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After lurking on this forum for quite a long time, I decided to purchase a SleepEZ 10000 Cal King. Since I live in Southern California, I took a day trip to Scottsdale in order to check out SleepEZ’s showroom. Shawn was out of town but Jeremy did a nice job showing me SleepEZ’s products. I am about 360 lbs. and my wife is about 260 lbs. That makes us a bit heavier than many on this forum. I was a bit concerned about bottoming out a latex mattress. Nevertheless, we decided on the 10000 model based on Shawn’s recommendations and the fact that my wife thought that our existing bed was already too high off the ground. We chose blended talalay over natural talalay based on Shawn’s recommendation and my showroom experience; I did not detect an appreciable difference between blended and natural talalay. However, there was a large difference between dunlop and talalay, the dunlop feeling much too rigid given the same firmness rating. Shawn recommended XF/F/M for both sides. I am pretty much a back sleeper and my wife is primarily a side sleeper. My wife tends to like a softer bed than I, which is why we previously owned a plush Stearns & Foster pillowtop. Also, based on Shawn’s recommendation, we used our existing box spring topped with ¾” plywood. I chose finished plywood and did a rough sanding in order to prevent abrasion damage to the mattress cover. After many nights with a canoed mattress and resulting back pain, I was really looking forward to a great night’s sleep. However, there are problems. I have slept on the new bed for four nights. I wake up in the morning with back strain. It is feels like the kind of pain and stiffness you get from pressure points. I am waking up several times a night trying to find a more comfortable sleep position. I will give the bed a few more nights as is because the discomfort is much less than with the S&F and perhaps I am not used to the new bed. My wife is in full revolt. As a result, I have already asked for a soft layer to experiment with. My wife can happily sleep on an old PU foam recliner and so a softer bed may work for her. On the other hand, I am wary of going any softer on my side, concerned about back support. I am wondering whether a soft mattress topper may be the best solution. Anyone have any advice or recommendations? |
| I'm beginning to think along Kimberly H's line. In order to placate my wife until I get the soft layer, I decided to top my bed with a Costco 3" memory foam topper that we used on our old bed. My wife is happy with the softness, but it is killing me. I can't even fall asleep at a reasonable hour. It is much too soft and I'm getting back problems in the morning. I'm thinking about going XF/XF/F and getting a 2" soft talalay topper. Since my dear Princess and the Pea wife likes it so soft, I'll just borrow her XF and give her F/M/S. |
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For you, I think this is a good plan. Reviewing the Sleepez firmness levels that Mike so kindly posted, I'm amazed that such a soft configuration could work for your wife . . . . but if it works, fine. But the configuration you're thinking about for yourself sounds great. Be aware that at that firmness level, the latex mattress won't be bouncy and springy, it will be firm, with enough resiliance to relieve your pressure points. Please keep us posted on your progress. |
| One thing I have noticed and I am not sure if I am correct in this assumption, but I have come to the conclusion that if a bed is immediately uncomfortable then I think it is from pressure points meaning the bed is to firm. If it is comfortable like my bed is to me at first, but wake up with a sore back, I think it is from a lack of support meaning it's to soft. This is a problem I have been having, finding a bed that has the proper support, but is soft enough to relieve pressure points. |
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It has been a week since I reconfigured my bed. My side is XF/XF/F and my wife's is F/M/M with a 3" memory foam topper. I am experiencing back pain pretty quickly after getting into bed, tossing and turning throughout the night and waking up sore all over. My wife is waking up with back stiffness. Clearly something isn't right. I'm going to remove the topper and try the bed as currently configured for a while. I do have a soft layer in reserve if my wife wants to try it.
I expect to be uncomfortable for the next few nights, but I'm hoping to get my wife set. I'm still thinking about a 2" convoluted latex topper in the near future. |
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TheOC wrote:
It has been a week since I reconfigured my bed. My side is XF/XF/F and my wife's is F/M/M with a 3" memory foam topper. I am experiencing back pain pretty quickly after getting into bed, tossing and turning throughout the night and waking up sore all over. My wife is waking up with back stiffness. Clearly something isn't right. I'm going to remove the topper and try the bed as currently configured for a while. I do have a soft layer in reserve if my wife wants to try it.
I expect to be uncomfortable for the next few nights, but I'm hoping to get my wife set. I'm still thinking about a 2" convoluted latex topper in the near future. Yes, try with no memory foam and see how it goes. Maybe give the wife a soft layer if you are going without the memory foam. If too firm for you then may try the medium instead of the firm. This message was modified Jul 27, 2010 by sandman
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Mike22 wrote: This is a problem I have been having, finding a bed that has the proper support, but is soft enough to relieve pressure points. This message was modified Jul 27, 2010 by tnpd
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tnpd,
How can Flobeds be out of your budget if you are considering the Rhapsody? Is there really that much difference in their respective prices for a given size? Philip This message was modified Jul 27, 2010 by Philip
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| If I get a Rhapsody, it will be on Ebay, which is still in my price-range. The store price is way out of my budget. |
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I purchased the convoluted mattress topper from Flobeds. Although the website states that it is not sold separately, buying it from their website went off without a hitch. Big difference and for the better. While I occasionally still have some back tension in the morning, I can sleep at least seven hours without a problem. The Sleepez XF/XF/F with Flobeds topper works fine for me. My wife is happy with F/F/M and Flobeds topper. I'll be sending my soft layer (exchange) back to Sleepez unopened. Sleepez was easy to work with and I would recommend them to anybody. |
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How much was the Flobeds convoluted topper? (Edit: Never mind, I see it on the website now) This message was modified Sep 8, 2010 by InsoManiac
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