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I bought this mattress from an excellent local manufacturer and have slept on it for 3 nights. The coils are very thick and have 2" of talalay latex on top (see other layers also in the link.) Will this bed soften up? It's too hard/firm right now. Also, there is a layer of "polyester". Bad? http://gardnermattress.com/ivoryquilted.html Based on things Budgy has said about pocket coils taking a bad rap these days because of all the imported lousy ones, I'm wondering if I should switch to the below pocket coil because all their metal is from Legat. I'm 130 lbs and a stomach and side sleeper. My current (above) mattress is nice and firm for my stomach sleeping and I love that it probably won't hammock (I can't deal with that again!!) but is a little too firm for my side sleeping. Should I stick with what I have and hope it softens a little for side sleeping? Is it better to start a little too firm and keep the inner spring and get a topper if it doesn't soften? http://gardnermattress.com/PocketedCoil.html Another concern: I spend an hour a night laying on stomach, digging elbows into bed reading (I know, not good, but I have to do it to fall asleep.) Will pocket coils survive that better than inner springs? I don't want the inner springs to lump up, esp at a low count and low gauge. Thank you! |
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IMO, a well made mattress may well feel too firm for awhile, then the components break in and it is perfect for a long time. If you buy a mattress that feels great right out of the package, quite often it is too soft in three months(I've had a few like that). In looking at the innards of the mattress you bought, I don't see anything amiss. I have a mattress that I had made for me, with offset coils(L and P), an insulator layer each of burlap and wire, then cotton batting and then several inches of quality P/U foam. It was way firm at first and I second guess myself half to death. I put on memory foam toppers(hurt my low back), and finally just bought a polyfill topper that is a few inches thick and that solved my issue. Now, a year and a half later, the topper felt too soft and the bed is perfect just as it is. I am a side and back sleeper. I normally get low back pain from sleeping on my back all night if the bed is too soft. I recently had a surgery that required me to lay on my back without moving all night...and I was fine! I actually folded a small polarfleece blanket and laid it under my mid thigh which took enough of the curve out of my low back to be comfy. Weird how little things make a huge difference. Oh, and anohter thing that is super important especially to side sleepers...the pillow!!!! You probably need to change your pillow with a new bed. I have a whole slew of pillows in my closets, and have to change from one to another from time to time. You will need a thicker pillow to sleep on your side with a firmer mattress. So, find a mattress topper with polyfill(find one that doesn't allow the fiberfill to move much, it always has to be put back in under the heavier areas), and experiment with pillows(Target has a firm one that is cheap and pretty great...it has light green piping around the edges). I think that your springs are probably just great, the bed sounds well made with quality components, and it just needs time to break in. I really know how you feel...I was upset when our bed was so hard at first, now I wouldn't trade it for the world! BTW, I would not be surprised if the pocket coils in your bed are Leggett and Platt...they make almost all of the ones in the US. This company looks like they don't cut corners with their products so I doubt very much that their springs are cheapie Chinese ones. Kait |
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I'd keep the mattress for nearly the length of the sleep trial but I'd call and let the seller know that so far you are not happy with it but are willing to try it the full trial period. Then decide at that time if you need to change it. I don't know enough about pocket coils to advise you about them. I do know that mattresses get less firm over time, but sometimes (like with me and Dunlop) they are so firm I know I will never tolerate them. If it's just a little too firm, it might soften up just right. If it's way too firm then you will probably not ever like it. IMHO. |
| Thanks, Jim. I appreciate your input. |