Mattress Forum

Comfort and support are two criteria for mattress.  It is possible for foam to soften a little (mine did) and still provide good support.  I think it is pretty high quality foam that is engineered to last. 

I really do not think Tempurpedic is out there building mattress they know will just sag and soften and mush in a year.  How would that allow them to be and remain one of the top selling brands in major retail stores all over the country? 

Some people think Tempurpedic is out to screw customers, they are very suspicious of them. 

Someone, think outside the box.  Go to a store have them toss the friggen mattress off the foundation.

Just try to pick up a Tempurpedic fixed foundation (use two people!)  The thing is a brick house.  That will give you some idea of what quality of product Tempurpedic is now building.  Then pick up one of those chintzy, lighweight 'box spring' foundations that comes with just about every other mattress. 

Joed, Contour Signature is Tempurpedic's 'classic type' of foam. The Cloud ES foam is a little quicker responding. 

Why don't you just take a small risk and just try a regular Cloud from that massive retailer near you?  $1999 + tax queen set.  Worst that could happen is you don't like it after 60 days or so and just return it with a small pickup fee.  No exchanges, just return.

I'm 190 lbs and fine, you're 205 and looking to lose a few.  You should be fine. 

Hard to explain, but Tempurpedic's can be a little hard to 'read' or discern in the store.  It doesn't seem they will be all that pressure relieving and comfortable, but once you get them home, they have this way of standing above the rest because they remain comfortable through the night.

You don't need a bed that feels good for 1/2 hour in the store.  Get a bed that is still comfortable in the morning, after 7 hours, etc...
 

I knew within 3 weeks the iComfort Revolution was too soft for me.  It wasn't that the mattress was sinking down and down, it was a little too soft from early on, but the effects can be subtle as it takes a week or so for the neck or back to tweak a little if it's wrong. 

Get the right mattress for you and all should remain well.   So much talk of mattresses starting into a sagging trend after few months.  I can't wait to find out.  I think it will be rather uneventful.

hello,  I did go to stores and tried cloud/supereme/signature etc.

 I thought cloud did not have much cushion on the top.

I tried supreme and found that my butt/hips were sinking more in it and that I almost touched the base foam.

I tried signature. It felt little bit too firm to me. I don't know if it wil feel the same after 1 night on it.

It is not as if I didn't tried them.

I am confused about supreme. The salesman told me although I was sinking in it more, It was a good fit to me.

I wonder....

Another salesman told me signature was good fit as I was laying in it for sometime without turning and shifting sleep positions?

I am still confused.

Budgy said not to buy low density foam.

Buy high density foam mattress.

I have tried BRAND NEW rhapsody at my friends place (IN HI SGUEST ROOM) for 1 week. It was good at firsts and then I started to wake up with pains.

i ALSO FOUND THAT WITH RHAPSODY MY HIPS AND BUTTS WERE SINKING AND SINKING/SAY THE FOAM WAS DISAPPERING BENEATH THE HIPS AND BUTTOCKS! THAT MY BACK WAS HURTING AS THE FOAM FELT SOFTER AND SOFTER and disappeared beneath those parts!

So you see the confusion that I am dealing with.

Honestly, I can't even understand your English.  You use the word 'disappearing' beneath you, which mean to vanish or go away, like magic.  Your problems are bigger than I can advise you for.  So, good luck.
 

I wish I knew how to get it to "soften" a bit.  We tried a softer "topper" for a few weeks, but that wasn't the answer.  We are stuck with a bed that cost $7,000.00+ and cannot sleep on it.  Honestly, it is like sleeping on a rock.  ***Does anyone know how to slightly soften this kind of bed?

Not sure what type of bed the mattress is based on this post, but if it is the mattress that is too firm, you can try walking on it to condition or "break-in" the foams and fibers of the mattress. If it is a Tempurpedic (or similar), you are dealing with the insane assumption of salespeople that you will know what they mean when they say it will soften up.

The model you try in a store is almost always browken in or conditioned, the new one you receive will be much firmer and will "soften up" to feel like the one in the store anywhere from 3-8 weeks... the softening up is based on conditioning the feel from new to comfortable. Some people like the change over time during the first couple of months while it bexcomes "personally" contoured to their sleep pattern and style, some says it feels softer where they sleep. Here is how to fix that (generally speaking)

Walking (or crawling) head-to-toe and side-to-side across the top will condition the ENTIRE mattress and not just your sleep area. Otherwise, the sleep area is the only "soft" part of the bed... ANY bed. Many complain about the ridge down the center of a king mattress and this is the cause of that ridge: foam that has not been conditioned so it still feels like new. If this isn't making sense, try running your fingers on the inside of your shoes... can you feel the ridges caused by your toes? these are "body" impressions designed to custom fit your feet pattern; it is the main reason you cannot wear your best friends shoes with the same size-- they "feel" weird on the inside. they are not custom fit to you... put in a gel insole and it removes the custom design and yu probably can wear them... or buy new insoles. You just need to make the foot bed even again to feel comfortable.

Hope this helps! Sleep well jaydee!
 

Exactly what make and model of bed did you buy?  Did you buy it from a place that offered any kind of trial / return period? 
 

Walking on the mattress is a good idea to try, but I'm not sure it will make a huge difference if you've already had the bed for 10 weeks.  If you have any type of mattress pad or topper on it, try removing that to where only your fitted sheet is covering the mattress and see if it feels a little softer after a few nights.  Sometimes those can prevent your body heat from getting to the mattress and allowing it to conform like it is supposed to.