Mattress Forum

I have a Protect-a-Bed premium waterproof mattress protector and my iComfort memory foam mattress arrives tomorrow.  I'll let you know how that goes.  I won't even think about sleeping a night with only a contour sheet on the mattress.  The mattress will have a quality protector over it.

Around here, every department and mattress store has Protect-a-Bed displays and they try to sell them as first recommendation.

Then again, they are trying to sell big name brand beds with catchy trademark names for their polyurethane foam, so one must be wary of marketing hype.

 

Yes, right now I just use a cotton sheet between me and the Tempurpedic velour mattress cover.

My sheets actually aren't soaked with sweat at all.  In fact, the mattress is not terribly hot, it just feels a little warm, like a chair would after someone had "warmed it up" by sitting in it for an hour.  It's not really that bad, it's just noticeable given that our house is already hot.  (We live in hot and humid Texas in a house that needs better insulation).  

Your wool idea sounds interesting.  Do you put a cotton sheet above it or sleep directly on the wool layer?

I've thought also about just adding layers of sheets between me and the mattress.  I guess the more you add between you and the mattress, the firmer it gets, but I'm actually all for the firmer mattress.

I don't know how much additional layers affect the feel of memory foam.  But it takes body heat to warm the mattress in order for you to sink in.  Adding layers above memory foam will probably lower the rate of  body heat transfer.  So if you roll around a lot, it may take longer for  the mattress to conform to your body.  Perhaps someone with a Tempur can share their experience.

I would think that the a layer of something between sheets and mattress cover would be beneficial.  Body sweat contains salts and is probably not good for any mattress including memory foam.  The Tempur sells <a href="http://www.tempurpedic.com/Basics/Tempur-Pedic-Mattress-Protector.asp">a mattress protector</a> which they claim is stretchy.  It doesn't get very good reviews; I know I would not want a protector with "plastic" in it.  I would search on this forum for "tempur" and "protectory" and also look at the products on Amazon and read the reviews.  See if people mention using them on Tempurs.

Hope this helps.

http://www.holylamborganics.com/mattress_tops.html

From the pictures, it looks like a flat sheet.  Does it encase the mattress?

It's the "Moisture barrier".  A "thin wool sheet" is an accurate description.  The pictures on the web site are accurate.  I have it under a 20 year old cheap mattress pad.

My hunch is the iComfort sleeps a tiny bit warmer than a conventional bed, but it's not much. 

Have you looked into the St. Dormeir?

http://www.snuggledown.com/s/catalog/st_geneve/st_dormeir_wool_mattress_protectors/?ref_src=froogle

It is cheaper ($168 vs. $195).  

The St. Dormeir is a quilted mattress pad with cotton on top and has elastic sides to hold it to the mattress.  Not sure which one is better.  There is a thread on this somewhere on the forum.

Try the cooling mattress pad by Gilligan & Ferneman, can be found at Amazon.com or http://www.coolingmattress.com 

It has outlast material in it that is temperature regulating, so when your body gets warm it will absorb some of that heat

and help you sleep cooler. Awesome, i cant live without it now!

S.

Heat transfer across materials of high thermal conductivity occurs at a faster rate than across materials of low thermal conductivity. Foam is a material that is not very thermally conductive 0.03W/(m·K). or less so it  or will not pull heat away from the body efficiently, as well as dissipate heat even less.

Unfortunately not many mattress protectors offer performance fabrics.

You can try.

What i would do is add 1" of 19 IFD latex between your body and the memory foam.