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Re: What topper layering has been working for you now?
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I just looked at the "ingredients" of the CuddleBed and the top is 100% cotton and yes, the bottom is 90% polyester and 10% cotton. But, it's a nice feeling fabric. Not cheap feeling at all. None of that "papery stuff" you sometimes see. Ugh. The backing is underneath, anyway. The 100% cotton with 400 thread count is what is facing where I sleep. It's got those satiny lines on it that you see with expensive sheets. And, my sheet is over that. I think this is a high quality topper. The polyester fill never shifts around or sinks in. I like that the squares are small, too. Makes for a tighter top. And, the skirt is very deep and able to stretch over a thick mattress up to 21" with or without added toppers. Anyway, I like it! :-)

Hormones mostly just cause the heat and insomnia for me. Not all the time, of course. Glad your hip pain is gone. And, yes, the pillow could be making your shoulders hurt.

Unfortunately for me, on Monday night I was wearing my smooth slippers in the kitchen and slipped on some water my dog slopped on the floor from his bowl. I went flying and felll directly on my ribs! I mean HARD. I didn't even catch my fall. (I have a habit of not doing that). My hands are always full, so I just fall flat on whatever body part is there. OUCH! One time it was my shoulder. That pain lasted several months. Anywaaaay, I have a fractured rib now. So my mattress hasn't felt great the last few nights. I simply cannot turn over without horrible pain. And, I can only sleep in one position. That makes my one hip sore. Then in the morning when it's time to get out of bed, I feel like a turtle who turned upside down and can't get up! Arrrggghh.

To me, Jersey sheets are too soft, hence making them feel hot. Reminds me of sleeping on a tee-shirt. I like my sheets cooler. So I don't buy them with a large threadcount. Something usually 400 or maybe 300-350.

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Leo3 wrote:
BeddyBye, is the back of your Cuddlebed have polyester backing like all of the mattress pads have? I have thrown out 2 mattress pads and returned 2, so you can see why I am reluctant to try this, and since I am almost 90% sure nothing will work over my layers I keep looking for the perfect solution. I agree that I am not a spring chicken anymore either. I could lose 20 pounds that would help, but I am not obese either. Is there an easy way to lose weight as we get older ha ha!!! Do hormones cause pain, I know they can cause night sweats and insomnia. My shoulders hurt a bit, but that could be my pillow not being exactly correct. But my hip pain is gone (hope for good).

I wish I could even get to see what bed you have, we don't have anything like your bed out in the southwest. Hope yours continue doing good for you. By the way the jersey sheet I have is cotton, you were saying they were hot? Still can't find good quality jersey sheets, too thin.

Okay I have had a Cuddle bed over the 2 layers of 1&quot; 3 lb. memory foam (from Overstock.com), then 1&quot; Brylane latex foam under that.  Hips have no pressure pain now, but I stil have shoulder pain.  So I am thinking I should use a twin bed feather bed over the shoulder area (over the top section).  Then I would be really pain free.<BR><BR>There is no weight to push the shoulders down, so that is the problem. 

Maybe you can do as some have here and cut foam pieces in varying ILDs or comfort levels. Then you can arrange them accordingly under the CuddleBed. If you need a little more support in your hips vs your shoulder, for instance. Or softness. Just a thought. My mattress maker has given me thin layers of foam for lumbar support if I wanted them. Turns out I didn't. But, he said you'd be amazed at how modifying just a small area can make a difference in comfort level

Jim was the only one I read about making his own zoning.  The cheap PU topper I have has so called zoning in it and it didn't help at all.  Does that topper of yours have zoning?<BR><BR>My shoulder is better today, maybe I just slept wrong for a few nights, I truly am tired of changing things around.<BR><BR>You don't sink in at all with your mattress do you?  I do sink in now (which is what I need with my hip) so I get impressions on me from from the stitching from the mattress pad.  Guess I weigh more than you so I press into those stitches and wrinkles

Yes, my Dream Coil Omalon topper has zoning. I'm not sure it really makes a huge difference in a readymade topper. I was thinking more about the individual foam layers in different ILDs that you can customize.

We all sink in to a point. Naturally, the heavier we are, the more sinking we'll do. I can stand to lose weight, so I probably make more of an impression than someone like Lynn wno weighs under 100 lbs. As for getting impressions on me from the CuddleBed stitched squares? Never. I love the puffiness and subtle billowy feel. But, I don't feel any wrinkles or stitching whatsoever.