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I purchased a "Firm" (33-38 ILD) 6" latex core from foambymail several months ago. I've enjoyed the support the mattress offers, but as a primarily side-sleeper, I've discovered it to be a bit too firm for my hips, and would like to "sink in" just a little bit more. (Right now it often feels like there's no "give" to the mattress.) I'm thinking a 2" topper ought to do it, but I'm not sure which firmness to select. Foambymail offers soft (20 ILD) and medium (32) options. This seems like a fairly large ILD spread (20 vs. 32) but maybe at just 2" it doesn't matter so much. Has anyone had experience with a soft topper over a firm core? I don't want to lose the support the firm mattress is offering, but nor do I want to find out that the medium topper really just offers more of the same density. Most of the time I'm reading that people select a topper that is one density above or below their core. Thanks so much - this is an excellent forum.
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I was in about the same situation as you. I purchased a "firm" latex mattress from a local store after I had already exchanged a "medium" due to bottoming out problems. The firm has 5.5 inches of 40 ILD core with 2.5 inches of 32 ILD on top. TOO FIRM ! I wanted a softer feel as a side and stomach sleeper. After MUCH thought and research I purchased a "medium" (24-28 ILD) 100% natural latex topper from FoamSweetFoam which is 3 inches thick. I'm now sleeping on 11 inches of latex. While still quite supportive, this topper is luxuriously soft, but I can still feel the firmer layers below sometimes. As some have said, I think the 100% natural latex is a bit denser and might offer a tad more support than the blended. I didn't want to deal with several 1 inch layers possibly moving around, but that would give you more flexiblity to try several combinations. |
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You need relief on the pressure points. If it were my choice I'd go 2" soft topper, especially if your a side sleeper. I think they're cutting their medium toppers from 36 ILD cores. |
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If you are only sleeping on 6" aren't you bottoming out? Did you mention your weight? I think I would add 3" if you are light, and more if you are heavier. I wouldn't get less than 24ILD blended talalay. Anything softer than that just doesn't do much, for me anyway. Let us know what you did and how it worked out. |