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I have a new Stearns and Foster set due to come in June 10th. It's the entry level Luxury line Sears calls 'Hearthstone Luxury Plush' without pillowtop. I plan to protect it right away with a Protect O Bed waterproof cover. This mattress has the individual coils. I've heard some posts here about foam breaking down in the center sleeping area. Is this what to expect in a year or two? Would it be better to get a Posturepedic with the 'power packed' foam in the middle 1/3 of the mattress? Or memory foam in that area? Or skip anything with regular high density foam? Opinions appreciated, thanks. This message was modified Jun 7, 2011 by slpngoc
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I got a tight top "firm" new bed on Jun 15. The first morning I awoke with both shoulders aching, but now it seems to be "broken in" (or I got used to it) and no more aches. However, it's still too firm for me so I decided to keep it and do what is advised on this forum - stay away from pillowtops, get the firmest bed you can live with and get a latex topper for it. You can always add or take away layers of latex to suit yourself, and it's a lot easier and cheaper than returning beds or having to discard a perfectly good one due to broken down foam and huge depressions in the top. |
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DoreenA wrote: I got a tight top "firm" new bed on Jun 15. The first morning I awoke with both shoulders aching, but now it seems to be "broken in" (or I got used to it) and no more aches. However, it's still too firm for me so I decided to keep it and do what is advised on this forum - stay away from pillowtops, get the firmest bed you can live with and get a latex topper for it.
You can always add or take away layers of latex to suit yourself, and it's a lot easier and cheaper than returning beds or having to discard a perfectly good one due to broken down foam and huge depressions in the top. Sounds like good advice. So much easier to change toppers than mattresses. As for my complaining of extra right shoulder pain above, turns out I got into a bad habit of sticking my right elbow out while laying on right shoulder which was causing extra pain. Best to have that elbow more down towards side. |
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I've been on this this S&F Hearthstone (the entry level traditional line) Plush for 3 weeks now. It's a good bed no doubt. There is some indentation that remains after getting off the bed. I don't have any backaches or neck pain after a night. But I can't say the bed is spectacular. I've also tried falling asleep on my back with pillow under knees, but I don't fall asleep til rolling onto left shoulder. So, I'm thinking, this is it? So, I went to Sleep Train where a saleslady introduced a Tempur-pedic Cloud Luxe on an adjustable base. That was an eye opener. With feet elevated, seems I might be able to sleep on my back. I can't do the Tempurpedic price now, so had to walk from that. I suspect this S&F might not flex very well on an adjustable base. S&F says a Plush model can be used on an adjustable, but not a firm. I find that a little strange as it doesn't make sense. I have one exchange opportunity with Sears, so I've got an iComfort Revolution mattresses on box spring coming 7/13. Tonight I'm going to spend as long as possible on the store model. I haven't detected any sinking in too much yet, but I'd rather detect something bad now than after the bed is delivered. This message was modified Jul 7, 2011 by slpngoc
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