husband who can sleep anywhere, on anything, at any time didn't have much to say about the mattress.  He would scarcely have noticed it was new had I not been badgering him for weeks, starting every conversation with "Latex mattress".  I am now in the market for some kind of organic wool pad (any recommendations?) to keep us from sweating into the mattress (eeeeww) as we are currently sleeping directly on it with just a sheet over it. I really want the new organic quilted wool mattress case sold by sleeplikeabear, but it's over a $1,000! Starting to get near the cost of the entire mattress itself!

My question for you guys with this mattress is how tall did your mattress get? Ours is only around 8 inches....closer to 9 in some parts....but no where near 10.  It has only been a few days, is it still "growing"?

Thanks!

http://www.snuggledown.com/s/catalog/st_geneve/st_dormeir_wool_mattress_protectors/

Good luck!

I use this organic wool topper from walmart.com.  It works pretty well for me.  However, it is not washable.  So, I also have a washable wool filled fitted mattress pad over it by Natura.  The St. Dormier is a good choice as well.  I would tend to go with one of those, over the wool topper, because they are washable.  I don't think you will find anything organic that is washable.  

Any thoughts/feedback would be appreciated!  Thanks.

I'm planning to purchase the mattress Sleep Science 10" Natural Latex Mattress soon - sort of hoping Costco might come up with another sale - but I do have a question:

Someone mentioned having purchased a slatted bed base from IKEA.  I was considering doing the same, though given that I am working with a 100-year-old bed frame, I'm not sure the Sultan Laxeby (with 39 slats for a full) will work with the bed frame.  I am considering instead the Sultan Luroy instead - it is 17 birch slats for a full-sized bed.  The web site is here: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60160217

Does anyone who has this matttress already have any thoughts as to how well such a slatted base like this would work?  Is anyone else even using slats?  Is there adequate support for the mattress?

Thanks in advance!

It's only showing that they have twin and Full beds available.  Am I missing something?  I need a King.

O.K. I wanted to get back on the forum to give an update on this bed. We purchased the king bed with foundation a little over a year ago and I do have some issues. FIrst of all, we did not experience the foundational squeaks and cracking noises too much but the plastic bottom sheets do no support well. In fact, we have noticed that if you sit or lay on the bed and someone else looks under the bed, they will see a considerable depression that is made. Furthermore, it appears as if the depressions are now permanent and there is a bit of sagging going on. I'm not sure if this was caused because of the defect in design of the foundation or if the latex mattress is just getting soft. The bed is softer now than we bought and the depressions are noticeable. I was thinking of removing the plastic sheets on the foundation and replacing them with 3/4 inch plywood for support. I just don' t know if the depressions will come out since it has been so long.

Is anyone else experiencing these depressions or any sagging? I like the mattress but if the depressions aren't resolved with the plywood, I will be forced to return.

Thanks Barry.

Do you think the depressions made in the mattress are due to the defect in the foundation. (the foundation being made up of plastic on top of iron tubes?) Do you think that If the foundation was solid that there would not be any depression in the mattress?

Thanks.